be it for sitcoms, dramas, dramedies etc
mines are:

one on one- brianna loses her virginity to another guy, of whom isn't her boyfriend, arnaz but to someone named d-mac

hangin' with mr cooper- mark proposes to vanessa during a basketball match and then it cuts off

caroline in the city- caroline and richard are about to get wed, he then tells caroline that his ex wife has given birth to their son, he then tells her he doesn't want anymore kids, they split up, he goes to italy she heads back to peshtigo and marries randy, he turns up at her wedding, she looks up at him holding his son and then the show ends

*btw, isn't it somewhat coincidental that the shows which generally have the worst final episodes for a show are the ones that are eventually cancelled?

Seinfeld and Full House had my least favorite finales.

Seinfeld and Full House had my least favorite finales.

Yeah, Full House had one of the worst finales definitely. And of course, it was centered around Michelle.

I didn't particularly care for The Cosby Show finale. I didn't hate it, but I think it could have been better. Same goes for the Growing Pains finale.

The Nanny finale was a huge mess, IMO. One of my least favorite, because it had way too many things happening all at once. Fran had her baby, Niles and CC got married, which shouldn't have happened to begin with. But, I don't blame the actors - I blame the writers.

Dallas...JR seeing the Devil and supposedly shooting himself after seeing what the world would be like without him. A very bad way to end such a great show.

Seinfeld hands down - the stupidest ending in series history.


I actually thought the final scene of The Nanny was really good - very emotional that all her dreams DID come true, There was a "heddy" feeling to it for me.


I thought the end of Friends could have ended a little better. It would have been nice to have Susan and Ben (or at least Ben meeting his new sister at some point) in it.

Angel - the only character that got any kind of closure was Wesley and that was because he was killed.

The Nanny finale was a huge mess, IMO. One of my least favorite, because it had way too many things happening all at once. Fran had her baby, Niles and CC got married, which shouldn't have happened to begin with. But, I don't blame the actors - I blame the writers.

I agree that CC and Niles shouldn't have gotten married but other than that I thought the finale was okay. A bit predictable and unsurprising, but still decent.

FULL HOUSE'S WAS NOT THAT BAD! AT LEAST EVERYBODY HAD SOME LITTLE PLOT, AND THEN AT THE END sTEVE COMES, AND TAKES DJ TO HER PROM. THEN THEY SAY HOW THE FAMILY WILL GET THROUGH ANYTHING, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD, COULD'VE HAD MORE CLOSURE THOUGH!

I agree with Angel, that series finale had no closure or anything, it actually ended with a cliffhanger the audience knew it would never see (Joss knew it would be the last episode, but still ended it with Angel, Spike, Illyria and Gunn going into the final battle... the end)

Another bad finale was The Facts Of Life. Blair was always my favorite character, but did we need the series finale to revolve around her and nobody else, with the other girls having brief cameos at the start and end?

Sex And The City was another bad ending, but it was forgiven since people knew there would eventually be a movie. The last episode of the show was too much of a downer, which isn't what is needed for a show meant to be a comedy

Farscape
SG1 - what an anti-climax
Fish
What's Happening!

I didn't like the ending finale of Punky Brewster. Brandon gets married. That's it. No closure for Punky Brewster finding her mother or the return of Allan.

Alice
One Day At A Time - Should had ended with Ann and Sam marrying and moving away.
The Cosby Show

Full House is probably the worst i've seen. it gave absolutely no closure to the show. and it was just an awful episode, series finale or not.

7th Heaven had a really dissapointing finale. Of course several of the final season episodes were sub-par compared to the other ten years.
And most of The Wonder Years finale was painful to watch.

Full House is probably the worst i've seen. it gave absolutely no closure to the show. and it was just an awful episode, series finale or not.
AMEN TO THAT!! I agree 100%. puke:

I think that The X-Files ended poorly.

7th Heaven had a really dissapointing finale. Of course several of the final season episodes were sub-par compared to the other ten years.
And most of The Wonder Years finale was painful to watch.
The FIRST "series finale" was very good, IMO. The second one sucked to all hell.

The same goes for Reba; The ending to the 5th season was really good (they knew the chances of coming back for another season were very slim). The CW decided to bring the show back for 13 (weak) episodes - and an even weaker finale #2.

Step By Step thought they were coming back for an 8th season, but it still seemed like they designed the 7th season finale to be an end to the show. That episode was basically an exact copy of a past Full House episode.

night court and will and grace are the 2 worst ive seen in my lifetime

The FIRST "series finale" was very good, IMO. The second one sucked to all hell.

The same goes for Reba; The ending to the 5th season was really good (they knew the chances of coming back for another season were very slim). The CW decided to bring the show back for 13 (weak) episodes - and an even weaker finale #2.

Step By Step thought they were coming back for an 8th season, but it still seemed like they designed the 7th season finale to be an end to the show. That episode was basically an exact copy of a past Full House episode.

Yeah, the Reba finale was terrible. CW either should have left it be and not bring it back for 13 more, or given it a full season and more time to think of a better series finale. This was a great show, but CW screwed it up.

And the Step by Step finale wasn't terrible, in my opinion. It would have been terrible if it really was the actual series finale, but for being a season finale, sort of rushed, it wasn't bad. Definitely not a terrible way to end the show, like The Jefferson's last episode, which sort of had the same issue.

I don't think Full House's last episode was great, but I can't say I hate it, like some of you seem to. My vote for worst finale, as much as I love the show, has to go to Designing Women. A show about the woman fantasizing about being Scarlett O'Hara? That's just weird. I think, at the very least, they could've mentioned Suzanne or something. Maybe they could've done like The Cosby Show did and had her call on the phone.

That's just my 2 cents, LOL.

The worst series finale in my opinion was Seinfeld, The Cosby Show, and Xena Warrior princess, and Everybody loves Raymond.

Reba did not have a bad series finale. It was a lot better then the fifth season finale, that gave us no closure, and Van and Cheyenne really didn't make up, plus Kyra and Jake were both absent. The series finale was good, it deffinitly brought closure, we know Van and Cheyenne have their own place, and Brock and Barbara Jean are staying together, and Kyra and Jake was in it. So, I STRONGLY disagree with your comment. But yes, 7th Heaven's original finale was great, while the other stunk!

Designing Women

I never understood the hate for the Seinfeld finale. I always thought the ending was brilliant.

Jerry and Larry intended the series finale to split the "true" fans who got the show and the bandwagon fans who liked it because it was the hot water cooler show and never knew the show existed pre-1993. Fans knew the characters on Seinfeld were not good people, so it was hilarious to see them get their comeuppance in the series finale. They always said the show was a "no hugging, no learning" type of show, so people who were hoping that the show would end with Jerry and Elaine getting married or something that happens in happy series finales obviously never really paid attention to the show. Those types of episodes worked on Friends, but Seinfeld was not that kind of comedy.

The worst series finale in my opinion was Seinfeld, The Cosby Show, and Xena Warrior princess, and Everybody loves Raymond.
I hated ELR's finale. I think a better one should have involved Frank and Marie moving; they had that happen way too soon IMO.

The Seinfeld finale was not what I expected....I expected more of them in space. That's a finale.

The Seinfeld finale was not what I expected....I expected more of them in space. That's a finale.
:brent I never did think Earth was Kramer's home planet anyway!!

I never understood the hate for the Seinfeld finale. I always thought the ending was brilliant.

Jerry and Larry intended the series finale to split the "true" fans who got the show and the bandwagon fans who liked it because it was the hot water cooler show and never knew the show existed pre-1993. Fans knew the characters on Seinfeld were not good people, so it was hilarious to see them get their comeuppance in the series finale. They always said the show was a "no hugging, no learning" type of show, so people who were hoping that the show would end with Jerry and Elaine getting married or something that happens in happy series finales obviously never really paid attention to the show. Those types of episodes worked on Friends, but Seinfeld was not that kind of comedy.
I agree. I actually loved the Seinfeld finale. I don't know why their's all the hate for it.

I agree. I actually loved the Seinfeld finale. I don't know why their's all the hate for it.
I agree - I think it was fitting that everyone that the group had done wrong came back to torment them!! :rofl:

I hated ELR's finale. I think a better one should have involved Frank and Marie moving; they had that happen way too soon IMO.

Thats what I thought it was going to be too. Maybe it would have been better if Ray would have died and Debra would have been stuck across the street with his parents all alone.


I also want to add Family Matters. That was the worst finale ever!!!

I never understood the hate for the Seinfeld finale. I always thought the ending was brilliant.

Jerry and Larry intended the series finale to split the "true" fans who got the show and the bandwagon fans who liked it because it was the hot water cooler show and never knew the show existed pre-1993. Fans knew the characters on Seinfeld were not good people, so it was hilarious to see them get their comeuppance in the series finale. They always said the show was a "no hugging, no learning" type of show, so people who were hoping that the show would end with Jerry and Elaine getting married or something that happens in happy series finales obviously never really paid attention to the show. Those types of episodes worked on Friends, but Seinfeld was not that kind of comedy.i agree 100 percent i like how the show ended

I agree 100% also.

My vote for the worst one is "MASH"

one thing I loved about the Seinfeld finale is that the first half of it actually mocked and followed the standard "series finale" cliches, such as Jerry finally getting to go to California to make another pilot, and Elaine just about to confess her undying love for Jerry, and then it makes a total u-turn into madness. I think people who knew these were bad people who were getting their just desserts loved the finale, but those who watched the show out of habit and always wondered why Jerry and Elaine never got back together after season 2 probably didn't get it because they were more conditioned to a show like Friends, which was similar in some ways to Seinfeld, but also a complete opposite.

Hands down, Enterprise. Manny Coto got writing and show running duties for the 4th season, turned it completely around in quality--then Berman and Braga insisted on writing the series finale and turned in a pitiful script that literally assassinated every character and made them holograms in a 24th century holodeck for Riker with a problem. It even rewrote a Next Generation episode poorly. It was TERRIBLE.

I actually liked the Full House finale as well as MASH, Happy Days, Three's Company.

I didn't like the final episodes where the cast never really gets to say goodbye to their fans, shows that were cancelled during hiatus like: Taxi, The Jeffersons, Welcome Back Kotter.

I actually liked the Full House finale as well as MASH, Happy Days, Three's Company.

I didn't like the final episodes where the cast never really gets to say goodbye to their fans, shows that were cancelled during hiatus like: Taxi, The Jeffersons, Welcome Back Kotter.

I'm sorry, but I hatd the Happy Days and Three's Company finales. Three's Company's finale was a major letdown, being that it led into the premiere of Three's a Crowd. I just imagined so much different, rather than the rushed finale we ended up getting.

Happy Days was also bad. But, the show had run it's course, so it was no surprise that the finale wasn't as great as it should have been.

what I hated about Happy Days is that Anson Williams was still a contract player in the last season, yet they couldn't find a way to bring Potsie into the series finale? someone who had been there since the Love American Style pilot in 1972! I mean, Potsie watched Joanie and Chachi grow up, why wouldn't he go to the wedding?

I'm sorry, but I hatd the Happy Days and Three's Company finales. Three's Company's finale was a major letdown, being that it led into the premiere of Three's a Crowd. I just imagined so much different, rather than the rushed finale we ended up getting.

Happy Days was also bad. But, the show had run it's course, so it was no surprise that the finale wasn't as great as it should have been.



I really wouldn't call that episode of Three's Company a Finale, it was more of a set up for Jack's new situation which was living with Vicky. I hated the Happy Days Finale because there was no Potsie or Ralph

what I hated about Happy Days is that Anson Williams was still a contract player in the last season, yet they couldn't find a way to bring Potsie into the series finale? someone who had been there since the Love American Style pilot in 1972! I mean, Potsie watched Joanie and Chachi grow up, why wouldn't he go to the wedding?

That's exactly what I meant when I said the quality of the show had gone over the deep end by then. For such a great show, the writer's couldn't come up with a better series finale?

I actually forgot Potsie wasn't in the finale. Thanks for reminding me - again, not too familiar with the last season. I'm a much bigger fan of the earlier seasons.

I really wouldn't call that episode of Three's Company a Finale, it was more of a set up for Jack's new situation which was living with Vicky. I hated the Happy Days Finale because there was no Potsie or Ralph

Yeah, a huge disappointing ending to one of the greatest shows of all time for Three's Company. They should have given us a proper finale, with a better storyline, without Janet's husband whom she met just prior to that. And after all that, Three's a Crowd barely lasted a season.

I agree 100% also.

My vote for the worst one is "MASH"
Wow and MASH is considered to have one of the great finales of all time. :eek:

Yeah, a huge disappointing ending to one of the greatest shows of all time for Three's Company. They should have given us a proper finale, with a better storyline, without Janet's husband whom she met just prior to that. And after all that, Three's a Crowd barely lasted a season.


And ABC choose to pick up Difffrent Strokes for the 85-86 season instead of bringing back TAC for a 2nd season-lol

Yeah, a huge disappointing ending to one of the greatest shows of all time for Three's Company. They should have given us a proper finale, with a better storyline, without Janet's husband whom she met just prior to that. And after all that, Three's a Crowd barely lasted a season.
it was worst watching it originally in primetime. Originally it was supposed to air in May and at the last minute they changed their minds and didn't air it until September....a week before TAC premiered. Totally ridiculous.

it was worst watching it originally in primetime. Originally it was supposed to air in May and at the last minute they changed their minds and didn't air it until September....a week before TAC premiered. Totally ridiculous.

guess ABC felt it would be better to lead it in to TAC-lol

it was worst watching it originally in primetime. Originally it was supposed to air in May and at the last minute they changed their minds and didn't air it until September....a week before TAC premiered. Totally ridiculous.

I completely remember that. They should have stuck with airing it in May . . . didn't the finale like bomb in the ratings anyway? I know the 8th season wasn't too hot in the ratings, but you'd think more people would have tuned in for a show that ran 8 years.

guess ABC felt it would be better to lead it in to TAC-lol

Well, they were obviously wrong-LOL. Does anyone know how Three's a Crowd was doing in the ratings before it got canned?

Well, they were obviously wrong-LOL. Does anyone know how Three's a Crowd was doing in the ratings before it got canned?


It finished it's first season ranked #38

I completely remember that. They should have stuck with airing it in May . . . didn't the finale like bomb in the ratings anyway? I know the 8th season wasn't too hot in the ratings, but you'd think more people would have tuned in for a show that ran 8 years.
It did pretty good in the ratings. It was in the top 10...I want to say #9 but I could be wrong. Ratings dropped big time the following week for TAC though. Although TAC's ratings were in the 30's for most of the year and going up against the A-Team they weren't that bad. They had about the same ratings as WTB which came on right before them and the following year WTB exploded in the ratings. I think TAC was canceled too soon.

It did pretty good in the ratings. It was in the top 10...I want to say #9 but I could be wrong. Ratings dropped big time the following week for TAC though. Although TAC's ratings were in the 30's for most of the year and going up against the A-Team they weren't that bad. They had about the same ratings as WTB which came on right before them and the following year WTB exploded in the ratings. I think TAC was canceled too soon.

But still, Three's a Crowd just wasn't that good of a show. It was no Three's Company, that's for sure. But, it didn't do that badly - I always thought it did worse. Maybe ABC could have renewed it for a second season. Even if they did, they probably would have did it like they did The Ropers, just to watch it die-LOL.

About the 3's Company finale, it was counted in the summer ratings, wasn't it? So even being #9 wasn't so hot, compared to the regular season's ratings.

It finished it's first season ranked #38

That was lower than Three's Company's ratings for the 8th season. So, if ABC was treating this like Three's Company, it's no wonder they cancelled it. But, if they had treated it like a new show, then it should have gotten another season.

But still, Three's a Crowd just wasn't that good of a show. It was no Three's Company, that's for sure. But, it didn't do that badly - I always thought it did worse. Maybe ABC could have renewed it for a second season. Even if they did, they probably would have did it like they did The Ropers, just to watch it die-LOL.

About the 3's Company finale, it was counted in the summer ratings, wasn't it? So even being #9 wasn't so hot, compared to the regular season's ratings.
It premiered one week before the official start of the 1984-85 season and was on for an hour so it's ratings weren't that surprising.

But still, Three's a Crowd just wasn't that good of a show. It was no Three's Company, that's for sure. But, it didn't do that badly - I always thought it did worse. Maybe ABC could have renewed it for a second season. Even if they did, they probably would have did it like they did The Ropers, just to watch it die-LOL.

About the 3's Company finale, it was counted in the summer ratings, wasn't it? So even being #9 wasn't so hot, compared to the regular season's ratings.


ABC was going to bring it back for 13 eps in the second season of the 85-86 season but John Ritter didn't want to do it

That was lower than Three's Company's ratings for the 8th season. So, if ABC was treating this like Three's Company, it's no wonder they cancelled it. But, if they had treated it like a new show, then it should have gotten another season.
Yea because I read papers at the time that said TAC was getting renewed. When it was announced they were canceled I was shocked. I even read how Jack and Vicki were supposed to get married in the opening three part episode of the season and that Stuart Pankin who had appeared in the season finale was supposed to become a regular. Then after it was canceled it was stated they chose to pick up the 8th season of Different Strokes over TAC. That was stupid because DS was finished by then. I think the reason they didn't give TAC more time was because it was not perceived as a new show.

ABC was going to bring it back for 13 eps in the second season of the 85-86 season but John Ritter didn't want to do it

Are you sure? I didn't know that was the reason it didn't get a second season. So ABC was willing to bring it back after all?

Like I said before, I think it did deserve a second chance, but the show and the character of Jack Tripper had already run its course. How much more could they do?

Are you sure? I didn't know that was the reason it didn't get a second season. So ABC was willing to bring it back after all?

Like I said before, I think it did deserve a second chance, but the show and the character of Jack Tripper had already run its course. How much more could they do?


John Rtter felt that ABC wasn't that commited to the show and had no interest in doing only 13 episodes and said he was too old for that-lol

Yea because I read papers at the time that said TAC was getting renewed. When it was announced they were canceled I was shocked. I even read how Jack and Vicki were supposed to get married in the opening three part episode of the season and that Stuart Pankin who had appeared in the season finale was supposed to become a regular. Then after it was canceled it was stated they chose to pick up the 8th season of Different Strokes over TAC. That was stupid because DS was finished by then. I think the reason they didn't give TAC more time was because it was not perceived as a new show.

I'm sure once Jack and Vicki got married, others would have tuned in that maybe tuned out awhile before. They definitely should have treated this as a new show, rather than a continuation of Three's Company (sort of like how CBS considered Archie Bunker's Place a continuation of All in the Family, yet I don't agree with that.) But, if they brought it back for a second season, how much longer would it have lasted?

I'm sure once Jack and Vicki got married, others would have tuned in that maybe tuned out awhile before. They definitely should have treated this as a new show, rather than a continuation of Three's Company (sort of like how CBS considered Archie Bunker's Place a continuation of All in the Family, yet I don't agree with that.) But, if they brought it back for a second season, how much longer would it have lasted?


Why don't you consider ABP a continuation? It's the same main character in the same house and same characters-lol Defintely a continuation

I've said it before, I'll say it again.

The Wonder Years had, by far, the worst series finale. Let's see, Kevin went to that resort where Winnie worked and lost his car gambling. End of story. Heck, the whose final season was bad since Winnie had become such a, shall I say, female dog! The original writers should never have "cut and run" to do that ill-fated The Jackie Thomas Show!

ABC should have given it at least another year to give it proper closure, even bringing back the original writers since The Jackie Thomas Show was justly canceled.

The third-to-last episode of Three's Company, which aired in March '84, was about #14 to 17 for the week. The second-to-last one was #7 with a rating of 19.2 during the May sweeps (this figure I remember well). And that's when ABC decided to postpone the finale until September '84. I used to have a copy of the original ABC press release, right at the start of May, that still says the finale will air the week after the second-last one. I was a HUGE fan, and when it was announced in January that the show was being totally redone, I actually wrote to ABC and asked them for a list of episodes to come. I got the reply just before the second-last episode aired.

I watched it all back then. I recall that at 15 I was quite unhappy about it. Unhappy enough that I never did find out the rating for the finale; I didn't know until this thread -- thanks CE1F! :) --that it was in the top ten. But I think now that the finale (minus its last scene with Vicki) is actually done very well.

Why don't you consider ABP a continuation? It's the same main character in the same house and same characters-lol Defintely a continuation

The only same character is Archie, since Edith is only in 5 or 6 episodes the first season, and then of course passes away at the start of season 2. Then we have Stephanie, who was only in season 9, and didn't have a huge part on the show to begin with. The main characters were new, so I don't consider it as All in the Family seasons 10-13

I've said it before, I'll say it again.

The Wonder Years had, by far, the worst series finale. Let's see, Kevin went to that resort where Winnie worked and lost his car gambling. End of story. Heck, the whose final season was bad since Winnie had become such a, shall I say, female dog! The original writers should never have "cut and run" to do that ill-fated The Jackie Thomas Show!

ABC should have given it at least another year to give it proper closure, even bringing back the original writers since The Jackie Thomas Show was justly canceled.

yeah, the entire last season was a major disappointment. There were not more than 1 or 2 memorable episodes from the last season, let alone the series finale.

But, when you say you wanted it to come back for a seventh season, I disagree with you. I think it was fine when it ended. Sure, I would have liked to see them graduate high school, but the writing would have only gotten worse, there would have been no good storylines, the kids were already too old in season 6, and ratings would have sunk. The only good thing would be a proper, and better, series finale.

Invasion, it was only on for one season and didn't get picked up for the second season, so you were left to wonder about the fate of some of the main characters. I still get mad when I think about it.

The only same character is Archie, since Edith is only in 5 or 6 episodes the first season, and then of course passes away at the start of season 2. Then we have Stephanie, who was only in season 9, and didn't have a huge part on the show to begin with. The main characters were new, so I don't consider it as All in the Family seasons 10-13


Archie was the main character and was still involved in the show which made it a continuation just like three's a crowd

"Moonlighting." They couldn't even poke fun at their cancellation in a way that could let you feel satisfied, or at least go out apologizing for how they screwed things up the last two years of the show.

Archie was the main character and was still involved in the show which made it a continuation just like three's a crowd

I agree. I don't see how the star of a show can get a spin-off. They're already the star. It's already their show. They just changed the title of the show, to accommodate the changes.

But of course this was it's very own thread a while back. But one that I sided with Solomon on.

But, when you say you wanted it ["The Wonder Years"] to come back for a seventh season, I disagree with you. I think it was fine when it ended. Sure, I would have liked to see them graduate high school, but the writing would have only gotten worse, there would have been no good storylines, the kids were already too old in season 6, and ratings would have sunk. The only good thing would be a proper, and better, series finale.

How would the writing have gotten worse? Neal Marlens and Carol Black could have come back since they had to deal with unemployment after the demise of The Jackie Thomas Show. Winnie could apologize to Kevin for being a ... well, you know. (After all, Chuck Coleman and Alice Pedermeir broke up and got back together what, 27 times?) Think about it, they could have had a multi-part episode with the Arnolds going to Alaska to visit Karen (and Michael)! Talk about a ratings juggernaut!

How would the writing have gotten worse? Neal Marlens and Carol Black could have come back since they had to deal with unemployment after the demise of The Jackie Thomas Show. Winnie could apologize to Kevin for being a ... well, you know. (After all, Chuck Coleman and Alice Pedermeir broke up and got back together what, 27 times?) Think about it, they could have had a multi-part episode with the Arnolds going to Alaska to visit Karen (and Michael)! Talk about a ratings juggernaut!

Forgot about Neal Marlens and Carol Black. But still, you can't disagree that the show was getting tired by the last season. There were hardly any memorable episodes from the last season, which is why I believe the seventh season would have been a mistake.

Archie was the main character and was still involved in the show which made it a continuation just like three's a crowd

But he was the only character to come back (besides Stephanie). Plus, the show was entirely different from All in the Family. No Edith, no Gloria, and no Mike. Sure, we still had Archie's bigotry, but it was still a different show.

I never liked the "Full House" Finale. Michelle was always the center of that show and the others had no say whatsoever.

I also didn't like the "Family Matters" Finale. That one wasn't supposed to be the finale, but since they struck the studio set it was.

And the "Home Improvement" one was okay, but it seemed more like a 'To be continued...' rather than a 'The End'.

I never liked the "Full House" Finale. Michelle was always the center of that show and the others had no say whatsoever.

I also didn't like the "Family Matters" Finale. That one wasn't supposed to be the finale, but since they struck the studio set it was.

And the "Home Improvement" one was okay, but it seemed more like a 'To be continued...' rather than a 'The End'.

With the Home Improvement finale, I believe that's how Tim wanted it to end. He didn't want it to end with the entire life of the Taylors ending with the finale. He wanted viewers to think for themselves what might happen to the Taylors in the future once the show was over.

I never saw the Home Improvement finale, can someone tell me how it ended?!

All of these endings could have had more:

Gilmore Girls
The Cosby Show
A DIfferent World
The Parkers - Abolsute worst! After Prof. Olgilve had been blowing off the mother for yrs, it showed her ending up marrying him on her wedding day to someone else!

The Parkers - Abolsute worst! After Prof. Olgilve had been blowing off the mother for yrs, it showed her ending up marrying him on her wedding day to someone else!
Part of me still wishes that Nikki married that other guy anyway and Stanley would have gotten his just desserts.

All of these endings could have had more:

Gilmore Girls
The Cosby Show
A DIfferent World
The Parkers - Abolsute worst! After Prof. Olgilve had been blowing off the mother for yrs, it showed her ending up marrying him on her wedding day to someone else!

about the parkers finale, what didn't make sense was why did the professor have feelings for nikki, when he found out that she was going to marry another guy, when he hated being chased by her and being followed around by her? that was so dumb

All of these endings could have had more:

Gilmore Girls
The Cosby Show
A DIfferent World
The Parkers - Abolsute worst! After Prof. Olgilve had been blowing off the mother for yrs, it showed her ending up marrying him on her wedding day to someone else!
I always hated that Bonet and Bill couldn't put aside their differences for the final episode of Cosby. I didn't hate the last Cosby (as a matter of fact, it's one of the best episodes of the last two years IMO), but felt like a void was missing that Denise was on the phone, but Bonet wasn't on camera

I'm pretty sure Sanford and Son had a messed-up final episode. They should have came up with a better finale than the School Daze episode.

8 Simple Rules. Among other reasons is Nicole Ritchie's appearance.

And I'll bet that all TV series with a de facto final episode had a totally screwed up ending too.

ALF
Night Court
Growing Pains
Facts of Life, The

All 4 of these shows has horrific series finales each.

And any show that didn' end w/ a proper series finale also ranks up there, too.

Quantum Leap. Pathetic. A 'canned' ending from two seasons earlier. Sad, really.

yea, a LOT of people didn't like the finale of that one. That's because, though, it origanaley was supposed to be the first part of a season-ending cliffhanger. But after it was filmed, NBC canncelled the series, so they had to re-edit that episode to make it the finale.

I'll add one to the worst finales list: The Andy Griffith Show.
It did not make me want to watch the Mayberry RFD series.

The finale of Married With Children was pretty weak.

Dallas...JR seeing the Devil and supposedly shooting himself after seeing what the world would be like without him. A very bad way to end such a great show.
Hands down. Terrible. Just terrible.

Good Times

Hands down. Terrible. Just terrible.

Good Times
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The finale of Married With Children was pretty weak.

Pretty much the whole final season of "Married with Children" sucked, especially with all those domn 2 or 3-part episodes they had.

I'll add one to the worst finales list: The Andy Griffith Show.
It did not make me want to watch the Mayberry RFD series.

How true! When Don Knotts left the show, the show left with him. Those color episodes absolutely stunk on ice. Evidently, the writers must have ran out of good ideas and their lack, thereof, certainly attached itself to the character's acting ability and affected their performance in the absence of Don. They appeared to be "lost," uninspired and unenthused in nearly every episode....including Andy! As a huge Andy Griffith fan, those post-Barney episodes were painful to watch.:mad:

I'll throw in another one, too, for a disappointing finale. A dramatic series......"The Sopranos"

I seemed to enjoy the show right up until the screen went "blank" in the restaurant and suddenly, the series had come to an END! I don't know if I was in the minority with my sentiments about it, but it sure wasn't what I expected would happen. I really miss that show and the outstanding performances delivered by the cast in each episode!:crying: