Classic 1978 ABC Tuesday night sitcom lineup - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

opus · 03-18-2023, 01:00 AM

Promo. Back to back to back to back.

Happy Days!
Laverne and Shirley!
Three’s Company!
and of course that all time favorite The Harvey Korman Show (lasted 6 episodes. Doesn’t even have a board around here)

https://youtu.be/AaVVN1iZnfA

MRPITT · 03-18-2023, 11:17 AM

That was a great lineup.

opus · 03-18-2023, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MRPITT

That was a great lineup.

I was thinking about Harvey, how bad do you have to be to not be a 'time slot hit' for at least a season following those other three? Especially in the days before remote controls were prevalent.

Anyone know what they replaced him with?

stevea · 03-18-2023, 02:04 PM

Soap ended its 1977-78 season in March 1978, and The Harvey Korman Show took its place for three episodes in April.

The pilot aired in 1977, an episode aired in January 1978, and the last episode was burned off in August 1978. The rest of the summer was filled with Carter Country reruns, and Taxi started in that slot in fall 1978.

TJ · 03-18-2023, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by opus

and of course that all time favorite The Harvey Korman Show (lasted 6 episodes. Doesn’t even have a board around here)

https://youtu.be/AaVVN1iZnfA

We have one now.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...lay.php?f=2772

The show doesn't even have a listing in The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1947-Present book.

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Originally Posted by opus

I was thinking about Harvey, how bad do you have to be to not be a 'time slot hit' for at least a season following those other three? Especially in the days before remote controls were prevalent.

Anyone know what they replaced him with?

The original ABC Tuesday night schedule for the 1977-1978 season was Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company and Soap. Soap's last episode that season was on March 28, 1978.

The Harvey Korman Show had an odd scheduling history. The final four episodes were airing with reruns of those other three series. It aired with new episodes only on January 31, 1978.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harvey_Korman_Show

"Pilot" - 05/19/77
"The One Where Harvey Gets a Job as an Escort" - 01/31/78
"The One Where Stuart Moves In" - 04/04/78
"The One Where Harvey Won't Change"" 04/11/78
"The One Where There's a Hold-Up" - 04/18/78
"The One Where Harvey Goes on a Kids Show" - 08/13/78

We need a TV Facts thread from TVFactFan on it.

opus · 03-18-2023, 02:30 PM

I guess I just assumed that was an early season promo. You know what they say about "assuming"

opus · 03-18-2023, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ

We have one now.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...lay.php?f=2772

Look out, Facts Of Life board. You'll be overtaken soon.

stevea · 03-18-2023, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ

"The One Where Harvey Gets a Job as an Escort" - 01/31/78
"The One Where Stuart Moves In" - 04/04/78
"The One Where Harvey Won't Change"" 04/11/78
"The One Where There's a Hold-Up" - 04/18/78
"The One Where Harvey Goes on a Kids Show" - 08/13/78

"The One With The First The One Where Titles"

king of comedy · 04-30-2023, 05:14 PM

I remembered Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley and Three's Company but not The Harvey Korman Show.

Alan Brady's Hair · 04-30-2023, 06:31 PM

It seems ABC just ran Soap's 25 original Season 1 episodes September to March, then aired the reruns as part of their ABC Late Night package:

https://youtu.be/eSpvgY3F2g0

So they had a hole to fill on Tuesday night, and used Korman and Carter. Soap came back with new episodes on Thursday nights in September.

Edit: Soap had finished #13 behind the strong lead-ins.

03-18-2023, 01:00 AM	#1
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,280	Classic 1978 ABC Tuesday night sitcom lineup Promo. Back to back to back to back. Happy Days! Laverne and Shirley! Three’s Company! and of course that all time favorite The Harvey Korman Show (lasted 6 episodes. Doesn’t even have a board around here) https://youtu.be/AaVVN1iZnfA

03-18-2023, 11:17 AM	#2
MRPITT Member Senior Member Join Date: May 14, 2011 Posts: 1,678	That was a great lineup.

03-18-2023, 02:04 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,489	Soap ended its 1977-78 season in March 1978, and The Harvey Korman Show took its place for three episodes in April. The pilot aired in 1977, an episode aired in January 1978, and the last episode was burned off in August 1978. The rest of the summer was filled with Carter Country reruns, and Taxi started in that slot in fall 1978.

03-18-2023, 02:30 PM	#6
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,280	I guess I just assumed that was an early season promo. You know what they say about "assuming"

04-30-2023, 05:14 PM	#9
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	I remembered Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley and Three's Company but not The Harvey Korman Show.

04-30-2023, 06:31 PM	#10
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,825	It seems ABC just ran Soap's 25 original Season 1 episodes September to March, then aired the reruns as part of their ABC Late Night package: https://youtu.be/eSpvgY3F2g0 So they had a hole to fill on Tuesday night, and used Korman and Carter. Soap came back with new episodes on Thursday nights in September. Edit: Soap had finished #13 behind the strong lead-ins.