Unsuccessful old TV shows that have been forgotten

[Zapranoth]

Yes!  I remember something not mentioned!

The Phoenix!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SASkqWyn40

[retrorussell]

There was a show in the late eighties called "Probe", co-created by Isaac Asimov.

[Warp Ninja X]

Me and my mom loved The Phoenix I remember they had a tv movie first when I was 7 then the show when I was 8. I bet everybody was p**sed just like me when very stupid ABC took it off the air I just wish they kept it on for four,five or more seasons.

[AndyC]

That was a sad day when Jon-Erik Hexum did a really stupid mistake of shooting himself in the head. He was great in Voyagers and Cover Up. Did you guys know that he was going to get married to singer/actress Elizabeth Daily. 

Yep, I read about that.  Just goes to show you.. empty or not, DON'T F*** AROUND WITH GUNS!!!

I sort of liked the evil stepmother in The Charmings.  She was kind of funny.  But the show was a typical '80s misfire.

Jennifer Slept Here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs1pfDpMrGE

True enough. First thing they teach you in any safety course - treat every gun as a loaded gun.

Man, Ann Jillian! That takes me back. She was the whole reason I watched Jennifer Slept Here.

And I see Warp Ninja X mentioned Tales of the Gold Monkey. I loved that show. Best thing Stephen Collins did. Haven't heard much about it since then though. I'd definitely buy a DVD set if it was available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdFN6agkNnQ

[retrorussell]

I remember Tales Of The Golden Monkey.  I think maybe it didn't really last because it was missing the violence from Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

Here's another one, from the mid-70s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gWh5urAQKA

[Chainsawmidget]

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage.  I used to really enjoy that show, pity it never made it past the first season. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wozQisc8cD0

Another one I enjoyed that nobody ever remembers anymore is Deadly Games, where the villains from a videogames this one guy designed come into the real world and he has to try and stop them.   The main bad guy was played by Christopher Llyod and I've always been a big fan of that guy.

[retrorussell]

Nice!  The beginning of the clip reads "Disney Presents: (title)" as a man is being hung!


There was a REALLY stupid NBC tv series from 1983 called "We Got It Made".  It had 2 guys sharing an apartment and hiring a housekeeper, a dippy blond named Micki.  The guys, even though they had girlfriends, lusted after her.  Offensively bad.

[Warp Ninja X]

We Got It Made was one my favorite shows Teri Copley and Stepfanie Kramer was hot.

[retrorussell]

Hmm.. it's been a long time since I saw We Got It Made but I remember thinking it was pretty stupid.  Oh well, different strokes.. wait, that's another series. 

Goodnight, Beantown (1983) was short-lived.  It had Bill Bixby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTQ-x6KODQ0

[AndyC]

Goodnight Beantown reminded me of Buffalo Bill, with Dabney Coleman and Geena Davis. Probably because the two shows had a similar setting and came out the same year. Didn't watch Beantown much, but I remember liking Buffalo Bill. Dabney Coleman never disappoints when he's playing a smarmy a***ole.

[retrorussell]

There's also this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS286gMsdXw

[joejoeherron]

someone may hunt me down for mentioning this one, 

but what about

She's the Sheriff ? with suzanne somers

[retrorussell]

I remember that show.  I thought it was kinda dumb.  Funny that the actress (Priscilla Barnes) who was supposed to get Mrs. Sommer's role was her replacement on Three's Company when she left the show.

Wow, here's a real obscurity..

Gloria (1982-83) was yet another All In The Family spinoff with Sally Struthers having separated from Mike Stivic and living with their son Joey while working as a veterinary assistant.  Burgess Meredith was also in it.

[The Burgomaster]

Gloria (1982-83) was yet another All In The Family spinoff with Sally Struthers having separated from Mike Stivic and living with their son Joey while working as a veterinary assistant.  Burgess Meredith was also in it.

I saw a couple episodes of GLORIA.  It was really bad.

[retrorussell]

Yep.. it was pretty awful.
A couple other shows that didn't last too long were:
Better Days (1986).  A show about a surfer kid from Beverly Hills moving to Brooklyn.  The show lasted a whopping 5 weeks and starred no one I ever heard of.
Mr. Sunshine (1986).  Light-hearted comedy about a blind professor.
I used to really like this show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKeSjt_T1d4&feature=related