Your favorite Short Lived TV Series — Page 2

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Posted: 12/7/03 at 9:15pm

Ditto for SledgeHammer

To Namo, to me they were shortlived but I see where you are coming from .Add to my list "The Addams Family"

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 12:04am

Definatly "Freaks and Geeks" which was one of the most well written and funny shows of the 90s that ended long before it's time.

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 12:23am

Does anyone remember the title of a show that ran in the late 80s about a pair of male roommates; one was a foreign exchanger.... I'm sure that was a very helpful description.... I saw one episode on a Christmas marathon on Nick at Nite....

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 12:34am

That is called Perfect Stramgers...the forigner was name Balkie...it was a good show. I recently saw "Balkie" in the touring production of stones in his pockets...he was good.

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 9:12am

Wasn't accusing it of being short lived, just couldn't remember the the title.

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 1:41am

I love this board. Ask and ye shall receive. Thanks, Mebice!

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 6:10am

Problem is "Perfect Strangers" ran for many years so it does not qualify as short lived

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 11:21am

Perfect Strangers should be listed in the Classic Television thread, seriously.

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 11:42am

i have one but can't remeber the title. I'm sure someone here will remeber it. It aired one season only a couple of years ago, starred Justin Bateman as a gay man sharing an apartment with a very heterosexual man and it was based on teh movie, Kiss Me, Guido.

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 11:55am

Maggie:

I loved THAT'S LIFE too and was bummed when they took it off.

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 12:37pm

orion, you're thinking of "some of my best friends"

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 1:50pm

Yes, that's it, Some Of My Best Friends. Tahtw as a pretty good show that had potential if it were given more of a chance. Unfortunately, I think the absence of a Grace-like female character made it less appealing to non gay audiences.

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#38

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 2:28pm

There is one show I remember from when I was younger that I sooooo very much loved I believe it was called Rags to Riches... it was like Annie, but with 5 girls being adopted by a rich guy instead of one... they would sing and dance... it was really good, but from what I remember might have only lasted one season. :)

#39

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 7:25pm

Oh so many...I think my favorite is Out of This World. It was in the 80s and the girl Evie could freeze time and communicated with her dad stuck in outer space or something. I loved it. I also loved Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane. That was a few years ago on the WB and starred a pre-fame Selma Blair and Michael Rosenbaum. Cracked me up.

#40

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 7:32pm

Square Pegs (!), Freaks and Geeks, and Clone High. I'm suprised no else said Square Pegs... Maybe I'm the only one who liked it? LoL

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Posted: 12/8/03 at 7:49pm

Hummm, no one could answer MY question.

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Posted: 12/9/03 at 12:05pm

Popular, The Critic, My So-Called Life, and Greg the Bunny. Foul mouthed puppets, Eugene Levy, and Seth Green--what more could you want? :)

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Posted: 12/9/03 at 2:17pm

i so totally forgot greg the bunny! hilarious and am i blind, d, cuz i didn't see no question from ya?

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Posted: 12/9/03 at 4:31pm

Papa--I will always remember the episode where they neutered the dog and replaced them with Sammy Davis Jr. commemerative eyeballs. "What do they commemerate?" "His eyes." Very wrong, but so funny :)

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#45

your favorite short lived tv series

Posted: 12/9/03 at 4:37pm

THE PRUITTS OF SOUTHAMPTON starring Phyllis Diller

The plot basically revolved around the Pruitt family living on Long Island. They live like royalty in a huge mansion (actually the Biltmore mansion in Asheville NC). Slight problem is that they are flat broke and owe millions to the IRS. Each episode involves Phyllis trying a new hair-brained scheme (think Lucy with a demonstrative laugh) to raise money & keep it from the IRS. As you can imagine, it all end in utter chaos. Phyllis Diller is hysterical in this series! Great supporting cast -- Billy DeWolfe, Reginald Denny, Richard Deacon, Gypsy Rose Lee, John Astin, and Marty Ingels. 35 years later I still remember this as an extremely funny series (or at least Phyllis was funny!!!).

#46

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Posted: 12/9/03 at 5:57pm

That sounds like a great show. I love Phyllis Diller and wish I could see that. On a side note, i saw Phyllis guest star in an off Broadway show a few years ago it was called Pete & Keely's Reunion Show or something like that. The premis was a Steve and Edie type couple that do a reunion tv special after their divorce. Each week they had a difefrent corny old guest star, Joanne Worley, Charo and Phyllis were the three I can remember. Phyllis Diller has got to be the only person in the world who could still get a laugh using a joke that is 40 years old or so.

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#47

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Posted: 12/9/03 at 10:24pm

The 13 week Jerry lewis Show

I actually have an audio tape ( video was not invented yet for home use ) of the final show

Other short lived shows

Yancy Derringer ( Who can forget X Brands ?)
Klondike/Acapulco ( series started as one & in mid stream took same cast. did a 360 degree turn & became the other)
Sugarfoot
Mr Lucky

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#48

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Posted: 12/10/03 at 7:38am

The Brady Bunch Variety Hour

#49

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Posted: 12/10/03 at 1:07pm

I just bought "My Big Fat Greek Life" on DVD...it's every episode considering there was only one season. lol But I wonder if they will put Bette on DVD? That would be nice.

I also liked that show that starred Nikki Cox and Stephanie Hodge...it was like an updated version of Married With Children, only the parents were divorced and then got back together. I can't remember the name of it though. lol But the theme song was "Hit the road Jack."

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Posted: 12/10/03 at 1:10pm

yes!! "unhappily ever after" with bobcat goldthwait as mr. floppy...oh what a sick show, i loved it! but it did run for 3 seasons...is that short lived?

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