TMC
09-06-2024, 04:06 AM
https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-492-roomies-its-no-cl*******s/
Before Brian Griffin created a series about two oddball roommates on an episode of Family Guy, that premise was used in a short-lived NBC series (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125331/http://www.jumptheshark.com/r/roomies.htm) which paired up (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomies_(TV_series)) a 14-year-old with an ex-Marine in his 40s in a college dorm. Ratings (https://www.tvtango.com/series/roomies/episodes) were amazing for the premiere episode, but the show (https://www.google.com/search?q=Roomies&sca_esv=228394ed040904c3&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIKHFyvc46-2DXtQhXM5aHZcm2ETxQ%3A1725609915312&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1987%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1987&tbm=bks) still lasted only 8 shows. Find out why in this installment.
Before Brian Griffin created a series about two oddball roommates on an episode of Family Guy, that premise was used in a short-lived NBC series (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125331/http://www.jumptheshark.com/r/roomies.htm) which paired up (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomies_(TV_series)) a 14-year-old with an ex-Marine in his 40s in a college dorm. Ratings (https://www.tvtango.com/series/roomies/episodes) were amazing for the premiere episode, but the show (https://www.google.com/search?q=Roomies&sca_esv=228394ed040904c3&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIKHFyvc46-2DXtQhXM5aHZcm2ETxQ%3A1725609915312&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1987%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1987&tbm=bks) still lasted only 8 shows. Find out why in this installment.