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jayman75 · 04-02-2002, 05:01 PM

Does anyone remember this sitcom from the late 70s/early 80s. It had two main characters -- one was a guy, skinny, tall, dark curly hair. The other was a woman, blonde, attractive, etc. They ran a counseling center or something like that. I seem to remember also that it was based out of Canada.

It's just something in the back of my mind and I wondered if anyone knew what I was talking about.

Thanks!

TV Guy · 04-02-2002, 06:00 PM

Yeah, it was from Canada, and was syndicated in the US during the mid-80s (stations usually ran it during the summer). I remember an episode or two -- it was really horrible. It ran in the US at a time when there was a shortage of recent sitcoms available for syndication, so the distributor wanted to experiment to see if US audiences would accept non-domestic sitcoms. In this case, at least, they didn't.

TMC · 12-30-2022, 05:58 AM

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Between April and May of 1985, Nickelodeon aired a Canadian sitcom that, at first glance, didn't seem to have any business being on a cable channel for children. At second glace, it still had no business. So just what was Hangin' In's deal? What did it represent for Canadian television? And why was it such a poor fit for Nick?

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04-02-2002, 06:00 PM	#2
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Yeah, it was from Canada, and was syndicated in the US during the mid-80s (stations usually ran it during the summer). I remember an episode or two -- it was really horrible. It ran in the US at a time when there was a shortage of recent sitcoms available for syndication, so the distributor wanted to experiment to see if US audiences would accept non-domestic sitcoms. In this case, at least, they didn't.
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