Four more sitcoms from 1983—all flops.
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Teachers, surrealism, parodies, and puppets are thrown at 1982’s schedule, all to no avail.
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A six-pack of 1981’s sitcoms including a spinoff bomb, a western parody, and a pioneering sitcom muzzled by the network.
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Here are four very different sitcoms of 1979—none of which made the cut.
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1979’s sitcoms roll on, including an audience-participation show and two spinoffs—one of which wasn’t.
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Four flops of 1979—but at least one of them shares its name with a later monster hit.
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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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It’s 1979, and we get three iterations of “Animal House” knockoffs, all of which implode.
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The draught of hit shows finally ends (after a few more road bumps), with the tale of lovable loser cab drivers.
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More flops as we move from 1977 to 1978, with a witch and a sci-fi-spoof.
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We have six bombs in a row from 1977.
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1976 brings us four stinkers and an African-American hit with more problems offscreen than on.
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We wrap up 1975 with a few failures and a long running Norman Lear series—I guess This Is It.
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Four of 1973’s sitcoms hit the water without a ripple—well, at least one of them has “something extra”.
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We kick off 1973 with a string of flops—and a land-based three hour tour.
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Two sitcoms from 1972 are heard from, including a scandalous interfaith romance.
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Ted Bessell as a TV lead? Get me a chimp!
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Two bombs from 1971, plus a certain ottoman tripper returns.
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Two Britcoms kick off a list of US flops, including a show cut short by a medical emergency.
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Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy?