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Schnook
06-15-2008, 09:31 PM
Celebrity Circus has got to be up there.

Brad Gile
06-15-2008, 09:37 PM
Celebrity Circus has got to be up there.

Haven't seen it, but I have two major nominees from the past:
1. The Gong Show
2. That's Incredible!

Brad Gile
06-15-2008, 09:49 PM
I have to pass on an anecdote about that show, which was on in the early 80s. I had stumbled onto it by accident and they had this guy on a beach who had set up a makeshift lean-to and was setting five sticks of dynamites inside it attached to a detonator that he held in his hand. The man explained that he had never done FIVE sticks before and explained in detail what would happen.

I yelled to my two young daughters, "Beth! Mindi! Get down here to see unbelievable sheer stupidity!" The girls, sharing my enthusiasm for such things, rushed down to join me.

The man kneels as if in prayer in the lean-to and plunges the detonator! BOOM! The man is thrown about 100 feet and lies unconscious for about a minute, just as he had predicted. He then gets up and reels around in a random pattern and is unable to hear anything (also as he predicted).

ETA: You really had to see this to appreciate it. :smile:


:tup:

Patience
06-16-2008, 09:48 AM
Celebrity Circus has got to be up there.

Maybe, especially since they already had Circus of the Stars in the '80s

Abused Student
06-16-2008, 09:52 AM
Dr. Phil

drimoldi
06-16-2008, 09:56 AM
Cavemen was pretty horrendous

Patience
06-16-2008, 09:56 AM
Dr. Phil

we were talking about reality TV. Dr. Phil is fictional

Browncoat
06-16-2008, 09:58 AM
It's hard to judge the worst TV show ever, as shows that I think would fall into that category are ones that I wouldn't watch. Comparison is thus impared.

But the tops of my list would be


Soap Operas (Day time or night)
The View
Jerry Springer and his ilk
Court shows (Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, etc)
Any show that promotes the B- or C-list celebs as if they are A-list. Celeb Circus fits that description, but I don't think that most game shows in which celebs participate (Password (love it!), Pyramid, etc) do. Hollywood squares does just because the "celebs" outnumber the players 4.5 to 1. Go wait tables if you can't get an acting job.

Abused Student
06-16-2008, 10:01 AM
Celebrity Circus has got to be up there.

we were talking about reality TV. Dr. Phil is fictional

I see no reference to reality TV in the requirement. Therefore I think my submission is still valid. You are just sad because my submission wins.

Patience
06-16-2008, 10:24 AM
I see no reference to reality TV in the requirement. Therefore I think my submission is still valid. You are just sad because my submission wins.

you are a very strange person, aren't you?

Abused Student
06-16-2008, 10:34 AM
you are a very strange person, aren't you?

:tup:

Phil
06-16-2008, 10:50 AM
I think any TV show where you watch people clean their kitchen or garage for an hour is the worst kind. And there's like 6 of these competing with each other!

Also, on Time Warner Cable in NYC, at night, there's something called "City Drive Live" - you know what it is? It just silently shows the views from live traffic cameras around New York, and it switches from one camera to another every ten seconds. It's nighttime so you really can't see anything except bright headlights. Aren't there like millions of people who would love to put something on TV and make use of this available station?

llcooljabe
06-16-2008, 11:05 AM
small wonder

dlwktb
06-16-2008, 11:21 AM
I have to pass on an anecdote about that show, which was on in the early 80s. I had stumbled onto it by accident and they had this guy on a beach who had set up a makeshift lean-to and was setting five sticks of dynamites inside it attached to a detonator that he held in his hand. The man explained that he had never done FIVE sticks before and explained in detail what would happen.

I yelled to my two young daughters, "Beth! Mindi! Get down here to see unbelievable sheer stupidity!" The girls, sharing my enthusiasm for such things, rushed down to join me.

The man kneels as if in prayer in the lean-to and plunges the detonator! BOOM! The man is thrown about 100 feet and lies unconscious for about a minute, just as he had predicted. He then gets up and reels around in a random pattern and is unable to hear anything (also as he predicted).

ETA: You really had to see this to appreciate it. :smile:


:tup:

I'd watch that.

Maine-iac
06-16-2008, 11:49 AM
Well, it hasn't actually premeired yet, but based on the ads, it looks like "The Singing Office" could be a contender.

Ohel Moed
06-16-2008, 01:47 PM
1. Funniest Home Videos -- especially the ones with the animals.
I mean, some of the videos were really cool, but the "comedy" voice-overs... So help me!

2. The final rescue episode of Gilligan's Island. I mean, I loved the series, but this particular episode was as if everyone completely forgot how to act. And the replacement for Ginger had no acting skills whatsoever.

Patience
06-16-2008, 01:48 PM
Well, it hasn't actually premeired yet, but based on the ads, it looks like "The Singing Office" could be a contender.

up there with Cop Rock

Actuarial Groupie
06-16-2008, 02:06 PM
The Moment of Truth needs to be in this list, too.

Rockhound
06-16-2008, 02:22 PM
Turn on

Browncoat
06-16-2008, 02:31 PM
1. Funniest Home Videos -- especially the ones with the animals.
I mean, some of the videos were really cool, but the "comedy" voice-overs... So help me!


Sorry you don't enjoy that. One of the best shows to watch with kids. They laugh and giggle and it makes the whole thing even funnier to me.

The Moment of Truth needs to be in this list, too.

Word.

The Professional
06-16-2008, 02:33 PM
The Magic Hour

I think this post from IMDB sums it up,
This disgrace of a show is the result of one factor contributing to the decay of America: the cherishing of the professional athlete. Television promotes athletes as people saturated with substance. Television sells the public the idea that athletes have extreme talent beyond their athletic skills. Sad to say, a great deal of them are nothing more than overpaid, overglorified pieces of meat. That brings us to Magic Johnson.

"Magic" dazzled us with his wonderful basketball prowess. He, along with Jordan and Bird, transformed basketball into more than a game, but to an art form, with quick thinking, toughness, and finesse. However, after AIDS, he retired, but he remained hot in the press. This led to work as an NBA color analyst for NBC. NBC was obviously using his name to augment ratings, because he was awful. He doesn't speak well. He sounds as if he has a speech impediment. He hasn't done color lately, at least not on NBC. The Fox Network, in another attempt for a network to sweep in the ratings, gave him a prime time special entitled "Magic Johnson: One on One". On this program, he interviewed various celebrities. Among those interviewed was Roseanne. I didn't waste my time watching it, but people I know who saw it commented that it was junk. Magic has no business behind a microphone. Yet, entertainment big shots did not get the message. He was given his own talk show.

His monologues were without thought, his attempt at comedy was pathetic, he had no interviewing skills, his speech was painful to listen to, etc. Late in the show's 2 month run, the exec's attempted to use established comedian Tommy Davidson as his sidekick to boost ratings. No success. My one line summary stated "Almost Complete Garbage!!" The only bright light to this show was Sheila E. as the musical director. As perhaps the best female percussionist in music today, she is tailor-made for music direction. It's too bad she was not part of a better show. It's good that her reputation as a great musician was not tarnished by her connection to this piece of junk of a show.

I admire and respect Magic Johnson's talent as a basketball player, even as a business man. However, Magic has no business trying to entertain the world in any entertainment field beyond basketball. Leave it alone.

The Head Detective
06-16-2008, 02:38 PM
I have to pass on an anecdote about that show, which was on in the early 80s. I had stumbled onto it by accident and they had this guy on a beach who had set up a makeshift lean-to and was setting five sticks of dynamites inside it attached to a detonator that he held in his hand. The man explained that he had never done FIVE sticks before and explained in detail what would happen.

I yelled to my two young daughters, "Beth! Mindi! Get down here to see unbelievable sheer stupidity!" The girls, sharing my enthusiasm for such things, rushed down to join me.

The man kneels as if in prayer in the lean-to and plunges the detonator! BOOM! The man is thrown about 100 feet and lies unconscious for about a minute, just as he had predicted. He then gets up and reels around in a random pattern and is unable to hear anything (also as he predicted).

ETA: You really had to see this to appreciate it. :smile:


:tup:

Never seen it. But based on that anecdote, I would argue that it belongs with the best, not the worst.

Ohel Moed
06-16-2008, 02:39 PM
Originally Posted by Ohel Moed
1. Funniest Home Videos -- especially the ones with the animals.
I mean, some of the videos were really cool, but the "comedy" voice-overs... So help me!
Sorry you don't enjoy that. One of the best shows to watch with kids. They laugh and giggle and it makes the whole thing even funnier to me.
Now watching it with the kids -- that's a whole 'nother story! I'll agree with you there! I was sans kids when that show was popular.

The Head Detective
06-16-2008, 02:39 PM
The Magic Hour

I never actually watched the show, but I have some fond memories of listening to Howard Stern's episode recaps the morning after.

The Professional
06-16-2008, 02:47 PM
I never actually watched the show, but I have some fond memories of listening to Howard Stern's episode recaps the morning after.

I can't remember much from the show, but did catch the episode where he invited Stern to be a guest after he had done his negative commentary. He told Magic the reasons his show sucks, informed the other guest, a Playmate, that she had no real talent, and asked Drew Carey that was in the audience how many hookers he slept with the nite before.

glassjaws
06-16-2008, 02:52 PM
Friends
anything "reality"
Sex and the City

Phil
06-16-2008, 03:10 PM
America's Most Talented Hamster

(don't laugh, there will probably be a show like this on primetime in ten years)

notreallyme
06-16-2008, 03:12 PM
The Moment of Truth needs to be in this list, too.

:iatp:

tbug
06-16-2008, 03:16 PM
It's hard to judge the worst TV show ever, as shows that I think would fall into that category are ones that I wouldn't watch.

:iatp:

Drifting the thread a bit . . .

Hey Browncoat, did you watch Battlestar Galactica? I just started watching the first season on DVD, looks like a very good show.

The Professional
06-16-2008, 03:20 PM
Never saw it, but I heard Taradise was awful

Maine-iac
06-16-2008, 04:03 PM
"Bring 'em Back Alive!" with Bruce Boxleitner in an Indiana Jones rip off may have been the most unwatchable show I ever attempted to view.

Former Actuarial
06-16-2008, 06:07 PM
Haven't seen it, but I have two major nominees from the past:
1. The Gong Show
2. That's Incredible!lol i used to like that's incredible as a kid.

Former Actuarial
06-16-2008, 06:11 PM
america's funniest home videos is one of my guilty pleasures. :oops:
but i do agree, the show that is about animals is lame.

Emily
06-16-2008, 06:17 PM
Battle of the Network Stars

There was this show that tried to rip off Seinfeld about the time that show finished. It had a Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer. Well, they had other names, which I forget. In the first couple shows Elaine was a lesbian, but then it turned out that she was only pretending to be one, because she was writing an article about lesbians. It was like the whole lesbian thing wasn't going over too well, so the writers had to switch her over somehow. The Kramer character was played by Chris Elliott, which could have worked, except he was a doctor in an emergency room, so that was pretty hard to believe. The George character was quite good actually, but still one of the worst shows ever. I have no idea what the name of it was. Anybody?

Speaking of Chris Elliott, Get a Life shows up on many lists of the worst shows ever, but not mine.

The Head Detective
06-16-2008, 08:36 PM
Speaking of Chris Elliott, Get a Life shows up on many lists of the worst shows ever, but not mine.

It's shame the world was not ready for Chris Elliott back in 1991 (will it ever be?). "Get A Life" had, IMO, one of the greatest premises of any sitcom ever. It's the only comedy that cracks me up just as much today as it did when I was 13. Sadly he has since been forced into supporting roles in second rate sitcoms and movies, completely watered down and misused. Maybe someday I'll tell you my theory about how Chris Elliott is (indirectly) responsible for the success of The Simpsons, and is thus one of the most influential comedic figures of our time. But I digress. This is a thread about the worst shows ever.

Alto Reed on a Tenor Sax
06-16-2008, 10:01 PM
Friends.

Or that show that was about "Who Wants to Marry My Daddy," or some crap like that.

Mark Cavazos
06-16-2008, 10:19 PM
I didn't see it, but "Anchorwoman" was dropped pretty quickly.

Schnook
06-16-2008, 10:51 PM
Other nominations:
Maury
Joe Millionaire
The Bachelor/Bachelorette and all of its spawn

ECA
06-17-2008, 01:25 AM
Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury

What an unrealistic piece of tripe! Every week she manages to catch the killer? I don’t think so! And after a while, wouldn’t everyone just avoid living or even being near her? 12 seasons x about 22 episodes per season = some 260ish murders. That’s ghoulish!

I did enjoy Mr. Cunningham as the sheriff, though!

theplaymaker
06-17-2008, 07:13 AM
I can't believe nobody has mentioned Jerry Springer. The show is so staged, fake, and stupid. There are no real people like that in the world.

MG
06-17-2008, 07:18 AM
Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury

What an unrealistic piece of tripe! Every week she manages to catch the killer? I don’t think so! And after a while, wouldn’t everyone just avoid living or even being near her? 12 seasons x about 22 episodes per season = some 260ish murders. That’s ghoulish!

I did enjoy Mr. Cunningham as the sheriff, though!

Oh, you're just mad because you could never figure out who dunnit. ;)

MSW was awesome. One of the few television shows with a respectable female role model character. Waiting for Season 9 to come out on DVD....

theplaymaker
06-17-2008, 07:20 AM
Columbo (Peter Falk) caught the killer every week also, and that show rocked!

FormLetter
06-17-2008, 07:29 AM
Deal or No Deal

Browncoat
06-17-2008, 09:07 AM
I can't believe nobody has mentioned Jerry Springer. The show is so staged, fake, and stupid. There are no real people like that in the world.

It's hard to judge the worst TV show ever, as shows that I think would fall into that category are ones that I wouldn't watch. Comparison is thus impared.

But the tops of my list would be


Soap Operas (Day time or night)
The View
Jerry Springer and his ilk
Court shows (Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, etc)
Any show that promotes the B- or C-list celebs as if they are A-list. Celeb Circus fits that description, but I don't think that most game shows in which celebs participate (Password (love it!), Pyramid, etc) do. Hollywood squares does just because the "celebs" outnumber the players 4.5 to 1. Go wait tables if you can't get an acting job.


:tup:

Browncoat
06-17-2008, 09:09 AM
Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury

What an unrealistic piece of tripe! Every week she manages to catch the killer? I don’t think so! And after a while, wouldn’t everyone just avoid living or even being near her? 12 seasons x about 22 episodes per season = some 260ish murders. That’s ghoulish!

I did enjoy Mr. Cunningham as the sheriff, though!

Yeah. There are no TV shows on anymore in which the bad guy is always caught by the end of the episode. That's why CSI ended after one season and never spawned any spin offs.

Or did I just feed an EC troll?

Browncoat
06-17-2008, 09:11 AM
Friends.

Or that show that was about "Who Wants to Marry My Daddy," or some crap like that.

That one was not as bad as "Are You My Daddy?".

Brilock
06-17-2008, 09:42 AM
That one was not as bad as "Are You My Daddy?".

My Dad is better than your Dad.
Not the worst, but deserving of a :shake:

Why hasn't anyone mentioned the illegitimate spawns of Flavor of Love?

Actuarial Groupie
06-17-2008, 09:57 AM
That one was not as bad as "Are You My Daddy?".

Isn't that, like, EVERY episode of Maury Povich? (another one to make this list)

punmanbowler
06-17-2008, 01:54 PM
The Tom Bergeron version of America's Funniest Home Videos is great. The Bob Saget / Daisy Fuentes versions... not so good.

Totally agree with Moment of Truth. That show is horrible.

Swingtown - it's early... but seriously. We've had enough shows with single episodes surrounding Swingers. Do we need a whole show?

I'm curious to hear the Chris Elliot theory.

frummie
06-17-2008, 01:59 PM
Haven't seen it, but I have two major nominees from the past:
1. The Gong Show
2. That's Incredible!

Sorry you didn't like it. Gong Show is probably my alltime favorite. At my high school I did a version of it, multiple hats and all. In fact I remember seeing some of the scenes from the recent movie on Chuck Barris.

Linus
06-17-2008, 02:05 PM
Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury

What an unrealistic piece of tripe! Every week she manages to catch the killer? I don’t think so! And after a while, wouldn’t everyone just avoid living or even being near her? 12 seasons x about 22 episodes per season = some 260ish murders. That’s ghoulish!

I did enjoy Mr. Cunningham as the sheriff, though!

I always thought that the series finale should have shown her to be a serial killer who got away with it by framing others.

Or at least have an episode where she visits some small town in Maine and everybody exclaims, "awww %^$#, Jessica's coming to visit...let's pack our bags!"

gadzookz
06-17-2008, 02:20 PM
I can agree with a lot of this list (http://tv.popcrunch.com/the-25-worst-sitcoms-ever/), but I watched quite a bit of Perfect Strangers and Family Matters in the late 80's, early 90's. Sounds like Family Matters jumped the shark prior to jumping to CBS.

How can a show with a 9-yr run make a top 25 worst list? There's ton of canceled shows like Caveman (that made the list) that's obviously worse than this. How about almost every TV show attempt made by the Seinfeld characters after Seinfeld?

My Big Fat Greek Wedding TV Show (whatever that was called)

Patience
06-17-2008, 02:27 PM
I can agree with a lot of this list (http://tv.popcrunch.com/the-25-worst-sitcoms-ever/), but I watched quite a bit of Perfect Strangers and Family Matters in the late 80's, early 90's. Sounds like Family Matters jumped the shark prior to jumping to CBS.

How can a show with a 9-yr run make a top 25 worst list? There's ton of canceled shows like Caveman (that made the list) that's obviously worse than this. How about almost every TV show attempt made by the Seinfeld characters after Seinfeld?

My Big Fat Greek Wedding TV Show (whatever that was called)

The Greek one was awful. The woman who it was based on got power hungry and thought she could be funny, as opposed to the movie which was mostly cute and charming

Julia Louis Dreyfuss is still running in New Adventures of Old Christine. It is ok

I actually liked the one with Jason Alexendar and Malcolm-Jamal Warner based on PTI

The Kramer one was awful

can you print the list, I am blocked

JollyGoodFCAS
06-17-2008, 03:02 PM
Fat Actress (I'm embarrassed my wife liked it)

gadzookz
06-17-2008, 04:27 PM
25. Veronica’s Closet (1997 –2000)
24. Charles in Charge (1984- 1990)
23. The Nanny (1993 – 1999)
22. Webster (1983 - 1989)
21. All-American Girl (1994 – 1995)
20. Babes (1990 – 1991)
19. Mr. Belvedere (1985 – 1990)
18. Family Matters (1989 – 1998)
17. The Ropers (1979 - 1980)
16. Life on a Stick
15. It’s a Living (1980 – 1982 ABC; 1985- 1989 syndication)
14. Shasta McNasty (1999 – 2000)
13. George (1993)
12. Harry and the Hendersons (1991 – 1993)
11. We’ve Got it Made (1983 – 1984 NBC; 1987- 1988 Syndication)
10. Double Trouble (1984 - 1985)
9. Perfect Strangers (1986 – 1993)
8. My Two Dads (1987 -1990)
7. Baby Bob (2002 - 2003)
6. Mama’s Family (1983 – 1984 NBC; 1986 – 1990 syndication)
5. Cavemen (2007 – 2008)
4. Woops! (1992)
3. Yes, Dear (2000 – 2006)
2. Homeboys in Outer Space (1996-1997)
1. Small Wonder

Jables
06-17-2008, 04:43 PM
6. Mama’s Family (1983 – 1984 NBC; 1986 – 1990 syndication)
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39045

Patience
06-17-2008, 04:48 PM
25. Veronica’s Closet (1997 –2000)
24. Charles in Charge (1984- 1990)
23. The Nanny (1993 – 1999)
22. Webster (1983 - 1989)
21. All-American Girl (1994 – 1995)
20. Babes (1990 – 1991)
19. Mr. Belvedere (1985 – 1990)
18. Family Matters (1989 – 1998)
17. The Ropers (1979 - 1980)
16. Life on a Stick
15. It’s a Living (1980 – 1982 ABC; 1985- 1989 syndication)
14. Shasta McNasty (1999 – 2000)
13. George (1993)
12. Harry and the Hendersons (1991 – 1993)
11. We’ve Got it Made (1983 – 1984 NBC; 1987- 1988 Syndication)
10. Double Trouble (1984 - 1985)
9. Perfect Strangers (1986 – 1993)
8. My Two Dads (1987 -1990)
7. Baby Bob (2002 - 2003)
6. Mama’s Family (1983 – 1984 NBC; 1986 – 1990 syndication)
5. Cavemen (2007 – 2008)
4. Woops! (1992)
3. Yes, Dear (2000 – 2006)
2. Homeboys in Outer Space (1996-1997)
1. Small Wonder

Incredibly stupid list. Many of these shows were quite popular, maybe not really good shows, but someone must have liked them. This just seems like one man's list.

You can't tell me that Thanks, I Married Dora and Mr. T and Tina were better shows than Perfect Strangers, Family Matters and the Nanny.

Kris Kross
06-17-2008, 04:51 PM
i enjoyed the first 5 seasons or so of family matters when i was young and it was on, but now it just seems so stupid i can't even watch it. i think i could still watch perfect strangers without getting too annoyed.

gadzookz
06-18-2008, 08:46 AM
Incredibly stupid list. Many of these shows were quite popular, maybe not really good shows, but someone must have liked them. This just seems like one man's list.

You can't tell me that Thanks, I Married Dora and Mr. T and Tina were better shows than Perfect Strangers, Family Matters and the Nanny.

It's not identified as an individual user blog, but very well may be. And I forgot to point out that this was this author(s) list of 25 worst sitcoms, not all TV genres.

TV has its hits and misses, right? For every great sitcom, there’s a pile of crappy ones. Some get cancelled right out of the gate — others drag on for years, begging to be put out of their misery.

There's been a ton of crap to get cancelled early on. Once you open the list up to a couple of those, it seems pretty stupid to include a lot of shows with 5-8 year runs. You either need to list the crappy shows that got cancelled or make a list of sitcoms that shouldn't have been renewed.

tometom
06-18-2008, 09:04 AM
The list is flawed since "Viva Laughlin" was left off of it.

(I'd insert a link to an awesome clip of Joel McHale making fun of the show, but I can't access youtube here at work.)

Browncoat
06-18-2008, 09:55 AM
10. Double Trouble (1984 - 1985)
8. My Two Dads (1987 -1990)

I liked Double Trouble. Probably one of the only ones who did. I especially liked it when they moved in with their aunt (?) in NY, and they had the two guys for comic relief. I forget their names, but, at the time, I thought they were high larious.

My Two Dads was awesome. Paul Reiser is teh awesome.

LoneGirl
06-18-2008, 10:04 AM
I liked Double Trouble. Probably one of the only ones who did.

Nope....another Double Trouble fan here! :)

Browncoat
06-18-2008, 10:19 AM
I had a double crush on them.

Phil
06-18-2008, 11:15 AM
Perfect Strangers was one of the best shows, not one of the worst. Their acting was a riot.

tbug
06-18-2008, 11:17 AM
I liked Double Trouble. Probably one of the only ones who did. I especially liked it when they moved in with their aunt (?) in NY, and they had the two guys for comic relief. I forget their names, but, at the time, I thought they were high larious.

My Two Dads was awesome. Paul Reiser is teh awesome.

I agree on both shows!

not surprising i guess :)

FormLetter
06-18-2008, 11:46 AM
What was that show that took place in a dinosaur society where the baby kept hitting the father dinosaur in the head with a spoon and screaming "not the mama"??? That show was bad.

FormLetter
06-18-2008, 11:46 AM
Sister Sister was pretty bad

I wish that Tia and Tamara would have at least NOT been butt ugly.

Patience
06-18-2008, 11:59 AM
What was that show that took place in a dinosaur society where the baby kept hitting the father dinosaur in the head with a spoon and screaming "not the mama"??? That show was bad.

Dinosaur's

my kids loved it

Browncoat
06-18-2008, 12:06 PM
I agree on both shows!

not surprising i guess :)

:toast:

Cool. When we're sick of having Firefly parties (yeah, right! Like we could ever get sick of that!), we can start watching My Two Dads DVDs.

Big Jim Slade
06-18-2008, 01:26 PM
Dinosaur's

my kids loved it

I loved it for a while, but let's face it, there's only so much you can do with that format...on the other hand, look how long Simpsons has been on.

wally world
06-18-2008, 01:35 PM
Murphy Brown

frummie
06-18-2008, 02:39 PM
I watched Charles in Charge, mostly to stare at Gwendolyn, and Buddy was so stupid he was hilarious.

My favorite line when Buddy saw a French girl:
"Ah don't worry Charles I know French."
(He goes up to the girl and I think of two French words that I know and wouldn't you know it, he says them: )
"Renault. Le Car."

I was :rofl: . Guess I could have written for the show.

Hugh Jass
07-30-2009, 07:45 AM
The Awful Truth
Roseanne
Webster

I know I'm probably not very popular with the next one, but I always just hated it:

The X-files.

Spice
07-30-2009, 08:43 AM
Parental Control, Next, and My super sweet sixteen, all from MTV

Kool-Aid Man
07-30-2009, 08:57 AM
Better Off Ted

Browncoat
07-30-2009, 09:11 AM
The View.

BG5150
07-30-2009, 09:18 AM
Manimal

AfterMASH

The Chevy Chase Show

All brutal, very brutal.

hiho
07-30-2009, 09:19 AM
The Real Housewives of ________.

Dahlia
07-30-2009, 09:20 AM
That paris hilton bff show.

Dahlia
07-30-2009, 09:22 AM
The View.

:iatp: Though what a dream job for retirement - video myself babbling nonsense with a group of annoying people and get paid millions!

Patience
07-30-2009, 09:23 AM
The View.

you watch The View?

Kool-Aid Man
07-30-2009, 09:30 AM
I saw a clip of Danny Devito on the View on Youtube. It was OK.

The Drunken Actuary
07-30-2009, 09:40 AM
I have to pass on an anecdote about that show, which was on in the early 80s. I had stumbled onto it by accident and they had this guy on a beach who had set up a makeshift lean-to and was setting five sticks of dynamites inside it attached to a detonator that he held in his hand. The man explained that he had never done FIVE sticks before and explained in detail what would happen.

I yelled to my two young daughters, "Beth! Mindi! Get down here to see unbelievable sheer stupidity!" The girls, sharing my enthusiasm for such things, rushed down to join me.

The man kneels as if in prayer in the lean-to and plunges the detonator! BOOM! The man is thrown about 100 feet and lies unconscious for about a minute, just as he had predicted. He then gets up and reels around in a random pattern and is unable to hear anything (also as he predicted).

ETA: You really had to see this to appreciate it. :smile:


:tup:Was this on That's Incredible?

Kool-Aid Man
07-30-2009, 09:43 AM
That's Incredible inspired the very first parody I ever wrote. I wrote an entire 15-minute script called That's Inedible about people who'd eat crazy stuff like legos and poop and stuff. All the other 10 year olds thought it was pretty funny.

The Drunken Actuary
07-30-2009, 09:46 AM
That's Incredible inspired the very first parody I ever wrote. I wrote an entire 15-minute script called That's Inedible about people who'd eat crazy stuff like legos and poop and stuff. All the other 10 year olds thought it was pretty funny.

DUDE, THEY SAID NEVER TO TRY THIS STUFF AT HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only segments I remember from That's Incredible were the guy that could shoot the arrow into the other arrow that he's just shot into the center of the bullseye. And the people that died and came back to life and their stories of heaven and hell. Oh, and the guy that jumped over cars speeding towards him. Now that was incredbile.

Patience
07-30-2009, 09:53 AM
the guy that could shoot the arrow into the other arrow that he's just shot into the center of the bullseye..

Myth Busters said that is impossible

nottom
07-30-2009, 09:56 AM
There are a lot of people ITT who suck at watching TV.

Kool-Aid Man
07-30-2009, 10:02 AM
DUDE, THEY SAID NEVER TO TRY THIS STUFF AT HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only segments I remember from That's Incredible were the guy that could shoot the arrow into the other arrow that he's just shot into the center of the bullseye. And the people that died and came back to life and their stories of heaven and hell. Oh, and the guy that jumped over cars speeding towards him. Now that was incredbile.
I remember the guy who could squeeze himself into a 2 foot cube and then they'd drop the cube to the bottom of a pool and he could hold his breath for like an hour. It's not like he could breath while squeezed into a 2 foot cube anyway.

Browncoat
07-30-2009, 10:13 AM
you watch The View?

Isn't the conclusion of the title that there is only one acceptable view for a woman to have? If that's not what they're trying to say, shouldn't it be called "Views"? Sort of a "We're women, we may disagree with each other, but . . ." something something.

Nope. The. View.

The Drunken Actuary
07-30-2009, 10:15 AM
Myth Busters said that is impossible

I watched him do it. (or maybe he failed at it??) Roll the tapes!
I bet it's on youtube.

The Drunken Actuary
07-30-2009, 10:17 AM
Isn't the conclusion of the title that there is only one acceptable view for a woman to have? If that's not what they're trying to say, shouldn't it be called "Views"? Sort of a "We're women, we may disagree with each other, but . . ." something something.

Nope. The. View.
You're just mad because Elizabeth Hassleback is so horrible at representing your side.

Arthur Kade
07-30-2009, 12:03 PM
The Tom Bergeron version of America's Funniest Home Videos is great. The Bob Saget / Daisy Fuentes versions... not so good.
Blasphemy.

Arthur Kade
07-30-2009, 12:04 PM
I always thought that the series finale should have shown her to be a serial killer who got away with it by framing others.
Or revealing that none of the episodes ever actually happened; they were just plots of her books.

Descalzo
07-30-2009, 12:47 PM
Cha$e

Holy monkey that sucked.

BG5150
07-30-2009, 01:13 PM
The Ropers and that show that was spun off of Married with Children with Matt LeBlanc also blew horse chuncks...

Edit: It was "Top of the Heap" (and even THAT had a spinoff: "Vinny and Bobby" which sucked hard, too!)