The 50 worst tv shows of all time according to tv guide
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- CreatorBurt DubrowStarsJerry SpringerPeter A KellySteve WilkosAmong his peers' other talk-shows, Jerry's is of the more passionate and of the more sensational. His topics range from bisexual affairs to rape. His guests are more believable than some other talk-shows.
- CreatorAllan BurnsChris HaywardStarsJerry Van DykeMaggie PierceAnn SothernThe story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.
- StarsStephan RachukReggie BarlowBob StoopsCoverage of XFL Football games on ESPN, ABC, Fox and Fox Sports One.
- StarsFlorence HendersonRobert ReedAnn B. DavisThe Brady family sings, dances, and performs comedy skits.I don't think the Brady Bunch Hour is as bad as it is cracked up to be. Watched a copule of epsiodes and sure, it wasn't the Brady Bunch, but it wasn't horrible, though.
- CreatorBernard FeinAlbert S. RuddyStarsBob CraneWerner KlempererJohn BannerThe inmates of a German World War II prisoner of war camp conduct an espionage and sabotage campaign right under the noses of their warders.I think TV Guide is crazy. Hogan;s Heroes should be on best list, not worst list. On this one, TV guide has lost their mind.
- DirectorSandy GrossmanMarci KleinStarsChris RoseRay 'Boom Boom' ManciniMichael BufferSix of America's most controversial celebrities will get in the boxing ring and fight against each other in three groups of three rounds.
- CreatorLarry GelbartStarsHarry MorganJamie FarrWilliam ChristopherThe Korean War has ended. Colonel Potter, Sergeant Klinger, and Father Mulcahy find themselves together once again, this time at a veteran's hospital.
- CreatorSteven BochcoWilliam M. FinkelsteinStarsAnne BobbyBarbara BossonDavid GianopoulosThe musical adventures of a police force.
- StarsJack LescoulieThe June Taylor DancersRay BlochLive variety show with Jackie Gleason.
- CreatorJohn AylesworthFrank PeppiattStarsBarbara MandrellLoretta LynnMickey GilleyLulu runs a roadside diner and features singing. Misty plays the "dumber" but more popular sister. Sometimes she sang as well. Half hour of light fun and country performers.
- CreatorBarry FanaroMort NathanStarsChi McBrideMax BakerDann FlorekThe misadventures of Abraham Lincoln, his loony associates, and the only sane man among them, the President's Black butler Desmond Pfeiffer.
- CreatorDick BensfieldPerry GrantStarsMcLean StevensonKim RichardsJoanna GleasonLarry Alder is a 44-year-old divorcee in Portland, Oregon, raising his two teenage daughters and hosting a call-in psychology radio show.
- StarsJack BarryCharles Van DorenHerb StempelTwo contestants were placed in separate isolation booths. Each player in turn would be given a category and asked how many points, from 1 to 11, he wanted to risk. Points increased with the questions difficulty. A correct answer earned the stated number of points, whereas a wrong answer would result in the points being deducted from the player's score. The first player to get 21 points won, unless the other player matched the score and forced a tie. Players could also end the game early if they felt they had enough points to win.
- CreatorMichael SaltzmanStarsAdam ArkinJoely FisherHolland TaylorA married couple is shocked when they realize that their six-month-old baby son can talk.
- CreatorDonald R. BoyleGlen A. LarsonStarsSimon MacCorkindaleMelody AndersonReni SantoniA suave and elegant university professor, who can shape-shift into any animal, fights crime along with a female New York detective and his right-hand man.
- StarsChevy ChaseRon RussRobert TownsendChevy Chase hosts his own short-lived talk show.
- StarsCharles McGrawMarcel DalioDan SeymourThis was the first attempt by Warner Brothers to make the movie classic into a series. It was part of a revolving group of shows that included Kings Row on a show called Warner Brothers Presents.
- CreatorRobert KaufmanStarsPeter KastnerPatricia BrakeGary MarshalThe misadventures of a man disguised as a female model in London, England to be with a woman he loves.
- StarsJim BakkerTammy Faye BakkerJ.P. SloaneDaily religious-oriented series hosted by televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, which adopted a talk-show format.
- CreatorDavid LevyStarsPhyllis DillerReginald GardinerGrady SuttonFollows the Pruitt family, who live like royalty in a huge mansion. The only slight problem: they are flat broke and live off the state.
- CreatorMichael BerkGregory J. BonannDouglas SchwartzStarsDavid HasselhoffPamela AndersonYasmine BleethAt a Los Angeles beach, a team of lifeguards led by Lieutenant Mitch Buchannon save lives, deal with personal dramas, fight crime and participate in over the top adventures on a daily basis.
- CreatorSteven E. de SouzaAllan BalterHarve BennettStarsPeter BartonLouis Gossett Jr.Amy SteelThe adventures of high-school student Matthew Star, who is actually a superpowered alien Prince from another world.
- StarsSammy Davis Jr.William B. WilliamsGeorge RhodesSammy and Company was a variety and talk-show program hosted by the American singer, dancer, and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. from 1975 to 1977.
- DirectorDon WeinerStarsAnna AgatkaKate BarnettAlycia BennA high-stakes "till-death-us-do-part" Dating Game, but with better prizes. The bride got a $35,000 engagement ring, a free Caribbean cruise honeymoon and an Isuzu Trooper. Total estimated value: $100,000. The groom didn't get quite as much, but it wasn't supposed to matter because he was a millionaire.
- CreatorBob Carroll Jr.Madelyn DavisStarsLucille BallGale GordonAnn DusenberryLucy Barker is a grandmother who constantly gets into comedic predicaments while living with her daughter's family.
- StarsTeresa GravesBonnie BolandHamilton CampA satire of sex, politics, and everything else, splattered across the screen at blinding speed. One producer called it "A visual, comedic, sensory assault involving animation, videotape, stop-action film, electronic distortion, computer."
- CreatorEarl W. WallaceDonald E. WestlakeStarsEdward AndrewsHarrison PageRobert AldaThe adventures of a nation-spanning train and its passengers.
- StarsHoward SternRobin QuiversMatt SagerRaunchy interviews, sketches, and social commentary from the king of shock radio.
- CreatorRon LeavittArthur SilverStarsGeoff PiersonKevin ConnollyNikki CoxA not-so-happy family is divided further when the father gets a schizophrenic disorder.
- CreatorEhrich Van LoweStarsFlex AlexanderDarryl M. BellRhona BennettStraight-laced Morris Clay and fun-loving Tyberius Walker are two Han Solo wannabes who fly around the galaxy in the Space Hoopty, a used starship that looks like a winged car and comes with a smart-mouthed computer called Loquatia, who has the hots for Morris. Ty and Morris go on wild adventures while taking abuse from Ty's brother-in-law Vashti and get shown up by gorgeous bounty hunter Amma most of the time.
- StarsDavid KeithAlexa KeninChristopher S. NelsonWhat happens when an all-girls school goes co-ed?
- CreatorLee HewittJack SherStarsJohn SchuckRichard B. ShullBruce KirbyThe cases of a hard luck police detective and his android partner.
- DirectorTheodoros AngelopoulosStarsOmero AntonuttiEva KotamanidouMihalis GiannatosA rebel leader calling himself Alexander the Great escapes from prison and captures some English tourists to hold as hostages. He returns to his village and finds there a commune in existence.
- StarsKeiko MasudaMieJeff AltmanA musical variety show starring a popular Japanese musical duo and their comedian sidekick/translator.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsClaude AkinsBrian KerwinMills WatsonThe misadventures of a shamelessly corrupt and incompetent small-town sheriff and his ineffectual staff.
- StarsBill MurrayHoward CosellChristopher GuestVariety series starring ABC's famed sportscaster as host and broadcast from The Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway.
- CreatorRobert BlakeLyman P. DockerStarsRobert BlakeWhitman MayoJeff CoreyThe story of Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, a hard-living Catholic priest at a church in a crime filled neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles.
- CreatorBrian LevantStarsBarbara BillingsleyTony DowJerry MathersThe continuing adventures of the "now adult" Beaver Cleaver, his family, and their friends.
- CreatorLowell GanzMark RothmanStarsDavid NaughtonGreg AntonacciDenise MillerInspired by Saturday Night Fever, the nocturnal adventures of two young brothers at a disco and with their rambunctious Italian family.
- CreatorTom GreenStarsTom GreenGlenn HumplikPhil GirouxFollows Tom Green, a comedian who likes to pull pranks on everybody.
- CreatorBernard SladeHarry AckermanMax WylieStarsSally FieldMarge RedmondMadeleine SherwoodThe misadventures of a nun who can fly and her convent and neighbours.
- CreatorGary JacobsStarsFred ApplegateLane DaviesCleavant DerricksAfter a nuclear Armageddon, the only people left on Earth make their way to the middle of nowhere.
- CreatorMark RothmanDan GuntzelmanSteve MarshallStarsGeorge WynerPat CarrollLou RichardsHildy Granger lives in a town near Lake Tahoe. Her husband's the Sheriff and after his death, she's made his successor. And she tries to balance her work with raising her two children. One of her deputies, Max is irate that he wasn't named Sheriff and is constantly trying to upstage her.
- CreatorNorman LearRick MitzStarsPaul RodriguezHector ElizondoJoe SantosPaul (aka Pablo) is a Mexican-American living with his family in California as he struggles to break into the world of stand-up comedy.
- CreatorGarry MarshallThomas L. MillerStarsTed BessellAnita GilletteScott C. KoldenDentist Mike Reynolds is living a good life with his wife Liz and his two children. When Scott and Kitty find a chimp, he reluctantly agrees to keep it but finds his life turned upside down when the ape Buttons causes chaos on a regular basis.
- CreatorR.S. AllenHarvey BullockStarsTim ConwayGuy MarksNorman AldenThe adventures of Rango, a bumbling Texas Ranger stationed at Deep Wells Ranger Station in the late 19th century, and his sidekick, the cowardly Indian scout Pink Cloud.
- CreatorHarry DriverVince PowellStarsSidney JamesDiana CouplandRobin StewartSid and Jean struggle to understand their teen kids' progressive ways. The couple lives in London with protest-loving son Mike and trendy daughter Sally.
- CreatorDon NichollMichael RossBernard WestStarsNorman FellAudra LindleyJeffrey TamborStanley and Helen Roper sold their apartment complex and moved into a new one. Their characteristic quirks are intact as they deal with new neighbors and frequent visits from Helen's sister.
- CreatorDennis DeShazerSheryl LeachKathy ParkerStarsBob WestJulie JohnsonPatty WirtzFrom pretending to be a pilot on a make-believe airplane to pretending to be a pirate in search of buried treasure, Barney's friends discover that creativity lets them soar in the wings of imagination!