More of the initial WB entries, plus we hear from UPN for the first time in 1995.
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Six 1993 sitcoms in the same episode? You know they've got to be stinkers. Larroquette was good though.
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Four more flopperinos from 1993, two with sitcom pros, another slumming it from films, and a final trying to stretch a hit movie into a TV show.
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Three flops from 1992, plus a show with more action behind the camera than in front of it.
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Four flops from 1992, including a second try at a movie spinoff.
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We move from 1991 to 1992, with three flops and a show that could have wrecked Must See TV.
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1991's sitcoms include a Soap redux, a proto-Nanny, and the swan song of a troubled comic.
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A throwback to 30's comedy teams, social commentary, and a look inside a man's skull are the entries for this 1991 episode.
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A puppet parody, a flop from a TV titan, and a meta-sitcom are included in this set from 1991.
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We move into 1991, with a syndicated hit for kids and a tween show that launched a TV career.
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A surreal sitcom goes the distance, but two other 1990 shows do not.
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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 early "hits" from FOX, along with two syndicated bombs of 1990.
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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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We round out 1987 with five shows, all of which are dismal failures.
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Four syndicated sitcoms from 1987--with only one lasting over a season.
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Four failed sitcoms of 1987, split evenly between FOX and syndication.
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Three flops and a minor success from 1987--guess which one is problematic? (Answer: https://archive.org/details/Roomies_1987/1+Pilot.avi )
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A late Brady spinoff, a shot at satire, and George Jefferson's triumphant return--all from 1986.
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We move from 1983 to 1984, but the flops keep coming.