We wrap up 1980’s sitcoms with a legends’s final hurrah and another about to become a legend.
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Three entries from 1980, including a pioneer in first run syndication and a flop from a TV legend.
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Five flops from 1980, including a second try for Stockard Channing and an unfortunately timed Russo-American series.
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A sequel, a spinoff, and an extension of Garry Marshall’s brand—just some of 1980’s flops.
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We're 100 episodes in, and finishing up the 70’s.
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Here are four very different sitcoms of 1979—none of which made the cut.
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1979’s sitcoms roll on, including an audience-participation show and two spinoffs—one of which wasn’t.
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Four 1979 sitcoms hit the water without making a ripple before we reach a monster hit involving facts and life.
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Four flops of 1979—but at least one of them shares its name with a later monster hit.
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An earworm of an opening theme and a spinoff are the bread of a 3 flop 1979 sandwich, with another bomb as a side dish.
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It’s 1979, and we get three iterations of “Animal House” knockoffs, all of which implode.
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We’re wrapping up 1978? “Whatchoo talkin’ bout?”
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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.