Sitcom Bombs: A Guide to the Most Forgettable TV Comedies Book Review - Page 4 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

MrCleveland · 01-26-2011, 08:30 AM

I saw "Aliens in the Family" and yes, that WAS a stupid TGIF Show. "Mr. Cooper" was a better show than that!

catlover79 · 01-26-2011, 02:18 PM

^ I don't even remember that show. Sounds like I didn't miss much!!

MrCleveland · 01-26-2011, 05:04 PM

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^ I don't even remember that show. Sounds like I didn't miss much!!

Nope...you didn't.

TV Knowledge Fan · 01-27-2011, 04:15 AM

...was essentially a "live-action cartoon", featuring life-sized "Muppets" interacting with "real" actors. It belonged on ABC's Saturday morning schedule, not 9pm(et) on Fridays...and that's exactly where it ended up in the summer of '96, to "burn off" its remaining episodes. Today, a series like that would be perfectly comfortable in prime-time on, say, "The Disney Channel".

TV Knowledge Fan · 01-27-2011, 04:32 AM

...that was CBS' answer to "ROSEANNE", starring Nell Carter....it just wasn't as funny. Six episodes were taped (including a Christmas episode, on its second week!), but only five were shown. Bill Irvin, the author of "Sitcom Bombs", doesn't know why, but I remember why: On January 19, 1991, CBS pre-empted most of its Saturday night schedule for live coverage of the second day of the Gulf War...and "YOU TAKE THE KIDS" happend to be scheduled on Saturdays at 8pm(et), and the final episode was supposed to appear that very evening. There was no reason for the network to ever reschedule the final episode because of the terrible ratings the series earned, and the Gulf War virtually finished it off.

catlover79 · 01-27-2011, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TV Knowledge Fan

...was essentially a "live-action cartoon", featuring life-sized "Muppets" interacting with "real" actors. It belonged on ABC's Saturday morning schedule, not 9pm(et) on Fridays...and that's exactly where it ended up in the summer of '96, to "burn off" its remaining episodes. Today, a series like that would be perfectly comfortable in prime-time on, say, "The Disney Channel".

Thanks for the info - I'd never even heard of it!! But like I said before, sounds like I didn't miss much.

Dr. Thong · 01-27-2011, 12:36 PM

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The only one of the shows on the list I ever watched was A.E.S. Hudson Street and I thought it was decent. The acting and writing was good, but something tragic happened behind the scenes that make me think that low ratings isn't the only reason the show ended after only 5 episodes:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=262633

Gee, I wonder why you chose to watch A.E.S. Hudson Street, Monika?

Hmmmm.....?

TV Knowledge Fan · 01-28-2011, 02:34 AM

...virtually all of the episodes are posted on YouTube.

zachattack12 · 01-01-2013, 02:20 AM

There were a bunch of good sitcom bombs. My favorites include:

Clerks
Free Agents U.S.
Life on a Stick
Lost at Home
The O'Keefes
On the Air
On the Spot
Welcome to The Captain

There are a whole bunch of others that I would like to see. One of these is Danny, a short lived series on CBS starring Daniel Stern. If anyone has it, please let me know.

D-Dey · 03-29-2013, 09:41 PM

I'm still dying to find "Women in Prison." Since Julia Campbell's guest appearances on "Austin & Ally," I've been dying to show some of the usual Disney Channel fans her old work, and I don't mean her role in "Romy & Michele's High School Reunion."

catlover79 · 03-30-2013, 04:13 AM

^ Wasn't CCH Pounder on that show?

D-Dey · 03-30-2013, 12:58 PM

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^ Wasn't CCH Pounder on that show?

She was. She played Dawn Murphy, the token black woman of the series who killed her apparently abusive husband.

robyrob · 03-30-2013, 01:16 PM

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I'm still dying to find "Women in Prison." Since Julia Campbell's guest appearances on "Austin & Ally," I've been dying to show some of the usual Disney Channel fans her old work, and I don't mean her role in "Romy & Michele's High School Reunion."

i LOVED that show - it also had Wendy Jo Sperber on it

Mr. Television · 03-30-2013, 03:32 PM

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i LOVED that show - it also had Wendy Jo Sperber on it

That's before I had a Fox station.

opus · 01-15-2025, 11:02 PM

Did this book ever come out? I’m not seeing it in any used book sites.

01-26-2011, 08:30 AM	#46
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01-26-2011, 02:18 PM	#47
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ I don't even remember that show. Sounds like I didn't miss much!!
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01-27-2011, 04:15 AM	#49
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	"ALIENS IN THE FAMILY"... ...was essentially a "live-action cartoon", featuring life-sized "Muppets" interacting with "real" actors. It belonged on ABC's Saturday morning schedule, not 9pm(et) on Fridays...and that's exactly where it ended up in the summer of '96, to "burn off" its remaining episodes. Today, a series like that would be perfectly comfortable in prime-time on, say, "The Disney Channel".

01-27-2011, 04:32 AM	#50
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	I also remember "YOU TAKE THE KIDS"... ...that was CBS' answer to "ROSEANNE", starring Nell Carter....it just wasn't as funny. Six episodes were taped (including a Christmas episode, on its second week!), but only five were shown. Bill Irvin, the author of "Sitcom Bombs", doesn't know why, but I remember why: On January 19, 1991, CBS pre-empted most of its Saturday night schedule for live coverage of the second day of the Gulf War...and "YOU TAKE THE KIDS" happend to be scheduled on Saturdays at 8pm(et), and the final episode was supposed to appear that very evening. There was no reason for the network to ever reschedule the final episode because of the terrible ratings the series earned, and the Gulf War virtually finished it off.

01-28-2011, 02:34 AM	#53
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	If you're THAT curious as to what "ALIENS IN THE FAMILY" was all about, 'catlover'... ...virtually all of the episodes are posted on YouTube.

01-01-2013, 02:20 AM	#54
zachattack12 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 11, 2012 Location: Greenbelt, MD Posts: 70	There were a bunch of good sitcom bombs. My favorites include: Clerks Free Agents U.S. Life on a Stick Lost at Home The O'Keefes On the Air On the Spot Welcome to The Captain There are a whole bunch of others that I would like to see. One of these is Danny, a short lived series on CBS starring Daniel Stern. If anyone has it, please let me know.

03-29-2013, 09:41 PM	#55
D-Dey Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 11, 2000 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 5,511	I'm still dying to find "Women in Prison." Since Julia Campbell's guest appearances on "Austin & Ally," I've been dying to show some of the usual Disney Channel fans her old work, and I don't mean her role in "Romy & Michele's High School Reunion."
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03-30-2013, 04:13 AM	#56
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ Wasn't CCH Pounder on that show?

01-15-2025, 11:02 PM	#60
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