View Full Version : Oddity Archive: Episode 296 – The “Checkerboard” Sitcoms of 1987


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02-05-2026, 05:57 PM
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…because three hours a night of late 80’s primetime TV lameness just wasn’t enough!

Quick Links:

0:49 – Intro
2:02 – A Mini-History Lesson
5:38 – Monday: Marblehead Manor
12:18 – Tuesday: She’s the Sheriff (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125314/http://www.jumptheshark.com/s/shesthesheriff.htm)
16:55 – Wednesday: You Can’t Take It With You
22:19 – Thursday: Out Of This World (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125340/http://www.jumptheshark.com/o/out_of_this_world.htm)
27:51 – Friday: We Got It Made (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125256/http://www.jumptheshark.com/w/wegotitmade.htm)
32:07 – Closing



Remembering the NBC “Checkerboard” (https://www.tdogmedia.com/2022/09/remembering-the-nbc-checkerboard.html)

Do You Remember? #233: NBC's Primetime Begins At 7:30 ... (https://bashful269.wordpress.com/2020/09/20/do-you-remember-233-nbcs-primetime-begins-at-730-campaign/)

AT NBC, SLIME TIME STARTS AT 730 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/09/14/at-nbc-slime-time-starts-at-730/129f5e05-7975-4120-9540-29a5a44df470/)

NEW FALL TV SEASON : SYNDICATION IN PRIME OF ITS ... (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-14-ca-4961-story.html)

REDEFINING PRIME TIME: IT'S ALL IN WHO YOU ASK (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/11/arts/redefining-prime-time-it-s-all-in-who-you-ask.html)

The Syndicated Season: 1987-1988 (https://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/syndicated_1987/)

COMEDIES TRYING TO GET THE JUMP ON GAME SHOWS (https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/09/13/comedies-trying-to-get-the-jump-on-game-shows/)

Episode 61--Primetime starts at 7:30 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-61-primetime-starts-at-7-30/id1483290411?i=1000475634019)

SYNDICATED-TV REVIEWS : PRIME-TIME LEAD-INS ON ... (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-14-ca-4986-story.html)

Who remembers when prime time was longer? (television, ... (https://www.city-data.com/forum/tv/2390701-who-remembers-when-prime-time-longer.html)