Welcome to Rerun Rewind!
I'm Jen Heller, and I'm obsessed with classic sitcoms. I re-watched all my favorites and cataloged every trope I saw at least three times. This is an ongoing project, and I will continue to add tropes as I come across them. See the "Recently Added" and "In Progress" sections below for updates.
- If you have a suggestion for a trope, or you found a typo (of which I'm sure there are many), email me at jenmheller@gmail.com.
- For more in-depth analyses, reviews, and top-10 lists, check out The Rerun Rewind Blog.
Recently Added
- Northern Exposure: The adventures of a New York doctor living in a small town in Alaska with a cast of quirky characters.
- Temperamental French Chef: A grumpy Parisian food artiste. (Did you know "temperamental" had an "a" in the middle? I had no idea!)
- Decorating Disaster: One character is appalled at another's decorating choices.
- The Greatest American Hero: Ralph, a schoolteacher, and Bill, an FBI agent, are tasked with saving the world using a suit that gives only Ralph super powers, but they lost the instructions.
- The Piano Movers: The gang has a hard time moving a piano.
In Progress