25 TV Shows That Only Lasted A Few Episodes
by Camelot_2000 | created - 26 Sep 2014 | updated - 26 Sep 2014 | PublicSome TV shows can continue on for years while others have an extremely brief run before getting cancelled. Here are 25 of them.
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Checking In (1981– )
30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of Florence Johnson, a hotel maid who was previously seen serving the Jeffersons.
Stars: Marla Gibbs, Larry Linville, Liz Torres, Patrick Collins
Votes: 59
2. Enos (1980–1981)
60 min | Action, Comedy
The big-city adventures of Officer Enos Strate of Hazzard County.
Stars: Sonny Shroyer, Samuel E. Wright, John Dehner, John Milford
Votes: 182
3. Three's a Crowd (1984–1985)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Jack Tripper's co-habitation with Vicky Bradford is complicated by her hostile father's interference as Jack's landlord.
Stars: John Ritter, Mary Cadorette, Alan Campbell, Robert Mandan
Votes: 1,036
4. The Powers of Matthew Star (1982–1983)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The adventures of high-school student Matthew Star, who is actually a superpowered alien Prince from another world.
Stars: Peter Barton, Louis Gossett Jr., Amy Steel, James Karen
Votes: 530
5. Sanford (1980–1981)
30 min | Comedy
The further adventures of Fred Sanford, featuring the old cast, except for Lamont; Fred has a new partner and a new girlfriend.
Stars: Redd Foxx, Dennis Burkley, Marguerite Ray, Clinton Derricks-Carroll
Votes: 417
6. All-American Girl (1994–1995)
30 min | Comedy
Follows the culture clashes that occurred between a traditional Korean mother and her fully-Americanized daughter.
Stars: Margaret Cho, Amy Hill, Jodi Long, Clyde Kusatsu
Votes: 529
7. 704 Hauser (1994)
30 min | Comedy
A Black family, the Cumberbatches, moves into the former Queens home of Archie Bunker years after Bunker had sold the house located at 704 Hauser Street.
Stars: John Amos, Lynnie Godfrey, T.E. Russell, Maura Tierney
Votes: 107
8. The Chevy Chase Show (1993– )
60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Chevy Chase hosts his own short-lived talk show.
Stars: Chevy Chase, Ron Russ, Robert Townsend, Robert De Niro
Votes: 274
9. The Golden Palace (1992–1993)
30 min | Comedy
After Dorothy remarries and moves away, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia open a hotel called The Golden Palace.
Stars: Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty, Don Cheadle
Votes: 2,812
10. Blansky's Beauties (1977)
30 min | Comedy
Gruff but loving Nancy Blansky is busy housing, mothering, and even choreographing for a hotel's showgirls--while providing a home for her nephews, dancer Joey and 12-year-old junior-womanizer Anthony.
Stars: Nancy Walker, Caren Kaye, Eddie Mekka, Scott Baio
Votes: 116
11. Bagdad Cafe (1990– )
30 min | Comedy
Sitcom based on the 1987 indie hit "Bagdad Café" follows two women, a desert motel/diner owner and her guest whose husbands just left them, as they slowly develop a rocky friendship. Several colorful characters live there as well.
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Jean Stapleton, James Gammon, Monica Calhoun
Votes: 359
12. Cop Rock (1990)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The musical adventures of a police force.
Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, David Gianopoulos, Larry Joshua
Votes: 662
13. Mr. T and Tina (1976– )
30 min | Comedy
Taro, a single father, relocates because of business from Japan to Chicago. Conservative Taro wants a traditional nanny for his children Aki and Sachi. But he gets Nebraska born Tina, who challenges his orthodox ways.
Stars: Susan Blanchard, June Angela, Gene Profanato, Pat Suzuki
Votes: 62
14. Top of the Heap (1991)
30 min | Comedy
A spin-off with characters from the "Married...with Children" series. Intellectually-challenged Vinnie and his chronically-unemployed father share an apartment. Re-worked the following year as "Vinnie and Bobby."
Stars: Joseph Bologna, Matt LeBlanc, Joey Lauren Adams, Rita Moreno
Votes: 252
15. Vinnie & Bobby (1992)
30 min | Comedy
A re-tooled continuation of the "Top of the Heap" TV series, which was also a spinoff of characters from "Married...with Children."
Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Robert Torti, John Pinette, Joey Lauren Adams
Votes: 106
16. Mary (1978– )
60 min | Comedy
After Mary Tyler Moore's long-running sitcom ended, she ventured into comedy-variety. This was one of her attempts. It follows the same formula used in such shows as Carol Burnett. There ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Keaton, Dick Shawn, Swoosie Kurtz, James Hampton
Votes: 61
17. The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979)
60 min | Comedy
Beloved sitcom star Mary Tyler Moore hosts an American variety show that aired on CBS during the spring of 1979.
Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Keaton, Michael Lombard, Joyce Van Patten
Votes: 126
18. Mary (1985–1986)
30 min | Comedy
This time Moore portrays 40-something divorcee Mary Brenner who, after the fashion magazine she was writing for goes out of business, is reduced to writing a consumer-assistance column ... See full summary »
Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, James Farentino, John Astin, David Byrd
Votes: 85
19. Tabitha (1976–1978)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
This spin-off of Bewitched (1964) follows Tabitha Stephens; Samantha and Darrin's daughter as an adult.
Stars: Lisa Hartman, Robert Urich, Mel Stewart, David Ankrum
Votes: 351
20. The Nutt House (1989)
30 min | Comedy
This short-lived comedy dealt with the day to day lives of the staff and (rare) guests in a New York hotel that had fallen on hard times.
Stars: Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Brian McNamara, Molly Hagan
Votes: 80
21. Gloria (1982–1983)
30 min | Comedy
This spin-off of "All in the Family" features the further adventures of Gloria Stivic and her son Joey. She and Mike are separated and she's gotten a job in a veterinarian's office.
Stars: Sally Struthers, Burgess Meredith, Jo de Winter, Christian Jacobs
Votes: 211
22. Billy (1992– )
30 min | Comedy
A Scottish teacher named Billy MacGregor moves to the United States to build a new life for himself.
Stars: Billy Connolly, Marie Marshall, Clara Bryant, Johnny Galecki
Votes: 72
23. The Stockard Channing Show (1980)
30 min | Comedy
A slightly kooky divorcée named Susan Goodenow (Stockard Channing), tries to make a life for herself in Los Angeles, California, but she is an assistant to an overbearing television consumer advocate.
Stars: Stockard Channing, Ron Silver, Sydney Goldsmith, Max Showalter
Votes: 51
24. The Tortellis (1987)
30 min | Comedy
Nick Tortelli, "Cheers" barmaid Carla Tortelli's loutish husband, moves to Las Vegas to try to reconcile with his bimbo second wife Loretta, who now lives with her more sensible divorced sister Charlotte and nephew Mark.
Stars: Dan Hedaya, Jean Kasem, Timothy Williams, Mandy Ingber
Votes: 180
25. Life with Lucy (1986)
30 min | Comedy
Lucy Barker is a grandmother who constantly gets into comedic predicaments while living with her daughter's family.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Ann Dusenberry, Larry Anderson
Votes: 417
Tell Your Friends