Top 30 TV Shows That Flopped In The 1980s

Published on 06/03/2022
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22. Automan

As you take in this summary, try to estimate how long the event lasted for yourself. An officer of the law and a computer programmer collaborate to develop an artificial intelligence system for the purpose of fighting crime. This system develops a hologram that is capable of exiting the computer to resolve crime. ABC canceled the show after its first season, which consisted of 12 episodes.

22 Automan

22 Automan

You might be able to place part of the blame for Automan’s lackluster success on the fact that it had to go up against other shows with great ratings that were showing simultaneously, but unfortunately, there is no time slot in the world that could have rescued this fiasco. Nevertheless, the show was able to continue airing because to the fact that Sci-Fi Channel broadcasted its rerun.

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21. The Nutt House

You could expect a humorous comedy to be produced if Mel Brooks was involved in its production as an executive producer. The Nutt House, on the other hand, depended on extremely broad satire ruined by weird skits and jokes that wouldn’t hit the punchline. Its unfixed timeslot, which is typically quite late (around eleven o’clock at night Eastern Time), most likely did not help things. It lasted for barely one month in all.

21 The Nutt House

21 The Nutt House

Harvey Korman and Cloris Leachman are two of the funniest performers working today, and it’s a great shame that this program didn’t go well because it had both of them. Harvey Korman is especially noted for his comic abilities. While Korman became well-known for his work as a sketch comedian on The Carol Burnett Show, Leachman became renowned for her appearances on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in parts such as Phyllis.

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