TV Binge Watch (Part 2)

Thread Games
381

Spin-offs that tanked

  1. AfterMASH
  2. The Tortellis
  3. The Golden Palace

The Golden Girls (minus Dorothy) purchase and try to operate an old Art Deco-style hotel in Miami. Since they know nothing about running a hotel, they more or less leave things in the hands of the existing manager and the cook (played by Don Cheadle and Cheech Marin).

-“BB”-

382
  1. AfterMASH
  2. The Tortellis
  3. The Golden Palace
  4. Joanie Loves Chachi
383

Spin-offs that tanked

  1. AfterMASH
  2. The Tortellis
  3. The Golden Palace
  4. Joanie Loves Chachi
  5. Checking In

A spin-off of The Jeffersons. Florence goes to work at a hotel and has four episodes of adventures there.

384

Spin-offs that tanked

  1. AfterMASH
  2. The Tortellis
  3. The Golden Palace
  4. Joanie Loves Chachi
  5. Checking In
  6. Gloria

Spin-off of All in the Family.

385

Spin-offs that tanked

  1. AfterMASH
  2. The Tortellis
  3. The Golden Palace
  4. Joanie Loves Chachi
  5. Checking In
  6. Gloria
  7. Enos

Spinoff of The Dukes of Hazzard. Deputy Enos Strate moves to California and becomes a policeman in Los Angeles.

386

Spin-offs that tanked

  1. AfterMASH
  2. The Tortellis
  3. The Golden Palace
  4. Joanie Loves Chachi
  5. Checking In
  6. Gloria
  7. Enos
  8. Flo

Spin-off of Alice

387

Spin-offs that tanked

  1. AfterMASH
  2. The Tortellis
  3. The Golden Palace
  4. Joanie Loves Chachi
  5. Checking In
  6. Gloria
  7. Enos
  8. Flo
  9. The Ropers
388

Spin-offs that tanked

  1. AfterMASH
  2. The Tortellis
  3. The Golden Palace
  4. Joanie Loves Chachi
  5. Checking In
  6. Gloria
  7. Enos
  8. Flo
  9. The Ropers
  10. 704 Hauser Street

Not a direct spinoff of All in the Family, but took place at the same address.

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
389

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
390

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
  3. “We are two wild and crazy guys!” - SNL
391

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
  3. “Sock it to me” from Laugh-In
392

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
  3. “Sock it to me” from Laugh-In
  4. “Missed it by that much” from Get Smart
393

Would you believe I still say this quite often?

394

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
  3. “Sock it to me” from Laugh-In
  4. “Missed it by that much” from Get Smart
  5. “I pity the fool . . .” from The A-Team
395

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
  3. “Sock it to me” from Laugh-In
  4. “Missed it by that much” from Get Smart
  5. “I pity the fool . . .” from The A-Team
  6. “Eat my shorts” from The Simpsons

Bart even mentioned how he hasn’t used it in years.

396

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
  3. “Sock it to me” from Laugh-In
  4. “Missed it by that much” from Get Smart
  5. “I pity the fool . . .” from The A-Team
  6. “Eat my shorts” from The Simpsons
  7. “Live long and prosper” from Star Trek: The Original Series
397

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
  3. “Sock it to me” from Laugh-In
  4. “Missed it by that much” from Get Smart
  5. “I pity the fool . . .” from The A-Team
  6. “Eat my shorts” from The Simpsons
  7. “Live long and prosper” from Star Trek: The Original Series
  8. “Kiss my grits!” from Alice
398

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
  3. “Sock it to me” from Laugh-In
  4. “Missed it by that much” from Get Smart
  5. “I pity the fool . . .” from The A-Team
  6. “Eat my shorts” from The Simpsons
  7. “Live long and prosper” from Star Trek: The Original Series
  8. “Kiss my grits!” from Alice
  9. “Nanoo nanoo!” from Mork and Mindy
399

TV catchphrases that used to be popular, but are no longer quoted.

  1. “Up your nose with a rubber hose” from Welcome Back Kotter
  2. “Sit on it” from Happy Days
  3. “Sock it to me” from Laugh-In
  4. “Missed it by that much” from Get Smart
  5. “I pity the fool . . .” from The A-Team
  6. “Eat my shorts” from The Simpsons
  7. “Live long and prosper” from Star Trek: The Original Series
  8. “Kiss my grits!” from Alice
  9. “Nanoo nanoo!” from Mork and Mindy
  10. “DY-NO-MITE!” from Good Times

You have no idea how pathetic it sounds now, especially when 75-year-old Jimmy Walker tried to toss that out like in the old days on one of those ubiquitous “Check your Medicare Benefits” helpline commercials.

Co-Stars or Supporting Cast Members Who Stole The Show

  1. Howard Hesseman – WKRP in Cincinnati

The show was supposed to be about Andy Travis (Gary Sandy), but after Hesseman (in the newly-minted persona of Johnny Fever) pulled off the ‘format change’, Sandy became just another one of the group.

(the good part starts at 2:30)

-“BB”-

400

Co-Stars or Supporting Cast Members Who Stole The Show

  1. Howard Hesseman – WKRP in Cincinnati
  2. Polly Holliday - Alice

Speaking of “kiss my grits,” Flo was the real star of this series, supposedly leading to lots of on-set tension with Linda Lavin.