Here is one of my favorites.

OTHERWORLD

Remember "Lost in Space," well this was Lost in Dimensions. 
CBS, Winter 1985

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8idvQeM0kA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpqBu3nEdnU&feature=related

In this episode we see that in the dimensional Zone the Sterlings have landed in, the principal hates rock 'n roll, but the kids love it, and so does a sleazy booking agent!
:-\\

I actually remember Otherworld.  I remember that intro for it well, but I was one of the many who did not tune in each week.  Shame it did not last.  Looking back, it looked like a good show


Here's one that was very short-lived.  On the beloved sitcom Cheers, actor Dan Hedaya had a recurring role as Carla's slime ball ex-husband Nick Tortelli.  In 1987, he was given the spin-off titled The Tortelli's that started as a mid-season replacement, and after only 13 episodes, was cancelled.  I used to wonder if because of that failure, NBC had doubts about Frasier. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcUhCdHODIE

It didn't hurt Hedaya's career though.  He's been in tons of films since, and even paid hommage to Cheers in the movie A Night At the Roxbury

The Slap Maxwell Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIv3t_fWFk

Strange, but darkly funny Dabney Coleman vehicle, didn't last for more than a season... :(

The Slap Maxwell Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIv3t_fWFk

Strange, but darkly funny Dabney Coleman vehicle, didn't last for more than a season... :(


Oddly enough, it lasted longer than the 2 sitcoms he had in the 90s:  Drexell's Class and Madman of the People.  I watched alot of TV in the 80s, but I do not remember The Slap Maxwell Story, though I've always heard of it since the 80s ended.  It looked like it was a great show

One of my favorites as a kid was called Open All Night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk7G8o95kxs

I actually remember Otherworld.  I remember that intro for it well, but I was one of the many who did not tune in each week.  Shame it did not last.  Looking back, it looked like a good show


Here's one that was very short-lived.  On the beloved sitcom Cheers, actor Dan Hedaya had a recurring role as Carla's slime ball ex-husband Nick Tortelli.  In 1987, he was given the spin-off titled The Tortelli's that started as a mid-season replacement, and after only 13 episodes, was cancelled.  I used to wonder if because of that failure, NBC had doubts about Frasier. 


It didn't hurt Hedaya's career though.  He's been in tons of films since, and even paid homage to Cheers in the movie A Night At the Roxbury


Lor-ett-ah!
;D

Three's A Crowd (ABC, 1984-1985)

Picking up in the life of Jack Tripper where Three's Company left off, the spinoff sees Jack and his fiance, stewardess Vicky Bradford (Mary Cadorette), living in their apartment above Jack's Bistro.  Vicky's rich father, James Bradford (Robert Mandan), doesn't think much of Jack, thus Jack versus Mr. Bradford was the shows main theme. In the last episode of Three's Company, Bradford buys the building housing both the couple and the restaurant from Mr. Angelino, dean of the cooking school Jack attended. 

TV Land just ended the 3C series on their late night programming, and I, like a good insomniac, caught the final episodes.  No sign of Three's A Crowd.  They don't bother getting the license to run the series.  Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the studios didn't even have the tapes!  TAC had nothing going for it other than John Ritter's talent, which, though strong, was not enough to carry the entire series.  Here's an even more embarrassing factoid: According to IMdb, ABC canceled TAC to make room for Diff'rent Strokes, which was a basketcase by the spring of '85 and died an agonizing death after leaving NBC.

I watched TAC every week it was on no matter how dumb it was because I had a terrific crush on Mary Cadorette!  She was Miss Connecticut in 1975.  I don't usually go for beauty queens, but there was something about her...but the life of me I can't figure out what it was!
:P

Intro paired up with its British cousin "Robin's Nest."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoNPvpomtHM

One of my favorites as a kid was called Open All Night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk7G8o95kxs


George Dzunda and Bubba Smith?  That's awesome!.  That show looked like it was funny.  I don't remember it though


Picking up in the life of Jack Tripper where Three's Company left off, the spinoff sees Jack and his fiance, stewardess Vicky Bradford (Mary Cadorette), living in their apartment above Jack's Bistro.  Vicky's rich father, James Bradford (Robert Mandan), doesn't think much of Jack, thus Jack versus Mr. Bradford was the shows main theme. In the last episode of Three's Company, Bradford buys the building housing both the couple and the restaurant from Mr. Angelino, dean of the cooking school Jack attended. 


Oh my do I remember that one.  It was a good attempt, but I didn't like Mr. Bradford on Three's Company.  Robert Mandan is best known as the coniving sleaze ball Chester Tate on 'Soap', and it seemed like he always played that same character no matter what show he was on.  But Vicky, she was a nice looker. 

Bosom Buddies was always a favorite, even though it only lasted for 2 seasons.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnabEmFL-yY

George Dzunda and Bubba Smith?  That's awesome!.  That show looked like it was funny.  I don't remember it though

Oh my do I remember that one.  It was a good attempt, but I didn't like Mr. Bradford on Three's Company.  Robert Mandan is best known as the coniving sleaze ball Chester Tate on 'Soap', and it seemed like he always played that same character no matter what show he was on.  But Vicky, she was a nice looker.


Oh yeah, Chester Tate the sleazeball!
;D

SPENCER (1984-85)
aka. Under One Roof

Chad Lowe and Rossie Harris both played Spencer Winger for seven episodes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzFKEBjLDaU

Crime Story

Highly stylized cops and robbers/mafia show, based first in Chicago and then Las Vegas in the early pre-Beatles era 60’s.
Great acting, stories, music, cars and clothing of the time period (it was after all a Michael Mann (Miami Vice) co-directed/produced the show so what else could you expect).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is5ofSHZWTM

The show had a lot of first time appearances for many up and coming actors, especially Dennis Farina, who himself was actually a Chicago cop before becoming an actor. It also had Andrew Dice Clay as an ongoing small character. Many of the other actors would later show up in many of the Goodfellas/Casino and other gangster-type films of the 90’s.

Only lasted two seasons, ended season two with a cliffhanger so I supposed it was planned to go longer…

Only lasted two seasons, ended season two with a cliffhanger so I supposed it was planned to go longer…


I never knew it ended on a Cliffhanger until I bought the complete series set on DVD.  I was so angry it was a Cliffhanger. 
They did that same thing with the sitcom Soap.  I wanna know how it was supposed to end

I never knew it ended on a Cliffhanger until I bought the complete series set on DVD.  I was so angry it was a Cliffhanger. 
They did that same thing with the sitcom Soap.  I wanna know how it was supposed to end

JFTR, "Soap" ended on a cliffhanger by design, because it was a spoof of real soap operas. True to form, the central Jessica Tate(Katherine Helmond of "Who's The Boss?") appeared now and then on the show's spin-off "Benson", to semi-resolve the cliffhanger and show she was still alive... somewhere.

Not quite by design, "Benson" also ended on a bogus cliffhanger because the writers couldn't agree on one or THREE proposed endings. Benson and Governor Gatling were at each other's throats as the election drew near, and the final scene showed them restoring their friendship on election night, and wishing each other good luck while watching the returns.  The winner was never revealed, but the writers say if ABC ordered an 8th season, Gatling would have remained Governor and Benson would enter the State Senate.

Your Pal,
Doc
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I actually remember Otherworld.  I remember that intro for it well, but I was one of the many who did not tune in each week.  Shame it did not last.  Looking back, it looked like a good show


Here's one that was very short-lived.  On the beloved sitcom Cheers, actor Dan Hedaya had a recurring role as Carla's slime ball ex-husband Nick Tortelli.  In 1987, he was given the spin-off titled The Tortelli's that started as a mid-season replacement, and after only 13 episodes, was cancelled.  I used to wonder if because of that failure, NBC had doubts about Frasier. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcUhCdHODIE

It didn't hurt Hedaya's career though.  He's been in tons of films since, and even paid hommage to Cheers in the movie A Night At the Roxbury


I remember The Totelli's in 1987.

Lor-ett-ah!
;D

Three's A Crowd (ABC, 1984-1985)

Picking up in the life of Jack Tripper where Three's Company left off, the spinoff sees Jack and his fiance, stewardess Vicky Bradford (Mary Cadorette), living in their apartment above Jack's Bistro.  Vicky's rich father, James Bradford (Robert Mandan), doesn't think much of Jack, thus Jack versus Mr. Bradford was the shows main theme. In the last episode of Three's Company, Bradford buys the building housing both the couple and the restaurant from Mr. Angelino, dean of the cooking school Jack attended. 

TV Land just ended the 3C series on their late night programming, and I, like a good insomniac, caught the final episodes.  No sign of Three's A Crowd.  They don't bother getting the license to run the series.  Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the studios didn't even have the tapes!  TAC had nothing going for it other than John Ritter's talent, which, though strong, was not enough to carry the entire series.  Here's an even more embarrassing factoid: According to IMdb, ABC canceled TAC to make room for Diff'rent Strokes, which was a basketcase by the spring of '85 and died an agonizing death after leaving NBC.

I watched TAC every week it was on no matter how dumb it was because I had a terrific crush on Mary Cadorette!  She was Miss Connecticut in 1975.  I don't usually go for beauty queens, but there was something about her...but the life of me I can't figure out what it was!
:P

Intro paired up with its British cousin "Robin's Nest."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoNPvpomtHM


I remember Three's A Crowd too bad it didn't last longer.

Bosom Buddies was always a favorite, even though it only lasted for 2 seasons.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnabEmFL-yY


Do you think they could remake this again? ???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-ssO62rn4

Love,Sidney (with Tony Randall) ran from 1981-1983

This was not so good...

The New Odd Couple (ABC, 1982-1983)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTd8BV54VWk

Dummy from Sanford as Oscar and Det. Harris from Barney Miller as Felix.

Do you think they could remake this again? ???


Nope.  Tired of remakes.  If Hollywood can't come up with original ideas then they need to close up shop.

This was not so good...

The New Odd Couple (ABC, 1982-1983)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTd8BV54VWk

Dummy from Sanford as Oscar and Det. Harris from Barney Miller as Felix.


I don't understand why they needed a black cast for it?  ::)

Nope.  Tired of remakes.  If Hollywood can't come up with original ideas then they need to close up shop.

AGREED! I still can't believe that "Work It!" pile of crap(which was a complete rip-off of Bosom Buddies) ever even got on the air. And ABC was probably just as wise to drop that new "Charlie's Angels" after only a month. We don't want Drew Barrymore behind the camera(I heard she was Exec. Producer) if she's not also in front of it.

Your Pal,
Doc
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This lasted half a season. Loved it as a kid...

JUST OUR LUCK (1983)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzj13HletY0

apPyKtvNP2E

  - Edward Woodward in The Equalizer, 1985-1989.

Ran for four seasons from 1985-1989, but only one season has been released on DVD. 

I spent a few minutes searching for an accurate rendition (the ones I was able to find were sped up by a few percent to evade the filter; this is close enough for 00s work), but the holders of the copyright appear to have spent more money DMCA-ing advertisements for their own content off YouTube than it would have cost them to release the other three seasons.  (The 70s prequel, Callan, is in a similar state - only the first two of its four seasons were released.)

Gotta problem?  Odds against you?  Call 555-bittorrent.

This lasted half a season. Loved it as a kid...

JUST OUR LUCK (1983)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzj13HletY0


I like T.K. Carter, he was also in Saved By The Bell in 1989.

http://sharetv.org/images/melba-show.jpg

Melba Moore starred in this 1986 sitcom but it was pulled off the air after 1 season.

I don't understand why they needed a black cast for it?  ::)


I don't understand why color matters....Shouldn't it be more about the storylines and the acting than the color of the actors?

I like T.K. Carter, he was also in Saved By The Bell in 1989.


Correction.  He was on 'Good Morning, Miss Bliss!' in 1988 and 1989.  Later on in the 90s, NBC did air 'Good Morning, Miss Bliss' episodes and re-branded them as 'Saved By the Bell: The Junior High Years' even though the setting from Miss Bliss was a totally different city than in Saved By the Bell lol

I don't understand why color matters....Shouldn't it be more about the storylines and the acting than the color of the actors?


True, Dag.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yujw1Shc-KI

Square Pegs

This is probably, out and out, the most remembered and beloved 'short-running' show of the 80's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBAbz6isTsI&feature=my_favorites&list=FLGWKkydrf-OPsOftyCsQdcw
I don't know if Clint Eastwood would have approved of this lampooning of Dirty Harry, but to those who watched it, it was ridiculous, violent, and unquestionably FUNNY! The clip below will show you why. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03Dtu1r6nk&feature=related
If the show ran longer, I wonder how many times over our hero would have leveled the city. And here's what he might look like today...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dte0ddMfngA

Your Pal,
Doc
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This is probably, out and out, the most remembered and beloved 'short-running' show of the 80's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBAbz6isTsI&feature=my_favorites&list=FLGWKkydrf-OPsOftyCsQdcw
I don't know if Clint Eastwood would have approved of this lampooning of Dirty Harry, but to those who watched it, it was ridiculous, violent, and unquestionably FUNNY! The clip below will show you why. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03Dtu1r6nk&feature=related
If the show ran longer, I wonder how many times over our hero would have leveled the city. And here's what he might look like today...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dte0ddMfngA

Your Pal,
Doc
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Wow, Whatever became of that guy?  ???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yujw1Shc-KI

Square Pegs


Square Pegs was huge with the teen girl demographic, but I think that was it.

I loved the show.  Devo was on it once!
:)

Square Pegs was huge with the teen girl demographic, but I think that was it.

I loved the show.  Devo was on it once!
:)


Which episode was it? ???

http://www.simonfans.com/manimal2.jpg

Manimal (1983)

I remember Manimal. Sounded so cool as a kid, I only read about it, I believe in Fangoria magazine and thought it sounded great, I don't think I ever got to see it even once.

Anyone recall Misfits of Science? That I did see a few times and loved it, but it wasn't on very long I don't think. Would love to check out episodes of that show.

Anyone recall Misfits of Science? That I did see a few times and loved it, but it wasn't on very long I don't think. Would love to check out episodes of that show.


Yep loved Misfits of Science! I bought the pilot movie on vhs about 11 years ago. Wish they'd release the whole tv series.

Adding Automan and Whiz Kids to the list too! Both had 13 episodes each, yet are still fondly remembered today!

http://epguides.com/Automan/cast.jpg

http://sharetv.org/images/whiz_kids-show.jpg

Which episode was it? ???


Let's look it up on IMdb:

Muffy's Bat Mitzvah
season 1, episode 9, aired 11/29/82

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McE-Tc2WvTA

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VOYAGERS!
(1 season -- 1982-1983 NBC)

http://www.posters555.com/pictures/Voyagers!-(1982)-picture-MOV_94528bde_b.jpg

Jon Erik-Hexum played Phineas Bogg, a time travel hired to correct history wherever it might go awry.  Meeno Peluce plays Jeffrey Jones, Bogg's accidental teen sidekick from 1982.  Each week there was a new problem to solve.  Maybe they had to stop Napoleon from winning the Battle of Waterloo, or maybe they had to convince the Wright Brothers to have another look at their scrapped plans for the airplane. 

I remember my school had a ton of promotional material from this program as the network was trying to market the series as an educational program, not just a sci-fi adventure.  They had books, posters, decals, and the like.  It sounded like a great idea with an endless source for scripts. 

The thing is, I never watched it.  I never watched it for the same reason most people didn't.  It was on NBC at the same time 60 Minutes was on CBS.  We watched 60 Minutes at my house and that was that...and I too would rather watch 60 Minutes.  Maybe I would have watched it if they changed up the time for the next season, but they never got another season, and a great show went into the dustbin of TV history!

If Phineas Bogg would like to give me a lift back to 1982, maybe we can convince those TV execs not to schedule it opposite 60 Minutes!
;)

Some small-minded TV exec in Britain thought that we could all do with a British remake of 'The Golden Girls' sometime in the early 90s...

Trouble was, 'The Golden Girls' was pretty popular here and rather than come up with fresh material, the remake basically recycled the original's scripts!

Thus, 'Brighton Belles' was pulled from the schedules after six weeks (and I can't even give you a screencap or a video taster, it seems to have been wiped from TV's collective memory!)

Let's look it up on IMdb:

Muffy's Bat Mitzvah
season 1, episode 9, aired 11/29/82

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McE-Tc2WvTA

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Thanks Max.  :)

Thus, 'Brighton Belles' was pulled from the schedules after six weeks (and I can't even give you a screencap or a video taster, it seems to have been wiped from TV's collective memory!)


Haha! I remember Brighton Belles. Think I watched the first few cringey episodes. That series was early 90s though.

http://anthonywindram.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/brightonbelles.jpg

The good news about '80s TV unlike previous decades is that 99% of everything produced is still intact, unlike the '70s and before where wiping was commonly used to rerecord episodes, particuarly outside of Primetime. (For example the 1971 version of Password was wiped over with Richard Dawson's Family Feud). Tapes had also become cheaper by the early '80s in addition. Even local news broadcasts still retain just about all of their tapes from this era. The 1% is probably certain material by fledging cable stations that perhaps either was a late wiper or simply lost the tape at some point that very well may be gone. The only problem is for the scarce series to either get proper DVD releases, or subscriptions for an appropriate price. Soap Operas, for example, could be good for long marathon viewing via a small fee, since there is more ways to watch these shows nowadays. Still, there are many shows such as those here not only that haven't been run since their initial airing, not only never released on DVD, but also never uploaded online nor offered for streaming, and are somehow only found in the vaults somewhere that is only upon request.

I liked "Double Trouble" starring the Sagal twins.  I only caught it during the second season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld2lyIKc-G4

I liked "Double Trouble" starring the Sagal twins.  I only caught it during the second season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld2lyIKc-G4


I remember Double Trouble. Isn't Katey Sagal another part of the sisters too? ???

I remember Double Trouble. Isn't Katey Sagal another part of the sisters too? ???


I think you are right.  I think Katey is their older sister.

I liked "Double Trouble" starring the Sagal twins.  I only caught it during the second season


BROTHER SWEET BROTHER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-0ha0NlRNk

DREAMS
(CBS/1984-1985 - John Stamos, Jami Gertz)

Comedy-drama about a pop band trying for their big break.  Lasted twelve episodes.

Here they are performing their hit "Kiss Me Red"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72sJwJKpRc8

Choreography by the wavy guy at the used car lot.
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TV Spin-offs didn't sort of lost their sparkle.

The Ropers: 1979-1980  A spin-off of Three's Company

Three's A Crowd: 1984-1985 A spin-off of Three's Company

Joanie Loves Chachi: 1982-1983 A spin-off of Happy Days

TV Spin-offs didn't sort of lost their sparkle.

The Ropers: 1979-1980  A spin-off of Three's Company

Three's A Crowd: 1984-1985 A spin-off of Three's Company

Joanie Loves Chachi: 1982-1983 A spin-off of Happy Days


The Ropers (Norman Fell, Audra Lindley) were great on 3C, but their volley of banter was limited.  The Ropers could have been a great show with a little more character development.  It had Jeffrey Tambor in it who's always good at playing a simpering, devious, icky guy!

I recall Joanie Loves Chachi being pretty popular for a short spell.  I never watched it.


John Ritter in

HOOPERMAN
(ABC/1987-1989)

Pilot won an Emmy for sit-com writing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTm0Qs86TS8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2eggtlTfE

I think you are right.  I think Katey is their older sister.


Were all 3 sisters ever on the show or was Katey just getting ready for Married With Children a few years later?

DREAMS
(CBS/1984-1985 - John Stamos, Jami Gertz)

Comedy-drama about a pop band trying for their big break.  Lasted twelve episodes.

Here they are performing their hit "Kiss Me Red"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72sJwJKpRc8

Choreography by the wavy guy at the used car lot.
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I don't remember this. ???

The Ropers (Norman Fell, Audra Lindley) were great on 3C, but their volley of banter was limited.  The Ropers could have been a great show with a little more character development.  It had Jeffrey Tambor in it who's always good at playing a simpering, devious, icky guy!

I recall Joanie Loves Chachi being pretty popular for a short spell.  I never watched it.


John Ritter in

HOOPERMAN
(ABC/1987-1989)

Pilot won an Emmy for sit-com writing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTm0Qs86TS8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2eggtlTfE


Hooperman I definitely remember.

The Ropers (Norman Fell, Audra Lindley) were great on 3C, but their volley of banter was limited.  The Ropers could have been a great show with a little more character development.  It had Jeffrey Tambor in it who's always good at playing a simpering, devious, icky guy!

I recall Joanie Loves Chachi being pretty popular for a short spell.  I never watched it.


John Ritter in

HOOPERMAN
(ABC/1987-1989)

Pilot won an Emmy for sit-com writing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTm0Qs86TS8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2eggtlTfE


I vaguely remember Hooperman, one of the running gags was that he lived in a run down apartment with bad plumbing, and I remember one time he was taking a shower and had just lathered up his hair with shampoo and as soon as he did, the shower quit. So he got out, took the lid off the toilet tank, ripped the floating ball thing out and dunked his head into the tank.  ;D

I don't remember this. ???


If you sneezed you would have missed it!
;D


HAIL TO THE CHIEF
(1985, ABC -- Patty Duke, Ted Bessell)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e3F1YSHVC8
(Yes, that's Dean Wormer)

Sit-com with Patty Duke as Julia Mansfield, the first woman President of the United States.  It was produced by the same team as "SOAP" and written in the same format, but it was a dud and the network canceled it after seven episodes.  Patty Duke said Hail flopped because people couldn't accept the idea of a woman president.  Well, the Mondale/Ferraro campaign was fresh in our minds...but I think the show tanked because it was half-assed and it premiered in the spring when viewers weren't perked up for new sit-coms!
;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS6M67A490A

We Got It Made debut September 8th,1983

It starred Teri Copley and Stephanie Kramer

We Got It Made debut September 8th,1983

It starred Teri Copley and Stephanie Kramer

Yeah, I remember that. Plot-wise, the concept of two guys and a girl sharing an apartment was basically Three's Company in reverse, but for the season and a half it was on, it worked. Barely anyone remembers it because Stefanie Kramer went on to do Hunter, and it was replaced on Thursday nights by The Cosby Show(What else?).

Your Pal,
Doc
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GeROXZVYbo

Flo (1980)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GeROXZVYbo

Flo (1980)

Well, Kiss My Grits! ;)
I suppose this was a spin-off of Alice, but most people don't remember her as Flo anymore. Since the 90's, most see actress Polly Holiday(Where did she get that name, Candyland!?) and remember her as Lillian "Nana" Patterson, Tim Taylor's mother-in-law on Home Improvement.

Your Pal,
Doc
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GLORIA
(CBS/1982-193 -- Sally Struthers, Burgess Meredith)

http://www.crazyabouttv.com/Images/gloria.jpg

Back story:  late in the All in the Family series, Mike Stivic gets a teaching gig in California.  Gloria (Sally Struthers) and Mike (Rob Reiner) move out to San Diego ending their run as regulars on All in the Family.  In 1979, Jeanne Stapleton (Edith Bunker) quits the show.  All in the Family Ends in 1979.  Carrol O'Connor (Archie Bunker) continues on a new show called "Archie Bunker's Place," the one about Archie running the restaurant with his Jewish partner Murray Klein.  Edith Bunker is written off as dying at the end of AITF.  Archie is left to raise their adopted daughter Stephanie (Danielle Brisbois) with the help from his niece Billie Bunker (Denise Miller), and Stephanie's rich aunt, Estelle (Celeste Holm).  Billie starts dating Gary Rabinowitz, a liberal lawyer, and the son of Archie's lawyer.  Rabinowitz becomes the new Meathead character.  Then there are all the crowd at the bar, Harry, Barney, Mr. Van R, Jose, Raoul, and Veronica.

Jean Stapleton returned to the stage, her first passion.  Rob Reiner followed in Carl Reiner's footsteps and went out to Hollywood to become a movie director.  Both Stapleton and Reiner found their post-AITF careers highly rewarding.  That left Sally Struthers as odd girl out.  She wanted her own series.  Weak idea, but that wasn't the problem.  It was the way the went about the weak idea.  On "Gloria" Mike and Gloria are divorced and Gloria moves back to Queens with young Joey Stivic.  What happens to Mike?

If you watched AITF from 1971-1978 you got to know Mike Stivic as an earnest liberal with his heart in the right place  He sympathizes with the radical activists and the dope-smoking hippies,but he isn't one of them.  He wants to get his degree, develop his teaching career, and start a family with Gloria.  However, in the ABP episode introducing "Gloria," Gloria Bunker-Stivic arrives in New York for Christmas without Michael.  Where's Mike?  Gloria reveals Mike went paranoid crazy about the end of the world is nigh and tried to force Gloria and Joey onto a hippie survivalist free-love pot-smoking commune and when Gloria refused, Mike ran off with the homecoming queen.

Gloria sobs into daddy's chest, "I don't want Joey to grow up like that.  I want Joey to have a NORMAL life, etc. etc. etc."

Every fan of AITF knows Mike Stivic would never do any of that.  Their back story is an insult to every viewer who got to know them as their favorite TV family in the seventies.  So we all said, "To hell with it, we're not watching that dumb show."  Besides, Gloria was the weakest character on AITF anyway.  She didn't have talent or the charisma to take the lead role on her own show.
I've never seen an episode of "Gloria," and I don't ever want to.

Look at it this way.  Suppose they wanted to make a spinoff of "I Love Lucy" and to ditch Ricky Ricardo, they drew up a back story in which Ricky fled to fight in the Cuban revolution and became a jungle sniper for Che Guevara and a spy for Fidel.  I mean, come on, it's silly!

PS.  Burgess Meredith was a wonderful actor, but I still wouldn't watch such a crummy TV show.  Hey, Peter Boyle was awesome, but I'd slit my own throat before I'd sit through frikkin' "Raymond"!
8-P

GLORIA
(CBS/1982-1983 -- Sally Struthers, Burgess Meredith)

http://www.crazyabouttv.com/Images/gloria.jpg

Back story:  late in the All in the Family series, Mike Stivic gets a teaching gig in California.  Gloria (Sally Struthers) and Mike (Rob Reiner) move out to San Diego ending their run as regulars on All in the Family.  In 1979, Jeanne Stapleton (Edith Bunker) quits the show.  All in the Family Ends in 1979.  Carrol O'Connor (Archie Bunker) continues on a new show called "Archie Bunker's Place," the one about Archie running the restaurant with his Jewish partner Murray Klein.  Edith Bunker is written off as dying at the end of AITF.  Archie is left to raise their adopted daughter Stephanie (Danielle Brisbois) with the help from his niece Billie Bunker (Denise Miller), and Stephanie's rich aunt, Estelle (Celeste Holm).  Billie starts dating Gary Rabinowitz, a liberal lawyer, and the son of Archie's lawyer.  Rabinowitz becomes the new Meathead character.  Then there are all the crowd at the bar, Harry, Barney, Mr. Van R, Jose, Raoul, and Veronica.

Jean Stapleton returned to the stage, her first passion.  Rob Reiner followed in Carl Reiner's footsteps and went out to Hollywood to become a movie director.  Both Stapleton and Reiner found their post-AITF careers highly rewarding.  That left Sally Struthers as odd girl out.  She wanted her own series.  Weak idea, but that wasn't the problem.  It was the way the went about the weak idea.  On "Gloria" Mike and Gloria are divorced and Gloria moves back to Queens with young Joey Stivic.  What happens to Mike?

If you watched AITF from 1971-1978 you got to know Mike Stivic as an earnest liberal with his heart in the right place  He sympathizes with the radical activists and the dope-smoking hippies,but he isn't one of them.  He wants to get his degree, develop his teaching career, and start a family with Gloria.  However, in the ABP episode introducing "Gloria," Gloria Bunker-Stivic arrives in New York for Christmas without Michael.  Where's Mike?  Gloria reveals Mike went paranoid crazy about the end of the world is nigh and tried to force Gloria and Joey onto a hippie survivalist free-love pot-smoking commune and when Gloria refused, Mike ran off with the homecoming queen.

Gloria sobs into daddy's chest, "I don't want Joey to grow up like that.  I want Joey to have a NORMAL life, etc. etc. etc."

Every fan of AITF knows Mike Stivic would never do any of that.  Their back story is an insult to every viewer who got to know them as their favorite TV family in the seventies.  So we all said, "To hell with it, we're not watching that dumb show."  Besides, Gloria was the weakest character on AITF anyway.  She didn't have talent or the charisma to take the lead role on her own show.
I've never seen an episode of "Gloria," and I don't ever want to.

Look at it this way.  Suppose they wanted to make a spinoff of "I Love Lucy" and to ditch Ricky Ricardo, they drew up a back story in which Ricky fled to fight in the Cuban revolution and became a jungle sniper for Che Guevara and a spy for Fidel.  I mean, come on, it's silly!

PS.  Burgess Meredith was a wonderful actor, but I still wouldn't watch such a crummy TV show.  Hey, Peter Boyle was awesome, but I'd slit my own throat before I'd sit through frikkin' "Raymond"!
8-P


I think I remember Gloria.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNFoeUNv6JM

Off The Rack (with Ed Asner & Eileen Brennan)

Our World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGQd05yXqQc



Cat

Off The Rack (with Ed Asner & Eileen Brennan)

Our World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGQd05yXqQc



Cat


I don't think I remember this.

Does anyone remember a show in the 80's on I think HBO where an older man would travel around the world and sample exotic food (like puffer fish sushi) and partake in erotic activities (like topless Japanees massage)? It was kind of like the No Reservations show today, but the man was older and it was more tongue in cheek usually doing things as an excuse to show boobies. I don't think it was a running series, but it seems to me they did have yearly shows. I used to love sneaking up and watching those shows back in the 80's. Be curious to see them again.

Crazy Like A Fox
(CBS -- 1984-1986, Jack Warden, John Rubenstein)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODbyBMOXUis

Who remembers The Red Foxx Show that was a flop in 1986?

I don't think I remember this.



The main reason why Our World was doomed was because it was opposite The Cosby Show.

Cat

Here was a stupid show that shouldn't have even been put on the air. It is not surprising that it didn't last.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRLYJHUeoFE



Cat

Mr. Merlin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgnXfkvPBT0

Here was a stupid show that shouldn't have even been put on the air. It is not surprising that it didn't last.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRLYJHUeoFE



Cat


I kinda liked that one, but I have weird taste (cheesy) in entertainment.

Here was a stupid show that shouldn't have even been put on the air. It is not surprising that it didn't last.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRLYJHUeoFE



Cat


This show must've been mid 80's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQPiU_aKxQ

The Duck Factory (with Jim Carrey) April of 1984

I know this one was from the very early 1990s...but I thought I would include it anyway.


Eerie, Indiana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecC6DSZRLjY

Do you think they could remake this again? ???


They tried this season.... Work It on ABC....it got cancelled after 2 eps

http://tvtastic.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/work-it.jpg

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/0111/grant_e_workit_576.jpg

http://blog.tivo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Work-It-300x225.jpg

They tried this season.... Work It on ABC....it got cancelled after 2 eps

http://tvtastic.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/work-it.jpg

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/0111/grant_e_workit_576.jpg

http://blog.tivo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Work-It-300x225.jpg


Work It was terrible.

SISTER KATE
(NBC, 1989-1990 -- Stephanie Beacham, Harley Cross, Jason Priestly)

Heartwarming sit-com in which a tough love nun oversees an orphanage full of scheming misfits.  Yawn.

http://epguides.com/SisterKate/cast.jpg

SISTER KATE
(NBC, 1989-1990 -- Stephanie Beacham, Harley Cross, Jason Priestly)

Heartwarming sit-com in which a tough love nun oversees an orphanage full of scheming misfits.  Yawn.

http://epguides.com/SisterKate/cast.jpg


I think I remember Sister Kate, How long did this last?  ???

Here was a stupid show that shouldn't have even been put on the air. It is not surprising that it didn't last.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRLYJHUeoFE



Cat


I wanted that show to last.  It was great!

I think I remember Sister Kate, How long did this last?  ???


6 seasons

I used to love this one!!

Rags To Riches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D4UShuRUaw

I used to love this one!!

Rags To Riches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D4UShuRUaw


I don't know if I remember this. What year was it on from? ???

I don't know if I remember this. What year was it on from? ???


It was from 1987/1988.

E/R
(1984-1985,CBS -- Elliott Gould, Marcia Strassman, George Clooney, Jason Alexander)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0k9O9FxohM

Produced by the same team as Sanford & Son.  Pilot features Sherman Hemsley.  You can search the other episodes on YT for Clooney and Alexander, but I won't refund your half hour.
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The main reason why Our World was doomed was because it was opposite The Cosby Show.

Cat

That would do it. Meanwhile, anyone remember this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODxamw690g
Apparently, this is what dancing with The Boss gets you. And starting here can get your bank account sucked dry by a Melmackian refugee!

Hey Max, nice catch. Clooney doesn't forget his roots, apparently. After all, the guy who played Dr Sheinfeld was cast as Rueben in the Ocean films!

Your Pal,
Doc
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E/R
(1984-1985,CBS -- Elliott Gould, Marcia Strassman, George Clooney, Jason Alexander)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0k9O9FxohM

Produced by the same team as Sanford & Son.  Pilot features Sherman Hemsley.  You can search the other episodes on YT for Clooney and Alexander, but I won't refund your half hour.
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I really liked that one alot.  :-\\

Also loved this one:



That would do it. Meanwhile, anyone remember this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODxamw690g