Three shows from 1990--two flops, and a hit show that turned problematic due to a slap.
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Two early "hits" from FOX, along with two syndicated bombs of 1990.
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Five flops from 1990, including a show that played chicken with a young starlet.
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Five shows of 1990 begin, with casts including sitcom royalty--then quickly fade.
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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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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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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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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 failed sitcoms of 1987, split evenly between FOX and syndication.