This is tougher than the last list because bad TV isn’t seen by a lot of people and goes down the memory hole. The only other series I can think of is F Troop.
On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM Stan S <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fonzie jumping the shark wasn’t the disaster for that show. The disaster > was burning down Arnold’s so that they could make it more of a “college > hangout” than a 50’s diner. > > -Stan > On Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 9:20:31 PM UTC-4 Tom Wolper wrote: > >> Before I give it more thought, my first choice would be The Dukes of >> Hazzard. If clips are available, the Chevy Chase Show. I wouldn’t have I >> Dream of Jeannie because people have good intentions in the show. If >> Barbara Eden disavowed the show or said it was humiliating I might feel >> differently. >> >> If I could find clips from the news of the time, I would choose NBC News >> stating that Richard Jewel was responsible for the Atlanta Olympic bombing >> in 1996. >> >> On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> In case you've forgotten, there were three remakes of "Fawlty >>> Towers"--"Snavely," with Harvey Korman and Betty White (1978 ABC pilot, >>> probably never aired), "Amanda's" with Bea Arthur (ABC, 1983) and "Payne" >>> with John Larroquette (CBS, 1999). >>> >>> Mark Jeffries >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Curating video clips for my elective class, I realize that in terms of >>>> pop culture, some genuinely awful television still managed to find its way >>>> to the mainstream. So, this week’s challenge is NOT to name the worst TV >>>> shows. Instead, this week’s challenge is to name the worst TV shows (or >>>> worst moments from TV shows) that regardless had an impact on American >>>> culture (whether America liked it or not) . >>>> >>>> Examples: >>>> Fonzie jumping the shark >>>> Jessica Simpson asking if Chicken of the Sea had chicken in it >>>> “Star Wars Holiday Special” >>>> “Cop Rock” >>>> “I Dream Of Jeannie” >>>> Raider game interrupted by Heidi >>>> Valerie Harper getting fired from the series with her name on it >>>> Jimmy Kimmel (on Leno’s own show) begging Leno not to return to the >>>> Tonight Show >>>> The American remake of “Fawlty Towers” without Basil Fawlty >>>> Geraldo visiting Al Capone’s vaults >>>> >>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CPsBBZ%2BCgK7PzWXFCXQUMbrz7JOB1P2ASFsALtivCGRg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CPsBBZ%2BCgK7PzWXFCXQUMbrz7JOB1P2ASFsALtivCGRg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi_VumBbCht2Pj5PCPT5QBbr3qOn-A8JFVkJ3URYt4td2A%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi_VumBbCht2Pj5PCPT5QBbr3qOn-A8JFVkJ3URYt4td2A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1b10c9aa-91de-47f3-a584-7d15b7ba048bn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1b10c9aa-91de-47f3-a584-7d15b7ba048bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEubKQb2S6oT-BEdrFHoeyKV%2BbzZipmoUi6YaTAGXjgbw%40mail.gmail.com.
