Fonzie jumping the shark wasn’t the disaster for that show. The disaster was burning down Arnold’s so that they could make it more of a “college hangout” than a 50’s diner.
-Stan On Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 9:20:31 PM UTC-4 Tom Wolper wrote: > Before I give it more thought, my first choice would be The Dukes of > Hazzard. If clips are available, the Chevy Chase Show. I wouldn’t have I > Dream of Jeannie because people have good intentions in the show. If > Barbara Eden disavowed the show or said it was humiliating I might feel > differently. > > If I could find clips from the news of the time, I would choose NBC News > stating that Richard Jewel was responsible for the Atlanta Olympic bombing > in 1996. > > On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In case you've forgotten, there were three remakes of "Fawlty >> Towers"--"Snavely," with Harvey Korman and Betty White (1978 ABC pilot, >> probably never aired), "Amanda's" with Bea Arthur (ABC, 1983) and "Payne" >> with John Larroquette (CBS, 1999). >> >> Mark Jeffries >> [email protected] >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Curating video clips for my elective class, I realize that in terms of >>> pop culture, some genuinely awful television still managed to find its way >>> to the mainstream. So, this week’s challenge is NOT to name the worst TV >>> shows. Instead, this week’s challenge is to name the worst TV shows (or >>> worst moments from TV shows) that regardless had an impact on American >>> culture (whether America liked it or not) . >>> >>> Examples: >>> Fonzie jumping the shark >>> Jessica Simpson asking if Chicken of the Sea had chicken in it >>> “Star Wars Holiday Special” >>> “Cop Rock” >>> “I Dream Of Jeannie” >>> Raider game interrupted by Heidi >>> Valerie Harper getting fired from the series with her name on it >>> Jimmy Kimmel (on Leno’s own show) begging Leno not to return to the >>> Tonight Show >>> The American remake of “Fawlty Towers” without Basil Fawlty >>> Geraldo visiting Al Capone’s vaults >>> >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CPsBBZ%2BCgK7PzWXFCXQUMbrz7JOB1P2ASFsALtivCGRg%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CPsBBZ%2BCgK7PzWXFCXQUMbrz7JOB1P2ASFsALtivCGRg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi_VumBbCht2Pj5PCPT5QBbr3qOn-A8JFVkJ3URYt4td2A%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi_VumBbCht2Pj5PCPT5QBbr3qOn-A8JFVkJ3URYt4td2A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1b10c9aa-91de-47f3-a584-7d15b7ba048bn%40googlegroups.com.
