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A sitcom review in chronological order

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    • May 8, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Kinescope Initiative 0212

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 22:44


    Two returning starts generate two flops, while “Must See TV” takes another victim and a Kid in the Hall makes it big. 

    The Kinescope Initiative 0211

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 21:53


    More of the initial WB entries, plus we hear from UPN for the first time in 1995.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0210

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 20:15


    We get our first entry from the WB, along with three flops and a holdover from HBO.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0209

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 25:13


    Moving from 1994 into 1995, with curmudgeons, proto-Housewives, slumming stars, and a comeback.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0208

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 30:24


    The milestone sitcom of 1994--could it BE any more important?

    The Kinescope Initiative 0207

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 15:59


    Four more flop sitcoms from 1994, involving cross-dressing and a variety show callback.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0206

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 15:26


    A quartet of flops from 1994, one involving a future superhero.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0205

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 21:22


    A monumental moment in 1994 TV is followed by a treacly teen show and two flops--one of which's failure allowed a star's big break.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0204

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 21:33


    Out of the gate, we get six whiffs in 1994.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0203

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 20:52


    The “blushing girl from Flushing” arrives as we wrap up 1993.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0202

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 18:46


    A hit show with a troubled star is surrounded by two 1993 flops.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0201

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 25:02


    Three flops from 1993 (two of which had BIG stars), followed by two reliable hits (one of which was a TGIF stalwart).

    The Kinescope Initiative 0200

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 21:28


    In our 200th episode, we revisit 1993's pillar of NBC's "Must See TV", which involves a strange breakfast.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0199

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 17:05


    Three "1 season and dones" from 1993, the last a sequel to a Saturday morning show.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0198

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 17:31


    Six 1993 sitcoms in the same episode? You know they've got to be stinkers. Larroquette was good though.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0197

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 17:02


    Three summer series aka flops, along with a forerunner to a thousand Friend-ly shows from 1993.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0196

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 17:29


    Four more flopperinos from 1993, two with sitcom pros, another slumming it from films, and a final trying to stretch a hit movie into a TV show.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0195

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 16:48


    We move into 1993 with a quartet of flops, including one with a late Friend.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0194

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 18:55


    Three flops from 1992, plus a show with more action behind the camera than in front of it.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0193

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 17:14


    Two sitcoms of 1992--a "Must See TV" pillar that launched a film career for one of its co-stars, and a flop with a one-joke premise.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0192

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 15:09


    Three entries from 1992--one flop led by a singer, a second going multiple seasons with multiple cast changes, and a third becoming a solid pillar of TGIF.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0191

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 19:25


    Four shows from 1992, none of which lasted past their first season, including a curtain call for those Golden Girls.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0190

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 20:49


    We jump into the wayback machine for a 1984 show I managed to miss, set in a crazy courtroom.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0189

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 15:30


    Three shows from 1992--a show too sophisticated for FOX, a quick burnout for an uber-producer, and Markie Post's SECOND sitcom.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0188

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 15:52


    Two 1992 sitcoms--A hit for FOX and a stumble for a TV legend (but I loved it anyway).

    The Kinescope Initiative 0187

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 16:19


    Four flops from 1992, including a second try at a movie spinoff.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0186

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 15:47


    Three sitcoms of 1992--one ahead of it's time--twice, another broadcasting in the wrong dimension, and a third from the vault of terrible FOX shows.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0185

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 16:58


    A quartet of 1992 sitcoms with stars past and future--all of which failed.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0184

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 16:13


    We move from 1991 to 1992, with three flops and a show that could have wrecked Must See TV.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0183

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 16:57


    1991's sitcoms include a Soap redux, a proto-Nanny, and the swan song of a troubled comic.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0182

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 16:42


    A 1991 TGIF hit is assembled, while a second show moves from dramedy to conventional sitcom with little success.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0181

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 16:34


    A sitcom legend takes a quick victory lap before leaving the stage, along with three flops from 1991.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0180

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 17:50


    A milestone throwback to family sitcoms (rhh, rhh, rhh), along with a flop with a pedigree in 1991.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0179

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 16:25


    1991--multiple seasons for a double-spinoff, and two TV stars return, both with poor results.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0178

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 18:16


    A throwback to 30's comedy teams, social commentary, and a look inside a man's skull are the entries for this 1991 episode.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0177

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 18:33


    A puppet parody, a flop from a TV titan, and a meta-sitcom are included in this set from 1991.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0176

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 15:05


    A TV show based on a film (which always goes well) a spinoff, and a flop from 1991. How You Doin'?

    The Kinescope Initiative 0175

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 16:56


    Two big stars make a flop, and another tries a family sitcom in 1991.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0174

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 19:58


    We move into 1991, with a syndicated hit for kids and a tween show that launched a TV career.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0173

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 17:54


    A surreal sitcom goes the distance, but two other 1990 shows do not.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0172

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 17:10


    A southern-fried hit that got too expensive to produce, and a flop from the Miller-Boyett factory in 1990.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0171

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 16:24


    Five up and five down in 1990--with the exception of a syndicated show from the makers of SCTV.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0170

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 18:53


    Three shows from 1990--two flops, and a hit show that turned problematic due to a slap.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0169

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 16:29


    Two early "hits" from FOX, along with two syndicated bombs of 1990.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0168

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 16:50


    Five flops from 1990, including a show that played chicken with a young starlet.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0167

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 24:37


    In a super-sized episode, we cover a milestone sitcom from 1990--not that there's anything wrong with that.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0166

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 19:35


    Two entries from 1990--a movie star makes an early appearance before moving on to the big screen, and a dependable member of "Must See TV" from the makers of Cheers.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0165

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 19:32


    Five shows of 1990 begin, with casts including sitcom royalty--then quickly fade.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0164

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 17:11


    A knockoff, a return, a tough grandpa, and a plain old flop kick off the 90's.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0163

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 16:51


    Two flops, a spinoff, and a botched return wrap up the 80's.

    The Kinescope Initiative 0162

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 23:17


    A 1989 Mel Brooks flop is the meat between a thoughtful dramedy and a broad TGIF hit.

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