Four 1978 flops are heard from, including Garry Marshall’s second attempt at a Frankenstein-esque series.
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Two hits the premiered the same week in 1978 - hints: Nanu-Nanu and Turkeys.
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The draught of hit shows finally ends (after a few more road bumps), with the tale of lovable loser cab drivers.
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Five flops in a row, including the abbreviated return of WJM’s favorite newscaster.
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More flops as we move from 1977 to 1978, with a witch and a sci-fi-spoof.
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1977 moves into a flock of flops, including a remake of a film starring a pink submarine.
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Two sitcoms from 1997—one that hearkens back to daytime soaps, and the other to the halcyon days of the Carter administration.
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We have six bombs in a row from 1977.
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A spinoff and a remake are the bread in a Frankenstein sitcom sammich.
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We finally wrap up 1976 and move on to 1977, with four flops and a rare hit for NBC at the time.
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Three 1976 flops including robot cops and stereotypical Asians, plus a show that changed networks, to no avail.
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1976’s run continues with two flops surrounding the "new girl in town".
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1976 brings us four stinkers and an African-American hit with more problems offscreen than on.
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We kick off 1976 with a flop, closely followed with a huge spinoff with gals who were “doing it their way”.
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We wrap up 1975 with a few failures and a long running Norman Lear series—I guess This Is It.
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Four of 1975’s sitcoms are heard from, including two Italian flops, a cursed MTM spinoff, and you can’t go home to the Sweathogs again.
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The networks strike out with four more 1975 sitcoms, with bad timing leading to an incident on Carson.
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Four of 1975's sitcoms are heard from, none of which survive the season.
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In a super-sized episode, we begin 1975 and move on up to the 12th Precinct.
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Chico, don’t be discouraged—we’re wrapping up 1974’s sitcoms.