gag

The major gag is a tediously extended bit about how Nick and Judy, after undergoing partners’ therapy, have trained themselves to speak in the roundabout, exquisitely sensitive language of the overly counseled.

Also it is tough to imagine any comedy, save for Mr. Bean, beating the old turkey-on-the-head as a Thanksgiving gag, which may explain why so few series even try.

Both the writing and the direction treat the characters like walking gags.

Oatmeal cake was a tolerable idea, but the possibility of kipper cake made them gag.

Once his hands were free, Penelope quickly untied the gag.