18. Hogan’s Heroes
Unlike fine wine, our next show hasn’t aged very well. Hogan’s Heroes ranks in the Top 5 of TV Guide’s list of the Worst Shows of All Time. Although it won two Emmy Awards during its six seasons on air, it can be easy to forget that the premise of the show was based on a prisoner of war camp during World War II. The tagline reads “If you liked WWII, you’ll love Hogan’s Heroes!”.
Hogan’s Heroes
Considering just how horrifying World War II was for, well, everyone, we’re not so sure anyone could say they liked it, per se. And so, we’re subsequently left wondering how viewers felt about trivializing what was a difficult moment in time history. While comedy can be found in some quirky places, it’s safe to say, and critics agree that a POW camp is not the place for this.
19. The Brady Bunch Variety Hour
Sometimes, getting too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. ABC didn’t ascribe to this, especially when The Brady Bunch started taking off. Its spinoff, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, was set as a show within the show, where the Bradys, themselves, had been chosen to host their own variety show on ABC. Inception, much?
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour
With limited skills for singing and dancing, the spinoff continued, and fans seemed to enjoy watching them struggle. In fact, this became part of the brief, to get people to laugh. The long and short of it is that it didn’t bode well, with an original cast member, Eve Plumb (Jan), feeling all the more pleased that she opped out of signing onto the spinoff. Short-lived? Sure, Jan!
