America in Primetime The Misfit (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

America in Primetime

The Misfit (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

The character of the misfit has long been a staple in American primetime television, especially in comedies, whose inherent nature is to pick on the odd. The audience often roots for the misfit when he doesn't crumble under the scrutiny of...See moreThe character of the misfit has long been a staple in American primetime television, especially in comedies, whose inherent nature is to pick on the odd. The audience often roots for the misfit when he doesn't crumble under the scrutiny of what are considered normal social circumstances. Shows like The Beverly Hillbillies and The Addams Family showed a group of misfits trying to assimilate into the world around them but not really knowing how. Taxi had the extra dimensions of having the group trying to cope in their world while adding the mean character - in this case, Louie de Palma - into the mix. _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ turned the concept around by having the misfits existing on their own terms. Twin Peaks created a surreal world in which the already misfit group moved. Freaks and Geeks showed the angst faced by misfits in high school. And The Larry Sanders Show showed how celebrity misfits try to achieve that love that many misfits desire. More recent trends with misfits on American primetime television are the sense of narcissism that many misfits have, and that misfits are becoming the new "normal". Written by Huggo See less

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32 cast members

Name	Known for
Rainn Wilson Self / Dwight Schrute, The Office Self / Dwight Schrute, The Office See fewer	The Office (2005)
Larry Wilmore Self - Consulting Producer, The Office Self - Consulting Producer, The Office See fewer	The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Greg Daniels Self - Executive Producer, The Office Self - Executive Producer, The Office See fewer	The Office (2005)
Jason Alexander Self / George Costanza, Seinfeld Self / George Costanza, Seinfeld See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Mike Judge Self - Creator, Beavis and Butt-Head Self - Creator, Beavis and Butt-Head See fewer	Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
Alec Baldwin Self / Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock Self / Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Ron Howard Self / Opie, The Andy Griffith Show Self / Opie, The Andy Griffith Show See fewer	Arrested Development (2003)
John Astin Self / Gomez Addams, The Addams Family Self / Gomez Addams, The Addams Family See fewer	The Frighteners (1996)
Judd Apatow Self - Executive Producer, Freaks and Geeks Self - Executive Producer, Freaks and Geeks See fewer	Girls (2012)
Phil Rosenthal Self - Creator, Everybody Loves Raymond (as Philip Rosenthal) Self - Creator, Everybody Loves Raymond (as Philip Rosenthal) See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
James L. Brooks Self - Creator, Taxi Self - Creator, Taxi See fewer	Broadcast News (1987)
Marilu Henner Self / Elaine Nardo, Taxi Self / Elaine Nardo, Taxi See fewer	L.A. Story (1991)
Danny DeVito Self / Louie DePalma, Taxi Self / Louie DePalma, Taxi See fewer	Matilda (1996)
Sue Naegle Self - President, HBO Entertainment Self - President, HBO Entertainment See fewer	The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Shawn Ryan Self - Creator, The Shield Self - Creator, The Shield See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Self / Elaine Benes, Seinfeld Self / Elaine Benes, Seinfeld See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Warren Littlefield Self - Former President, NBC Entertainment Self - Former President, NBC Entertainment See fewer	The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Larry David Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld See fewer	Whatever Works (2009)
David Lynch Self - Co-Creator, Twin Peaks Self - Co-Creator, Twin Peaks See fewer	Twin Peaks (1990)
James Manos Jr. Self - Writer, The Sopranos & Dexter Self - Writer, The Sopranos & Dexter See fewer	Dexter (2006)
Matthew Weiner Self - Creator, Mad Men Self - Creator, Mad Men See fewer	Mad Men (2007)
Diablo Cody Self - Creator, United States of Tara Self - Creator, United States of Tara See fewer	Juno (2007)
David Chase Self - Creator, The Sopranos Self - Creator, The Sopranos See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Alan Ball Self - Creator, Six Feet Under & True Blood Self - Creator, Six Feet Under & True Blood See fewer	American Beauty (1999)
Vince Gilligan Self - Creator, Breaking Bad Self - Creator, Breaking Bad See fewer	The X-Files (1993)
Michael C. Hall Self / David Fisher Self / David Fisher See fewer	Dexter (2006)
Paul Feig Self - Creator, Freak and Greeks Self - Creator, Freak and Greeks See fewer	Freaks and Geeks (1999)
Mitchell Hurwitz Self - Creator, Arrested Development Self - Creator, Arrested Development See fewer	Arrested Development (2003)
Garry Shandling Self - Co-Creator, The Larry Sanders Show Self - Co-Creator, The Larry Sanders Show See fewer	The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
George Meyer Self - Writer, The Simpsons Self - Writer, The Simpsons See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Jeffrey Tambor Self / Hank Kingsley, The Larry Sanders Show Self / Hank Kingsley, The Larry Sanders Show See fewer	Transparent (2014)
Alan Yentob Self - Presenter (UK version) Self - Presenter (UK version) See fewer	Imagine (2003)