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Brian Damage · 04-08-2002, 06:54 PM

What show absolutely dissapointed you with their Final episode??? Perhaps even ruining some of the mystique of the entire show? I hated how Cheers ended, it sort of made all those great years with Sam and Diane useless when they didn't end up with eachother!

DetectiveGriffin · 04-08-2002, 07:00 PM

St. Elsewhere and Mork & Mindy are the first that come to mind for me. A LOT of shows seem to end on a poor note though, due to unexpected cancellation or the writers trying to shock people into a letter writing campaign. Quantum Leap seems like a good example for that, and maybe The New WKRP In Cincinnati.

Brian Damage · 04-08-2002, 07:48 PM

I remember St. Elsewhere's stupid imagination ending,but I can't recall how Mork & Mindy ended?

°Bubbly Blonde° · 04-08-2002, 08:29 PM

the steve harvey show!

DetectiveGriffin · 04-09-2002, 05:55 PM

Anybody who wants too can email me privately and I'll say how M&M ended, but i dont want to post it and end up making someone mad.

Brian Damage · 04-09-2002, 06:14 PM

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Originally posted by Silver Daze
THE FACTS OF LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was so STUPID!!! Mrs Garrett should have come back for the finale, it was her show! Family Matters was very disappointing. It should have ended with Steve marrying Laura not Steve fyling around in space! Also I hated the two Harriett thing in Family Matters. And the others are Small Wonder, Out of This World, Designing Women, Full House, Diff'rent Strokes, and Jesse.

I'll agree that FOL's finale sucked lemons, on the other hand, Diff'rent Strokes never had a finale as far as I know.

17Mar59 · 04-09-2002, 10:06 PM

Although I love this show I would have to say Laverne & Shirley
since the finale had nothing really to do with neither of them.

BTW:As far as Quantum Leap goes,well everyone knows that
Sam actually ended up leaping 152 years into the future into
the body of one Captain Jonathan Archer!

DetectiveGriffin · 04-09-2002, 10:46 PM

oh yeah, Laverne and Shirley had a really forced, rushed type of wrap up.

I was also thinking Twin peaks just now. They went out of their way to destroy everything in sight to shock people like crazy, but it was kind of like, "dang - why'd they have to do that"

bb · 04-10-2002, 05:13 AM

The Lucy Show !!!

They should have brought back Vivian Vance and the kids one more time before the change over to Here's Lucy.

Interesting that in one of the later Lucy Shows , Lucy calls her tv son "Jimmy" instead of "Jerry" as that was his name during her "Danfield" years of The Lucy Show.

dawsongirl · 04-10-2002, 04:24 PM

This probably falls under the category of unexpected cancellation, but I really wanted to see the guys on Hogan's Heroes finally get to go home. The show just ended with a normal episode. *yawn*

Brian Damage · 04-10-2002, 07:11 PM

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Originally posted by DetectiveGriffin
oh yeah, Laverne and Shirley had a really forced, rushed type of wrap up.

I was also thinking Twin peaks just now. They went out of their way to destroy everything in sight to shock people like crazy, but it was kind of like, "dang - why'd they have to do that"

You wanna talk about a really forced, rushed type of wrap up, look no further than Good Times. Sheesh! Does everything have to happen in the finale?!? Wilona & Penny move to the suburbs, JJ gets a very lucrative job offer, Michael goes to law school, Thelma's husband gets a multi million dollar contract to play with the Chicago Bears and wouldn't ya know it, Thelma's pregnant and is just so happening to move right next door to Wilona. So luckily, Flo can move in with Thelma and still be next door neighbors with her best friend Wilona! All of this in a matter of 10 minutes!!!

I Dream of Jeannie · 04-12-2002, 03:08 PM

I agree with Silver Daze about the finale of Family Matters and Full House. There endings weren't endings they were just weird.

DandR · 04-12-2002, 04:41 PM

Seinfeld.

Brian Damage · 04-12-2002, 07:36 PM

The Jeffersons because there was no finale!

80skid · 04-13-2002, 12:29 PM

Okay, major tie between FOL and The Brady Bunch. I mean, FOL had some conclusions by the end of their ninth (eighth? It's been a while since I've watched it) season, like Jo getting married and Tootie engaged and Nat in SoHo, but at the same time, just because Blair bought Eastland doesn't mean a show has to end. I mean, unlike other shows, they didn't go for anything nostalgic and reflect on something or another. Nope, they just ended it the worst way they could. How many lines did Natalie have again?
With TBB, it's understandable that Greg out of high school's a reason for a SEASON to be ending, but a show? Wasn't there supposed to be a sixth season or something? That'd be nice.

Sorry for my rambling (as usual, if you know me from the FOL boards or anywhere like that!), but the two shows definitely never had a good conclusion to them.

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80skid smile :) Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 18, 2000 Posts: 971	Okay, major tie between FOL and The Brady Bunch. I mean, FOL had some conclusions by the end of their ninth (eighth? It's been a while since I've watched it) season, like Jo getting married and Tootie engaged and Nat in SoHo, but at the same time, just because Blair bought Eastland doesn't mean a show has to end. I mean, unlike other shows, they didn't go for anything nostalgic and reflect on something or another. Nope, they just ended it the worst way they could. How many lines did Natalie have again? With TBB, it's understandable that Greg out of high school's a reason for a SEASON to be ending, but a show? Wasn't there supposed to be a sixth season or something? That'd be nice. Sorry for my rambling (as usual, if you know me from the FOL boards or anywhere like that!), but the two shows definitely never had a good conclusion to them.
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04-08-2002, 07:00 PM	#2
DetectiveGriffin Sankontessou! Senior Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2001 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 1,289	St. Elsewhere and Mork & Mindy are the first that come to mind for me. A LOT of shows seem to end on a poor note though, due to unexpected cancellation or the writers trying to shock people into a letter writing campaign. Quantum Leap seems like a good example for that, and maybe The New WKRP In Cincinnati.

04-08-2002, 07:48 PM	#3
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I remember St. Elsewhere's stupid imagination ending,but I can't recall how Mork & Mindy ended?

04-09-2002, 05:55 PM	#5
DetectiveGriffin Sankontessou! Senior Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2001 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 1,289	Anybody who wants too can email me privately and I'll say how M&M ended, but i dont want to post it and end up making someone mad.

04-09-2002, 10:06 PM	#7
17Mar59 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 03, 2002 Location: washington state Posts: 475	Although I love this show I would have to say Laverne & Shirley since the finale had nothing really to do with neither of them. BTW:As far as Quantum Leap goes,well everyone knows that Sam actually ended up leaping 152 years into the future into the body of one Captain Jonathan Archer!

04-09-2002, 10:46 PM	#8
DetectiveGriffin Sankontessou! Senior Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2001 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 1,289	oh yeah, Laverne and Shirley had a really forced, rushed type of wrap up. I was also thinking Twin peaks just now. They went out of their way to destroy everything in sight to shock people like crazy, but it was kind of like, "dang - why'd they have to do that"

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dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	This probably falls under the category of unexpected cancellation, but I really wanted to see the guys on Hogan's Heroes finally get to go home. The show just ended with a normal episode. yawn

04-12-2002, 07:36 PM	#14
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The Jeffersons because there was no finale!