TMC
07-23-2025, 07:31 PM
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The year was 2002 — and network TV was in chaos. Fresh off the success of Friends, Frasier, and That ’70s Show, the big networks were scrambling to launch the next big sitcom. What we got instead were talking babies, reboot disasters, awkward high-concept flops, and shows so bad they never even aired.
In this video, we’re diving deep into the short-lived and failed sitcoms of 2002 — including That ’80s Show, Watching Ellie, Family Affair, Baby Bob, In-Laws, and many more. Some were forgotten for a reason… others maybe deserved better.
Whether you remember these shows or you're hearing about them for the first time, this trip down TV memory lane is full of weird ideas, wasted potential, and early 2000s strangeness.
0:00 intro
0:34 Family Affair
2:18 In-Laws
4:18 That 80s show
6:12 Baby Bob
8:08 Bram and Alice
9:49 The Random Years
11:18 Imagine That
12:08 Hidden Hills
14:00 Wednesday 930
16:00 Watching Ellie
The year was 2002 — and network TV was in chaos. Fresh off the success of Friends, Frasier, and That ’70s Show, the big networks were scrambling to launch the next big sitcom. What we got instead were talking babies, reboot disasters, awkward high-concept flops, and shows so bad they never even aired.
In this video, we’re diving deep into the short-lived and failed sitcoms of 2002 — including That ’80s Show, Watching Ellie, Family Affair, Baby Bob, In-Laws, and many more. Some were forgotten for a reason… others maybe deserved better.
Whether you remember these shows or you're hearing about them for the first time, this trip down TV memory lane is full of weird ideas, wasted potential, and early 2000s strangeness.
0:00 intro
0:34 Family Affair
2:18 In-Laws
4:18 That 80s show
6:12 Baby Bob
8:08 Bram and Alice
9:49 The Random Years
11:18 Imagine That
12:08 Hidden Hills
14:00 Wednesday 930
16:00 Watching Ellie