Longest running yet most forgotten (or forgettable) TV Show?

Don’t be ridiculous, and get outta the city! Of COURSE we can do the Dance of Joy! :smiley:

Concerning shows like “Meet the Press” and “Face the Nation”, aren’t these still reasonably important shows for political junkies and for politicians to get on? I guess now it is more important for a politician to get on Jay Leno or Jon Stewart, but there still has to be a market for these shows. Various quotes and positions will still make the Monday newspapers and talk shows.

But it’s not like when I was a kid in the 1960s when my parents would take us for a Sunday family excursion and the local AM station would do an evening rebroadcast of MTP or FTN

How is the math broken? :confused: BMW ended in 2000; it’s easy for them to have a 12 yr old daughter by now if Topanga got pregnant soon after the series finale.

**My Three Sons **ran for 12 years, '60-'72. Nick At Night ran it for a while back in the '80s, but I haven’t heard of it since then.

It’s one thing for shows that ran decades ago to make this thread, but shows that are still running, such as ‘Rules of Engagement’, raise the level of suck to a very high level. Does anyone watch that show? Would anyone admit it?

CBS’s answer to According to Jim, apparently.

It’s on one of the over-the-air networks (MeTV? Antenna? This? I forget), and man, it sucks. They show the Uncle Charlie era, which I guess is considered post-shark. Awful film print too; everything is too red.

“Private Practice” recently ended. I think it will be joining the list of long-running-but-forgettable shows.

Did anyone mention Kate and Allie? Long running but doesn’t anyone really remember anything about it, except maybe who its stars were?

I was just reminded of 2 by Netflix, and the fact no one has mentioned them yet is a good indicator of how not memorable they are.

Quincy, ME ran for eight seasons.

Airwolf ran for 4, which is a long time given how bad it was.

BTW, Airwolf reminded me of Knight Rider, another shitty program that lasted 4 years.

Also … these awful programs? I watched them all faithfully. :smack:

It ran so long, during the final seasons, the Sons were shacking up and having kids.

EW had an article in its magazine this week about Rules of Engagement. It was all about how no one can believe it is still on despite the fact that it makes new episodes.

The funny thing is that Just Shoot Me was the same way and both had David Spade.

You may not be into westerns but Gunsmoke had some great episodes with characters created by some of out greatest characters actors of that era. Ken Curtis created an amazing character in Festus Hagen. Aspiring actors and actresses should study that show.