Three summer series aka flops, along with a forerunner to a thousand Friend-ly shows from 1993.
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Two sitcoms of 1992--a "Must See TV" pillar that launched a film career for one of its co-stars, and a flop with a one-joke premise.
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A quartet of 1992 sitcoms with stars past and future--all of which failed.
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Five up and five down in 1990--with the exception of a syndicated show from the makers of SCTV.
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Two flops, a spinoff, and a botched return wrap up the 80's.
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Four more sitcoms of 1988--three flops and a wistful dramedy.
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Four 1986 sitcoms came up to bat, and all struck out.
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A major hit for ABC, followed by a spinout flop and a show ahead of it's time.
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A throwback gimmick, a sequel failure, and a Lucy quasi-remake, all from 1983.
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Five flops from 1980, including a second try for Stockard Channing and an unfortunately timed Russo-American series.
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An earworm of an opening theme and a spinoff are the bread of a 3 flop 1979 sandwich, with another bomb as a side dish.
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Four 1978 flops are heard from, including Garry Marshall’s second attempt at a Frankenstein-esque series.
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Five flops in a row, including the abbreviated return of WJM’s favorite newscaster.
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1977 moves into a flock of flops, including a remake of a film starring a pink submarine.
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The networks strike out with four more 1975 sitcoms, with bad timing leading to an incident on Carson.
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We wrap up 1973’s sitcoms with three more fails.
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We kick off 1973 with a string of flops—and a land-based three hour tour.
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Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy?
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1969 rolls on with a sitcom/animated hybrid and a throwback to Lucy.
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1967’s sitcoms begin with two zero heroes and a show ahead of its time.