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Plater of Everything · 05-18-2018, 08:27 PM

It's common knowledge that shows usually get worse over time, but what final seasons are unwatchable in your opinion? Mine are:

Newhart (that librarian lady they added was a filthy whore)
King of the Hill
Happy Days
Andy Griffith
The Brady Bunch

TV Guy · 05-18-2018, 08:44 PM

Definitely agreed on Happy Days.

Laverne & Shirley
The Waltons
Little House
Dallas
Falcon Crest
Bewitched
The Lucy Show
Lassie
The Simpsons
Bonanza

tlc38tlc38 · 05-18-2018, 08:47 PM

I still like them, just not as much as the rest of the seasons:

The Brady Bunch
The Andy Griffith Show
Happy Days
Hazel
All in the Family
The Facts of Life
Roseanne (season 9)
Grace Under Fire
Laverne & Shirley
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Family Matters
The Lucy Show
Boy Meets World
Step by Step
The Drew Carey Show
Ellen
227
The Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction

BigManMike · 05-18-2018, 09:57 PM

They weren’t unwatchable but I would say the last seasons of I Love Lucy, Sanford and Son, and Diff’rent Strokes were the weakest of all their seasons and just get different and weren’t nearly as good as previous seasons.

BigManMike · 05-18-2018, 10:02 PM

As for I Love Lucy, the last season did have a few good episodes, like the one with Bob Hope, the Christmas one, Superman, and the Loving Cup, but the ones later in the season after they moved to Connecticut just weren’t that great to me. It almost felt like a different show.

RetroGuy2000 · 05-18-2018, 11:02 PM

1. Roseanne (season 9)
2. Happy Days (actually, the last three seasons were pretty horrible)
3. Laverne &
4. Step By Step
5. Saved By the Bell: The College Year
6. Little House: the Reboot
7. Family Matters (last five seasons)

KatieAnn · 05-18-2018, 11:33 PM

Little House
Newhart
Bonanza
Roseanne
The Brady Bunch

treky · 05-19-2018, 02:01 AM

Dallas
MASH (actually, most of season 8-11 were unwatchable)
Roseanne
Happy Days (actually, only the first season of that was watchable)
Laverne & Shirley

AMackII · 05-19-2018, 02:58 AM

Family Matters
Step by Step
Home Improvement
Dallas(Original): it was never the same again after Victoria Principal left
Falcon Crest
Happy Days: the last few aired episodes were out of order
Laverne & Shirley

DJM77 · 05-19-2018, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by TV Guy

The Simpsons

AMackII · 05-19-2018, 07:30 AM

Gunsmoke because Miss Kitty(Amanda Blake) was not in it

TV Guy · 05-19-2018, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DJM77

(The Simpsons)

Apologies - I didn’t read the title of the thread carefully - it’s about the final season, not later seasons.

I’m so disappointed with what has happened to The Simpsons that I have stopped watching. So I guess in my mind it’s over. Wish they had ended it years ago.

And I have to say I still liked “Lucy” a lot after they moved to Connecticut, at least for the 30 min episodes. I thought it really freshened the series, and we got some classics like “Lucy Does the Tango” and “Lucy Raises Chickens”. I also liked how they did an “arc” about the move over a number of episodes: Lucy sees the house and they put a deposit on it; the Ricardos move in with the Mertzes; the Ricardos get settled; Lucy meets the neighbors; the Mertzes move to Connecticut. Lots of story fodder.

The hour-long Connecticut episodes were weak, with a few exceptions.

“Lucy and the Loving Cup” is also from the final season (though not a Connecticut episode) and it’s probably my favorite of the entire series.

Plater of Everything · 05-19-2018, 11:39 AM

I hate The Simpsons in general.

My (second) favorite episode of Newhart is from the worst season: Season 8's Born To Be Mild ("RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!")

Bonniegirl · 05-19-2018, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TV Guy

Apologies - I didn’t read the title of the thread carefully - it’s about the final season, not later seasons.

I’m so disappointed with what has happened to The Simpsons that I have stopped watching. So I guess in my mind it’s over. Wish they had ended it years ago.

And I have to say I still liked “Lucy” a lot after they moved to Connecticut, at least for the 30 min episodes. I thought it really freshened the series, and we got some classics like “Lucy Does the Tango” and “Lucy Raises Chickens”. I also liked how they did an “arc” about the move over a number of episodes: Lucy sees the house and they put a deposit on it; the Ricardos move in with the Mertzes; the Ricardos get settled; Lucy meets the neighbors; the Mertzes move to Connecticut. Lots of story fodder.

The hour-long Connecticut episodes were weak, with a few exceptions.

“Lucy and the Loving Cup” is also from the final season (though not a Connecticut episode) and it’s probably my favorite of the entire series.

I liked the last season of I love Lucy just as much as the other seasons.

I loved all of the Connecticut eps. !

stevea · 05-19-2018, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

I liked the last season of I love Lucy just as much as the other seasons.

I loved all of the Connecticut eps. !

I agree. They're all pretty funny.

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BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,022	They weren’t unwatchable but I would say the last seasons of I Love Lucy, Sanford and Son, and Diff’rent Strokes were the weakest of all their seasons and just get different and weren’t nearly as good as previous seasons.

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BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,022	As for I Love Lucy, the last season did have a few good episodes, like the one with Bob Hope, the Christmas one, Superman, and the Loving Cup, but the ones later in the season after they moved to Connecticut just weren’t that great to me. It almost felt like a different show.

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