9 Shows That Got Their Starts As Super Bowl Lead-Outs
3. The Last Precinct (NBC), Super Bowl XX (1986)
Stars: Adam West, Rick Ducommun, Ernie Hudson
Concept: A rag-tag group of police academy rejects (including an Elvis impersonator and a transsexual) get one last shot at a career in law enforcement when they are assigned to LA's sketchiest precinct.
Duration: 1 season
2. Airwolf (CBS), Super Bowl XVIII (1984)
Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord
Concept: The crew of a high-tech military helicopter undertake different missions, many involving espionage.
Duration: 4 (the last aired on USA)
1. Brothers and Sisters (NBC), Super Bowl XIII (1979)
Stars: Chris Lemmon, William Windom, Mary Crosby
Concept: An offshoot of Animal House, the series featured a dean of a fictional college (Windom) and three underachieving fraternity brothers who torture their straight-laced brothers and romance sorority sisters in their free time.
Duration: 1 season
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MacGruder and Loud is my favorite in this category, from 1984. Cop partners who had to pretend they weren't married--with a secret door between their apartments for covert conjugal visits.
MacGruder and Loud is my favorite in this category, from 1985. Cop partners who had to pretend they weren't married--with a secret door between their apartments for covert conjugal visits.
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Wow, this list doesn't bode well for Undercover Boss. But what a varied list. The Wonder Years, one of the best shows of the 1980s, and Homicide, the start of the best drama franchise in history. Apart from those, did any of these shows even make it to reruns or DVD? Even Sanford and Son is on DVD, and it is a classicaly awful show.
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"Even Sanford and Son is on DVD, and it is a classicaly awful show."
Well, the difference there is that Sanford and Son was a HIT show, and most of the ones listed here were not (most only lasting a season).
I know "Homicide" and "Airwolf" are on DVD and have aired in syndication. "Wonder Years" only had a best-of release that is OOP (though I think it did go into reruns on cable at some point). The reason it's not on DVD isn't lack of demand, though, it's music licencing issues.
Wow, the boss at Waste Management has to do his underlings job. I'll watch when the boss has to live on his underlings' wages.
Worst. Show. Idea. Ever.