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There are countlesscringeworthy moments in sitcom , but some suffer out more than others , for better or worse . Situational comedies allow for all manner of potential instances to happen , and while they are very amusing , there are times when the humor is lost , and the scene is just plain uncomfortable . While these cringeworthy moments are often memorable for years to amount and can be encounter in some of thebest TV shows of all clip , it does n’t convert the fact that they ’re difficult to keep an eye on .
Of course , some of these minute are cringeworthy on purpose . Cringe comedy has become such a popular genre in late years , with the likes of comedians such as Nathan Fielder seeing huge success with cringe - humour - focused shows , likeNathan For YouandThe Curse . Over the years , there have been many notable minute in sitcoms , but some are forever memorable just because of how difficult it is to check them , fromThe Office ’s funniest episodesto forgottenFriendsscenes .
10Scott’s Tots
The Office
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While there were plenty of cringeworthy moments inThe Office ’s 9 - time of year rivulet , the time of year 6 episode " Scott ’s Tots " easily rank as number one . Although Michael ’s ( Steve Carell ) aim did come from a good piazza , watching him embarrassingly bear on through the functioning of the group of high schoolers he promised to pay college tutorship for was just unspeakable . On top of Michael ’s unfold - out downfall , the child ' whang makes the total scene even more cringeworthy , and his reaction to them telling him that they were going to " make their dreams come true " cause the level of discomfort to skyrocket .
9Ross Tries To Make A Move On His Cousin
Friends
There are plenty of understanding why theFriendsseason 7 sequence " The One with Ross and Monica ’s Cousin " is cringeworthy , but it is specifically Ross ' ( David Schwimmer ) interactions with his cousin Cassie ( Denise Richards ) that make it so tough . Her appearance comes in the watch over - up tothe wedding ceremony of Monica and Chandler(Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry ) , and after Ross direct out how much Cassie has grown since they were children , he becomes attract to her and eventually attempt to kiss her while they watch a picture .
It ’s just plain eldritch that Ross would try and make a move on a extremity of his family .
Although Cassie was clearly stereotypically attractive , it ’s just plain weird that Ross would strain and make a move on a fellow member of his class . Regardless of whether Cassie was a biological recounting of his or not , Ross ' attempts to be internal with her are just patently creepy and make him search dire . At this point in the timeline , Rachel ( Jennifer Aniston ) had just fallen pregnant with Emma , and although Ross was n’t cognisant of this , it still shows how strange his action were .
8Liz Thinking Stewart Was A Child
30 Rock
For the bulk of30 Rock , Liz Lemon ( Tina Fey ) often had trouble finding and keeping a square relationship . incite by the melodic theme of becoming a female parent , Liz started obsessively interacting with kids in world , so it ’s just cringe when she spots Stewart ( Peter Dinklage ) in the street and thinks he ’s a child . To make matter worse , when she recognise he is , in fact , an grownup man , Liz creates an uncomfortable lie that she only rumple his hair to get his tending . WhileLiz Lemon ’s interactions with her love interestswere loosely quite awkward , this moment simply can not be justify .
7Amy’s Heated Reaction To Zack
The Big Bang Theory
When Amy Farrah Fowler ( Mayim Balik ) was first put in inThe Big Bang Theory , she was essentially supposed to be a female reading of Sheldon ( Jim Parsons ) . However , this changes as her character develops , and although still similar , one big difference between the two is that Amy is sexually incite . Although this did allow for some ofAmy Farrah Fowler ’s funniest moments , her first meeting with Penny ’s ( Kaley Cuoco ) ex - boyfriend Zack ( Brian Thomas Smith ) saw some of her oddest conduct in the show ’s 12 - season run .
While Amy ’s full conversation with Zack is uncomfortable , her owl disturbance are what makes this consequence so cringeworthy tout ensemble .
Of of course , it was great to see the woman show her needs without feeling embarrassed , butshe regrettably call for it too far by vocalise her attraction by hoot like an owl . Although Amy lacked the social knowledge she needed for this kind of fundamental interaction , she was n’t whole isolated from other people , so she should know better . While Amy ’s entire conversation with Zack is uncomfortable , her owl noises are what makes this moment so cringeworthy altogether .
The Big Bang Theory has 12 season ’ Charles Frederick Worth of keen episodes , but the upright unity boast hilarious jokes and aroused moments that leave a mark .
6Mac’s Exercise Bike
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Although the serial publication generally utilise cringe humor purposefully , one of the mostcringeworthy moments inIt ’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiacomes from the season 12 episode " Hero or Hate Crime ? " The instalment covers the topic of the contexts of using hate speech but also saw the moment that Mac ( Rob McElhenney ) come out as gay . This time , Mac decided to continue out , having antecedently gone back and forth on this detail of his life multiple times throughout the show .
Although it was , ultimately , a wholesome moment for the fictional character , it only befall because of the reveal of Mac ’s employment bike . The bike , which came with a sexual practice plaything ass attachment , then became an entire part of the gang ’s controversy with the arbiter they ’d hired . While none of the gang believed his logical thinking that it was simply for physical exercise and nothing else , Mac ’s insistence on excuse himself , and then a demonstration of how he used the cycle , made the scene sore to watchand tarnished what should have been a big moment in Mac ’s aliveness .
5Leslie’s Night Of Bowling
Parks And Recreation
Leslie ( Amy Poehler ) was always stubborn , but she managed to push boundaries farther than ever in the season 4 episode " Bowling for Votes . " In the depth of her cause for City Council , she quickly becomes possessed with one man from a nidus group , Derek ( Kevin Dorff).Leslie ’s cringe behavior begin with a passing comment Derek take in , which results in her organizing a bowling dark , wanting to seem accessible and relatable to voters .
Leslie ’s unfitness to accept that not everyone will like her never seems to end , and is simply uncomfortable , even when Ben ( Adam Scott ) say her this repeatedly .
This instalment catch Leslie constantly attempting to try and advance the valet over , with little luck . One of theharsh realities about Leslie Knopeis her determination , which serve as both an advantage and hindrance to her , but her need to judge and get Derek to wish her is just awkward . Leslie ’s inability to accept that not everyone will like her never seems to end , and is simply uncomfortable , even when Ben ( Adam Scott ) tells her this repeatedly .
4J.D And Carla’s Kiss
Scrubs
Scrubs ' most cringeworthy moment is such because of how out of reference both J.D ( Zach Braff ) and Carla ( Judy Reyes ) are . The two wholly platonic ally terminate up sharing a kiss after J.D. comforts Carla because of the number she ’s facing in her marriage with his best friend , Turk ( Donald Faison ) . While they both downplay the candy kiss , like a shot knowing it did n’t mean anything to either of them , it still feels weird that it bechance .
J.D. would have never done anything to hurt Turk ; it ’s a cringeworthy vista andScrubswould have been better without it .
Even though they were intoxicated , there ’d never been any attraction between the two of them . Carla would have never cheated , especially given that her issues with Turk sprouted from him lying to an ex-wife about being married , andJ.D. would have never done anything to anguish Turk , even though his one-time friend once slept with his college girlfriend . Although it was a abbreviated storey that did n’t do any significant impact in the end , it ’s still a cringeworthy scene andScrubswould have been better without it altogether .
3Afternoon Delight
Arrested Development
Arrested Developmentsaw its most cringeworthy moment happen twice in the same episode . While the Bluth Company celebrates Christmas with an part party , Michael ( Jason Bateman ) believe that his bond with his son , George Michael ( Michael Cera ) , is suffering . This lead him to sing karaoke with Maeby ( Alia Shawkat ) , who is also moping over Lindsay ( Portia de Rossi ) give up her for the good afternoon , and the two sing " Afternoon Delight " by Starland Vocal Band . What starts as a sweet here and now between an uncle and niece quickly grows painful to watch , as with each lyric poem , Michael agnize just how inappropriate it is .
What prepare this representative even more uncomfortable is Lindsay and George Michael ’s response . The two become so focused on Michael and Maeby outlay time together that Lindsay decides to try out and make them covetous , and they exit the company before they can see everything blossom . Later in the installment , while attending yet another Bluth Christmas party by the banana tree stand , Lindsay and George Michael decide to perform the same karaoke birdsong , work through the same clumsy actualization Michael had , and doing so in front of the same grouping of people who ’d view it happen to begin with that day .
2Jess Finds Out Robby Is Her Cousin
New Girl
New Girl ’s Robby ( Robert McFerrin ) was a recurring fictional character from season 2 , so his relationship storyline with Jess ( Zoey Deschanel ) in season 7 made the minute the two find out that they ’re related even more uncomfortable . Not only is it eldritch enough that Robby also dated Cece ( Hannah Simone),but ab initio , Jess also does n’t finger anything for him . However , in the episode " The Hike , " the two realize that their similarity in both preference and personality are because they are third first cousin , and they awkwardly part up .
This cringeworthy minute means that Jess will always be remembered as someone who dated their cousin .
It seemed like an unmatched choice for writer to include this , especially as Robby had already been a part of the show for a while and his kinship with Jess spanned multiple episodes . Jess was also seen being close with her parents at several points , so the fact she did n’t sleep together Robby was a fellow member of her family does n’t make a lot of common sense . Although their split resulted in the eventual reunion of Jess and Nick ( Jake Johnson ) , this cringeworthy moment means that Jess will always be remembered as someone who date their first cousin .
1Jake’s Roleplay With The Medical Examiner
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Even though nobody was hurt in the mental process , nor any actual corpses being used , the entire premise was just cringeworthy .
There ’s no doubt that throughoutBrooklyn Nine - NineJake ( Andy Samberg ) made some unusual decisiveness , but his kinship with aesculapian examiner Dr. Rossi ( Mary Elizabeth Ellis ) remain firm out as one of his bad . Before Jake drive together with Amy ( Melissa Fumero ) , his attempts to solicit women were odd , but his roleplay with the doctor responsible for for criminal autopsies saw her career weed its way into their intimacy . Jake pretend to be a idle body was just plain creepy-crawly , and even though nobody was hurt in the process , nor any factual remains being used , the intact premise was just cringeworthy .
