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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One of the sketches features an adult Jay North from ''Series/DennisTheMenace'' as rage-filled and AxCrazy about being typecast as his childhood role. It is very hard to watch in light of the later revelations about the abuse North suffered at the hands of his aunt and uncle while filming that series. And the difficulty of dealing with it as both a child and adult lead to some very, very dark thoughts. Let's just say that North is not entirely acting as he screams and threatens bystanders with his ax...

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: One of the sketches features an adult Jay North from ''Series/DennisTheMenace'' as rage-filled and AxCrazy about being typecast as his childhood role. It is very hard to watch in light of the later revelations about the abuse North suffered at the hands of his aunt and uncle while filming that series. And the difficulty of dealing with it as both a child and adult lead to some very, very dark thoughts. Let's just say that North is not entirely acting as he screams and threatens bystanders with his ax...
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A frequent joke, and usually {{Lampshaded}}, such as Helen bursting into a rendition of "Nasty Boys" when talking about then-US enemies. Bob merely stared in shock and asked, "Helen....?"

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A frequent joke, and usually {{Lampshaded}}, such as Helen bursting into a rendition of "Nasty Boys" Music/JanetJackson's "Nasty" when talking about then-US enemies.enemies ("It's Ms St. Thomas if you're nasty!"). Bob merely stared in shock and asked, "Helen....?"
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Society Marches On has been renamed; cleaning out misuse and moving examples. Also removed Technology Marches On, as neither were YMMV anyway.


* SocietyMarchesOn / TechnologyMarchesOn: Inevitable with society, since it was strictly TheEighties, but also technology, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3oo5WZ8rmY cordless phones]] being new.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: A comedy sketch on ''Series/NotNecessarilyTheNews'' features an adult Jay North from ''Series/DennisTheMenace'' as rage-filled and AxCrazy about being typecast as his childhood role. It is very hard to watch in light of the later revelations about the abuse North suffered at the hands of his aunt and uncle while filming that series. And the difficulty of dealing with it as both a child and adult lead to some very, very dark thoughts. Let's just say that North is not entirely acting as he screams and threatens bystanders with his ax...

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: A comedy sketch on ''Series/NotNecessarilyTheNews'' One of the sketches features an adult Jay North from ''Series/DennisTheMenace'' as rage-filled and AxCrazy about being typecast as his childhood role. It is very hard to watch in light of the later revelations about the abuse North suffered at the hands of his aunt and uncle while filming that series. And the difficulty of dealing with it as both a child and adult lead to some very, very dark thoughts. Let's just say that North is not entirely acting as he screams and threatens bystanders with his ax...
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: A comedy sketch on ''Series/NotNecessarilyTheNews'' features an adult Jay North from ''Series/DennisTheMenace'' as rage-filled and AxCrazy about being typecast as his childhood role. It is very hard to watch in light of the later revelations about the abuse North suffered at the hands of his aunt and uncle while filming that series. And the difficulty of dealing with it as both a child and adult lead to some very, very dark thoughts. Let's just say that North is not entirely acting as he screams and threatens bystanders with his ax...
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* SocietyMarchesOn / TechnologyMarchesOn: Inevitable with society, since it was strictly TheEighties, but also technology, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3oo5WZ8rmY cordless phones]] being new.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A frequent joke, and usually {{Lampshaded}}, such as Helen bursting into a rendition of "Nasty Boys" when talking about then-US enemies. Stuart Pankin merely stared in shock and asked, "Helen....?"

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A frequent joke, and usually {{Lampshaded}}, such as Helen bursting into a rendition of "Nasty Boys" when talking about then-US enemies. Stuart Pankin Bob merely stared in shock and asked, "Helen....?"
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A frequent joke, and usually {{Lampshaded}}, such as Helen bursting into a rendition of "Nasty Boys" when talking about then-US enemies. Stuart Pankin merely stared in shock and asked, "Helen....?"
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Changing the format from a freewheeling political sketch comedy to a strict "Weekend Update" style didn't help to revitalize ''NNTN''.

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