Top 5 HORRIBLE Sitcom Based TV Movies

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#5. The Facts of Life Down Under

This is on here because this film was chock full of cliche's. First I should mention that this was the second movie. Facts of Life in Paris aired a few years earlier, and I never saw it. However I did hear good things about it. I did get to see this film. To be fair, it wasn't all bad. It did feel like the show. The reason they go to Australia is weak. The problem is the plot involving a jewel heist that Blair and Jo get involved in. What? This kind of plot was lame and became a big cliche. I mean, what kind of stupid idea is this? Talk about ignoring the premise of the source material! Despite that this movie could have been worst. I mean, it’s not as if NBC would do another sitcom TV movie like this but with an even crazier plot, right?

#4. Project ALF

I did not hate this. Yeah, I said it. I did not hate this. Oh, it's stupid and has its problems but overall it wasn't as idiotic as the other examples here. After the way the series ended, fans were due a movie which explained just what happened to Alf. Why it took six years and aired on a different network is beyond me. There are two major problems with this. One is that The Tanner family is missing, which is just all kinds of dumb. The second problem is that Martin Sheen is in this. What the heck was he thinking appearing this crap? That being said, it was still ALF. The same character we watched and loved for four years. And they didn’t forget the series took place entirely. Not great but not all bad either.

#3.I Dream of Jeannie-15 Years Later

Oh, the pain! I should say first if all I Dream of Jeannie was never a favorite of mine. I've seen it but always preferred Bewitched. Still, I was intrigued when this little film came along. First of all, Larry Hagman did not reprise his role from the series. That should have shut the project down right there. The plot is a convoluted one involving Jeannie's evil sister, but I am going jump ahead to the end. How does it end? Jeannie has to go away erase all memory of her, their son, and marriage from Tony. What??? This was a retcon before retcons became a big deal, and it sucked. Even not being a serious fan I was appalled by this film, it was just terrible. They tried again a few years later with “I Still Dream of Jeannie”, and while that film was better it still kind of sucked.

#2. Family Ties Vacation

Aw crap. There are so many things wrong with this. First, to be fair, the basic idea sounds reasonable. I can buy that Alex got a scholarship or whatever to Oxford. I can buy that the whole family went along, why not? Too bad the execution was horrible. First of all, Alex is just so out of character in this. I have read this whole film was rushed and I believe it. Why does Alex turn into a klutzy wimp? But as bad asthat, it's not the worst thing in this film. The major plot involves a microfilm being chased by soviet spies that the Keaton’s unknowingly got a hold of. Soviet spies? Really? Of course the spies are bumbling clods and the whole thing ends with a chase through the streets of London. It's just so lame, and I picked on Alex but the truth is none of the characters are really in character here. Facts of Life Down Under still kind of felt like the show, this does not. Since it is a movie we lose the laugh track and that combined with the unusual locale just make it a very off experience indeed.

#1. The Brady 500

This is cheating a little, but let me explain. A Very Brady Christmas was an enormous hit in 1988. It was, and still is, one of my favorite Christmas movies. So it only stood to reason a new movie should be made. In fact, plans were to have two movies. The first was The Brady 500. Before I talk about that, I should explain that some executive had the brilliant idea to make it a series, with this movie as a pilot and a couple other episodes to fill the order. The Brady Bunch back on TV? What could go wrong with that? So the plot of the movie is that Bobby is in a serious accident while race car driving and is paralyzed........Hold it! This is THE BRADY BUNCH, right? That silly lighthearted show from the 70's? WHO DECIDED TO MAKE IT A DRAMA???? I don't want to see Carol crying and the family depressed! WTF??? This was one ofthe worst ideas ever, and to top it all off they scheduled this at 8:00 on Friday...opposite Full House! This whole thing was like a nightmare, and just did not feel like the original show at all. In case you're wondering, the second movie involved Mike winning an election for something, I stopped caring by then, and that didn't really make much sense to me. By the way, "The Brady's" also had Greg and Peter get into a fistfight, turned Marcia into an alcoholic, Jan unable to have children, and Cindy dating a man ten years older than she. Stop! Maureen McCormick was the only cast member to not participate, and my respect for her has no bounds. By theway, if you’re wondering about “The Brady Bunch Goes to Washington”….we don’t talk about that.

[tlc38tlc38]

I liked all of these except "Jeannie 15 Years Later". No Hagman, no Jeannie....it just wasn't the same. My favorite was "Project: ALF".

[70s show watcher]

i have to agree about family ties vacation for all the reasons listed it was way too slapstick and too far off of what the concept of family ties is supposed to be i dont really know of any family ties fans who really liked it

[TV_on_the_Porch]

What kind of brainless, tasteless CLOD thinks "I Still Dream Of Jeannie" was better than the first Jeannie reunion? Their opinion of any program can be summarily dismissed based on that alone!

[treky]

the only 2 of those I saw was PROJECT ALF and I DREAM OF JEANIE: 15 YEARS LATER (which by the way, one reason Larry Hagman didn't do was because he was busy down in "DALLAS")

I thought ALF was good but IDOJ was pretty bad.

[MacLeaper]

"Project: ALF" is hilarious! I LOVE that TV-movie! (Of course, I LOVE ALF in general anyway.)
And I LOVE "Family Ties Vacation" too.
I enjoyed "The Brady 500", along with the rest of "The Bradys" series when it aired in the early 1990s. "A Very Brady Christmas" is a favorite Christmas special to watch for me.
I can't recall that I've seen "The Facts of Life Down Under", but I LOVE "The Facts of Life", so I'm sure it's not all that bad. (The reunion movie is cool too.)

I haven't seen the follow-up TV-movies for "I Dream of Jeannie", but I'd like to sometime. I'm sure they can't be all that bad. Though it is a bummer for the "15 Years Later" one not to have Larry Hagman or Barbara Eden. Oh well- I've seen other follow-up productions with little to no cast from the original parent production that have still been pretty good.

[Tubehead]

I acutely liked family ties vacation.

[MacLeaper]

i have to agree about family ties vacation for all the reasons listed it was way too slapstick and too far off of what the concept of family ties is supposed to be i dont really know of any family ties fans who really liked it

I'm a huge fan of "Family Ties" and I LOVE "Family Ties Vacation".
I think it was perfectly in keeping with the concept of the show- there has been some great slapstick humor in other scenes of the show (even though that's not always a norm).
It's okay to have differences in opinion though. Just saying that there are some Family Ties fans who enjoy it.

[bliss]

I prefer the TV reunion movie I Still Dream Of Jeannie. That son was an unknown dark-haired jock type who I can imagine can pass for Jeannie & Tony's offspring. Everytime I see Mackenzie Astin I think of John & Patty's kid or that kid on The Facts of Life.

[icecream]

I also liked the Family Ties vacation. Unfortunately I only saw it once several years ago, would like it to air again. The I Dream of Jeannie movie sounds horrible, but the Facts of Life movie sounds interesting.