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The 1988–89 TV season (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_United_States_network_television_schedule) was packed with ambitious shows—some faded fast, while others became cult classics. Let’s uncover the forgotten gems that shaped TV history.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Incredible Sunday
01:11 Ragu
02:12 Great Circuses of the World
03:02 Studio 5-B
05:11 Live-In
06:37 Heartland (1989)
08:38 Gideon Oliver
09:54 Nearly Departed (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125344/http://www.jumptheshark.com/n/nearlydeparted.htm)
11:25 Almost Grown (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125335/http://www.jumptheshark.com/a/almostgrown.htm)
13:15 High Risk
15:20 TV 101
16:57 Have Faith (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125301/http://www.jumptheshark.com/h/havefaith.htm)
18:00 Live! Dick Clark Presents
19:02 The Van Dyke Show
20:36 Hard Time on Planet Earth (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125301/http://www.jumptheshark.com/h/hardtimeonplanetearth.htm)
22:29 Annie McGuire
24:15 The Robert Guillaume Show
26:58 Baby Boom (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125231/http://www.jumptheshark.com/b/babyboom.htm)
28:34 Knight & Daye
30:32 Tattingers (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125202/http://www.jumptheshark.com/t/tattingers.htm)
32:37 Nick & Hillary
34:23 Nightingales
37:04 Knightwatch
39:15 A Fine Romance
41:20 Jackée
42:36 Unclaimed Fortunes
44:12 The Jim Henson Hour (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125210/http://www.jumptheshark.com/j/jimhensonhour.htm)
45:44 This Is America, Charlie Brown
47:08 Something Is Out There
48:50 Unsub (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125227/http://www.jumptheshark.com/u/unsub.htm)
50:29 Dream Street
52:38 Murphy's Law
54:24 First Impressions
55:33 Dirty Dancing (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125223/http://www.jumptheshark.com/d/dirtydancing.htm)
57:30 Dolphin Cove
59:28 One of the Boys
1:01:05 Raising Miranda
1:02:35 A Man Called Hawk
1:04:09 Jesse Hawkes
1:06:40 Beyond Tomorrow
1:07:36 Men
1:09:23 Starting from Scratch
1:11:07 Learning the Ropes (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125326/http://www.jumptheshark.com/l/learningtheropes.htm)
1:13:11 The Street
1:13:57 Closing
Short-lived TV shows like Dirty Dancing (CBS), The Jim Henson Hour (NBC), Something Is Out There (NBC), Hard Time on Planet Earth (CBS), and Tattingers/Nick & Hillary (NBC) struggled to find an audience but left a lasting impact.
The 1988–89 TV season (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_United_States_network_television_schedule) was packed with ambitious shows—some faded fast, while others became cult classics. Let’s uncover the forgotten gems that shaped TV history.
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Incredible Sunday
01:11 Ragu
02:12 Great Circuses of the World
03:02 Studio 5-B
05:11 Live-In
06:37 Heartland (1989)
08:38 Gideon Oliver
09:54 Nearly Departed (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125344/http://www.jumptheshark.com/n/nearlydeparted.htm)
11:25 Almost Grown (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125335/http://www.jumptheshark.com/a/almostgrown.htm)
13:15 High Risk
15:20 TV 101
16:57 Have Faith (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125301/http://www.jumptheshark.com/h/havefaith.htm)
18:00 Live! Dick Clark Presents
19:02 The Van Dyke Show
20:36 Hard Time on Planet Earth (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125301/http://www.jumptheshark.com/h/hardtimeonplanetearth.htm)
22:29 Annie McGuire
24:15 The Robert Guillaume Show
26:58 Baby Boom (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125231/http://www.jumptheshark.com/b/babyboom.htm)
28:34 Knight & Daye
30:32 Tattingers (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125202/http://www.jumptheshark.com/t/tattingers.htm)
32:37 Nick & Hillary
34:23 Nightingales
37:04 Knightwatch
39:15 A Fine Romance
41:20 Jackée
42:36 Unclaimed Fortunes
44:12 The Jim Henson Hour (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125210/http://www.jumptheshark.com/j/jimhensonhour.htm)
45:44 This Is America, Charlie Brown
47:08 Something Is Out There
48:50 Unsub (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125227/http://www.jumptheshark.com/u/unsub.htm)
50:29 Dream Street
52:38 Murphy's Law
54:24 First Impressions
55:33 Dirty Dancing (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125223/http://www.jumptheshark.com/d/dirtydancing.htm)
57:30 Dolphin Cove
59:28 One of the Boys
1:01:05 Raising Miranda
1:02:35 A Man Called Hawk
1:04:09 Jesse Hawkes
1:06:40 Beyond Tomorrow
1:07:36 Men
1:09:23 Starting from Scratch
1:11:07 Learning the Ropes (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125326/http://www.jumptheshark.com/l/learningtheropes.htm)
1:13:11 The Street
1:13:57 Closing
Short-lived TV shows like Dirty Dancing (CBS), The Jim Henson Hour (NBC), Something Is Out There (NBC), Hard Time on Planet Earth (CBS), and Tattingers/Nick & Hillary (NBC) struggled to find an audience but left a lasting impact.