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08-04-2014, 11:43 AM
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Too Early, Too Late, or Just in time.
What sitcoms do you think were canceled too early, too late, or just in time.
1. Gilligans island, too early 2. Happy days. Too late. 3. Threes company. Just in time. |
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08-04-2014, 12:20 PM
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I think that Barney Miller was ended at the right time in 1982.
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08-04-2014, 01:30 PM
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TOO EARLY:
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Angie It's a Living (with the ABC cast) Flo The Powers That Be TOO LATE: Happy Days Laverne and Shirley Petticoat Junction Beverly Hillbillies JUST IN TIME: Maude The Golden Girls Designing Women I Dream of Jeannie The Brady Bunch The Partridge Family |
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08-04-2014, 03:40 PM
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Cheers!
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Too Early:
iCarly Big Time Rush Less Than Perfect Happy Endings Lost In Space Gilligan's Island Back In The Game The Neighbors The Munsters The Addams Family The Mother's-In-Law Temperatures Rising Too Late: M*A*S*H My Three Sons All In The Family The Facts Of Life Good Times Just Right: Sanford And Son Boy Meets World What's Happening Married With Children |
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08-04-2014, 04:23 PM
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Too Early:
I honestly can't think of any comedies that I felt strongly were gone too soon. I can think of a lot of dramas though (American Dreams, Homefront, Detroit 1-8-7, etc) Too Late: The Office Bewitched Happy Days Roseanne Rhoda Murphy Brown Just Right: Mary Tyler Moore Show Dick Van Dyke Show I Love Lucy The Bob Newhart Show |
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My Blog: http://benjamonsterstv.blogspot.com/ My Site: peaktvdatabase.weebly.com My favorite TV shows: Bewitched, I Love Lucy, American Dreams, Mary Tyler Moore, The Office, Happy Days, The West Wing, Modern Family, Friday Night Lights, Friends, Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, and Parenthood |
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08-04-2014, 05:06 PM
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Every day’s a Dolly day!
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I'll just do a few:
TOO EARLY: Mama's Family ALF All-American Girl Dinosaurs Flo Gilligan's Island The Jeffersons Matlock Murder, She Wrote Pee-wee's Playhouse The Torkelsons TOO LATE: 227 Family Matters The Beverly Hillbillies Petticoat Junction Diff'rent Strokes The Drew Carey Show Ellen Happy Days Sister, Sister Hazel Mork & Mindy Home Improvement Laverne & Shirley Roseanne Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Welcome Back, Kotter The Simpsons JUST IN TIME: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (although it's technically still running in comics) All In the Family Will & Grace Wings The Brady Bunch Soap That Girl There's Company The Munsters Batman ('66) The Wonder Years Reba The Addams Family Murphy Brown The Nanny Newhart Night Court Maude Mister Ed Green Acres Full House Boy Meets World I Love Lucy Cheers Kate & Allie Gimme a Break! Designing Women The Golden Girls Desperate Housewives |
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08-20-2014, 01:18 AM
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Too Early:
Nanny & the Professor Gidget Joanie Loves Chachi Too Late: The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres The Danny Thomas Show / Make Room for Daddy Happy Days Laverne & Shirley Coach Lassie Just in Time: The Flying Nun That Girl The Brady Bunch Family Affair The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Bob Newhart Show Who's the Boss |
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08-23-2014, 04:32 AM
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Too Late:
Married With Children Three's Company Laverne & Shirley Frasier Happy Days The Brady Bunch Good Times The Simpsons* South Park* Night Court The A-Team Family Matters Roseanne Two and a Half Men* Just in Time: Cheers The Nanny The Andy Griffith Show Amen The Jeffersons Malcolm in the Middle Full House The Golden Girls Dinosaurs The Parkers I Love Lucy Too Early: Pee Wee's Playhouse My Name is Earl |
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08-23-2014, 10:26 AM
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Too late:
Married with children Just in time: The Nanny Too early: Family Ties |
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08-23-2014, 11:26 AM
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be happy
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too late:
Roseanne Married With Children Frasier Just in time: Seinfeld I Love Lucy Dick Van Dyke Show The Cosby Show The Golden Girls Mary Tyler Moore Show Newhart Cheers Friends to early: United States of Tara Will and Grace The Facts of Life The Wonder Years Titus Jesse Veronica's Closet Alf |
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love is love |
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08-24-2014, 09:07 PM
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She died the way she lived
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Too Early:
Arrested Development Freaks and Geeks My So Called Life The Honeymooners Just Right: The Golden Girls The Mary Tyler Moore Show Full House Sex & the City Cheers Three's Company I Love Lucy Dick Van Dyke Show Too Late: Bewitched The Brady Bunch 8 Simple Rules Family Matters Roseanne Diff'rent Strokes Happy Days Laverne & Shirley The Facts of Life |
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08-24-2014, 10:32 PM
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TOO EARLY
Three's A Crowd The Critic Teen Angel Drawn Together Gilligan's Island Small Wonder JUST IN TIME Three's Company Different Strokes ALF Night Court Mr. Belvedere Seinfeld TOO LATE M*A*S*H Happy Days Laverne &Shirley Mock & Mindy The Ropers The Simpsons * The Big Bang Theory * South Park * Friends Murphy Brown Designing Women All In The Family Step By Step Two And A Half Men * Frasier Roseanne The Facts Of Life Family Matters Blossom Sex In The City Degrassi (and whatever spinoffs) According To Jim Sabrina The Teenage Witch Family Ties The Cosby Show Growing Pains |
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08-24-2014, 10:36 PM
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RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :(
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