TVSquad: "Six Sitcoms Even a Sitcom Lover Would Hate"

[JamesG]

Six Sitcoms Even a Sitcom Lover Would Hate
Posted Apr 26th 2010
by Bob Sassone


I have a high tolerance level for sitcoms. Unless a sitcom is painfully bad, I can actually get some enjoyment out of it.

So yes, that means that if I were to make a list of the worst sitcoms of all-time, even shows like "According To Jim", "Yes, Dear", and "Joey" wouldn't make the list. They just wouldn't. They're not among the best sitcoms ever made, but they also aren't the awful, painful, boy-was-that-a-bad-idea sitcoms we could all name.


Like these six shows. They're not just unfunny, they're not pleasant or interesting or "cute" or any other word we try to use when trying to find something good about a sitcom either.

They're just...bad. Not even someone who loves sitcoms could like these shows.






1. "Small Wonder" (1985-1989)


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Is this the worst sitcom ever made, bad enough to make it to number one on this list? I don't know; there have been so many bad sitcoms over the years.

But when I thought of this list it's the first show I thought of, so that has to count for something.


It was about a inventor who creates a little girl robot, whose existence leads to predictable hijinks with family and friends. Imagine if "Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie" didn't have any laughs in their entire runs.

The only way this show could have been saved is if Vicki (which stood for "Voice Input Child Identicant") went crazy and decided to disobey Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics in a cruel, special effects-laden episode.


In the picture above it looks like she's about to go all Terminator, but alas, that was just her expression.









2. "Mr. T and Tina" (1976)


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No, this had nothing to do with Mr. T from "The A-Team".

This one starred Pat Morita from "Happy Days", Susan Blanchard, and Ted Lange, who would shortly go on to better things with "The Love Boat".

Morita also played an inventor, so maybe it's the occupation. Just awful.









3. "Homeboys in Outer Space" (1996-1997)


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Why is this on the list?

All you have to do is look at the title and then look at this video.


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4. "The Ropers" (1979-1980)


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This was a classic example of taking two beloved characters from a successful sitcom and giving them their own show.

But it's also the classic example of why you shouldn't do that. Supporting characters are supporting characters for a reason, and if they're brought to the front, well, you see how unpleasant they are.









5. "Emeril" (2001)


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Sadly, this was the last TV series that Robert Urich did before he passed away. But he was fine.

What was bad about "Emeril"? EVERYTHING ELSE.


I think it all started when someone at NBC decided, "Hey, Emeril Lagasse's audience loves it when he throws garlic into a large pot, why don't we build a sitcom around him?"

It lasted for ten episodes, which was nine episodes too many.









6. "Veronica's Closet" (1997-2000)


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Not only was this show remarkably unfunny, I remember thinking to myself, "this show is taking up space that another sitcom could fill."

Sure, you could say that about 75% of NBC's Thursday night sitcom failures, but this one was particularly lame and stale.

"Jesse" and "Suddenly Susan" were "Arrested Development" compared to this.


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[TJL]

That is quite a depressing list.

;)

[Retro4Life]

"The Ropers" has no business being on a "worst sitcoms" list. It wasn't perfect by any means, but it is vastly superior to all the other drek listed here.

[dlemond]

"The Ropers" has no business being on a "worst sitcoms" list. It wasn't perfect by any means, but it is vastly superior to all the other drek listed here.

There is no reason for The Ropers to be on this list.

[Stuck In The '70's]

Small Wonder and the Ropers don't belong on that list.

[70s show watcher]

i liked veronica;s closet

[JamesG]

Just wondering, has anyone here seen "Mr. T and Tina"?

I'm asking cause I'm a Pat Morita fan and this show is the one that I'm the least familiar with from the list. Is it deserving of its bad rep?

[catsrule]

I liked Emeril, it's better than any of NBC's current comedies.

[Stuck In The '70's]

Just wondering, has anyone here seen "Mr. T and Tina"?

I'm asking cause I'm a Pat Morita fan and this show is the one that I'm the least familiar with from the list. Is it deserving of its bad rep?
I did see the first episode when it originally aired but I don't remember much about it. I know that I didn't think it was funny so I didn't watch it again.

[Jude The Obscure]

Give me The Ropers any day over what passes for sitcoms these days.

[bencasey]

If you included made for syndication garbage, which obviously they did as they included Small Wonder, then you have to include The Munsters Today, which had to be the worst show I've ever seen. Going back to the 60s, you have to include Ugliest Girl in Town, Grindl and The Tammy Grimes Show. All awful.

[HuntingtonM15]

i liked veronica;s closet

Same here

[Jude The Obscure]

I agree that The Munsters Today is far far far worse than the Ropers or even Small Wonder!

[Torgo]

Just wondering, has anyone here seen "Mr. T and Tina"?

I'm asking cause I'm a Pat Morita fan and this show is the one that I'm the least familiar with from the list. Is it deserving of its bad rep?

I can remember watching it, but I can't really remember what I thought of the show. I guess that doesn't say much for the show. Then again I was 6.

[Torgo]

I don't think Small Wonder belongs on there. Most people I know who remember the show have fond memories of it. I don't recall anyone ever saying they hated the show- even those who considered it a "bad" show loved watching it because of that.

Homeboys From Outerspace, I do remember watching an episode of this and it was bad.

[JamesG]

I did see the first episode when it originally aired but I don't remember much about it. I know that I didn't think it was funny so I didn't watch it again.

I can remember watching it, but I can't really remember what I thought of the show. I guess that doesn't say much for the show. Then again I was 6.

Thanks for your answers. Yeah, I guess not remembering much about it means it probably isn't worth remembering.

It seems this one is pretty forgotten.

[ThomasE]

Small Wonder and the Ropers don't belong on that list.

These two were not the greatest but they don't belong on this list. I second that.

Now, "Homebodys" does belong on that list and it should be at the top of the list. That show was awful and it offended me from time to time. :lol:

[TVFactFan]

Ropers don't belong on the list when you have shows like


Tracy Morgan
Flo
Mork and Mindy
Perfect Strangers

[Retro4Life]

Ropers don't belong on the list when you have shows like


Tracy Morgan
Flo
Mork and Mindy
Perfect Strangers

Respectfully, the last three you listed are definitely not in the same categories as the rest of those on this list (excepting The Ropers). :)

[treky]

I agree with all those choices; but another show that should be on that list is "THE NEW MUNSTERS"

GOD that show was AWFUL!!!

[jimpickens]

I can think of a number of shows of that era that were worst than the Ropers.

[jehobden]

The reason for The Ropers being a bad idea for a sitcom is IMO the same reason for Phyllis being a bad idea for a sitcom. Phyllis Lindstrom had to be one of the most obnoxious characters in my memory from any sitcom, which makes for an ok supporting character on MTM but not for a lead character on her own sitcom.

[markway895]

Small Wonder - Never saw; nor do I have any interest--Trust your judgement on this!
Mr. T. & Tina - You've struck my curiosity, would be interesting to see (along with Holmes & Yoyo)
Homeboys From Outerspace - Never saw, but looks pretty bad
The Ropers I have watched, and don't remember it being that bad, but in retrospect, maybe its a good arguement that they should have been left on 3C
Emeril - Never saw, doesn't sound very interesting
Veronica's Closet - I did watch this one, and liked it. Kind of surprised this is on your list.

[browneyes106]

I also liked Veronica's Closet. It wasn't the best sitcom but it wasn't bad at all.

[Marvo301]

The one show on this list I definitely don't hate is "Small Wonder". In fact I like it and own the first two seasons on DVD!

[Stuck In The '70's]

The one show on this list I definitely don't hate is "Small Wonder". In fact I like it and own the first two seasons on DVD!
I think it's just the thing to do anymore...beating up on SW. I used to watch the show every week and really enjoyed it. It definately is not one of the worse sitcoms of all time. And really any sitcom that ran for more than one year shouldn't be on that list because somebody liked them. I hate the Office and Friends but I wouldn't put them on the list. lol

Edit: I take that back. I forgot about Til Death. :lol:

[TV Knowledge Fan]

"THE SECRET DIARY OF DESMOND PFEIFFER" (UPN, 1998), one of the worst sitcoms ever produced. The president of UPN claimed, before the series went on the air, that he scheduled it because he wanted to prove to audiences, "Hey, we do cool TV, too". Some "cool"- imagine a reimagined Abraham Lincoln {Dann Florek} in the White House during the Civil War, portrayed as an oversexed "idiot"- tended to by a black valet {Chi McBride} who's smarter than him (shades of "BENSON"!). Four episodes aired before UPN finally yanked it off the air....an embarrassment for everyone concerned.

:tv:

[TV Knowledge Fan]

1) "SMALL WONDER" is a series, like "THE BRADY BUNCH", "GILLIGAN'S ISLAND", and "FULL HOUSE", you either love or loathe.
2) "MR. T AND TINA" was okay, but the best part was George Aliceson Tipton's rousing arrangement of "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)" as the show's theme, mixing Dixieland and "oriental chinoserie".
3) "HOMEBOYS IN OUTER SPACE". I liked it because James Doohan occasionally appeared on the show, sending up his "Scotty" image from "STAR TREK".
4) "THE ROPERS" were to "THREE'S COMPANY" what "GEORGE & MILDRED" was to the original "MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE" in England. It wasn't that bad; I liked the theme.
5) "EMERIL"- now THERE was a disaster, all because NBC's Jeff Zucker (why is he still with the network???) mistakenly believed that Emeril Lagasse had potential fronting a situation comedy, solely on the strength of his personality, as demonstrated on his Food Network cooking show, "EMERIL LIVE". That's just about the same mistake Fox Television made, way back in 1998, when they decided Earvin "Magic" Johnson could host a syndicated talk show {"THE MAGIC HOUR"} solely on his popularity as a sports commentator...without realizing Johnson had absolutely NO abilities whatsoever to enable him to function as a talk show host [let's face it, he's much better as a guest than host]. In Emeril's case, he just couldn't "act"...and the supporting cast surrounding him couldn't hide that fact {"Look, you just say something funny, and we'll just let him grin at the camera like an ape, no one's gonna notice!"}.
6) "VERONICA'S CLOSET"....well, there is some sort of cosmic justice for sitcoms like this: today, Kirstie Alley could easily play "the closet".

:tv:

[Sammy Reed]

My problem with "Small Wonder" was that in the last year of the show, I was pushing 20, and she was starting to look pretty good. It's a good thing they got rid of the show when they did, or I might've wound up on a "list". :lol:

[MrCleveland]

I have three more nominees for bad sitcoms....

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[FoxFan1971]

I still watch "The Ropers" on a regular basis!!!

[pscisme]

Just wondering, has anyone here seen "Mr. T and Tina"?

I'm asking cause I'm a Pat Morita fan and this show is the one that I'm the least familiar with from the list. Is it deserving of its bad rep?

I wanted to...I almost did....then I blinked and it was gone! 4 weeks in and out, one of the first of the 1976-77 casualties, along with "Gemini Man" on NBC, and "Doc" on CBS. :talk:

[pscisme]

I still watch "The Ropers" on a regular basis!!!


I would like to see "The Ropers" again (though I don't remember it being very GOOD at the time!) and am wondering how and where you're able to see this show on a regular basis now?:confused:

[70s show watcher]

has anyone seen ball four from 1976 ? i never saw it at the age of 5 when it aired and ive always wanted to see it

[FoxFan1971]

I would like to see "The Ropers" again (though I don't remember it being very GOOD at the time!) and am wondering how and where you're able to see this show on a regular basis now?:confused:

It's actually available in trading circles if you know where to look. It was shown on a Canadian (?) network I think, so someone has really pristine rips of the episodes.

[LUNCH]

Give me The Ropers any day over what passes for sitcoms these days.
I agree 110%!

[markway895]

How about Pink Lady and Super Train, I always have heard these are two of the worse tv series in history. I'd love to see them! :lol:

[70s show watcher]

How about Pink Lady and Super Train, I always have heard these are two of the worse tv series in history. I'd love to see them! :lol:pink lady is on dvd and there were some supertrain eps on youtube at one time but im not sure if they are still there

[retroTVfan4ever]

There are far more bad TV shows than good ones. The list of bad ones would be too long, far too many to list them all. My general rule of thumb is, most TV shows pre 1977 are pretty tolerable, even the bad ones. 1977 is when TV slowly started becoming the vast wasteland it is today.

Mr. T And Tina- I used to watch it because I liked Susan Blanchard. If I recall, 8 or 9 episodes were produced but only 5 aired. I wouldn't mind seeing the show again, bad as it was. I remember one episode where Mr. T invented an "anti gravity" belt, and someone in the cast either Mr. T or Tina was "floating" in the air inside the room, wire cables attached to the "floating" person being clearly visible. Really bad stuff.

[Du Mont]

There are far more bad TV shows than good ones. The list of bad ones would be too long, far too many to list them all. My general rule of thumb is, most TV shows pre 1977 are pretty tolerable, even the bad ones. 1977 is when TV slowly started becoming the vast wasteland it is today.

Mr. T And Tina- I used to watch it because I liked Susan Blanchard. If I recall, 8 or 9 episodes were produced but only 5 aired. I wouldn't mind seeing the show again, bad as it was. I remember one episode where Mr. T invented an "anti gravity" belt, and someone in the cast either Mr. T or Tina was "floating" in the air inside the room, wire cables attached to the "floating" person being clearly visible. Really bad stuff.
I remember that episode. Recently, I viewed the 'Welcome Back, Kotter' where Mr. T paid a visit to the Sweathogs. It was a crossover to help launch the new series, and Mr. Morita was very funny in it.

I also liked Miss Susan Blanchard who had previously thoroughly distinguished herself as Mary on 'All My Children'. After she left 'AMC', she also had a solid role in CBS's short-lived 'Beacon Hill' and was the lead in a thoroughly delightful musical-comedy pilot that ABC aired, but didn't pick up, that was based on the movie 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'.

[retroTVfan4ever]

I think ABC had high hopes for Mr. T And Tina, if I recall they promoted the show rather heavily. Pat Morita was an established actor at that time, and Susan Blanchard was known for her role on All My Children. ABC believed that the two of them would become a successful sitcom pair, but few watched the show and it was pulled after only a month on the air. It was Robin Williams and Pam Dawber who ended up striking ABC sitcom gold with Mork And Mindy.

[Dr. Thong]

I can't blame Pat Morita for doing Mr. T and Tina: After all, he'd been an actor for years and was finally being offered a starring role in his own show.

Unfortunately, he gave up a recurring/supporting role on the most popular show, Happy Days, in order to do so and the show bombed.

[comedyfreak]

I didn't like Mr. T and Tina but gave it a chance his supporting cast was not very good. I remember one of the family members saying, "Not funny Turkey" to me that saying was worn out already. I agree with everyone that The Ropers and Small Wonder don't belong on that stupid list.

[cocytus]

How could you leave out:

1) Open all Night
2) On the Rocks - Funny show about prison (?)
3) The San Pedro Beach Bums
4) The Tortellis
5) Joanie Loves Chachi
6) It's a Living (Unfunny comedy about waitresses)
7) George (About George Foreman)
8) Double Trouble (The terrible early version of Sister,Sister)
9) Cavemen

And the worst of all:

10) Mama's Family - Proof that if you take ten minutes sketches and stretch them into a series, they'll fail every time.

[Dr. Thong]

How could you leave out:

1) Open all Night
2) On the Rocks - Funny show about prison (?)
3) The San Pedro Beach Bums
4) The Tortellis
5) Joanie Loves Chachi
6) It's a Living (Unfunny comedy about waitresses)
7) George (About George Foreman)
8) Double Trouble (The terrible early version of Sister,Sister)
9) Cavemen

And the worst of all:

10) Mama's Family - Proof that if you take ten minutes sketches and stretch them into a series, they'll fail every time.

Mama's Family is similar to AfterMASH or The New WKRP in that they tried to build a show around a supporting character. The stars of "The Family" sketches on Carol Burnett were Eunice (Carol) and Ed (Harvey). Without those two, it was like the sound of one hand clapping. And the writing and acting was pure corny and overdone.

[markway895]

Mama's Family had a six year run. Corny? Maybe...but it has a huge cult following. I certainly wouldn't consider it a failure.

[markway895]

How could you leave out:

1) Open all Night
2) On the Rocks - Funny show about prison (?)
3) The San Pedro Beach Bums
4) The Tortellis
5) Joanie Loves Chachi
6) It's a Living (Unfunny comedy about waitresses)
7) George (About George Foreman)
8) Double Trouble (The terrible early version of Sister,Sister)
9) Cavemen

And the worst of all:

10) Mama's Family - Proof that if you take ten minutes sketches and stretch them into a series, they'll fail every time.
:lol: Many of those shows I would love to see get a dvd release.

[70s show watcher]

i liked on the rocks and its a living

[Dr. Thong]

Mama's Family had a six year run. Corny? Maybe...but it has a huge cult following. I certainly wouldn't consider it a failure.

Never said it was a failure. I myself didn't care for it, but obviously enough people did in order for it to have such a long run. I guess coming at it from watching the original "Family" sketches on Carol Burnett, I felt something was missing without Eunice and Ed.

[factsoflife]

Veronica's closet was a great show. It's too bad NBC had to tamper with it, because the first season was excellent. They just kept making too many changes.

And, Small Wonder was wonderfully cheesy.

[JerseyBounce]

Fox had some HORRIBLE sitcoms in the late '90s. Complete, utter garbage. So bad, that most are unmentionable.

One sticks out, though. Costello. So bad, I wanted to stick my hand into the screen and light it on fire.

[Retro4Life]

Fox had some HORRIBLE sitcoms in the late '90s. Complete, utter garbage. So bad, that most are unmentionable.

One sticks out, though. Costello. So bad, I wanted to stick my hand into the screen and light it on fire.

Yeah, that does sound pretty bad. ;)

[TV Knowledge Fan]

....was, according to NBC programming executive Brandon Tartikoff before its premiere in the spring of 1984, "A lighthearted throwback to 'THE PATTY DUKE SHOW'". In those days, Tartikoff thrived on scheduling sitcoms prominently featuring teen and kid stars {"FAMILY TIES", 'THE FACTS OF LIFE", "SILVER SPOONS", "IT'S YOUR MOVE", "PUNKY BREWSTER", et.al.}, the same as the Disney Channel does today. The only thing going for the show were the Sagal twins, Jean and Liz. After the first six episodes, Tartikoff decided the series needed an "overhaul" before it reappeared as a mid-season replacement in 1985. So "Kate and "Allison" moved from the Midwest to "Aunt Margo's" apartment in New York. And, in order to fulfill a commitment for two actors under contract to NBC and Columbia Pictures Television, James Vallelly and Jonathan Schmock {"The Funny Boys", who initially appeared in an unsold 1984 pilot for the network, "T.L.C."} were added to the cast. Yet, after thirteen epiosdes, it wasn't working out, and Tartikoff cancelled the show.

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[rcbrad]

....was, according to NBC programming executive Brandon Tartikoff before its premiere in the spring of 1984, "A lighthearted throwback to 'THE PATTY DUKE SHOW'". In those days, Tartikoff thrived on scheduling sitcoms prominently featuring teen and kid stars {"FAMILY TIES", 'THE FACTS OF LIFE", "SILVER SPOONS", "IT'S YOUR MOVE", "PUNKY BREWSTER", et.al.}, the same as the Disney Channel does today. The only thing going for the show were the Sagal twins, Jean and Liz. After the first six episodes, Tartikoff decided the series needed an "overhaul" before it reappeared as a mid-season replacement in 1985. So "Kate and "Allison" moved from the Midwest to "Aunt Margo's" apartment in New York. And, in order to fulfill a commitment for two actors under contract to NBC and Columbia Pictures Television, James Vallelly and Jonathan Schmock {"The Funny Boys", who initially appeared in an unsold 1984 pilot for the network, "T.L.C."} were added to the cast. Yet, after thirteen epiosdes, it wasn't working out, and Tartikoff cancelled the show.

:tv:

This show was one of my favorites. Yes, the show just was not the same after the first eight episodes were aired. When it returned with a retooling, the supporting cast was just not as good as from before. "The funny boys" were just ok. They just did not seem to add much and really did not fit in well with the story lines. It's too bad that they retooled the series so early on. The ratings were not half bad during the spring tryout, but I imagine they thought that with the girls in New York away from their father it would open up new story ideas. I really liked the Sagal twins and I watched this regularly till the end, but I still liked the Des Moines episodes much, much better.

[gymnastlover]

has anyone seen ball four from 1976 ? i never saw it at the age of 5 when it aired and ive always wanted to see it
I did and thought it was pretty funny...but I was 13 haha so that might have had something to do with it. Id love to see it again and see what it was like.:p

[gymnastlover]

i liked on the rocks and its a living

haha so did I!!! I was a teenager when On the Rocks was on so maybe now i'd think it lame but back then I made sure to tune in. As for Its A Living, I thought it was pretty good. I liked the piano player ( sorry name escapes me right now) thought he was pretty funny. It also didnt hurt that pretty much all the ladies were not bad to look at. :)

[waichingliu81]

i'm a sitcom fan and i thought veronica's closet wasn't too bad. wasn't great but it did have its moments.

[jehobden]

haha so did I!!! I was a teenager when On the Rocks was on so maybe now i'd think it lame but back then I made sure to tune in. As for Its A Living, I thought it was pretty good. I liked the piano player ( sorry name escapes me right now) thought he was pretty funny. It also didnt hurt that pretty much all the ladies were not bad to look at. :)

The pianist's name was Sonny Mann, and he was played by Paul Kreppel. I remember the 2nd season replaced Susan Sullivan with Louise Lasser, who was a few years removed from Mary Hartman (x2). She no longer had Mary's pigtails by then.

[jehobden]

I have three more nominees for bad sitcoms....

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The Pruitts of Southampton had a great theme song, though, written by the great Vic Mizzy! My Mother the Car had a good theme song too, and you could sing along by following the bouncing ball. :)

[TV_on_the_Porch]

Since nobody else spoke up in its defense, I'll say it: Open All Night was a great show, very funny. I have to wonder if it was nominated sight unseen.

I nominate anything and everything with the Sprouse twins in it.

[dwayne986]

Just wondering, has anyone here seen "Mr. T and Tina"?

I'm asking cause I'm a Pat Morita fan and this show is the one that I'm the least familiar with from the list. Is it deserving of its bad rep?

I once saw it first run. I didn't remember it being painfully bad, just boring.

Painfully bad? A series about that same era on NBC called "Rollergirls." I wanted to stick myself with a barbecue fork to punish myself for watching that one. Not even the sight of all those girls in tight T-shirts to a boy going through puberty was enough to make up for such an inane plot and terrible acting.ohno:

[zypherix]

Just all a matter of taste. I myself consider Seinfeld among the worst shows ever made, but I got a feeling not everyone will agree.

[70s show watcher]

I once saw it first run. I didn't remember it being painfully bad, just boring.

Painfully bad? A series about that same era on NBC called "Rollergirls." I wanted to stick myself with a barbecue fork to punish myself for watching that one. Not even the sight of all those girls in tight T-shirts to a boy going through puberty was enough to make up for such an inane plot and terrible acting.ohno:i saw an ep of rollergirls on youtube once the word awful is too mild to discribe how bad it was