'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' airs on TV again post lockdown, leaving netizens divided about new episodes

The much-loved and one of the longest-running shows on Television, 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', is back on Television. While the show has brought relief to many fans, a few others have been missing the humour in the show before the lockdown.

Jethalal (played by Dilip Joshi) from 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' had become a famous meme with his dialogue 'Aye Bandh Kar Bandh Kar'. The same meme is used for the new episode which was aired. Meanwhile, others shared images from the show and wrote about how much they missed it.

Take a look:

#TMKOC is back. Laughing and Happiness is back pic.twitter.com/HFQOBfnz2z

— Prasanna Gangakhedkar (@PrasannaGangak1) July 22, 2020

Jethiya is back#TMKOC pic.twitter.com/uqe6xuGqlO

— Kshitij (@Kdl_kshitij) July 22, 2020

#TMKOC
Tmkoc to start new episodes
Meanwhile fans at tv pic.twitter.com/W8D1ypedqS

— (@iamjitusrivas) July 22, 2020

Me watching #TMKOC new episode
Enjoying nd laughing pic.twitter.com/bNFbCERtb8

— Memeyapa (@mememeranaam) July 22, 2020

#TMKOC is back with new episode

Le their Fans to Sony Sab (@sony_sab_tv ) pic.twitter.com/AmFEpBAWDM

— SONUAAAA (@_memeions_) July 22, 2020

#TMKOC
Comedy in new episodes : pic.twitter.com/tTFFe0jHHG

— sarcastic indian (@sarcasm5152) July 22, 2020

#TMKOC @sabtv @TMKOC_NTF
While watching tmkoc new episodes ,

Too much advertisement in between

Le gharwale: pic.twitter.com/1DCls6oTO4

— PRILAYANKAR (@prilayankar) July 22, 2020

#TMKOC is back with new episodes...
Meanwhile me: pic.twitter.com/uAm6rXon9y

— Nimish Salunkhe (@nimish_salunkhe) July 22, 2020

Most people were not pleased with the monotonous and demeaning jokes around the character Popatlal's constant Romeo behaviour. A few of these fans missed the humour in the show, and even wrote to producer Asit Kumar Modi on it.

However, it would still be early to judge the show. Even when it first aired, 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', inspired by late Taarak Mehta's column 'Duniya Ne Undha Chashma', which featured in teh Gujarati weekly magazine 'Chitralekha'.