Four more sitcoms of 1988, with three bombs, and a hit with a mysterious baby.
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Four more sitcoms of 1988--three flops and a wistful dramedy.
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Onto 1988, and three sitcoms--a flop, a minor hit, and a fourth-wall breaker.
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We round out 1987 with five shows, all of which are dismal failures.
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A hit and two flops from 1987--guess which one involved The Pudding Guy.
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Two hits of 1987, one a stalwart of TGIF--with a recent death.
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We wrap up NBC's ill-fated 1987 "Prime Time Starts at 7:30" fiasco, and discuss a dramedy that was ahead of it's time.
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Four syndicated sitcoms from 1987--with only one lasting over a season.
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Four failed sitcoms of 1987, split evenly between FOX and syndication.
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FOX enters the fray with a raunchy hit, plus two misfires.
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Three duds in a row from 1987--one based on a film.
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Three flops and a minor success from 1987--guess which one is problematic? (Answer: https://archive.org/details/Roomies_1987/1+Pilot.avi )
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A sitcom with a tragic coda, three bombs, and a failed spinoff take us from 1986 to 1987.
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A milestone female-led sitcom for CBS, along with a clunker in 1986.
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A late Brady spinoff, a shot at satire, and George Jefferson's triumphant return--all from 1986.
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A TV legend rides into the sunset, taking her schedule-mate with her, and a puppet gets a sitcom in 1986.
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Two WKRPers return for new 1986 sitcoms--one a flop, another a hit for ABC.
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An NBC dud along with four syndicated sitcoms of 1986 that didn't last.
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Four 1986 sitcoms came up to bat, and all struck out.
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These 1986 entries include the dawn of TGIF and three flops. Don't be reedikulus!