NBC hits the daily double in a single night of 1985 sitcom premieres, including a milestone series called "Miami Nice".
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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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We kick off 1985 with a future Oscar winner, a long running butler, a short running sitcom vet, and the daughter of a TV legend.
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1984 wraps up with a teenage show (and a creepy backstory), along with two shows that crashed and burned.
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A major hit for ABC, followed by a spinout flop and a show ahead of it's time.
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NBC's milestone series of 1984--now tarred by scandal.
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Two future movie stars are wasted in flops, while we take a shot of insulin for a treacly quasi-hit of 1984.
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Three stinkers and one hit from 1984--the latter starring two showbiz vets but sitcom newbies.
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A satire, a movie knockoff, a returning star, and an ethnic comedy all premiere in 1984--and end the same year.
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We move from 1983 to 1984, but the flops keep coming.
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A throwback gimmick, a sequel failure, and a Lucy quasi-remake, all from 1983.
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Three more sitcoms of 1983--a flop, a second flop that somehow made it to syndication, and a knockoff of Diff'rent Strokes that somehow became a hit.
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1983 brings us three more flops, a show that seemed better at the time, and a missed opportunity for NBC.
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Four more sitcoms from 1983—all flops.
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We kick off 1983 with a show I despise, followed by two failures for sitcom vets.
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We wrap up 1982 with a remake, a return, and two bombs.
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After a quirky 80’s romp, we move onto a milestone series—one of (if not the) most important of the decade. NORM!
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The dawning of NBC Must See TV has arrived, along with a treacly tween show and a one-season wonder. MALLORY!!
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Teachers, surrealism, parodies, and puppets are thrown at 1982’s schedule, all to no avail.
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A TV spinoff flop, a movie spinoff meh, and two dogs for 1982.