We move from 1991 to 1992, with three flops and a show that could have wrecked Must See TV.
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Two early "hits" from FOX, along with two syndicated bombs of 1990.
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Two flops, a spinoff, and a botched return wrap up the 80's.
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Three entries from 1989--a major hit, a show cancelled too soon, and a genuine flop.
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Five flops in a row from 1989.
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Two 1988 entries each from the Peacock and syndication, with a hit and flop for both.
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A TV legend rides into the sunset, taking her schedule-mate with her, and a puppet gets a sitcom in 1986.
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Two sitcoms from 1985--one a sequel to a classic, the other a return to the "secret" format--plus a flashback to a 1983 series.
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A six-pack of 1981’s sitcoms including a spinoff bomb, a western parody, and a pioneering sitcom muzzled by the network.
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Two hits the premiered the same week in 1978 - hints: Nanu-Nanu and Turkeys.
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Three 1976 flops including robot cops and stereotypical Asians, plus a show that changed networks, to no avail.
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We go from 1965 to 1966, but not before checking in with a certain genie and her master.
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We’ve got three great sitcoms from 1965—would you believe one great sitcom and two stinkers?
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We continue with the sitcoms of 1961 (there were a lot of them), including Mister Ed.