Top 25 worst TV shows ever
11-03-07, 03:15 AM
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Are you trying to say that "Baywatch" WASN'T absurd TV?
And this list gives me an excuse to whip out a Mallrats quote:
Brodie: Why don't they ever bring back or remake good shows, like 'BJ and the Bear.' Now there's a concept I can't get enough of, a man and his monkey.
And this list gives me an excuse to whip out a Mallrats quote:
Brodie: Why don't they ever bring back or remake good shows, like 'BJ and the Bear.' Now there's a concept I can't get enough of, a man and his monkey.
11-03-07, 09:37 AM
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I'd buy all these if they came to DVD, already have one set of Petticoat Junction & one of Mama's Family:
"Petticoat Junction" (1963-'70). Some shows from that era hold up remarkably well -- either as sweet nostalgia or entertaining camp. Not this one, set in Hooterville.
"B.J. and the Bear" (1979-81). Comedy/adventure about an itinerant trucker who traveled the nation's highways with his pet chimpanzee.
"The Ropers" (1979-80). An entire show built around the landlords from the nearly as awful "Three's Company."
"Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982-83). Scott Baio's addition to "Happy Days" was a classic jump-the-shark moment; here the shark goes belly up and begins to smell.
"Mama's Family" (1983-90). The Vickie Lawrence skit was the weak link on "The Carol Burnett Show." So, naturally, it got a weekly half-hour.
"Mr. Belvedere" (1985-90). Starred Bob Uecker -- need we say more?
"Petticoat Junction" (1963-'70). Some shows from that era hold up remarkably well -- either as sweet nostalgia or entertaining camp. Not this one, set in Hooterville.
"B.J. and the Bear" (1979-81). Comedy/adventure about an itinerant trucker who traveled the nation's highways with his pet chimpanzee.
"The Ropers" (1979-80). An entire show built around the landlords from the nearly as awful "Three's Company."
"Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982-83). Scott Baio's addition to "Happy Days" was a classic jump-the-shark moment; here the shark goes belly up and begins to smell.
"Mama's Family" (1983-90). The Vickie Lawrence skit was the weak link on "The Carol Burnett Show." So, naturally, it got a weekly half-hour.
"Mr. Belvedere" (1985-90). Starred Bob Uecker -- need we say more?
11-03-07, 09:55 AM
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Loved Mr Belvedere and Mama's Family.
11-03-07, 11:38 AM
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Mama’s Family is far from one of the worst shows in Television history. Sure, it had some continuity errors and it wasn’t the most laugh out loud sitcom in the history of Television; but it had its moments. Hopefully, the WB releases the remaining 6 seasons on DVD.
I really wish these people who make these “Worst TV shows” list, would stop adding My Mother the Car to it. Is it a great show? No, no its not; but (and I know I’m going to get laughed at forever for this one) I would watch My Mother the Car over Gilligan’s Island any day.
I mean wouldn’t you want your dead mother to come back as a Car?
I think the show is more famous for Jerry Van Dyke turning down the role on Gillian’s Island than anything else. Personally I think Jerry is an underrated comedian and his role as Luther Van Dam on Coach was fricken’ excellent.
What???
I really wish these people who make these “Worst TV shows” list, would stop adding My Mother the Car to it. Is it a great show? No, no its not; but (and I know I’m going to get laughed at forever for this one) I would watch My Mother the Car over Gilligan’s Island any day.
I mean wouldn’t you want your dead mother to come back as a Car?
I think the show is more famous for Jerry Van Dyke turning down the role on Gillian’s Island than anything else. Personally I think Jerry is an underrated comedian and his role as Luther Van Dam on Coach was fricken’ excellent.
"The Ropers" (1979-80). An entire show built around the landlords from the nearly as awful "Three's Company."
11-03-07, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by NC-36
The article's title is "Top 25 worst TV shows ever", not "Top 25 worst TV shows that sucked but were good enough to find an audience and stay on the air for at least a little while".
11-03-07, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_sc77
i am dying to see bj and the bear. it sounds fascinating.
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They don't make theme songs like that anymore.
11-04-07, 12:11 AM
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Here's the opening credits:
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They don't make theme songs like that anymore.
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They don't make theme songs like that anymore.
And how can you put down a TV show which the core concept is a man and his monkey?
11-04-07, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Silt
And all this time I thought Happy Day's jump-the-shark moment was when Fonzie...um...jumped the shark.
"When Things Were Rotten" (1975). Created by Mel Brooks. Hoo boy. Lasted a half season. Brooks used the same Robin Hood theme in the 1993 movie "Men in Tights."
Yes, and it was funny both times. I loved WTWR.
"The Ropers" (1979-80). An entire show built around the landlords from the nearly as awful "Three's Company."
I enjoyed the show, but "nearly as awful Three's Company"? That is a classic sitcom.
"Mama's Family" (1983-90). The Vickie Lawrence skit was the weak link on "The Carol Burnett Show." So, naturally, it got a weekly half-hour.
Actually, it was one of the funniest and best-remembered skits from a great show. That's why it made into a show.
"Mr. Belvedere" (1985-90). Starred Bob Uecker -- need we say more?
Yes, you do. You can't publish a Worst list without giving specific reasons for an addition. "Need we say more" doesn't cut it, pal. WHY was this entertaining and funny sitcom so much worse than others?
"Life With Lucy" (1986). Lucille Ball's final, disastrous short-lived series. It lasted only a few months but still tarnished the TV icon's legacy.
Uh, no it didn't. To this day, Lucy is considered the greatest television comedienne ever. One unsuccessful show means nothing to a legacy like that.
"Cop Rock" (1990). Steven Bochco, apparently bored with making legitimate cop series ("Hill Street Blues"), decided it would be fun to have cops sing, and it would be even more fun to have them performing legit, hard-core cop work while they did it.
You know what would be a STUPID idea for a musical? Feuding street gangs in Manhattan A few of them could even get killed. Or how about a prostitute in Paris? Or draft-dodging, pot-smoking hippies? Or a woman who killed her husband teaming up with another murderess? It's not the idea for a musical that's bad, it's the execution.
"Homeboys from Outer Space" (1996-97). The name was a tip-off.
Again, not enough info! It can't be a quality or even a halfway decent show because it has Homeboys in the title? That may be borderline racist.
"Cavemen" (2007): We'll take this insurance commercial, see, only we'll make it 30 times as long! No, not the one with the lizard.
Bandwagon jumper. The show isn't my cup of tea, but certainly not the death of creativity that everyone screamed about for months before anyone even saw it.
11-04-07, 01:42 AM
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I would have thought that half of the shows on MTV over the past 10 years would have made the list.
I don't remember seeing most of the shows on the above list.
I don't remember seeing most of the shows on the above list.
12-06-07, 12:00 PM
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Chicago Tribune Ranks the Rankest of TV Shows
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-st...,3311738.story
I wish the U.S. Today would have done this poll instead. It would have had more responses and would have been the whole U.S.
I think I've only seen the 2 shows that I bolded. Considering that I only saw 2 of those shows, I guess I knew a stinker when I saw one.
Chris
November 8, 2007
Recently, the Chicago Tribune listed its Worst TV Shows Ever (soon after the cancellation of CBS' "Viva Laughlin," the casino drama many called one of the most dreadful ever).
Chicagotribune.com asked readers to vote for the worst. Here are the percentages of the total votes each show received.
1. "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991-present): 19.8%
2. "Cavemen" (2007): 15.6%
3. "Mama's Family" (1983-90): 7.3%
4. "Cop Rock" (1990): 6.9%
5. "Small Wonder" (1985-89): 6.6%
6. "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982-83): 5.8%
7. "Barney & Friends" (1992-present): 5.3%
8. "Ernest Angley Hour" (1973-present): 4.0%
9. "Homeboys in Outer Space" (1996-97): 3.9%
10."My Mother the Car" (1965-66): 3.6%
11. XFL (2001): 3.4%
12. "Pink Lady and Jeff"(1980): 3.4%
13. "The Ropers" (1979-80): 2.8%
14. "Manimal" (1983): 2.5%
15. "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer" (1998): 1.5%
16. "B.J. and the Bear" (1979-81): 1.2%
17. "Mr. T. and Tina" (1976): 1.2%
18. "Petticoat Junction" (1963-70): 1.1%
19. "Beauty and the Beast" (1987-90): 1.0%
20. "Mr. Belvedere" (1985-90): 0.9%
21. "Life With Lucy" (1986): 0.9%
22. "Turn-On" (1969): 0.6%
23. "You're in the Picture" (1961): 0.4%
24. "When Things Were Rotten" (1975): 0.4%
25. "The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage" (1991): 0.1%
Based on 4,918 total responses; results not scientific.
Recently, the Chicago Tribune listed its Worst TV Shows Ever (soon after the cancellation of CBS' "Viva Laughlin," the casino drama many called one of the most dreadful ever).
Chicagotribune.com asked readers to vote for the worst. Here are the percentages of the total votes each show received.
1. "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991-present): 19.8%
2. "Cavemen" (2007): 15.6%
3. "Mama's Family" (1983-90): 7.3%
4. "Cop Rock" (1990): 6.9%
5. "Small Wonder" (1985-89): 6.6%
6. "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982-83): 5.8%
7. "Barney & Friends" (1992-present): 5.3%
8. "Ernest Angley Hour" (1973-present): 4.0%
9. "Homeboys in Outer Space" (1996-97): 3.9%
10."My Mother the Car" (1965-66): 3.6%
11. XFL (2001): 3.4%
12. "Pink Lady and Jeff"(1980): 3.4%
13. "The Ropers" (1979-80): 2.8%
14. "Manimal" (1983): 2.5%
15. "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer" (1998): 1.5%
16. "B.J. and the Bear" (1979-81): 1.2%
17. "Mr. T. and Tina" (1976): 1.2%
18. "Petticoat Junction" (1963-70): 1.1%
19. "Beauty and the Beast" (1987-90): 1.0%
20. "Mr. Belvedere" (1985-90): 0.9%
21. "Life With Lucy" (1986): 0.9%
22. "Turn-On" (1969): 0.6%
23. "You're in the Picture" (1961): 0.4%
24. "When Things Were Rotten" (1975): 0.4%
25. "The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage" (1991): 0.1%
Based on 4,918 total responses; results not scientific.
I think I've only seen the 2 shows that I bolded. Considering that I only saw 2 of those shows, I guess I knew a stinker when I saw one.
Chris
12-06-07, 12:29 PM
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No Baby Bob? Or the Chevy Chase Show? And I remember a godawful Rosie O'Donnell sitcom on Fox in the early 90s called Stand by your Man that was worse than some of those.
12-06-07, 12:52 PM
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Yaaaayyy! First time I get to play Repost Police!
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....+TV+Shows+Ever
A great many defenders of Mama's Family the first time around.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....+TV+Shows+Ever
A great many defenders of Mama's Family the first time around.