# Worst TV show of all time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428 "2011-01-21T06:37:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/41 "2011-01-21T22:27:02Z")
Not sure it was the worst show ever, but \*The Paula Poundstone Show \*was cancelled after 1 episode. I thought it was horrible, and I \*like \*Paula Poundstone. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/42 "2011-01-21T22:41:26Z")
It’s hard to bet the one-episode wonders, but I’ll contribute Sheldon Leonard’s [Big Eddie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072477/). Man, was that bad! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/43 "2011-01-21T22:59:52Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Not sure it was the worst show ever, but \*The Paula Poundstone Show \*was cancelled after 1 episode. I thought it was horrible, and I \*like \*Paula Poundstone. No commentary on the actual show, as I didn’t see it (all one episode of it) but in my opinion Paula Poundstone is always funnier when reacting to other people, as opposed to fronting her own material. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/44 "2011-01-21T23:30:49Z")
I believe there is an official answer to this question, **Hello Larry**. I liked the show only because I had a crush on Kim Richards. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/45 "2011-01-21T23:34:24Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > I’m thinking Automan has to be in the running. When I was 10, _Automan_ was the greatest show I’d every seen, except possibly for the _Misfits of Science_. _Street hawk_ was awesome too. I just watched an episode on Youtube. It hasn’t aged well… ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/46 "2011-01-21T23:43:45Z")
> [@Galileo](#): > > _Malcolm in the Middle_ was nominated for 33 Emmys and won 7. > _Everybody Loves Raymond_ was nominated for 63 Emmys and won 14, including Outstanding Comedy Series, twice. I was just voicing my personal opinion. I had to put up with those shows when they were still current because my wife likes them. But now I make sure that they’re never on in the house while I’m in it. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/47 "2011-01-21T23:44:46Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > The official answer to that is [Heil Honey I’m Home.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWjCkcAmzDc) > > No contest. You took my answer. I’ve heard [Turn-On](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn-On) ran a pretty good second (ETA: which I now see has been mentioned). ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/48 "2011-01-21T23:54:45Z")
I looked at a few Cop Rock videos on YouTube. Funny stuff, but I can’t imagine sitting through an entire episode. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/49 "2011-01-22T00:07:08Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > i liked the man show. I can beat that. I liked Small Wonder. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/50 "2011-01-22T00:22:49Z")
House of Payne The name says it all. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/51 "2011-01-22T00:23:07Z")
I never watched The Man Show but I did see a couple of bits on youtube that were hilarious. One that I loved was set up in a shopping mall. They were getting people to sign a petition to End Worldwide Woman’s Suffrage. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/52 "2011-01-22T00:43:38Z")
I saw a Man Show segment on Youtube where they cut in line at a Star Wars premier where people had been living on line for weeks, it was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![regginbrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@regginbrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regginbrow)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/53 "2011-01-22T03:13:00Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > Parks & Recreation, aside from the Tammy Swanson episode. How did this unfunny dreck get renewed AGAIN??? > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > That’s almost word-for-word what I say every time I see a commercial for _Parks and Recreation._ I watched most of an episode when it was new to see if it was good - it wasn’t. It was awful. It was embarrassing for anyone involved with it. And then it was renewed. And my faith in humanity slipped one more notch. Seriously, these two posts go unchallenged? _Parks and Recreation_ is probably the best comedy on air right now, with the possible exception of _Community_. How you can say it is the worst series of all time is completely beyond me, especially when _Outsourced_, quite possibly the **actual** worst series of all time, airs the same night on the same network. I can’t tell, are you guys serious? This is like saying _Mad Men_ and _Breaking Bad_ are not only the worst shows on AMC, but the worst shows currently airing. Your opinions are objectively wrong by almost any measure, compromising your credibility on all things pop culture, and I say this as a ravingly rabid _Final Fantasy IV_ fan. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/54 "2011-01-22T05:21:20Z")
> [@Galileo](#): > > _Everybody Loves Raymond_ was nominated for 63 Emmys and won 14, including Outstanding Comedy Series, twice. :eek: Say what? That just made me reset the value I give to any Emmy award to zero. Horrible, horrible show. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/55 "2011-01-22T05:38:58Z")
> [@regginbrow](#): > > Seriously, these two posts go unchallenged? _Parks and Recreation_ is probably the best comedy on air right now, with the possible exception of _Community_. How you can say it is the worst series of all time is completely beyond me, especially when _Outsourced_, quite possibly the **actual** worst series of all time, airs the same night on the same network. > > I can’t tell, are you guys serious? This is like saying _Mad Men_ and _Breaking Bad_ are not only the worst shows on AMC, but the worst shows currently airing. Your opinions are objectively wrong by almost any measure, compromising your credibility on all things pop culture, and I say this as a ravingly rabid _Final Fantasy IV_ fan. I watched a little of “Mad Men” and turned it off because it was uninteresting to me. I haven’t watched much “Breaking Bad” - I saw a bit, and it was too intense for me. I’m being perfectly serious - I think “Parks and Rec” is one of the worst things on tv. The episode I saw was wretched, in my opinion (and mine is the only one that counts when I have the remote in my hand 🙂 ). ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/56 "2011-01-22T15:55:31Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I watched a little > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I haven’t watched much > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > The episode I saw This right here may be the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/57 "2011-01-22T17:23:20Z")
Contrary to some people, I think there is A LOT of great television available right now, so I’m not going to waste much time on a show I saw a bit of and didn’t like. Life’s too short, man. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/58 "2011-01-22T18:07:48Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > I saw a Man Show segment on Youtube where they cut in line at a Star Wars premier where people had been living on line for weeks, it was awesome. That one almost killed me. The Star Wars nerds were close to rioting. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/59 "2011-01-22T18:28:43Z")
> [@Galileo](#): > > How about one of the [worst talk shows](http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/11/06/worst-talk-shows-tv-history/), or one of the [worst reality shows](http://realitytv.about.com/od/realitytvnewsgossip/tp/bad-reality-shows.htm)? > > Okay, winning a few Emmys doesn’t mean that the show is the best ever, but I suggest that it eliminates the show from being the “worst of all time”. > Not sure if the first quote is serious, but it seems to be. (Or it’s some kind of inside joke.) > > _Malcolm in the Middle_ was nominated for 33 Emmys and won 7. > _Everybody Loves Raymond_ was nominated for 63 Emmys and won 14, including Outstanding Comedy Series, twice. > _Two and a Half Men_ was nominated for 30 Emmys, and won 4. > _Will & Grace_ was nominated for 83 Emmys and won 16, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Point taken. The Emmys are a joke. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428/60 "2011-01-22T18:52:26Z")
_Two and a Half Men_ is really not good, and I don’t know how it has managed to even be nominated for awards, much less win them. I’ve seen several episodes, and it’s all the same unfunny dreck. Tons of tired cliches, and hammy over-acting. I wouldn’t call it the worst TV show of all time by any means, but it’s not Emmy-worthy, IMO. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428.md?page=4)