You get to erase one TV show from history. Which one???

[SmileyBoy]

I'd say Full House. The worst "sitcom" in television history. It wasn't even a sitcom. It was a half-hour, unrealistic, lovey-dovey circle jerk.

Oh GOD, that show was the worst.

[Shoedogg]

1. I Love Lucy....

Seriously...I don't.

I'll run for cover now.

[wtmusic]

20. RICKY! WAAAAAAH!

That was so...funny. :puke:

[mac56]

34. When you think about it - what a sick relationship they had.

Example: Lucy tells Ricky she wants to buy a hat. Ricky says they can't afford it.

Normal response: Lucy thinks, "Well, I'm disappointed, but we have to live within our means."

Lucy response: "I've got to find some way to trick Ricky into letting me get that hat!"

Not only that - but each of them took fiendish glee in manipulating the other one into humiliating, often dangerous situations in order to "teach (them) a lesson".

No, thank you. That relationship was perverse.

[elperromagico]

69. There was definitely a sadistic undertone to their relationship.

MAD TV had a few nice parodies of the show. One of the parodies had Ricky "kidnapping" Little Ricky and getting a black member of his band to pretend to be the kidnapper. Lucy and Ethel wound up killing the "kidnapper" and putting him into a vat of sulphuric acid. Then Ricky walked in with Little Ricky, laughing. "HAH HAH HAH. We tricked you, Luttee!" "Oh, Ricky!"

[CanuckAmok]

74. What about the Simpsons' parody?

You don't actually see the screen, just Homer and Bart watching the TV:

Lucy voice "WAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

Fred voice "You hit'er pretty hard there, Rick!"

[elperromagico]

76. LOL... I forgot that one.

The Simpsons is one show I'd never get rid of.

[elperromagico]

70. What about "Life With Lucy,"

Lucille Ball's disastrous attempt at a comeback in 1986? She was maybe 75 years old, and looked like a corpse with a red wig. They even brought poor old Gale Gordon back, who was at least 80 at the time. It was an embarrassing TV show which lasted maybe 12 episodes.

[mac56]

2. Bill O'Reilly.

nm

[devilgrrl]

3. Charlie's Angels...

Miami Vice
Friends
Dynasty
Dallas

many others...

[HEyHEY]

4. Full House

I thought of that before I even read your pick!

[afraid_of_the_dark]

5. The 700 Club

[Whitacre D_WI]

6. Hey!

Why no love for:

[afraid_of_the_dark]

11. Do you even have to ask?

:evilgrin:

[elperromagico]

71. Well, how would we know who God is voting for in '04

without Pat Robertson to tell us?

[Whitacre D_WI]

7. "Friends," the show that ruined the sitcom.

n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. Dukes of Hazzard

For the sole reason that "good guys" and "confederate flag" don't mix.

[wtmusic]

19. ah, ya beat me to it!

:-)

[Mrs. Venation]

9. The Beverly Hillbillies

I grew up in the mountains of east Tennessee. It seemed to me that everyone thought the Clampett family represented the truth of life in Tennessee. I hated it; I still do!

[Faygo Kid]

36. I loved Granny

She was one of the all time great second bananas in sitcom history. Here's to you, Irene Ryan!

[Faygo Kid]

37. "That '70s Show" (puke, barf)

My roommate likes it. Hey, we both were adults in the '70s. No one on Earth (except Spiro Agnew) was that stupid and venal.
OOPS! Misposted here. Me and Spiro - both stoopid, apparently.

[jimbo fett]

10. Fear Factor

Get rid of that garbage.

[afraid_of_the_dark]

12. Especially the host

He's particularly annoying. He was halfway amusing on NewsRadio, but his career has been in a freefall since. Which reminds me... I should add the new episodes of the "Man Show" to this list. At least Adam and Jimmy were funny!

[Rattlesnake]

25. Hey, the new hosts of "The Man Show"

are funny as hell! Best. Show. Ever.

[WoodrowFan]

13. Gilligan's Island (NT)

[elperromagico]

73. ANY Sherwood Schwartz show.

I hate The Brady Bunch too.

[stinkeefresh]

14. MORTON DOWNEY JR.

Not to be confused with Robert, Morton's brief show in the eighties may well have been the vanguard of hate-spewing right-wing blather. At the time it was considered a freak show, but it is the father (in some ways) of what Rush, O'Reilly and the rest have become.

[TrogL]

15. The Waltons

:puke:

Actually, I'd have them run episodes back to back so its hypocrisy could be exposed for all to see.

[Hoosier Democrat]

16. Sorry, I can't choose just one...

My picks for Obliteration from History...


3. Full House (I REALLY can't stand those icky-sweet people. Plus, the Olsen twins creep me out)

2. The WB's most recent flop, "Tarzan". (Took one of my favorite childhood action heroes and turned him into a stalker. Thank God it was canceled after a couple of weeks.)

1. The 700 Club (If this is what Christians should be like, maybe the Romans had it right with the whole lion thing)

[IADEMO2004]

17. Survivor

and then maybe none of it's evil spawn would exist.

[RebelOne]

60. Yes, that's my choice, too.

[DS1]

18. Hee-Haw. Sorry America, your humor sucks.

*runs*

[GOPisEvil]

21. Hew Haw salutes my home town of Possum Squat, KY...population 32!

SAL-ute! :D

Eh, the women were cute, and some of the old school country was ok...

[Zomby Woof]

57. Archie Campbell

He was a lot like my grandad - a barber good with a yarn, like in that skit. :D Looked and sounded similar.

I bet you watched HeeHaw just like I did, wondering how they grew 'em so big down south. ;-) Ah, the wonders of American TV childhood!

Yeah, there was some quality pickin' on that show with Roy Clark and Buck Owens!

[Beaker]

42. Hee-Haw is NOT representative of American Humor-

except for the south, that is.

and in retrospect- they should have been allowed to seceed.

[Zomby Woof]

58. At least we southerners can spell...

Secede.

Hey, love your liberal acceptance of people not like you! :eyes:

[CO Liberal]

67. *** singing *** "Where, Where, Are You Tonight?"

"Why did you leave me here all alone?
I searched the world over and though I found true love
But you met another and PFFFFFT!!! you were gone."

:-)

[MissMillie]

22. ALF or Mork & Mindy

just can't connect w/ these two.

[bif]

23. Lost in Space

n/t

[Rattlesnake]

24. The O'Lielly Factor...

Hell with just one. I'm listing several, in no particular order:

*Dukes of Hazzard
*Full House
*Friends (most overrated show on television)
*The 700 Club
*Hannity and Colmes
*Survivor
*All reality tv shows

et cetera...

[Beaker]

26. why couldn't we just change the channel?

I've never seen a single episode of "full house", so in my perspective, "erasing" it from history would have absolutely no impact...however, seeing as it was on for a fairly long run, it must have actually entertained a great many people...why would you think that retroactively depriving people of a show they liked but you didn't, when you could have simply changed the channel in the first place, is a good thing??

[joeybee12]

27. Frasier--the most over-rated show in the history of mankind...

...and starring that Repuke sack of crap, whose name escapes me right now.

[SmileyBoy]

31. Kelsey Grammer?? David Hyde Pierce???

Both are repukes. David Hyde Pierce is a gay repuke.

[Darth_Kitten]

63. He is?

ick. :( Yes, heard the news that Frasier is ending. I'm so sad. Really I am. :evilgrin:

Sex in the City and now Frasier.....good news comes in threes? Hey, Friends is ending it's run, too!!!! Darn. :evilgrin:

[Khephra]

46. Frasier is ending this season

So you're sort of getting your wish.

[EV1Ltimm]

28. mad about you

[mac56]

33. I loved that show.

Up until the baby entered the picture.

One of the best sitcoms ever till then.

[corporatewhore]

29. I want to erase mtv from history

[Kathy in Cambridge]

39. NOOOOO! 120 Minutes Was a Great Show

It really helped bring alternative music to prominence in the early '90s. MTV really sucks now though...

30. the brady bunch

please. My younger sisters used to drive me crazy watching that show when I was 16.
erase the memories, please

[geniph]

32. Can I erase a channel instead?

I want to eliminate Faux News (ha!) Network.

[coloradodem2005]

35. All reality T.V. Shows.

I don't watch them but I get so nauseated seeing those ads.

[SaveElmer]

38. ThirtySomething

Yuppies with problems...ughh...NOBODY CARES !!!

[CanuckAmok]

40. COPS, without a doubt...

Not only was it the model for all reality TV which followed, but it's so fucking offensive. It's racist, classist, and frankly, brutish. It convicted those people who were on it without trial, and exploited the category of "news programming" to use peoples' images and audio without permission or compensation. It polarises complex issues into black and white (no pun intended), where the establishment is always clean-shaven, just, and right.

[GiovanniC]

41. Temptation Island

'Nuff said.

[oldcoot]

43. "Ally McBeal"

I would really like to remove "Ally McBeal" from history. My husband liked the show during the 1st season because of the special effects (Ally's thoughts). However, we soon got tired of Ally's whining because she did not have a man and her unprofessional behavior. I really disliked her cute little facial expressions. I cheered when I heard the show was cancelled.

[terrya]

44. "The Jerry Springer Show". This doesn't even qualify as entertainment.

Pandering to the absolute, rock bottom, lowest common denominator. And at the end, Springer's ridiculously pious "Final Thoughts" about the parade of crap he just peddled.

[trigz]

45. Every season after the 2nd of "Cheers"

Now that's a case of declining quality in the face of maximising profits on a brand name. Cheers became unwatchable in the end, I remember. Dreadful.

[TrueAmerican]

47. Judge Judy

Not because of Judge Judy, but the stupid people they have on there. Where do they find them?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

59. I Like Judge Judy...Makes you realize You're Not So Dumb

All she dispenses is Common Sense, which the dumbasses in her court lack.

[Jen72]

48. I have a few....

Big Brother/Survivor/Pop Idol
Hercules
Dukes of Hazzard
ALF
Sally J Rapheal (She comes across as very judgemental)
The Colbys
Dynesty

[FunBobbyMucha]

49. Night Court.

John Laraquette won Emmys for this POS! Repeatedly, people! Borsch Belt humor and telegraphed punchlines served up by the most obvious cast in TV history. I would rather watch "Full House" while being penetrated with a Mary Kate doll.

[CanuckAmok]

80. That's quite an image...

Night Court had its surreal moments, though...

Particularly when Harry and another judge had a practical joke war, during which, at one point, Laroquette was chased across the background by a giant 8-ball.

[Halle]

50. Bill O'Reilly

whatever his stupid show is called

[AntiCoup2K4]

51. FAUX News!

That's right, the whole goddamned hate spewing propaganda network. It's not like there's a difference between one show and another on that channel anyway.

[oxymoron]

52. My Mother the Car

nuff said.

[Wolfman 11]

53. 2 guys, a girl, and a pizza place

I never watched it but it should be stricken from the annals of history based on the ridiculously stupid name alone.

[CanuckAmok]

81. Yeah, especially because...

...that's one less title that can be used for an appropriately-themed porn film.

[PVnRT]

54. Seinfeld

Utterly worthless, marginally funny show about self-obsessed New Yorkers with low-paying jobs that can afford nice apartments in Manhatten. Spare me.

[One Taste]

78. blasphemer!

:mad: :spank:




:-(

[Khephra]

82. That would have to be my pick too

Most unfunny show EVER!

[LynneSin]

55. Everybody Loves Raymond

because I can assure you that I don't love him - never did!!

[beawr]

56. DALLAS

It was the perfect companion to the age of Reagan

[Endangered Specie]

61. American Idol

Some runners up:

Hannity and colmes

The O'Really factor

ALL REALITY TV

[Darth_Kitten]

62. Frasier.

:evilgrin:

[beyurslf]

64. Seventh Heaven.

Absolutely the most un realistic family drama I have ever seen. Utterly ridiculous. But followed by the best show on tv--everwood.

[saltpoint]

65. Fox's "COPS" is my choice.

-- for its racist celebration of a police state.

[Insider]

66. Three's Company

absolutely no redeeming value whatsoever. waste of airtime

[ScholarSeeker]

68. Night Court

[TheMightyFavog]

72. Two Words:

Cop Rock.

[elperromagico]

75. The last three seasons of Bewitched.

Dick Sargent was a fine actor elsewhere, but give me Dick York as Darrin or give me death. TV Land's airing the Sargent episodes lately, and they just don't do anything for me.


The Only Darrin Stephens.

[LanternWaste]

77. Either South Park or X-Files

Get slammed by everyone from grandma to my nephew on this on but my own personal (and yes, subjective) opinion is that both of those shows sucked so much dead air that there's a continual oxygen free zone in many of America's household's today.

[One Taste]

79. Survivor

without a doubt