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A short lived CBS sitcom about a fictional band from Philadelphia trying to make it big. 80s teen heartthrobs John Stamos (Post General Hospital,Pre Full House) & Jami Gertz played two of the band members. The show would often feature music videos of the group and covered the song “Alone” (a few years before Heart made it a hit). While Stamos was popular with teenage girls at the time,the show wasn’t and got the boot after 5 episodes. 7 were left unaired. All 12 episodes and a documentary about the show can be found on the YouTube channel devoted to the short lived sitcom.

He’ll likely always be known to a certain generation as “The Famous Jett Jackson” for 3 seasons from 1998-2001.

Never posted before so thought I’d do it. Morningstar/Eveningstar was a family drama in the style of “The Waltons” (Waltons Creator Earl Hamner Jr was the mastermind behind this). It focused on an orphanage dubbed Morningside that moves into a senior citizen retirement place after it was destroyed by a fire. A pre Kevin Arnold Fred Savage and a then unknown Joaquin Phoenix played two of the orphans. This was sadly one of the last roles for the great Scatman Crothers. Fun Fact:no Wikipedia page exists for this short lived show despite a very well known cast.

Some of these were spin-offs or related to a popular series,some of these are cult classics and got a DVD release,while some haven’t been thought of in more than 30 years. But all of them did air on the Fox network in the 1990s.

The LA native went from drama roles in “It Takes A Thief” and “McMillan & Wife” to playing one of America’s favorite single moms in “Kate & Allie”.

A lot of us likely have memories of watching a lot of these wholesome/nice sitcoms when we were kids. From the Brady kids to Andy Taylor,a lot of them made impacts on generations. What sitcom of a family friendly nature was your favorite when you were growing up? I would say my 3 favorites are My Three Sons,Gomer Pyle USMC & The Munsters.

The TV great and Hollywood legend appeared together in this 1979 two part episode of Garner’s hit NBC drama. They would also co-star in the 1981 movie “The Fan”. Sadly Jim Garner and Lauren Bacall died 24 days apart but both still loom large in American pop culture.

It’s been 11 years today since the world lost Robin Williams. Best known to us 70 tv fans as Mork from Ork on “Mork & Mindy”. Williams had actually gotten his start on a short lived revival of Laugh-In before his guest stint on “Happy Days” lead him to his tv sitcom. Williams would go onto a long career of standup and movies even winning an Oscar for his dramatic “Good Will Hunting” role. He did one final sitcom,”The Crazy Ones” before he sadly left us on this day in 2014. Nanu Nanu!

Best known for his role on “Hill Street Blues” as Fletcher Daniels on all 7 seasons of the hit crime drama. I remember him best as General Craig on the 1990s cbs sitcom “Major Dad”.

Some of these starred Hollywood legends,some starred future stars. Some lasted 2 seasons,others lasted a few episodes. But all of them aired on ABC during the 1990s.

August 7th of this year marks 5 years since the great Markie Post died at the age of 70. Post was probably best known for sitcom work in “Night Court” and “Hearts Afire” but also made her mark on shows like “The Fall Guy”,”Scrubs” and “Chicago P.D” later in life. Post even appeared in both the pilot of “Simon & Simon” and as the best friend to Diane Chambers on “Cheers”. Sadly she died after a battle with cancer at her home in Los Angeles.

Randy Quaid starred as a widowed dad/elementary school principal who raises his 3 sons with help from his wacky father played by comedy legend Jonathan Winters. This aired for 1 season on ABC in 1991 and it was green lit for season 2 but when ABC didn’t have a good time place for it,the show moved to CBS where Bonnie Hunt & Giovanni Ribisi joined the cast in an effort to retool the show. Winters won an Emmy for his role on the short lived sitcom.

This short lived ABC sitcom starred Patty Duke and Richard Crenna as a couple with different political views whose personal lives are often affected by their jobs. Pre fame Helen Hunt played the cute teenage daughter while pre fame Anthony Edwards played the son whose at college and an aspiring rock musician (he’s a big Springsteen fan). Billie Bird played the wise cracking grandmother of the household. Created by the team of Witt/Thomas/Harris. The kitchen of this show would later be used in a house with 4 golden ladies.

It’s been 1 year since we lost Loni Anderson aka Jennifer Marlowe Of “WKRP In Cincinnati”. The beloved actress was nominated for 2 Emmy’s and 3 Golden Globes for her role on the CBS sitcom. Anderson would later appear in TV movies including a Jayne Mansfield biopic opposite the terminator and the NBC sitcom Nurses. Anderson sadly left us due to a cancer battle at the age of 79 on this day in 2025 only 2 days before her 80th birthday.

Short lived ABC crime drama. Focused on a Los Angeles police officer who has to raise his kids after his wife was killed. His colleagues were not that fond of him. This only aired 13 episodes on ABC. Fun Fact:Patrick Duffy tried out for the lead role but was passed over for Judith Light’s husband.