The tax man waits for nobody — not you, not your neighbors, and never even a few of your favourite TV characters. Now that the deadline to pay Uncle Sam is sort of right here, you possibly can have a good time (or medicate?) by watching these acquainted faces crunch the numbers.
Listed below are among the finest Tax Day-themed TV episodes ever.
The Dick Van Dyke Present: “Your Dwelling Candy Dwelling Is My Dwelling” (Season 4, Episode 24)
It’s tax time for TV author Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke), and his mystified accountant desires to know why he offers his buddy Jerry (Jerry Paris) a examine for $37.50 yearly. The hilariously detailed reply (in flashback) entails then-pregnant spouse Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), actual property, and one gargantuan rock.
Watch it on: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Plex, The Roku Channel, Tubi
The Odd Couple: “The Ides of April” (Season 3, Episode 16)
Throughout a trivial go to to the IRS, early chicken January 2 filer Felix Unger (Tony Randall) lets slip that his roommate Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman) is lax about his taxes. You don’t want an MBA to determine what occurs subsequent. A minimum of matted divorcé Oscar learns alimony counts as a deductible!
Watch it on: Paramount+, Pluto TV
Magnum, P.I.: “Dying and Taxes” (Season 7, Episode 6)
What will get Hawaii non-public detective Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) actually scorching and bothered? Making ready for an audit over the Fourth of July weekend. Properly, that and the kook who retains calling to pose nursery rhyme riddles concerning the murders he’s planning.
Watch it on: On-demand streaming providers
Roseanne: “April Idiot’s Day” (Season 2, Episode 22)
Uncle Sam is ready—and a befuddled Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) and Dan (John Goodman) are procrastinating. They find yourself on the IRS, the place Roseanne calls a staffer a “pencil-pushing geek.” On the episode’s finish, Goodman himself breaks the fourth wall to guarantee viewers he’s a tax-paying citizen who respects the federal government.
Watch it on: Peacock
Seinfeld: “The Reality” (Season 3, Episode 2)
Hmmm, possibly comic Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) shouldn’t have donated 50 bucks to that Volcano Reduction Fund to impress gal pal Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) on their first date. The charity was a fraud, so he’s being audited. Serenity now!
Watch it on: Netflix