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.
