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Russia Tried to Make Its Own Awful ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Knockoff Called ‘It’s Always Sunny in Moscow’

For a country that proclaims American culture to be downright cancerous, Russia sure loves to turn our most beloved TV shows into an experience equivalent in entertainment value to a tumor biopsy.

It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with stereotypes to learn that comedy writing, and, more specifically, sitcom creation, isn’t a natural talent of the Russian people. As such, Russian TV stations must import their comedies from abroad and repackage them with a domestic cast and crew in the hope that some small fraction of the humor makes it through the language and talent barriers. In fact, one of the most successful Russian sitcoms of all time isn’t even Russian — it’s an adaptation of Everybody Loves Raymond titled Voronin’s Family, which holds the Guinness World Record for the longest adapted television show in the world with 552 total episodes, more than double the number of the American original.

The ‘Moops’ Argument From ‘Seinfeld’ Was Based on a Real Board Game Screwup

One of Seinfeld’s very best episodes found the gang ditching New York City and venturing upstate for a weekend at Susan’s father’s cabin. Along the way, they stop over at a nondescript small town to visit a “Bubble Boy” on his birthday — although he turns out to be a vulgar young man (voiced by adult comedian Jon Hayman) who lives behind a plastic divider due to an unspecified medical condition.

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