After a quirky 80’s romp, we move onto a milestone series—one of (if not the) most important of the decade. NORM!
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The dawning of NBC Must See TV has arrived, along with a treacly tween show and a one-season wonder. MALLORY!!
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Teachers, surrealism, parodies, and puppets are thrown at 1982’s schedule, all to no avail.
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A TV spinoff flop, a movie spinoff meh, and two dogs for 1982.
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We kick off 1982’s sitcoms with four flops—one with a great talent pool, a second that would spawn a hit movie franchise, a third from the Barney Miller school, and a fourth based on a “classic” Disney film.
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We wrap up 1981 with a throwback hit and two flops.
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A six-pack of 1981’s sitcoms including a spinoff bomb, a western parody, and a pioneering sitcom muzzled by the network.
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We kick off 1981 with a knockoff, a reboot, and two movie tie-ins.
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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?”