25 Beloved TV Shows That Haven't Aged Well - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-11-2013, 01:10 AM

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2...ent-aged-well/

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The Internet's helped to create a culture of nostalgia. There are myriad ways that we express our love of the bygone television shows of our youth. We like them on Facebook, we change our banner or our avatar to our favorite picture of Tommy Pickles or Cory Matthews, and of course, we make lists about them. The sad truth is that when you finally hop into your Netflix time machine and look at those old shows with fresh eyes, you realize that many were never that good to begin with. Plots that once felt fresh feel hackneyed. Characters that used to resonate feel broadly drawn and poorly motivated. Jokes that had our 13-year-old selves in stitches fill the room with nothing more than disappointed silence.

We took a look at many of the shows that we used to love to see if they stood the test of time; these are the programs that fell flat. Here are 25 Beloved TV Shows That Haven't Aged Well.

Zoneboy · 06-11-2013, 01:59 AM

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Blossom

MacGyver

Mr. Ed

Walker, Texas Ranger

Hey, Dude

Sister, Sister

Gilligan's Island

The Nanny

WWE Monday Night Raw

Doug

Knight Rider

Home Improvememt

All That

Dawson's Creek

The A-Team

I Dream of Jeannie

Highlander: The Series

The Dukes of Hazzard

The Brady Bunch

Family Matters

Xena Warrior Princess

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Baywatch

Saved By the Bell

Full House

comedyfreak · 06-11-2013, 08:42 AM

I enjoy old shows that make me laugh, I could care less if they are dated or not. Article makes no sense to me.

Gertie1999 · 06-11-2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I enjoy old shows that make me laugh, I could care less if they are dated or not. Article makes no sense to me.

I second that.

Furienna · 06-11-2013, 08:34 PM

I haven't seen some of these shows, but I disagree about "Blossom", "Sister, Sister", "The Nanny", "Doug", "Family Matters", "Xena: Warrior princess" and "Full House". I also say "Baywatch" and "Saved by the bell" are okay enough to watch once in a while. I start wondering which shows this person actually likes.

Retro4Life · 06-11-2013, 11:37 PM

All of this stuff is completely subjective, of course, but I think a glaring example of a show that was beloved (by me, as well!) but hasn't aged well at all is "Welcome Back, Kotter".

Patty Duke · 06-12-2013, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Gertie1999

I second that.

I 3rd that.

EmoJoe · 06-12-2013, 12:29 AM

Some of these don't make much sense...like them or not, shows like The Nanny, Home Improvement, The Brady Bunch, and I Dream of Jeannie have become syndication mainstays so saying they haven't aged well doesn't ring true.

But some seem about right - Dawson's Creek is painfully a relic of its time, for example, and I can't remember the last time I heard anyone talk about Mister Ed...

PrettyinPink55 · 06-12-2013, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I enjoy old shows that make me laugh, I could care less if they are dated or not. Article makes no sense to me.

I agree!!!

Regulus · 06-12-2013, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PrettyinPink55

I agree!!!

And so do I. My DVD Collection ranges from the 1940s to the Present (Bear in mind there are more fingers on my hands than there shows from the last 13 years in my collection), but If a show becomes one I'll watch again some day, I consider It a classic.

benjamoon · 06-13-2013, 12:13 AM

I feel like a better title for this is "Shows that have become classics but just aren't all that good." Then I would have no qualms with the list... I like a few of them (Brady Bunch, I Dream of Jeannie, Home Improvement) but I think it's a fair list.

But to call them dated? I don't think some of those shows were any less cheesy back then and people loved them then and now. So I don't think "dated" is an appropriate term because it's not like they were critical darlings when they originally aired.

jimpickens · 06-13-2013, 02:46 AM

And yet in twenty to thirty years from now the same would be said of todays shows.

Furienna · 06-13-2013, 10:13 PM

By the way, I find it very ironic that whoever made that list would call "Home improvement" sexist (against women, that is). Because I remember an episode where Tim was treated like crap, just because he didn't want to have a vasectomy! Excuse me, but what right did anybody have to pressure him into something like that?

king of comedy · 06-27-2013, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

All of this stuff is completely subjective, of course, but I think a glaring example of a show that was beloved (by me, as well!) but hasn't aged well at all is "Welcome Back, Kotter".

Your'e right on that show. Those catch phrases "Up your nose with a rubber hose." are so annoying and ear cringing today. Looking at it now, UGH!! Very unwatchable now. The same goes for Batman. It'll never hold a torch today compare to Batman TAS and the recent movies with Christian Bale. As for the list, it is right on target. Looking at these shows now is okay once in a while but that's fine with me. I look at the list and say "I watched these?" As I said before, once in a while if fine but I wouldn't want to rush out and buy them.

Mr. Television · 06-27-2013, 09:07 PM

The A-Team and The Dukes of Hazzard are as fun now as they ever were.

06-11-2013, 08:42 AM	#3
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benjamoon Bewitched Senior Member Join Date: Jun 15, 2000 Location: New York Posts: 1,450	I feel like a better title for this is "Shows that have become classics but just aren't all that good." Then I would have no qualms with the list... I like a few of them (Brady Bunch, I Dream of Jeannie, Home Improvement) but I think it's a fair list. But to call them dated? I don't think some of those shows were any less cheesy back then and people loved them then and now. So I don't think "dated" is an appropriate term because it's not like they were critical darlings when they originally aired.
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Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,277	I haven't seen some of these shows, but I disagree about "Blossom", "Sister, Sister", "The Nanny", "Doug", "Family Matters", "Xena: Warrior princess" and "Full House". I also say "Baywatch" and "Saved by the bell" are okay enough to watch once in a while. I start wondering which shows this person actually likes.

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jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,389	And yet in twenty to thirty years from now the same would be said of todays shows.

06-13-2013, 10:13 PM	#13
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,277	By the way, I find it very ironic that whoever made that list would call "Home improvement" sexist (against women, that is). Because I remember an episode where Tim was treated like crap, just because he didn't want to have a vasectomy! Excuse me, but what right did anybody have to pressure him into something like that?