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seventies_sitcoms · 01-09-2005, 08:29 PM

This was a comedy from the early 80's and I don't think it lasted very long. It was set in the frontier west. My sister liked this show and she was no western lover, so this had to be an offbeat comedy show if my sister liked it. She never liked anything!! Anybody remember this show at all?

snl75 · 01-13-2005, 03:54 PM

yes i watched it a few times it had a great theme song too

vashti1999 · 01-13-2005, 04:00 PM

I remember the show, remember really liking it but I don't remember any specifics about the characters. It was a short lived show, starred Joel Higgins from Silver Spoons.

Mr. Television · 02-17-2005, 01:59 AM

This show was great. I watched it every week. It was a spoof of the western genre. This is one short lived show that should have a DVD release.

TheLurkerKing · 03-31-2005, 01:16 PM

It was a great show with a great cast. Joel Higgins, Carlene Watkins, Meeno Peluce, Leonard Frey, Tracey Walter, Christopher Lloyd, Tom Ewell, etc. And some of the guest stars were Richard Moll, Slim Pickens, Andy Griffith, Al Lewis, John Randolph, Barbara Babcock, Chuck Conners, Betty White, etc. It should have lasted longer then it did.

I still remember the running gag, where no matter how hard Watkins swept the floor, there was still dirt on it. That was because the cabin had a dirt floor.

TeeVeeCloset · 03-31-2005, 02:59 PM

I have three "Best Of The West" Episodes in perfect quality if anyone is interested...email direct to: TEEVEECLOSET@AOL.COM

treky · 04-01-2005, 02:49 AM

I remember watching this show when it was on, and LOVING it! I was so dissapointed when it was canncelled. I remember, it was on ABC and, I THINK, was from the creators of "Taxi".

I'd also like it if it came to DVD.

TJ · 04-01-2022, 12:40 PM

This video talks about ABC's scheduling of the pilot episode of Best of the West. It wasn't shown on the West Coast. Half the country couldn't watch it.

Joel Higgins flew to Miami to talk about the show with Howard Cosell during the halftime of the game.

From the description:

In a 1981 NFL week 2 game on Monday Night Football between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins, the geniuses at ABC, for some inexplicable reason, forgot that a game takes three hours to complete. And when ABC programmed their schedule around the game, particularly around the new sitcom Best of the West, and forgot to take this matter into account, it created a giant controversy that resulted in a catastrophic failure for their network.

Best of the West - The Complete Series was released on a manufactured-on-demand DVD by CBS Home Entertainment on September 18, 2017. It appears to be out of print on Amazon, but maybe copies turn up from time to time.

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...daysonline3-20

TMC · 05-07-2024, 09:41 PM

Episode 468--Best of the West

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It's a western! It's a comedy! It has legends including Joel Higgins, Meeno Peluce, and Leonard Frey! And occasionally Christopher Lloyd! It can't fail! There is one small problem--half the nation didn't see its first episode because of football. Maybe it would have truly been the Best of the West if the western half of the country saw it.

01-09-2005, 08:29 PM	#1
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,243	Best of the West This was a comedy from the early 80's and I don't think it lasted very long. It was set in the frontier west. My sister liked this show and she was no western lover, so this had to be an offbeat comedy show if my sister liked it. She never liked anything!! Anybody remember this show at all?

01-13-2005, 04:00 PM	#3
vashti1999 NY METS - #1 Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 14, 2003 Location: The world's greatest city - New York City Posts: 11,404	I remember the show, remember really liking it but I don't remember any specifics about the characters. It was a short lived show, starred Joel Higgins from Silver Spoons.
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02-17-2005, 01:59 AM	#4
Mr. Television 22 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,125	This show was great. I watched it every week. It was a spoof of the western genre. This is one short lived show that should have a DVD release.
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03-31-2005, 01:16 PM	#5
TheLurkerKing Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2001 Location: Fort Worth, Texas, United States Posts: 114	Re: It was a great show with a great cast. Joel Higgins, Carlene Watkins, Meeno Peluce, Leonard Frey, Tracey Walter, Christopher Lloyd, Tom Ewell, etc. And some of the guest stars were Richard Moll, Slim Pickens, Andy Griffith, Al Lewis, John Randolph, Barbara Babcock, Chuck Conners, Betty White, etc. It should have lasted longer then it did. I still remember the running gag, where no matter how hard Watkins swept the floor, there was still dirt on it. That was because the cabin had a dirt floor.

04-01-2005, 02:49 AM	#7
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I remember watching this show when it was on, and LOVING it! I was so dissapointed when it was canncelled. I remember, it was on ABC and, I THINK, was from the creators of "Taxi". I'd also like it if it came to DVD.
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01-13-2005, 03:54 PM	#2
snl75 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Location: in the formen basement watching snl Posts: 1,377	yes i watched it a few times it had a great theme song too

03-31-2005, 02:59 PM	#6
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	I have three "Best Of The West" Episodes in perfect quality if anyone is interested...email direct to: TEEVEECLOSET@AOL.COM

04-01-2022, 12:40 PM	#8
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,650	This video talks about ABC's scheduling of the pilot episode of Best of the West. It wasn't shown on the West Coast. Half the country couldn't watch it. Joel Higgins flew to Miami to talk about the show with Howard Cosell during the halftime of the game. From the description: In a 1981 NFL week 2 game on Monday Night Football between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins, the geniuses at ABC, for some inexplicable reason, forgot that a game takes three hours to complete. And when ABC programmed their schedule around the game, particularly around the new sitcom Best of the West, and forgot to take this matter into account, it created a giant controversy that resulted in a catastrophic failure for their network. Best of the West - The Complete Series was released on a manufactured-on-demand DVD by CBS Home Entertainment on September 18, 2017. It appears to be out of print on Amazon, but maybe copies turn up from time to time. https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...daysonline3-20
	Last edited by TJ; 04-26-2022 at 11:57 AM.