# Worst TV Series Ending **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2001, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-series-ending/61874 "2001-04-13T19:42:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![grayhairedmomma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@grayhairedmomma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grayhairedmomma)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-series-ending/61874/101 "2001-10-31T21:24:16Z")
The thing that bothers me about Quantum Leap’s ending is this: If Sam fixes it so Al is reunited with his wife and all that and as a result the Project never happens - then how does Sam go back in time to fix everything? ---
**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-series-ending/61874/102 "2001-10-31T22:10:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ceejaytee \* > Ah, **Mars Horizon** , you have fallen into my trap! [Action-movie-hero voice] **Ceejaytee** , you fiendish villian! You won’t get away with this! The forces of good will put a stop to your nefarious plot! [/Action-movie-hero voice] Yeah, yeah, yeah. Point conceded re: deep-space franchise. But I still _loved_ the books. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-series-ending/61874/103 "2001-10-31T23:23:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tracer \* > \*\*_ **The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island** _ \*\* In order for the last episode to be considered “bad”, there have to have been some GOOD episodes. There were no “good” episodes of _Gilligan’s Island_. And I watched every episode to make sure… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-series-ending/61874/104 "2001-10-31T23:38:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Oblong \* > \*\*I didn’t see the Newhart episode. As a Dallas fan, what was the reference? \*\* According to the final episode, the entire _Newhart_ series was all just a dream by Dr. Hartley, referring to the infamous “Bobby isn’t really dead, it was all just a dream by his wife” episode. For that matter, what about the final episode of _Dallas_, which was yet another rip-off of _It’s a Wonderful Life_? Parts of it were funny (Cliff would have been President had J.R. not existed), but it was mostly lame. ---
**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-series-ending/61874/105 "2001-10-31T23:49:15Z")
I want a second vote, and it is: Twin Peaks. For a show that was so wholly weird, the ending where the demon possesses Agent Cooper leaves you wondering, since Cooper was the only person who really understood and had motive to chase the demon, what did the future hold? Cooper chasing his own tail. Yawn. ---
**Author:** ![Oblong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-series-ending/61874/106 "2001-11-01T13:56:38Z")
> [@](#): > > According to the final episode, the entire Newhart series was all just a dream by Dr. Hartley, referring to the infamous “Bobby isn’t really dead, it was all just a dream by his wife” episode. > > For that matter, what about the final episode of Dallas, which was yet another rip-off of It’s a Wonderful Life? Parts of it were funny (Cliff would have been President had J.R. not existed), but it was mostly lame. Ok, I knew about the dream in Newhart but I thought someone said the reference was to Dallas’ final show. Regarding Dallas, the funny thing about Cliff being Veep and becoming President was that the episode aired within a week of Bush having some spell where Dan Quayle almost took over for a bit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-series-ending/61874.md?page=5)