View Full Version : Classic 1978 ABC Tuesday night sitcom lineup


opus
03-18-2023, 01:00 AM
Promo. Back to back to back to back.

Happy Days!
Laverne and Shirley!
Three’s Company!
and of course that all time favorite The Harvey Korman Show (lasted 6 episodes. Doesn’t even have a board around here)

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https://youtu.be/AaVVN1iZnfA

MRPITT
03-18-2023, 11:17 AM
That was a great lineup.

opus
03-18-2023, 01:21 PM
That was a great lineup.

I was thinking about Harvey, how bad do you have to be to not be a 'time slot hit' for at least a season following those other three? Especially in the days before remote controls were prevalent.

Anyone know what they replaced him with?

stevea
03-18-2023, 02:04 PM
Soap ended its 1977-78 season in March 1978, and The Harvey Korman Show took its place for three episodes in April.

The pilot aired in 1977, an episode aired in January 1978, and the last episode was burned off in August 1978. The rest of the summer was filled with Carter Country reruns, and Taxi started in that slot in fall 1978.

TJ
03-18-2023, 02:16 PM
and of course that all time favorite The Harvey Korman Show (lasted 6 episodes. Doesn’t even have a board around here)

AaVVN1iZnfA
https://youtu.be/AaVVN1iZnfA

We have one now.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=2772

The show doesn't even have a listing in The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1947-Present book.

I was thinking about Harvey, how bad do you have to be to not be a 'time slot hit' for at least a season following those other three? Especially in the days before remote controls were prevalent.

Anyone know what they replaced him with?

The original ABC Tuesday night schedule for the 1977-1978 season was Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company and Soap. Soap's last episode that season was on March 28, 1978.

The Harvey Korman Show had an odd scheduling history. The final four episodes were airing with reruns of those other three series. It aired with new episodes only on January 31, 1978.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harvey_Korman_Show

"Pilot" - 05/19/77
"The One Where Harvey Gets a Job as an Escort" - 01/31/78
"The One Where Stuart Moves In" - 04/04/78
"The One Where Harvey Won't Change"" 04/11/78
"The One Where There's a Hold-Up" - 04/18/78
"The One Where Harvey Goes on a Kids Show" - 08/13/78

We need a TV Facts thread from TVFactFan on it.

opus
03-18-2023, 02:30 PM
I guess I just assumed that was an early season promo. You know what they say about "assuming" :(

opus
03-18-2023, 02:31 PM
We have one now.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=2772



Look out, Facts Of Life board. You'll be overtaken soon.

stevea
03-18-2023, 03:17 PM
"The One Where Harvey Gets a Job as an Escort" - 01/31/78
"The One Where Stuart Moves In" - 04/04/78
"The One Where Harvey Won't Change"" 04/11/78
"The One Where There's a Hold-Up" - 04/18/78
"The One Where Harvey Goes on a Kids Show" - 08/13/78



"The One With The First The One Where Titles"

opus
03-24-2023, 01:11 PM
Since I got demoted from the General Sitcoms board to The Harvey Korman Show board, please accept these two HKS episodes free of charge

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https://youtu.be/O1MRPyFOk60

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https://youtu.be/Astrvma5_Jo

TJ
03-24-2023, 01:39 PM
I didn't move the thread. I just copied it over here to populate the board.

Good find with the two episodes. The classic commercials are always fun to watch.