This is significant change in life “setup” and of course I
can only think about if how it’s like on Friends when the roommates changed and
it was referred to as “the end of an area”.
So without further introduction to my chosen topic….(because
I’m sure you can guess now) Here are some of my favorite television episodes
revolving around moving in honor of Jamie’s big move:
Friends: Truly the
inspiration for this blog, it must be first on the list. Rachel leaves Monica
and Chandler leaves Joey (and Monica and Chandler move together). Monica and
Rachel fight over things to mask their sadness and Chandler tries to find ways
to give Joey money because he’s worried about Joey. The move marked a turning
point in the show because until then the show had been in large part based
around the original living situations. It truly was “the end of an area”
(although the show continued for a few more years).
How I Met Your Mother: There has actually been a few moving
episodes, because these characters have played revolving apartments. But I have 2 favorites…The first time Ted
tries to move out of his and Marshall’s apartment, Barney ends up stealing the
U-Haul and using it as a portable apartment. In another episode Lily officially
moves into Ted and Marshall’s apartment, which prompts an argument about the future
of the apartment. Eventually Ted and Marshall do the only sensible thing and
have a sword fight and Lily ends up getting stabbed.
That 70s Show: Perhaps one of the more important episodes is
when Hyde moves into the Forman’s house. No matter how tight living is getting
for the Formans, Kitty still manages to convince Red to take in orphaned Hyde
when he’s got nowhere else to go. Hyde acts put out about the move since he was
free-living until then… but ultimately he gets cookies and coco from Kitty
which makes it all worth it.
New Girl: So nobody has actually moved out… but the whole
premise of the show is Jess needing a place to live and she moves in with these
3 dudes. The second episode of the series involves Jess needing to get her remaining belongings from her ex-boyfriend
and it ends up with her three male roommates standing in the front yard putting
on ridiculous hats and helping her stand up to her ex-boyfriend. It truly is a
bonding moment for these 3 dudes and the strange new girls that has entered
their lives.
Cosby Show: This one gets honorable mention, because there
are many episodes having to with Cliff and Claire’s children either moving or
not moving out of the house. But Cliff always said the goal was to get the children
OUT of the house. He would be ecstatic if one of his children actually bought
their own house!
Since I am so far away and cannot be part of the Jamie’s
moving process first hand I have had to only imagine that there has been
fighting over belongings, swords fights, funny hats…but ultimately because of
television I expect them to meet up in the same bar/coffee shop regularly (never
mind how long it takes them to get there).
Coming Soon: After helping Jamie paint her new house, Sarah writes a how-to about painting the
interior of a house using non-traditional tools.
