Maybe a Charlie Sheen did go a little far in giving us “winning”! But you must admit, I was awfully funny.
Some might see the series as nothing more than a sophomoric sex romp every episode, but at its heart “Two and a Half Men” is classic comedy with the handsome straight man Charlie, the goofy comic side kick Alan and his underachiever and overeating son Jake. Add the self-centered mom Evelyn and sarcastic housekeeper Berta.

If your brow tends to arch on the high side, “Two and a Half Men” can be off-putting, with its love of double-entendres and inability to pass up a good fart joke. Like “The Three Stooges” and “I Love Lucy" before it, this series played heavily on the side of physical humor. But unlike the old days of slipping on a banana peel, these clowns are more likely to injure themselves on a used birth-control device.

The sitcom has always managed to slip in some notable guest stars without spoiling the chemistry in the main ensemble. Who can forget uber-hottie Megan Fox, then just sexy and 17, as Berta’s granddaughter Prudence in the first-season gem dubbed “Camel Filters + Pheromones”? Harper housekeeper Berta’s forced to bring Prudence to work with her — not the best place for an underage girl and over-stimulated men. Even Jake gets a crush on Fox. But the brothers do attempt to behave themselves. As Charlie says in a key moment, “OK Prudence, this just can't happen. I mean you're very nice and pretty, but in prison, so am I.” And for true slapstick fans, it never gets old watching smitten men like Alan and Jake walk into doors. I’m amazed just how times I can watch the reruns and still laugh like the first time. Gosh. What could’ve been if Sheen didn’t wig out! I do miss this show...

Berta points to her very pregnant daughter and said, "My angel fell from heaven...and landed on a married man's penis." My favorite episode was season 2 episode 23. Squab, squab, squab, squab, squab. That one was one of the very best ever. I think my favorite character was the ever present Rose.

The women guests stars. Brooke Shields, Tricia Helfer, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Denise Richards, Jeri Ryan, Jennifer Taylor, Heather Locklear just to name a few. Lucky bastards

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My favorite episode was season 2 episode 23. Squab, squab, squab, squab, squab.

He is the Chosen One.


Another great episode was Isabella:

Did you ever see the one with Chris O’Donnell (NCIS LA) where he used to be a girl named Jill, and came back later as Bill? It is hysterical.

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Originally posted by goose5:
I think my favorite character was the ever present Rose.

I loved Berta more than anything. She cracked me up every time.

Rose, Berta and Charlie's mother were what made it for me

(Ok, yeah: And the incessant babe parade.)

I loved the early years. Once Charlie left, it just sucked. Jake was always the one that killed me, and Herb once he came in.

A good SitCom is not so much about the setting or plot, its about the way the cast interacts with each other. Friends, Cheers, Frazier, Two and Half Men all had great casts who worked well with each other.

Love watching it with the original cast. Can't stand watching it with "Walden".

I don't think it was that bad with Walden... held up much better than I expected.

Oddly, sometime in the last couple of weeks I accidentally hit "record episodes" on my DVR and so have been watching a few episodes every morning...

right now watching "does this smell funny". where Jake is giving his report of what I did this weekend.... where Orson Bean comes over looking for his wife.

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Originally posted by Blume9mm: Orson Bean comes over looking for his wife.

I was just going to post about that same episode. The best part was Evelyn and Norman interacting:

You know what, Norman, you look a lot like my fifth husband.

Really? How many times you been married?

Four.

Love this show. I’ve never seen a boring episode. Even with Walden...It was always Alan that carried the show IMO.