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80s Sitcoms, good and bad plus the indifferent

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By *inaTitz OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

The 1980s seemed to spawn a number of sitcoms that just slid into obscurity without any visible effort. It may be the same for other decades, just that I grew up in the 80s and can remember the ones that never took off.

Good - Hardwicke House, blink and you'll have missed it. Grange Hill but on acid. Only one episode was ever broadcast as it was shown pre-watershed in a mindboggling decision and immediately pulled afterwards. However, to an 11 year old it was brill.

The bad - Dear John - how depressing was this comedy?

The indifferent - Watching - a show that no one remembers fondly and was so bland as to make cardboard seem an interesting topic on Mastermind.

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By *taffsfella1Man
over a year ago

Newcastle-under-Lyme

I remember a very good american sitcom called Its Your Move about a kid who was always outwitting his mum's boyfriend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The 1980s seemed to spawn a number of sitcoms that just slid into obscurity without any visible effort. It may be the same for other decades, just that I grew up in the 80s and can remember the ones that never took off.

Good - Hardwicke House, blink and you'll have missed it. Grange Hill but on acid. Only one episode was ever broadcast as it was shown pre-watershed in a mindboggling decision and immediately pulled afterwards. However, to an 11 year old it was brill.

The bad - Dear John - how depressing was this comedy?

The indifferent - Watching - a show that no one remembers fondly and was so bland as to make cardboard seem an interesting topic on Mastermind.

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I remember "Watching" got it in the house on DVD too, not mine though, lol.

Blackadder, Red Dwarf and Only Fools & Horses will be the top 3 for me.

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By *inaTitz OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Crikey, on dvd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Crikey, on dvd "

Go to any of the main sites and they sell the complete set

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't forget The Young Ones.

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By *extoysareusCouple
over a year ago

kinky heaven

did like allo allo, only fools, cheers, brush strokes, duty free was good for a while.black adder spitting image and drop the dead donkey.

Hale and pace and Friday, Saturday night live.

Phil cool too

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Mork and Mindy- nanu nanu

Happy Days- The Fonz!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

do you remember Blott in the landscape?

omg so shit!!!

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By *ue care and attentionWoman
over a year ago

birmingham

Fortunately the American programmes were much better then. ..Cheers, Hill St Blues, ,Taxi, Soap, WKRP in Cincinatti etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Mork and Mindy- nanu nanu

Happy Days- The Fonz!

"

Mindy: Come on Mork you aren't supposed to be sitting on your face. "Mork is putting his face right into his chair like he's relaxing".

Mork: Then why did God put it there.

Good show, but thought it was the 70s

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"Mork and Mindy- nanu nanu

Happy Days- The Fonz!

Mindy: Come on Mork you aren't supposed to be sitting on your face. "Mork is putting his face right into his chair like he's relaxing".

Mork: Then why did God put it there.

Good show, but thought it was the 70s "
Google it and see it went from one decade into the other.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Mork and Mindy- nanu nanu

Happy Days- The Fonz!

Mindy: Come on Mork you aren't supposed to be sitting on your face. "Mork is putting his face right into his chair like he's relaxing".

Mork: Then why did God put it there.

Good show, but thought it was the 70s Google it and see it went from one decade into the other."

1978-1981I checked after I posted

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By *oasterCockbumMan
over a year ago

Highway 61

Anyone remember Sledge Hammer ? ....

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By *inaTitz OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts


"Anyone remember Sledge Hammer ? .... "

Used to love that. My brother bought me the boxset. It's hard to watch more than 1 episode at a time, though

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By *extoysareusCouple
over a year ago

kinky heaven


"Anyone remember Sledge Hammer ? .... "

Loved it,used tobe on when we got back from pub,club when all night tv started.

Quite risque too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Different strokes, Golden girls, Last of the summer wine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have to confess I loved Metal Mickey

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I have to confess I loved Metal Mickey "

You mean Mental Mickey from only fools and horses who appeared on top of the tops? Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fawlty Towers (I think was still going?), Blackadder & the young ones. Have never liked yanky sitcoms, sorry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fawlty Towers (I think was still going?), Blackadder & the young ones. Have never liked yanky sitcoms, sorry "

Fawlty towers was made in 1975 and for some reason the second (last) series was aired in 1979.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

you have to have liked proper 80's sitcoms

ALF,

Full House,

Saved by the bell,

Perfect Strangers,

Benson!!! (that was the one for the Bruthas!! lol)

Garry Shandling's Show!!!

Different strokes!!! (another for the Bro's!!)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fawlty Towers (I think was still going?), Blackadder & the young ones. Have never liked yanky sitcoms, sorry

Fawlty towers was made in 1975 and for some reason the second (last) series was aired in 1979. "

It was brilliance - but ended when Cleese & Connie Booth (Polly)'s real life relationship ended.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fawlty Towers (I think was still going?), Blackadder & the young ones. Have never liked yanky sitcoms, sorry

Fawlty towers was made in 1975 and for some reason the second (last) series was aired in 1979.

It was brilliance - but ended when Cleese & Connie Booth (Polly)'s real life relationship ended."

Also ended because they didn't want to spoilt the series by making too many episodes. They said they could hae made 8 series's, but it would have been overkill and they got it right with 2 series's containing 12 episodes.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"Fawlty Towers (I think was still going?), Blackadder & the young ones. Have never liked yanky sitcoms, sorry

Fawlty towers was made in 1975 and for some reason the second (last) series was aired in 1979.

It was brilliance - but ended when Cleese & Connie Booth (Polly)'s real life relationship ended."
Waldorf Salad!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fawlty Towers (I think was still going?), Blackadder & the young ones. Have never liked yanky sitcoms, sorry

Fawlty towers was made in 1975 and for some reason the second (last) series was aired in 1979.

It was brilliance - but ended when Cleese & Connie Booth (Polly)'s real life relationship ended.Waldorf Salad! "

"Says in an American accent". I'm going to bust your ass.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No, we're right out of Waldorfs I'm afraid!

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"No, we're right out of Waldorfs I'm afraid! "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fawlty Towers (I think was still going?), Blackadder & the young ones. Have never liked yanky sitcoms, sorry

Fawlty towers was made in 1975 and for some reason the second (last) series was aired in 1979.

It was brilliance - but ended when Cleese & Connie Booth (Polly)'s real life relationship ended.

Also ended because they didn't want to spoilt the series by making too many episodes. They said they could hae made 8 series's, but it would have been overkill and they got it right with 2 series's containing 12 episodes. "

Yep, but series' like Friends for example went on & on & on - with one-liners, cut every 3 or 4 seconds -yet, gained so much more success! Sacrilege, really!

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