Unsuccessful old TV shows that have been forgotten

[AndyC]

I'd love to hear David Caruso sing a li'l jingle made entirely of bad puns and odes to sunglasses.

A Horatio Caine musical number. That's great. Except that viewers would probably start channel surfing as he spent half the episode singing his song in a slow monotone with lots of long pauses.

[lester1/2jr]

there was one a few years ago with nick lachey leading a competition of gospel choirs!

[JaseSF]

There was a TV series based on Logan's Run. It was pretty cheesy but I enjoyed it. There was also a cartoon version of Back to the Future that was entertaining.

[retrorussell]

There was also a short-lived cartoon of The Karate Kid.  A couple other cartoons that disappeared pretty quickly (albeit much older) were "Motormouse and Autocat" and "Fraidy Cat".  And a live-action show with cartoons, which ripped off The Banana Splits (and was also done by Hanna-Barbera) was The Skatebirds.  Terrible, but I kinda enjoyed the Robonic Stooges.

[The Burgomaster]

There was a TV series based on Logan's Run. It was pretty cheesy but I enjoyed it.

Curse you a thousand times for reminding me of this!  (I used to watch it, too, but I had completely forgotten about it . . . UNTIL NOW!  )

[AndyC]

There was also a short-lived cartoon of The Karate Kid.  A couple other cartoons that disappeared pretty quickly (albeit much older) were "Motormouse and Autocat" and "Fraidy Cat".  And a live-action show with cartoons, which ripped off The Banana Splits (and was also done by Hanna-Barbera) was The Skatebirds.  Terrible, but I kinda enjoyed the Robonic Stooges.

Oh man, the Robonic Stooges. That's an example of a weird show seen so briefly and so long ago, I could almost believe I imagined it. One of the truly bizarre combinations of things deemed popular with kids at the time. Hanna-Barbera, in the 70s and early 80s, was great for throwing ideas in the Brundlefly Machine and seeing what comes out.

[The Burgomaster]

By popular demand:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFpjtJalscc

[AndyC]

By popular demand:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFpjtJalscc

You know, it's actually better than I remembered. Of course, it looks and sounds like every other HB cartoon of the time, so that figures.

[WilliamWeird1313]

Two words: Gilligan's Planet.

[voltron]

There used to be a show called Catwalk in the mid 90s that starred a pre-fame Neve Campbell. Couldn't find a clip of it, but I remember it used to be about a band (called Catwalk, natch) trying to make it big.

[retrorussell]

Two words: Gilligan's Planet.

I'll do the honors this time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGOfWP2bWk

[Derf]

Two words: Gilligan's Planet.

And don't forget Dusty's Trail, which was Gilligan's Island set in the Old West. It even starred Bob Denver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SSQXUAqsgA

[lester1/2jr]

Boom shows that 3 stooges one sometimes

[The Burgomaster]

And don't forget Dusty's Trail, which was Gilligan's Island set in the Old West. It even starred Bob Denver.

Not only do I remember watching this show, but I remember being upset when it was canceled (after a very short run).  Someone edited together a few episodes and released it on videotape as THE WACKIEST WAGON TRAIN IN THE WEST (trying to pass it off as a feature film).  Imagine renting THAT one.

[The Burgomaster]

Did anyone mention DELTA HOUSE (which was a very short-lived series based on ANIMAL HOUSE)?  Sorry if I missed it among all these great memories . . .