A knockoff, a return, a tough grandpa, and a plain old flop kick off the 90's.
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Two flops, a spinoff, and a botched return wrap up the 80's.
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A 1989 Mel Brooks flop is the meat between a thoughtful dramedy and a broad TGIF hit.
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Three entries from 1989--a major hit, a show cancelled too soon, and a genuine flop.
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An early FOX show is taken over by a supporting player, and two more 1989 sitcoms meet a early fate.
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Four sitcoms from the summer of 1989--one lasted a while, while three crashed and burned.
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Five flops in a row from 1989.
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We begin 1989's sitcoms with a 2 multiyear hits and a flop for a sitcom vet.
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We wrap up 1988 with a milestone series about TV journalism and Aretha Franklin.
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Four of 1988's sitcoms are heard from, including two legends reaching for the brass ring and a failed retooling.
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Two hits in a row from 1988--one a spinoff, the other a milestone series about a "domestic goddess".
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Two 1988 entries each from the Peacock and syndication, with a hit and flop for both.
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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.