Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
It looks like it was heavily influenced by The Honeymooners in terms of mannerisms and characterizations. Obviously, even if it had been well executed, they would have run out of material after the 8 episodes anyway, due to the highly specialized subject matter. They should have aired the series in the U.S. market rather than the British market - it may have succeeded ;-). Thanks again for the reco.
I think that was the point.
I'm pretty sure they were making fun of American Sitcoms.
And that anything goes in America.
Most of the cast was Jewish so it wasn't like it offended them.
In either case, I guess the joke works better as a skit.
A 30-minute, show every week, is probably too much as the joke wears off.
And I guess it was done a few times before.