OT Worst TV Shows.

pamdlion

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Joe Buck when he thought he was a talk show host. It lasted about 6 episodes. His last episode he had Artie Lange on the show. Big mistake. Artie destroyed the show in about 5 minutes. That was the end for Joe.
 

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1. The Kardashians (probably has all-time #1 locked up)
2. Jerry Springer (you'll need a fresh shower after viewing this disgusting show)
3. 90% of all "reality" shows (am I being too generous by not saying 100%)
4. Family Feud (if I even hear "come on down" I cringe)
5. Anything on Fox News between 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM (pretending to be news but completely opinions instead --- the same could probably be said of MSNBC and the "old" CNN)
 

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I could go on forever but will start with these 5 disasters:

1. F Troop
2. McHale’s Navy
3. Get Smart
4. Beverly Hillbillies
5. Mr. Ed

The 1960s was the most forgettable period for TV and an insult to people’s intelligence.

This was before cable when audiences had no available alternatives.
Unfortunately most of the available alternatives these days absolutely suck. The more they come out with, the worse they are. A few years ago was the high point for TV, but it’s on the down slope.
 

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Granted, there are some doozies out there like the Brian Bozworth detective show (one episode) or Kelsey Grammer’s ‘Hank’ and David Chappelle’s spin-off of ‘Home Improvement’ that only lasted half a season. However, the fact that ‘2 Broke Girls’ lasted several seasons and is still being shown in re-runs boggles my mind. It made ‘Joanie Loves Chachi’ look like Shakespeare.
2 Broke Girls was awful, but I figured there were two good reasons to watch occasionally
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Got GSPs

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I could go on forever but will start with these 5 disasters:

1. F Troop
2. McHale’s Navy
3. Get Smart
4. Beverly Hillbillies
5. Mr. Ed

The 1960s was the most forgettable period for TV and an insult to people’s intelligence.

This was before cable when audiences had no available alternatives.
You just crapped on my childhood filled with reruns
 

CVLion

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Isn't that from The Price is Right?
Yes, “Come on down” is from The Price Is Right.

I rarely watch them, but I actually enjoy Price and Family Feud as mindless light diversions. I like Steve Harvey as the host of Feud.
 
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Nitt1300

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The gap between great TV (Breaking Bad, Yellowstone, etc.) and crap TV is wider that the Atlantic.
 
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I have to respectfully disagree Blair. I love watching all of those on the retro channels. My personal favorite was Green Acres.
The worst show I ever watched was 2 Broke Girls when I was visiting my daughter. Horrible!
I love 2 Broke Girls. Started watching it during Covid . very funny show in my opinion, but I liked sitcoms.
 

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Sappy "family values" shows like Little House on the Prairie

Little House went south badly when Michael Landon started acting like he was the reason for the whole show and it simply ran out of ideas and bad situations for the family to go through. Can't imagine the storylines today in this social environment of wokism and correctness.
 
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PSU1969A

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Unfortunately most of the available alternatives these days absolutely suck. The more they come out with, the worse they are. A few years ago was the high point for TV, but it’s on the down slope.
i enjoyed those mentioned. Intellectual -- NO. Funny (humorous at least)-- Yes.
 

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I hated Everybody Loves Raymond. Ray Romano was the least funny of everyone on that show and he was truly unwatchable. Just terrible.
 
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Classof09

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LOL, I thought I was the only one who hated that show and I'll double down with Brad Garret was equally bad.
The only ones that I found remotely funny were Brad Garrett’s in-laws. But even that grew old quickly.
 

Nitt1300

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Little House went south badly when Michael Landon started acting like he was the reason for the whole show and it simply ran out of ideas and bad situations for the family to go through. Can't imagine the storylines today in this social environment of wokism and correctness.
Maybe they could have talked about Jim Crow laws. Except in Florida, or course.
 
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Still in State Colllege

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I am going to go with Girls on HBO. It was at a time when TV was on fire and it was just a bunch of young women in New York whining about everything. Terrible.
 
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GrimReaper

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Baretta. Should have been apparent to anyone watching that Robert Blake had multiple screws loose.
 

flash86

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Really?

How about -

The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Prisoner
The Avengers
Star Trek
Combat
Mission Impossible
The Twilight Zone
Hawaii Five O
The Flintstones
The Andy Griffith Show
The Fugitive
Monty Pythons Flying Circus
The Addams Family
That Was the Week that Was (My favorite)

Get Smart was funny as hell and great satire.

You will be hard pressed to find comedies today that will be able to stand the test of time.

PS: I forgot to add another favorite, The Wild Wild West. It was Steam Punk before there was Steam Punk. Special mention goes to the late genius Michael Dunn, whose character Dr Loveless ranks with Wo Fat and Newman as one of the greatest recurring characters in TV history.
Wo Fat and Dr Loveless were exquisite recurring villains! Nice call out!
 

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‘Dream On’ - had an astonishing six season run (119 episodes) on HBO from 1990-1996. Brian Benben starred as a psychologist who often interacted with imaginary characters from TV shows. However, that is more believable than having his very average looking character bed supermodel level women - including Catherine Bell - each and every week.


 

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Sappy "family values" shows like Little House on the Prairie

As soon as that theme song came on and that girl is walking through the field... I'm out. Heading for the hills. I'd rather kick rocks. I think there was a cool episode where they all got dysentery or something but I never saw the good ones. Or any of them, really.
 

leinbacker

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I could go on forever but will start with these 5 disasters:

1. F Troop
2. McHale’s Navy
3. Get Smart
4. Beverly Hillbillies
5. Mr. Ed

The 1960s was the most forgettable period for TV and an insult to people’s intelligence.

This was before cable when audiences had no available alternatives.


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