They all have one thing in common. Many adults seem to not understand the humor. Although in the Hilary Clinton running for president scenario, it just... isn't humorous.
Family Guy is about a family led by Peter Griffin who is extremely dumb and his basic instincts are to do what people do on tv, not what makes sense in the situation at large.
The office is about a rather ignorant manager of a paper company and their random days in the office with very diverse groups of people.
Now, I have talked to a few adults who have given the genre of "Stupid Humor" to these shows, intending the description to be a negative one. Thinking of what the definition for stupid humor would be, I decided "stupid humor" probably wouldn't be that funny. I mean, how funny can it be when a guy can't spell? That's taking it literally, but really that's the idea of "Stupid Humor." I really didn't think this fit well with shows, I am huge fans of both. Both are not funny because it's stupid, but because the characters are stupid.
I have a new genre created especially for these two shows and any others you yourself could fit into it..........
'What the Hell?' Humor.
Think about it.
Family Guy Scenario:
Peter wants to get Stewie (baby) to like him better, so he decides to play with him.
"See, you can play with this box." "wait this is cool I want this"
**crawls underneath box (filling it)
"I'm king in here..."
Now that is not stupid humor in my book. He didn't do anything particularly stupid, he just did something no one would do.... or think of. That's right. It is funny because it makes you think: "What the hell is this? Who would do this? Did people really come up with this sitting in an office drawing pictures?? They are so random! So creative!" That is the process of thought that is probably going through your brain when you watch Family Guy.
The Office Scenario:
Jim Halpert: Sometimes I send Dwight faxes from himself in the future.
Dwight Schrute: [reading fax] Dear Dwight, At 8:00 someone will poison the coffee. Do not drink the coffee! More instructions will follow. Cordially, Future Dwight
Dwight Schrute: [sees Stanley about to drink the coffee and sprints across the office, knocking the cup out of Stanley's hand]
Dwight Schrute: NO!
[after knocking the cup to the floor]
Dwight Schrute: You'll thank me later.
If you're getting the idea of this... you're should be asking yourself "What the hell?" Yea. Who is so amazing enough to think up something as random as this??
The best about this is these are not the best lines of either the shows, they are merely samples. I guarantee "What the Hell" will run through your head at least 10 times each show of either.
And that sums up my new genre: 'What the Hell?' Humor. Think about that, adults who cannot find these shows funny.
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