The Kinescope Initiative - SFPPN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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