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This was a silly show, but I liked the whole cast and it was funny and Blossom and Six (oh, we did like Six) were cute and we certainly liked Finola Hughes, too; and the show itself was rather cute and funny. Plus it spawned the phrase "A very special (insert show name)." Which is like an instantly recognizable joke which any series can use. Sometimes you'll just hear "A very special Blossom" as a joke. It never gets old. Ha! Anyway, it was an enjoyable show, okay? Despite being a punchline in and of itself. Plus, say what you will, nobody can say "woah!" better than Joey Lawrence. Oh my gosh! I forgot to say what the show was about. Um... hmmm, well... uh, I guess it... was it actually about anything? Well, I dunno. There was a girl named Blossom, whose parents were divorced. And she had like a couple of brothers and a best friend and eventually a boyfriend, and later her dad got remarried and stuff. Is that a plot? I dunno. It doesn't matter. Whatever. Plot schmot, it was a fun show.
Well now this show was pretty fun. Bob Newhart played this guy who used to make a comic book called Mad Dog, but it didn't last long and then he spent most of his career in the greeting card business. Then someone revived Mad Dog and Bob went to work on it. But he and the new guy, Harlan, had vast creative differences. Um, there were a couple characters I thought were pretty cool. Timothy Fall played Chad, that guy was great! Also Albie was kinda funny, I guess. And Bob's daughter Trisha was cool. Oh yes, we really liked her. So did Chad. What else to say? Marvel actually put out a six-issue miniseries of Mad Dog, which was actually two stories in each issue. Read from one side and you got the book as done by Bob, and flip it over and read from the other side to read the book as done by Harlan. Well, I've got those comix. What else to say about the series, now? I can't think of anything else.
Boston Common, NBC
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I liked Joy and Wyleen. Boyd was hilarious. This was a great show, really. Um, what to say? This southern girl named Wyleen went to college in Boston, and her brother Boyd followed her and got a job on campus. And there were some other good characters and stuff, and it was funny.
Not a bad show. Certainly we liked Cybill Shepherd, Christine Baranski, Alicia Witt, and Dedee Pfeiffer. Anyway, Cybill Shepherd played a struggling actress named Cybill Sheridan. She was twice divorced, had a couple daughters and a best friend and we got to see her ex-husbands alot, too. I wish I could think of something else to tell you.
Dave's World, CBS
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This was supposed to be based on the life of humor columnist Dave Barry, but it really wasn't much like it I think, and nowhere near as funny as the real Dave's columns. But it wasn't too bad, really. And it had a good cast, I guess. We do like DeLane Matthews. Also Shadoe Stevens was in it. Once upon a time when I was a kid, I could listen to 3 different weekly top 40 radio programs, including Rick Dees and Casey Kasem. Shadoe's show was my favorite. These days we only get Rick Dees around here, and I like it, but I don't listen to it much. But I digress. What else to say about this series? Harry Anderson was okay, but better in Night Court. Patrick Warburton was okay, but better in tons of other things. The theme was a Billy Joel song (You May Be Right) which I'd never heard before. It was cool.
Designing Women, CBS
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What to say? A show about an interior decorating firm in Atlanta. Originally it was run by four women, Julia, Suzanne, Mary Jo, and Charlene. We liked Julia and Mary Jo. Anyway, um... it was basically just about these four friends who worked together. And there was this guy Anthony, who worked for them. He was good. There were peripheral characters sometimes, too, and later some of the main characters were replaced by other characters who weren't really as good. Can't think of much to say about the show, but I liked it.
Double Rush, CBS
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This didn't last too long and I don't remember it too well, but I thought it was pretty cool and funny. Robert Pastorelli, who had played Eldin on Murphy Brown, got his own show where he played the owner of this little bike messenger service. And he had some crazy employees or something. Adam Goldberg was one, and I've always thought he was cool. Phil Leeds was an old guy called the Kid. And Corinne Bohrer was in it. We like Corinne Bohrer. Um, dunno what else to say. I just enjoyed the show.
The Drew Carey Show, ABC
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I used to like this show, but hardly ever watch it anymore. We do like Kate. And the various opening themes have always kicked ass. Dunno what else to say. Drew's this middle-management type guy in this big department store, and he has some wacky friends.
The Famous Teddy Z, CBS
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I liked this show. This guy named Teddy Zakalokis worked in the mailroom of a talent agency or whatever, and this crazy actor decided to make him his agent. Teddy didn't know what the hell he was doing. But he made alot of money. Plus he had an attractive secretary. Um, what else? Alex Rocco played this guy Al Floss, another agent who didn't really like Teddy or much of anyone. I thought he was pretty cool. I think the character Al Floss was also in an episode of Murphy Brown once. Um... and the episode of this show that I remember best was one of them there Christmas Carol episodes that so many shows like to do, with Al in the Scrooge role. Anyway, it was a funny series and it didn't last long.
Joey, NBC, Thursdays 8pm
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In this spin-off of Friends (see comedy 2), Joey Tribbiani moves from New York to L.A. to pursue his acting career. (He eventually gets a role on a TV show called "Deep Powder.") His move puts him back in contact with his sister Gina (a hair dresser, who we kinda like); her son Michael (a rocket scientist) moves out of her house and in with his uncle Joey. There's also a neighbor named Alex (who we like), with whom Joey becomes friends, while her husband is often travelling (besides being the landlord, he's in an orchestra). Plus we occasionally see Joey's agent, Bobbie. Eventually, Alex and her husband separate. And Joey starts dating a new neighbor, a photographer named Sara (who we like), and their relationship gets pretty serious... until the first season finale. I can't think of much else to say about the show, but it definitely has its moments. Pretty enjoyable, but not great.
This only lasted one season, but it was a decent show. There was this guy Lenny who had a couple jobs trying to support his family- a wife and a couple daughters and then I think they had a baby, too. And we also saw his brother and his parents. Um... Well I'm afraid I don't remember it too well but it was a funny show with a good cast. Lenny Clarke, who played the title character, was later on The John Larroquette Show as Hampton. We kinda liked Lenny's wife Shelly, and their daughter Kelly was played by Jenna Von Oy, who later played Six on Blossom. Lenny's brother Eddie was played by Peter Dobson, who was later on Johnny Bago and some other stuff.
Night Court, NBC
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This was set in a courtroom, mostly. In New York. And it was funny. You had Judge Harry Stone, who was an amateur magician and practical jokester and seemd to think he was a comedian, and loved Mel Torme, and stuff. And Dan Fielding, a self-centered womanizing district attorney. And Bull Shannon, the very large and kind of slow-witted bailiff. And Christine Sullivan, one of several defense attorneys who was on the show, but I guess the best one and longest-lasting. We kinda liked her. And um, the show had lots of other characters and it was a wacky and funny show and stuff.
Perfect Strangers, ABC
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Larry Appleton was a photographer working for a newspaper... Oh wait, not at first. He worked in like a small furniture or electronics store or something. In Chicago. And a distant cousin, Balki, came to America from fictional country Mypos. He was kind of similar to Latka, from Taxi, but not really. Anyway, he was funny. And he got a job working in the same store with Larry, but eventually they ended up working for a newspaper. And they had these girlfriends, Jennifer and Mary Anne. And um... well, it was a funny show and I liked it, and that's all I have to say.
Run of the House, WB
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So there are these 4 basically grown-up kids whose parents have moved from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Arizona, because of the father's health, but they leave the kids behind to look after themselves. They've also left a nosy, annoying next door neighbor to look in on them from time to time. The oldest sibling, Kurt, is played by Joseph Lawrence, who I thought was better on "American Dreams" (see period shows). The middle siblings are Chris, who just dropped out of law school and is a kind of cool, funny oddball, though his persona is a bit over the top; and Sally, who is pretty, but basically self-involved, and who I don't find particularly interesting, though she has her moments (I guess we do kinda like her). The youngest is 15-year-old Brooke, played by Margo Harshman (who we like), though I thought she was better on "Even Stevens" (see kid shows). Anyway, I think the show is fairly funny. A bit taboo at times, maybe. I dunno what else to say.
The Single Guy, NBC
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This was an adorable little underrated show. Very amusing and clever, with some good characters. We very much like Jessica Hecht, Ming-Na, and Olivia d'Abo. Anyway, the main character was this novelist whose best friends were two married couples. Later in the series some other single characters were added. They weren't so bad, but they were hardly necessary to the series. The original cast worked great by itself. Also there was a doorman played by Ernest Borgnine who was a good character.
I used to like this show, the first couple seasons or so. Haven't watched it in years, though. I really enjoyed the original cast. Was a funny show with some great characters and some of them happened to be rather attractive women, particularly Connie Britton. But, I eventually stopped watching. Oh well. Oh, they worked for the mayor of New York City. That's my description of the show, okay?
Stark Raving Mad, NBC
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Tony Shalhoub played this crazy horror novelist named Ian Stark. And Neil Patrick Harris played like his editor, right? He was almost neurotically sane, so it took them awhile before they could begin to get along at all. But anyway, it was a funny show. Um, and there were some other good characters in it. Dunno quite what to say about it all. But I liked it. It was cool. I miss it. Okay? It had a good theme song, too.
Taxi, ABC
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I think I read or heard somewhere that this show was based on or inspired by the movie "Taxi Driver." Perhaps what I heard was wrong, or perhaps I just imagined it, I dunno. Whatever, I find it really hard to believe, because the show and the movie have, as far as I can tell, absolutely nothing in common other than taxis.
Anyway, this was a funny show, with a great ensemble. Um... it was really a kind of kooky show, about a bunch of odd characters who drove taxis for a living, but wanted to go on to bigger and better things, very different people who worked well together as a cast. I dunno quite what to say about it. My favorite character was Jim Ignatowski (played by Christopher Lloyd), who was the craziest of them, his mind wasn't all there nor indeed very there at all. Seemed to have lost alot of it because of drugs or something. Let's see, there was also Alex Reiger, sort of the central figure of the show, sort of the wisest of the characters or something. And Louie DePalma, their boss (played by Danny DeVito), who was really a mean-spirited guy, but funny. Another of the best characters was Latka Gravas (played by Andy Kaufman), an out-there foreigner with a weird accent and a split personality. And Elaine Nardo (played by Marilu Henner, who we like). And Bobby Wheeler, an aspiring actor (played by Jeff Conaway, who'd later play Zack Allen on Babylon 5). And Tony Banta, an aspiring boxer (played by Tony Danza). And there was a woman named Simka (played by Carol Kane, who we like), who was from Latka's home country and eventually married him. And, I'm afraid I can't think what else to say.
In the brief while the show was around, it was hilarious because of how absurd it was. If it had lasted very long, it would've gotten pretty old. But as it was, it was pretty fun. Anyway, this kid ate this 6-month old hamburger he found under the bed, and died. And came back as his best friend's guardian angel. Hilarity ensued. The best ep was when he went back in time and stopped himself from eating the burger, so that he would never have died. But someone else ended up eating it, and dying and becoming an angel and going back in time to stop themselves from eating it, which went on and on until everyone this kid knew had ended up eating it and dying and somehow everyone else always died too, anyway.... I dunno what to say, I miss this show. I just have that one ep on tape.
That '70s Show, FOX
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I watched this for awhile. It was hilarious. But later I stopped watching it because it depressed me. That doesn't mean it isn't still funny or that you shouldn't watch it. You should. This show is cool, so watch it. Hmmm, what's it about? This group of teenaged friends in the 70s. And a couple of their families. That's it. It's a funny show set in the 70s. Don't ask me to describe it better than that, because that's all there is. And it's enough.
This show wasn't always so good, especially in the later seasons. But sometimes, especially early on, it could be just hysterical and bizarre. Occasional fantasy sequences. Very odd characters working for this giant corporation called Upton/Webber. And there would be fake Upton/Webber commercials just before the show went to commercial break. Anyway, a really wacky show, often completely ludicrous stuff happened, impossible stuff as well as stuff that should be impossible, but unfortunately is probably all too commonplace. Dunno what else to say. Very fun and funny show. We liked Hal, and Val, and we especially liked Abbey.
Yes, Prime Minister, British
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I guess it was a sequel series to Yes, Minister (IMDb; TV Tome), which I never saw. In fact I never saw much of this show, either. But it was very clever, a brilliantly written and acted show, highly amusing and kind of complicated politics and whatnot. I can't say much about it, not having seen much and not remembering it well, but it certainly deserves some mention. Nigel Hawthorne was quite good in it. Oh, and it would totally be on a higher tier if I'd seen more of it.