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Worst TV Show that lasted more than One Season.
- Thread starter jwk1979
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Re "Meeting Of Minds": Allman didn't like the fact that
Jayne Meadows played nearly all the female roles; also,
he thought the dialogue to be hilariously stuffy.
Regardless of what Allman thinks, the videos have been
used by many teachers over the years; I'd use them myself
if I knew where to get them.
Jayne Meadows played nearly all the female roles; also,
he thought the dialogue to be hilariously stuffy.
Regardless of what Allman thinks, the videos have been
used by many teachers over the years; I'd use them myself
if I knew where to get them.
...my nomination: Dr. Simon Locke/Police Surgeon -- anybody even seen that stinker anywhere in the last thirty years? It actually ran for three seasons in syndication. Honourable mention goes to The Doris Day Show -- tho Doris and her fairly esteemed supporting cast did their best, the thing seemed to change plot bases every season for its five years on CBS...
"Dr. Simon Locke" was so bad that Jack Albertson, who
played Locke's mentor, quit the show early on. When the
producers reminded him that he had a contract, he said,
"After what I just saw, there's not a jury in the world that
would convict me." He complained about having to change
clothes in the bushes and not being allowed to see the daily
"rushes" (results of the day's filming).
played Locke's mentor, quit the show early on. When the
producers reminded him that he had a contract, he said,
"After what I just saw, there's not a jury in the world that
would convict me." He complained about having to change
clothes in the bushes and not being allowed to see the daily
"rushes" (results of the day's filming).
...I can't say that -- I actually liked Burke's Law and The Guns of Will Sonnett...therealjm12 said:
...it's actually the only TV thing on which I think Steve Allen came up with a good idea; his Tonight tenure was basically a continuation of what the early months of Jerry Lester's version of Broadway Open House had been like, he ran I've Got a Secret damn near into the ground after the great Garry Moore left (Henry Morgan thought so too), and his syndicated chat show of the '60s was never as good as you recall it being...wbhist said:
...rather ironic, since the first season or so of Springer's show was actually a straight copy of Donahue and Sally Jessy Raphael(it was produced by Multimedia, Donahue and Raphael's distributor)...bpatrick said:
Message to ultimajock: I hope you mean "one recalls it being,"
when you refer to Steve Allen's '60s syndicated show, because
I never lived anywhere where it was on (Atlanta was the closest
when I lived in Greenville, SC and Birmingham, AL, but I couldn't
pick up WSB). As far as "Meeting Of Minds" is concerned, I think
Allman is in the minority; most critics would agree that it was a
brilliant idea on the part of Steve. Betsy Palmer has also echoed
Henry Morgan about Steve's handling of "I've Got A Secret," that
he tried to upstage the panel and guests, whereas Garry was always
willing to take a backseat to the game and demonstrations.
Also, Jenny Jones' show started as a "Donahue"/"Sally" copy but
switched to the Springer-like format after about a year.
when you refer to Steve Allen's '60s syndicated show, because
I never lived anywhere where it was on (Atlanta was the closest
when I lived in Greenville, SC and Birmingham, AL, but I couldn't
pick up WSB). As far as "Meeting Of Minds" is concerned, I think
Allman is in the minority; most critics would agree that it was a
brilliant idea on the part of Steve. Betsy Palmer has also echoed
Henry Morgan about Steve's handling of "I've Got A Secret," that
he tried to upstage the panel and guests, whereas Garry was always
willing to take a backseat to the game and demonstrations.
Also, Jenny Jones' show started as a "Donahue"/"Sally" copy but
switched to the Springer-like format after about a year.
The Facts of Life. Absolutely hated that show! 
Ultimajock said:
In my opinion, Steve Allen as an entertainer was always highly over-rated. I was too young during his Tonight Show tenure, so I can't comment on that. I thought he was a decent interviewer on his later talk show, but much of his comedy was obvious, over-long, and tedious - worse than recent SNL by far. There were a few exceptions, like the classic Louie Nye-Don Knotts-Tom Posten bits, but that was because Nye, Knotts and Posten were so talented, IMO.
My overall ill-will toward Allen is compounded because he became such as nasty. blue-nosed, and egotistical old curmudgeon in his final years. Also - this is petty - but he gets my vote for worst toupee of the century.
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David67 said:
I never watched it, but when the theme song was in radio hot rotation it was as if somebody
was running a bottle brush back and forth through both of my ears!
FreddyE1977 said:
You mean, this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Q3orQhEcA
It's even better with the cheesy visual title effects.
No need to thank me. I try to be helpful. ;D
...both, actually (although the set of the Filmways/Firestone one made the show look like a cable access deal, heh heh)...wbhist said:
...worse than Howard Cosell's? Or Ernest Angely's cast-iron job? ;-) ...Lkeller said:
azumanga said:
For several years, as I recall, "Alice" also aired in reruns on Spike's predecessors: TNN (The Nashville Network AND The National Network). When CBS Cable acquired The Nashville Network in the latter half of the 1990s, it began peppering the line-up with a bunch of rural or southern themed scripted reruns ("The Waltons," "Dallas," "The Real McCoys," "The Dukes of Hazzard," etc.). The National Network continued to air some of these programs, including "Alice," until early 2001, when the gradual metamorphosis to Spike TV began.
Lkeller said:
Allen's hatred of rock & roll was so extreme (even worse than Mitch Miller's), I think it eventually pushed him over the edge into the bitter, stuck-in-1952 old goat that he was at the end of his life. It wasn't his kind of music and during his TV career, he did quite a few routines lampooning it on his shows (of course, a lot of it was deserved) that just oozed sarcasm and anger. He may have had Elvis on his show before Ed Sullivan, but he made a fool out of Presley by making him stand almost totally still while singing Hound Dog to a real hound dog during his appearance. I always found Allen boring, myself. He seemed out of touch even before he got old.
But his rug wasn't as bad as Hah-wahd's, though. ;D
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