

More than parody, though, The Real World segments serve as an origin story for some of the characters’ relationships, so it worked well and made for a funny episode, especially with Max’s ignorant insistence that he was the first person to come out as gay on a reality show, and the characters constantly blaming the editing for what they said on screen. I was definitely singing on set that whole week ‘Come on, be my baby tonight,’ which, if you don’t remember, is the song that cast member David from Real World: New Orleans sang on the ice when he was supposed to sing the national anthem. “I know a lot of Real World specifics, unfortunately, so it was fun to pretend that at one time I was on it. The footage it included was mostly improvised, and perhaps because of that, more Happy Endings than Real World, but still with a lot of subtle references, some of which were so specific and narrow they didn’t make the show. But what it did do was what Happy Endings does well: capture nostalgia for those of us who grew up in the 1990s. Happy Endings has been really hit or miss this season after a strong second season, and it didn’t exactly offer biting satire of the MTV series. The exes decide that, just because their relationship has changed, it doesn't mean they need to lose each other completely, and as they all adjust to their new reality, they have their friends. Starring Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans, Jr., and Casey Wilson, the single-camera ensemble comedy revolves around the lives of a group of friends whose group is rocked when the couple that brought them together.

ABC’s comedy Happy Endings parodied The Real World on last Tuesday’s episode, with the storyline revolving around Damon Wayans and Adam Pally’s characters appearing on The Real World Sacramento, a season that was never broadcast season because one of the cast members burned down the show’s firehouse home. Happy Endings is an American television sitcom broadcast on ABC.
