Hats off entertainment forgotten failures
by josephflawson | created - 09 Nov 2021 | updated - 05 Feb 2023 | PublicMovies or tv shows that failed
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1. The Chevy Chase Show (1993– )
60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Chevy Chase hosts his own short-lived talk show.
Stars: Chevy Chase, Ron Russ, Robert Townsend, Robert De Niro
Votes: 274
2. Uncle Buck (1990–1991)
30 min | Comedy
An irresponsible slob becomes the legal guardian of his nieces and nephew, when his brother and sister-in-law are killed in a car crash.
Stars: Kevin Meaney, Dah-ve Chodan, Jacob Gelman, Sarah Martineck
Votes: 214
3. The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'for Love or Mummy' (1999)
PG | 85 min | Comedy
The two are trying to protect a professor's daughter from a mummy that has been re-born.
Directors: John R. Cherry III, Larry Harmon | Stars: Bronson Pinchot, Gailard Sartain, F. Murray Abraham, Philip Godawa
Votes: 488
4. Dusty's Trail (1973–1974)
22 min | Comedy, Western
A stage and a wagon heading west get separated from the rest of the wagon train thanks to Dusty. Now they must make their way to California.
Stars: Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley
Votes: 280
5. The Three Stooges (2012)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family
While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry, and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality television show.
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch
Votes: 33,196 | Gross: $44.34M
6. Cavemen (2007–2008)
30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A trio of Neanderthals struggles to live in modern-day America.
Stars: Bill English, Nick Kroll, Kaitlin Doubleday, Stephanie Lemelin
Votes: 2,534
7. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The time traveling misadventures of two seemingly dumb teen metalheads destined to save the world with their music.
Stars: Evan Richards, Christopher Kennedy, Danny Breen, Don Lake
Votes: 267
8. Addams Family Reunion (1998 TV Movie)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives.
Director: Dave Payne | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Tim Curry, Nicole Fugere, Jerry Messing
Votes: 5,153
9. Here Come the Munsters (1995 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Munsters come to America to search for Herman's brother-in-law Norman Hyde, and they discover that he has turned himself into Brent Jekyll, who is running for Congress, and Grandpa must make a formula to change him back into Norman.
Director: Robert Ginty | Stars: Edward Herrmann, Veronica Hamel, Robert Morse, Christine Taylor
Votes: 772
10. Another Nice Mess (1972)
PG | 66 min | Comedy
Farce / Spoof Comedy: President Nixon and V.P. Agnew, as if they were Laurel and Hardy. Done in a black-out style, mainly just an excuse to present gags which allow Rich Little to do a little of his Richard Nixon persona and a lot of his Oliver Hardy.
Director: Bob Einstein | Stars: Rich Little, Herb Voland, Diahn Williams, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 116
11. The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Horror
Get ready for some holiday spirits as the first family of fright rallies to show melancholy Eddie Munster (Bug Hall) some of the holly, jolly magic that only Santa can bring.
Director: Ian Emes | Stars: Sam McMurray, Ann Magnuson, Bug Hall, Sandy Baron
Votes: 718
12. A Christmas Story 2 (2012 Video)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, Family
Six years later, Ralphie has his eyes fixed on a car. But trouble is sure to follow.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Daniel Stern, Braeden Lemasters, Stacey Travis, Valin Shinyei
Votes: 2,995
13. Christmas Carol (1978 TV Movie)
55 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In this one-man show starring Rich Little, Ebeneezer Scrooge (played by Rich as W.C. Fields) hates Christmas, and it's up to the Ghosts of Christmas Past (played by Rich as Humphrey Bogart)... See full summary »
Director: Trevor Evans | Star: Rich Little
Votes: 413
14. An American Christmas Carol (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy
In an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Henry Winkler, David Wayne, Chris Wiggins, R.H. Thomson
Votes: 1,701
15. Mister Scrooge to See You (2013)
Not Rated | 117 min | Adventure
One year after the classic Dickens' A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge finds himself on a new journey. Once again he is visited by Jacob Marley. This time Scrooge is sent on an adventure ... See full summary »
Director: Steven F. Zambo | Stars: David Ruprecht, Matt Koester, Shannon Moore, Curt Backlund
Votes: 195
16. Stoogemania (1985)
PG | 83 min | Comedy
Howard F. Howard idolizes The Three Stooges since childhood. His friends and family are worried, and consider having him committed to a mental asylum.
Director: Chuck Workman | Stars: Josh Mostel, Melanie Chartoff, Sid Caesar, Joshua John Miller
Votes: 194
17. The Michael Richards Show (2000)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The show is about Vic Nardozza (Michael Richards), a lanky and bumbly P.I., working for McKay Investigative Services. Throughout the show, there are misunderstandings, screw-ups, which get ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Richards, William Devane, Bill Cobbs, Amy Farrington
Votes: 356
18. Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998 Video)
G | 75 min | Comedy, Family
After a failed attempt to find the perfect birthday present for Mr Wilson, the mischievous little terror, Dennis, tries to save him from a pair of swindlers and their bogus youth remedies. Will he manage to keep their friendship strong?
Director: Charles T. Kanganis | Stars: Don Rickles, George Kennedy, Justin Cooper, Betty White
Votes: 4,942
19.
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987–1989)
Episode:
Coming to America
(1989)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Based on the film of the same name, this pilot places Prince Tariq of Zamunda and his assistant Oha in the house of a family in Queens, N.Y.
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Tommy Davidson, Paul Bates, John Hancock, Hattie Winston
Votes: 32
20. Vacation (I) (2015)
R | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy
Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to "Walley World" in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons.
Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein | Stars: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins
Votes: 121,649 | Gross: $58.88M
21. The Honeymooners (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always around to help him get in (and out of) trouble.
Director: John Schultz | Stars: Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall
Votes: 7,576 | Gross: $12.83M
22. Bob Patterson (2001)
30 min | Comedy
Bob Patterson is a popular self-help motivational speaker. What his adoring public doesn't know is that he's an insecure husband and dad who often fails at basic human interactions.
Stars: Jason Alexander, James Dicarlo, Jennifer Aspen, Robert Klein
Votes: 131
23. Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
An animated parody of popular science fiction movies and TV shows.
Stars: Mel Brooks, Dee Bradley Baker, Tino Insana, Rino Romano
Votes: 1,069
24. The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014 Video)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family
The Little Rascals are unable to raise enough money to save their grandma's bakery from shutting down. Their only hope is to win a local talent show and thereby use the prize money to save the shop.
Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Doris Roberts, Greg Germann, Lex Medlin, Valerie Azlynn
Votes: 1,977
25. Year One (2009)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, Oliver Platt
Votes: 103,667 | Gross: $43.34M
26. Old Dogs (I) (2009)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family
Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside-down when strange circumstances lead them to be the temporary guardians of 7-year-old twins.
Director: Walt Becker | Stars: Robin Williams, John Travolta, Seth Green, Kelly Preston
Votes: 39,576 | Gross: $49.49M
27. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr. (2009 TV Movie)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The son of an eccentric detective steps into his father's shoes after his mother is wrongly arrested for stealing a baby panda.
Director: David Mickey Evans | Stars: Josh Flitter, Emma Lockhart, Ann Cusack, Cullen Douglas
Votes: 5,674
28. The New Addams Family (1998–1999)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Horror
The spooky family - Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Granmama, Lurch, Thing, and Cousin Itt - have a lot of neighbors and other outsiders who show up and get freaked out by the family's macabre shenanigans.
Stars: Glenn Taranto, Ellie Harvie, Brody Smith, Nicole Fugere
Votes: 2,669
29. Harry and the Hendersons (1991–1993)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A human family adopts a Sasquatch as their pet.
Stars: Bruce Davison, Molly Cheek, Zachary Bostrom, Carol-Ann Merrill
Votes: 1,489
30. Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
A married couple tries to steal back a valuable heirloom from a troublesome kid.
Director: Dan Mazer | Stars: Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Aisling Bea
Votes: 20,366
31. Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 83 min | Comedy
A holiday to the South Pacific goes awry when Cousin Eddie's family and a tour guide are shipwrecked on an island.
Director: Nick Marck | Stars: Kate Simmons, Jake Thomas, Randy Quaid, Fred Willard
Votes: 3,862
32. Action Point (2018)
R | 85 min | Comedy
A daredevil designs and operates his own theme park with his friends.
Director: Tim Kirkby | Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Chris Pontius, Dan Bakkedahl
Votes: 12,221 | Gross: $5.06M
33. Watching Ellie (2002–2003)
30 min | Comedy
A single woman, Ellie Riggs, tries to navigate her way through the Los Angeles music scene and her own messy personal life. Told in real time, each episode is a linear 22-minute slice of Ellie's life.
Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Darren Boyd, Steve Carell, Lauren Bowles
Votes: 372
34. The Munsters (2022)
PG | 109 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Reboot of "The Munsters," that followed a family of monsters who moves from Transylvania to an American suburb.
Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Daniel Roebuck, Richard Brake
Votes: 11,548
35. Bad Santa 2 (2016)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks
Votes: 28,519 | Gross: $17.78M
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