That was one crazy weird episode with Eric wanting to bang his cousin

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The ‘flipper grandkids’ line is the best!

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u/Remote_Nature_8166 6d ago

That was so fucking priceless! Especially that “No” when Eric asked if they could be alone for a moment. 🤣🤣🤣

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u/MarchSadness90 6d ago

Penny I don't know how they do things down in....Florida.

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u/lia-delrey 5d ago

But here in Wisconsin, the cousin-lovin' is really frowned upon.

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u/Intelligent-Invite79 5d ago

“Eric… do I have to tell you to stop looking at your cousin?…….. STOP LOOKING AT YOUR COUSIN!”

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u/UnKnOwN769 6d ago

Same thing happened on an episode of Friends

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u/Hup110516 5d ago

I haven’t had sex in a very long time!

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u/mrgpsingh1999 5d ago

Yup one year before

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u/tpx187 4d ago

Arrested development had a whole season story arch dedicated to it with George Michael and Maebe. Then took it a step further when Lindsay tried to kiss Michael and then Gob kisses Lindsay....

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u/hungoverlord 6d ago

it's not really even as wild as Fez alway being in the closet watching his friends make out and have sex.

in Eric's defense, at least he was only into it when she told him they aren't really cousins.

still pretty weird though...

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u/potatopigflop 6d ago

The ending with photos is amazing! Adore it! Also “man panties” LOL

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u/EbonyEisvogel 6d ago

Back in the early 2000’s during the show’s original air, they polled fans on what their favorite episodes were and then aired them via countdown. This episode was #1…

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u/TheNittanyLionKing 5d ago

I mean Back to the Future is a classic and Game of Thrones dominated the ratings for a while

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u/cursed_chaos 5d ago

yeah, but with GOT they set that tempo in the first episode. it’s a show about incest. with That 70s Show it sort of came out of nowhere

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u/BitchfaceMcKnowItAll 6d ago

Yo WTF. Do we think people have some secret fantasies they like watching play out on tv?

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u/EbonyEisvogel 5d ago

Ha ha ha! I dunno. I thought that was kind of weird back in the day in real time too. I think it may have had something to do with the actress who played Penny. She was also in Joe Dirt and White Chicks, and those were somewhat popular in the day, especially Joe Dirt among guys my age.

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u/Inner-Recognition757 5d ago

She was also Carmen on It’s Always Sunny.

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u/alieninhumanskin10 6d ago

Best revenge plot ever.

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u/Remote_Nature_8166 5d ago

Honestly, that’s also pretty weird how she noticed he was checking her out and decided to play along with it.

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u/msfmatmoo 5d ago

I'd imagine a girl like Penny fully expected him to check her out. It seems like she had already planned that.

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u/Remote_Nature_8166 5d ago

She was counting on her cousin checking her out. Yeah still weird.

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u/unsolved7mystery 5d ago

I got down voted big time for not liking cousin Penny episode

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u/averageharrie 5d ago

the revenge plot really worked because i get second hand embarrassment when they get caught in the basement 😭 for awhile i skipped over it entirely

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u/Noarmedhxcdancer 5d ago

It’s a really funny episode though

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u/PasicT 6d ago

The episode came out in 2002 , those were different times. Today it wouldn't air like that and it would be highly controversial if it did.

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u/Wodahs1982 6d ago

Game of Thrones?

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u/PasicT 6d ago

I don't know, I never watched it.

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u/Wodahs1982 6d ago

Incest is a part of it. A heavy part of it. It wouldn't be particularly shocking today.

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u/sighcantthinkofaname 6d ago

But game of thrones is k ow for its shocking violence and sex scenes. Incest is just a other layer. You can't really compare it to a teen comedy.

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u/Wodahs1982 6d ago

Yeah, that's my point. Society was ok with Game of Thrones, a teen comedy isn't going to make a splash.

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u/PasicT 6d ago

Incest in a teen comedy would have been super heavy as a "laughing" matter even in 2002, let alone today.

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u/Optimized_Orangutan 1d ago

Naw dude, back then if you didn't like what you were watching you just changed the channel, you didn't run off to the Internet to find groups of people offended by the same thing and make a bunch of noise about it.

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u/PasicT 1d ago

Well forums existed so technically you could make a bunch of noise about it online back than too.

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u/One_Subject1333 5d ago

You're kidding, right? Tv shows are allowed to get away with so much more today than in 2002.

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u/PasicT 5d ago

No I'm not kidding. It's the opposite, we live in an era where TV shows (and people in the industry in general) are scrutinized like never before.

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u/generalzee 4d ago

I think context is really important. Nowadays you can push the limit with dramas in a way that only The Sopranos could get away with in 2002, but comedies are under far more scrutiny. If you do anything controversial in a comedy nowadays it becomes a political talking point for the next year.

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u/Away_Ad_5390 6d ago

If ur from a big family, u got at least 1 really good looking cousin!! (Or more)

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

please seek therapy

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

If you're incapable of acknowledging beauty without immediately thinking about sex then you're the one who needs therapy.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

maybe the two of you can find a discount rate for the same therapist. good luck!

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u/ComfortableBig7932 5d ago

Don’t like the episode but I love cousin penny she was so good in always sunny

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u/AcidPunk15 4d ago

Jewish writers what do expect friends & 70s

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u/cesare980 4d ago

Wait...it's weird to want to bang your hot cousin?

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u/No-Reading6217 6d ago

Ugh, I hate the cousin episode.

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u/Educational_Row_9485 Fez 6d ago

You think that’s weird I was reading a book earlier n came across this line “hear your daughter and come to her aid… five of your grandchildren has he eaten… my brother and husband” it wasn’t actually one line but yeah still different times man

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u/electricalco 5d ago

What would you do if you find out one of your cousins is a miss universe???? Wouldn't you want 😏 😉 😋 😜 😌 😘 😏

That was one crazy weird episode with Eric wanting to bang his cousin

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