Forgotten Cannibalism Episodes of Famous Sitcoms

Adam Dietz
Slackjaw
Published in
3 min readMar 25, 2024

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Home Improvement, Season 5, Episode 8, “Please Romaine Calm”

After vacationing to a remote cabin in Michigan’s upper peninsula, the Taylor’s find themselves snowed in and without enough food to get them through the weekend. As days pass and rations decrease; Tim, Jill, Brad, Randy, and Mark each begin to envision one another as an essential ingredient in their favorite dishes. After a few days pass, it is decided by Tim that the family will eat their youngest, Mark, much to the lad’s chagrin. Just as he’s being seasoned as part of a bubbling stew, salvation comes in the form of their neighbor Wilson, who arrives with a bag of Detroit style coney dogs obscuring his face. The Taylor’s are saved and the fact that they almost ate their son is never mentioned again throughout the show’s run.

Saved By the Bell, Season 3, Episode 1, “Let’s Eat Screech”

Fans of the show will tell you that the six-episode Malibu Sands story arc of season three had some of the best episodes that Saved by the Bell ever did. However, many have chosen to forget the bizarre episode that preceded the group’s time at the beach club with Stacey Carosi. While on their way to a group interview for their future Malibu beach club positions, Slater’s car runs out of gas in a remote part of Southern California leaving the teens stranded. As day…

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Adam Dietz
Slackjaw

Comedy writer with work in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, Points in Case, etc. Editor of the Yapjaw newsletter.