Inspired by http://www.fakebands.com, let’s see if we can come up with fictional TV shows from movies, TV, comics, books, etc.
Extra points if the show was referred to, but never shown.
A few obvious choices:
Galaxy Quest
The Krusty the Klown Show
The Alan Brady Show
Tool Time
The Happy Homemaker with Sue Ann Nivens
More obscure:
Jetman
The Corny Collins Show
The Howard Beale Show
FYI from Murphy Brown springs to mind
The Brown Hornet
The Scary Door
All My Circuits
Everyone Loves Hypnotoad
There were several TV shows in UHF, including Uncle Nutzy’s Clubhouse, starring Stanley Spadowski (played by Michael Richards, who later played Kramer in the real TV series Seinfeld.
Captain Hippopotamus
Those Who Care
Wikipedia had it listed: The Rex Reilly Show
Sick Sad World
Conan the Librarian
Wheel of Fish
Raul’s Pet Shop
and a movie “Ghandi II-No More Mr. Nice Guy”
Jerry
My favorite is Girls With Low Self-Esteem, mentioned frequently on Arrested Development.
I’ve always been partial to Al Bundy’s favorite TV show, Psycho Dad and its theme song,
"Who’s that riding into the sun?
Who’s the man with the itchy gun?
Who’s the man who kills for fun?
Psycho Dad. Psycho Dad. It’s Psycho Dad! "
A couple from the future, thanks to movies…
The Running Man from the same
Ow! My Balls from Idiocracy
Single Female Lawyer. “I demand to know what happened to that plucky lawyer and her compellingly short garment!”
The Real World: The Sun
Happy Smile Super Family Challenge Wish Show
Don’t Go There
Do Shut Up
McGarnigle
Knightboat, the crime solving boat
Gotta Dance
Real Families
Ethel the Frog
Who Cares
Blackmail!
It’s the Arts
The Money Programme
Stake Your Claim
The Mind
Up Your Pavement
The Bishop
World Forum
Pardon My Boner
The Ben Stiller Show had several recurring TV programs:
Melrose Heights 90210
Skank
Ask Charles Manson
Cartoon shows in cartoons shows:
The Itchy & Scratchy Show
Terrence and Phillip
He’s quick with a gun
He loves his son
He killed his wife 'cause she weighed a ton.
I just love quoting that song and getting weird looks from everybody.
My thread contribution: Kill It Before It Dies, the black-and-white horror movie mentioned and shown in several episodes of Charmed.