I was inspired to do this by the UO thread for TV shows at TWOP.

Like here, there is a separate one at TWOP for soaps as well, but I had no idea if there was one on this board for the rest of TV (game shows, sitcoms, reality shows, news, etc.), so I thought I'd start one here. Granted, TWOP is a site completely dedicated to all types of television, so I don't know if picking out UOs here would be as easy, but I think it's worth a shot.

Everything's on the table. Past or present, channels or shows of every genre (except the daytime soaps, obviously).

The UO thread on soaps has only a little bit on primetime soaps, so I guess you can include them here, too. Your call.

Edited April 15, 201213 yr by MissLlanviewPA

I always got the impression that not many girls watched TMNT, and I can't really think of many who watched Garfield, either.

Here's one:

I like the 1994-1997 Wheel of Fortune theme best, if only because it was the theme when I first started really liking the show.

And also:

No matter how computer generated the board is now, I can't imagine that show without Vanna White. Hell, I'd LOVE to have her job!

I loved TMNT, and Garfield

Did you watch Heathcliff?

Any other females besides me love Voltron, Thundercat and those awesome 80's cartoons?

Mike from the DC season and Derek from the Cancun season were pretty well-adjusted, and I'd say Mike's arc was actually very positive and uplifting.

I'll agree that Derek wasn't an offensive stereotype (though I had no use for him for another reason), but I can't agree that Mike was a well-adjusted LGBTer. IMO, he was a classic example of trying to play both sides of the fence - a similar affliction to what Karamo from Philly suffered from.

I enjoyed A Different World more than the Cosby Show, which I often saw as being something we were supposed to admire more than a show which was genuinely funny. I was especially interested in the mixed, weird seasons of ADW (the first and last). I enjoyed Marisa Tomei on the show, and I liked Denise not fitting in as the lead - it just sort of worked, somehow. She and Kadeem Hardison had great chemistry in the one fleeting episode where the show had the characters dating. The last season, I thought the new characters brought some energy (although I mostly liked Jada Pinkett), and Ron/Freddie had genuine heat, far more than you would expect on a sitcom of the "awwww" soundtrack era.

The ONLY Family Feud I enjoyed was with Ray Combs.

~ I don't think Tyler Perry's sitcoms are offensive in any way. I also think they're funny for what they are (and I never compliment Emmitt or his work).

~ My black family had more in common with the Connors on Roseanne than with the Huxtables on The Cosby Show.

I'll agree that Derek wasn't an offensive stereotype (though I had no use for him for another reason), but I can't agree that Mike was a well-adjusted LGBTer. IMO, he was a classic example of trying to play both sides of the fence - a similar affliction to what Karamo from Philly suffered from.

IDK...I think Mike showed a lot of growth over the season, and comparing where he was at the beginning to where he was at the end shows that. He had issues in the beginning, but he had them sorted out at the end. But then again, it's opinions, and I respect yours even though I disagree

MASH sucked.

MASH sucked.

I'll do you one better and say that as a late-night TV-loving kid, hearing that depressing MASH theme song was my cue to go to bed.

As much as I love A Charlie Brown Christmas, I also love It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown, too. I actually had a tape from the original broadcast in 1992 (which also included ACBC and the Garfield Christmas Special), and was DEVASTATED when a bad VCR tried to eat it, which means I may never see some truly awesome old commercials again .

Okay, new challenge: to find someone else who grew up in the 90s, outside of the Chicago area, who watched Bozo (Joey D'Auria version) on WGN. It may have had to live up to FCC requirements regarding education in the end, but I still love and miss that show. Bonus points if you've seen the Bozo's Christmas Special from 1992.

I'll do you one better and say that as a late-night TV-loving kid, hearing that depressing MASH theme song was my cue to go to bed.

Another Unpopular Opinion:

Emma Samms was good as Fallon. Pamela Sue Martin was the definitive Fallon, but Emma Samms was a great replacement.

Coach deserves some more love as a sitcom. I think it's quite underrated as a comedy. And because of it, I love Jerry Van Dyke almost as much as his older brother.

As much as I love A Charlie Brown Christmas, I also love It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown, too. I actually had a tape from the original broadcast in 1992 (which also included ACBC and the Garfield Christmas Special), and was DEVASTATED when a bad VCR tried to eat it, which means I may never see some truly awesome old commercials again .

Okay, new challenge: to find someone else who grew up in the 90s, outside of the Chicago area, who watched Bozo (Joey D'Auria version) on WGN. It may have had to live up to FCC requirements regarding education in the end, but I still love and miss that show. Bonus points if you've seen the Bozo's Christmas Special from 1992.

I watched Bozo growing up(I'm in my early 20s) I still have an old VHS that my dad bought me of Bozo

Oh, YAY! Which Bozo? Bob Bell or Joey D'Auria (the Chicago area Bozos)? Or was it from another city? Just wondering.

There really is a lack of history of the Bozo franchise online and elsewhere. I would write a book on the history of Bozo (but especially the show in Chicago) if I could. I remember seeing Girl Scout/Boy Scout troops go on the show as a kid, and as a Girl Scout at the time, I wanted so badly to do that too (even though I'm from Maryland). Of course, the waiting list for tickets was around 5-10 years long .

The theme song to the show Clueless is a favorite of mine, even if I'll always love the movie more.

Edited April 17, 201213 yr by MissLlanviewPA

Not sure which one just remember watchnig Bozo the clown growing up. Pretty sure Joey since he is the newer one.

I liked Clueless the tv show better.

Even though the show itself may have been craptastic (I haven't seen it so I can't say), I LOVE the instrumental theme song to The Bradys (the dramedy from 1990). It just sounds like a nice, instrumental adult contemporary (well, maybe not) song. It's a nice change.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73BrsCvbLjM&feature=related

Even though the show itself may have been craptastic (I haven't seen it so I can't say), I LOVE the instrumental theme song to The Bradys (the dramedy from 1990). It just sounds like a nice, instrumental adult contemporary (well, maybe not) song. It's a nice change.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73BrsCvbLjM&feature=related

I love all things Brady. Something about them just soothes me and make me happy, be it Bunch, Brides, Variety, Christmas, Bradys or movies. The only one I did not get into was My Fair Brady or whatever that reality show was called.

There's another one, then. I loved The Bradys. I was only a kid when Fox Family aired marathons of it and The Brady Brides, but I, too, loved all things Brady. A soapy version of the Bunch made perfect sense, IMO, and it worked.