Revealing the Flops: 10 Failed TV Shows '96

[@TheReviewStudios]

Do you remember watching any of these?

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@TheReviewStudios Only "Bone Chillers"💀🥶😨🤣

[@bostonrailfan2427]

saw too many of them, only ome i’m surprised i didn’t see was Bone Chillers!

[@satisfied656]

Oh boy🤢, i only remember #RandySpellings forehead was the main-starring-role in #MalibuShores!🤮This show was an absolute turd💩and thank god it was flushed down the toilet like diarrhea!🙄Sadly other (good) shows on this list didn´t get another (deserved) season!😢Interesting video, thank you for your effort, greetings from Europe🤗

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@@satisfied656 Rather colorful description my dear😆🤣

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

Haha, thanks I was worried nobody would get my joke, good show!

[@aliali-ce3yf]

Malibu Shores is peak 90s. Its also hilarious how Keri Russel went from the hot popular girl to just a few years later staring in "Felicity" as the 'awkward/shy nerdy girl' that no guy noticed until college. Hollywood could be hilarious that way.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Absolutely

[@Novakane78]

Well, it's called "acting"

[@satisfied656]

Sheeshh.... "MalibuShores" was the biggest turd on this list! Thank god they canceld this #BrainDiarrhea output! What a waste of time & money...

[@jaboba69]

Super hot chick with hair up and glasses = disgusting was a 90s thing for sure lol

[@leonphelps2929]

​@@satisfied656someone doesn't like girls lol

[@bostonrailfan2427]

I watched Strange Luck, Aliens in the Family, Nowhere Man, Minor Adjustments, Malibu Shires, Dana Carvey Show, Buddies, and Lazarus Man…I had no life back then as a 13-year-old

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Lol. I used to watch EVERYTHING when I was a kid!!

[@trevharpa9371]

Same ….late night tv was awsome too

[@saltycat662]

Same. That was back when tv was fun.

[@justindenney-hall5875]

I recognize the title "Swift Justice" because I saw a standup comedian on comedy central named D.C. Benny who is also an actor and had a bit about getting cast as an extra for the pilot for "Swift Justice" where he played a thug who's only line was "I cut you good!" and he was so proud about having his first acting role he sat his whole family down to watch it only to not see himself in the episode and when he wondered why one of his family members said "They cut you good!"🗡🤣

[@TheReviewStudios]

cool story thanks

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@@TheReviewStudios You're welcome.

[@blahblahblah1234blah]

😂you just unlocked that memory for me haha thank you!

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@@blahblahblah1234blah Glad I could help😉😁👍🤣

[@phantom_blade555]

Yo, that’s horrible. What they did to him, but it is hilarious.

[@timowens1989]

I feel like Dick Wolf has been making the same show for 30 years.

[@richardmassaquoi2897]

He is.

[@voutsider190]

Pretty much

[@CommeLePapillon]

Because it’s true, lol.

[@sanedcab1Mexico]

He Actually has!

[@num1Jaysta]

34 plus

[@whispersignal1]

The Dana Carvey Show was soooooo incredibly underrated and unappreciated.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yes it was

[@stvojay]

I’ll need to revisit. I thought it was poor man’s SNL despite being a Dana Carvey fan. Maybe I’ll appreciate it more now that I’m older though

[@docsavage8640]

No, it was awful and unfunny

[@whispersignal1]

@docsavage8640 Preferences and senses of humor vary, so you'll have that. Your personal opinion isn't going hinder my enjoyment any more than my enjoyment is going to influence you or change your mind on the show. Good stuff.😎👍

[@patrickaker4380]

That show was a huge part the day after at lunch in 7th grade for me. My friends and I loved the hell out of it. Was disappointed when it was canceled.

[@dustin35713]

Malibu Shores had terrible scheduling…who schedules a show aimed at teens/young adults on a Saturday night?!!?

[@Lele-pm1rt]

You’re right. I loved it though. I taped it with the VCR😂

[@lunallena5594]

I watched the show, and I was sad when it was canceled. At least we get to see these actors in other projects.

[@dustin35713]

@@lunallena5594 Ya I totally loved the follow up Sunset Beach and thought that would’ve worked better as primetime soap on Fox or the WB than a daytime one on NBC

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

I remember a bunch of shows that came on after the news on CBS like Forever Knight, Silk Stalkings, Fly By Night(w/Shannon Tweed) & Dark Justice but there were others that I just can't remember. Anybody else ever seen these shows?

[@0375M]

Forever Knight was the shyt...vampire turned cop for justice, say less lol

[@sarahosborne7477]

Yes and red shoe diaries

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Loved Forever Knight! Liked Silk Stalkings, and Sweating Bullets. SS and SB were a little trashy. I was too young to watch them.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

@@0375Myes! The ultimate redeemed hero! When you saw the episode when he became a vampire, you actually understand why and have sympathy for him.

[@bookgirl2]

Loved so many of these! Totally forgot about it!

[@Romans8-9]

As an international viewer, we never got to see these failed tv shows, so I am grateful this channel shows us what we missed out on. lol

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome

[@shawtyisaeater224]

In germany we had a ton of these shows airing. Minor Adjustments, Alien in the family, Strange Luck and Nowhere Man were all shown at some point here

[@tudorjason]

Ah yes, I remember Malibu Shores. As a teen in the 90s, I tried every Aaron Spelling/Fox prime time show as well as any WB prime time show. I didn't think Malibu Shores would be renewed, but it's a good thing since many cast members went on to better things.

[@gabriellewear13]

Remember Savannah & Models Inc.? I was so mad at the way they ended Models Inc., I wrote Aaron Spelling a letter 😂.

[@tracym6652]

​@gabriellewear13 I love how you took models Inc so seriously that you wrote a letter ❤😂

[@gabriellewear13]

@@tracym6652 😆😆

[@lmlm_]

You should consider featuring Working (‘97-99) and Men Behaving Badly (‘96-97). Both had two seasons but I loved them!

[@emeraldarcher3626]

the english Men behaving badly had 6 seasons

[@krystalguzman7354]

I kind of remember malibu Shore. I was 10 at the time and remember my older sister watching it lol

[@keithtorgersen9664]

There was a screen capture of “Aliens in the family” that you showed, in which I recognized a very young Hayden Patteniere.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Oh wow really

[@lilliedoubleyou3865]

Never heard of "Swift Justice," but its opening title sequence looks & sounds like a discount version of "Homicide: Life on the Street"

[@InvitalPulse]

Ever see California Dreams? Do a review on that.

[@peterriverajr6899]

I remember that

[@BeckyLStoutWriter]

Yes!

[@lizo2776]

I still know all the words to the theme song! ❤

[@HelgaGrace2007]

I get the theme song for.that show stuck in my head at least once a week!

[@beingtoreyjohnson8874]

@@HelgaGrace2007 mee to and I always say good googly moogly oooooo the 90’s i Can see the opening credits now

[@BabieBoyBlew]

Aaron Spelling shows were the best Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Models Inc, Malibu Shores, Pacific Palisades, Robin Hood. Aaron Spelling, Jeff Franklin, Miller Boyette… I GREW up on their shows… BE NICE!👊🏼 Love your reviews… think you could pick one them.. like Miller-Boyette & go through the history of them and review their shows… 😜

[@blakemrolfsensanchez547]

You forgot Savannah

[@danachappell9783]

Don’t forget Charmed in there. That show’s legacy is still incredible.

[@blakemrolfsensanchez547]

@@danachappell9783 Damn right

[@esm82ify]

Wait...the premise of "Malibu Shores" sounds like that 90210 skit from when Jason Priestly hosted SNL 😅

[@PastaSauce.]

To be fair to the squeaky talking receptionist (Sara Rue) she went on to the tv show Popular which was somewhat successful and then stared in her own sitcom. Thankfully she toned it down.

[@katwernery6505]

I watched almost all of these! I especially remember aliens in the family, and Malibu Shores.

[@varyar77]

I watched Nowhere Man at the time and remembering being angry it on;y lasted one season. Last year, I watched it again. It mostly holds up, but the finale is very frustrating.

[@addictionmouse4627]

Malibu Shores was one of my favorite shows!! I hated how short lived it was!!

[@turboscuff]

I was just old enough to appreciate The Dana Carvey show at the time. As I grew older and became a young adult, I had then realized that a lot of my favorite comedians worked on that show.

[@olwenhendricks8939]

Nowhere Man was excellent! I remember Strange Luck to. Both were good.

[@seanroche2358]

Same!

[@btetschner]

11:49 Brandy is one of my favorite music artists.

[@kazuoyumeno1759]

Wow, memory unlocked! I watched Aliens in the Family, but then quickly forgot about it. 😆

[@travissmalley4349]

We still got Kerri Russell from Malibu shore's I take that a a plus

[@orutakawatenga8820]

I was ticked not learning why they had to erase "Nowhere Man" from his world's records.

[@ElvisPresley420]

That's an awesome show. I feel only maybe 10 thousand people know about it across the globe. Super Underrated. It wasn't appreciated then but maybe 1 day something comes out of it

[@potsdam28]

The creator didn’t really want there to be an answer from what I read.

[@orutakawatenga8820]

@@potsdam28 eventually someone would've had to write the reason in a script,, & I'm betting it was something he was investigating or going to.

[@potsdam28]

@@orutakawatenga8820 I don’t know. He was inspired by the Prisoner which didn’t bother explaining in its ending either

[@octowuss1118]

Too Funny to Fail (Hulu) is a must-watch doc for TV comedy fans. It’s full of interviews about The Dana Carvey Show, and every bts story is comedy gold.

[@mydogvlad]

This channel deserves many more subscribers.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks

[@Luckmann]

I don't remember ever seeing a single one of these.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Love Different World ❤ my favorite espsiode was a few of them..most favorite one was the 2pac espsiode when he made a small appearance..❤. I love 2pac ❤

[@AUMary]

I just got Nowhere Man on DVD! I was a little too young for it when it first aired but I remember loving it.

[@Psiros]

I remember not watching it because it scared me for some reason. Especially the opening intro.

[@annat.s.3600]

I immediately recognized the orthodontist from Minor Adjustments as Barry from Friends (also an orthodontist).😀

[@MJC_227]

I remember most of these, but the only one's I watched on a regular basis were Minor Adjustments, Malibu Shores and Aliens in the Family. Malibu Shores was my favorite show in 1996.

[@JenMistress]

Well, on my own, I would have never heard of any of these. However, from GoodBadFlicks I've heard of Aliens in the Family, and Strange Luck, and from Atomic Abe I've heard of Buddies. Didn't have any luck in finding Larazus Man anywhere, and Minor Adjustments only found 3 episodes, and Dana Carvery Show is missing 2 of the 7, but found the rest on KZbin, so there we go. Thank you for this, did enjoy it.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks

[@ThisIsMissCris]

I remember Malibu Shores! I was 11 years old at the time. I remember wanting to like it but it was just so bad.. Keri Russell and her lion's mane hair was a major beauty icon in those days.

[@NickolasNameolas]

Chappelle wrote for Dana Carvey too.

[@laurawallis7093]

From memory none of the were shown in Australia except Malibu Shores and I liked that show.

[@monicamason3414]

"Minor Adjustments" I had forgotten. I liked it.

[@cleanslate9620]

Strange Luck is one of those shows I thought I'd imagined!

[@TheReviewStudios]

its real!!!!

[@danachappell9783]

It’s crazy to think Malibu Shores and 7th Heaven both came out the same year and were both Aaron Spelling creations. They had such contrasting runs & legacies.

[@WrongedSports]

Nowhere Man was a great show. It was kind of confusing at parts but it has a great end of the season cliffhanger

[@nicktaylor2657]

Steve Carrell and Stephen Colbert were both later on Comedy Central Daily Show That's what helped both go on to greater success

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

Lets be real here "the ambiguously gay duo" is what made their careers.

[@theclassicgamer20]

Out of all the shows you mentioned I only remember minor adjustments lol and I actually enjoyed the show

[@MLaker221]

Not kidding, I am organizing my books right now and I have bone Chillers number 12, night of the living clay, and I laugh at it all the time. On the cover it says "Now a hit ABC TV series

[@TheReviewStudios]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@LaineyBug2020]

Oh man, I remember Strange Luck! I'd been in love with D.B. since Lonesome Dove and Cutting Edge!

[@ashcraft555]

I remember a lot more of these than I expected to! Aliens in the family: I watched this and was so disappointed it wasn't funny like Dinosaurs. Strange Luck: I wasn't old enough to enjoy this but I caught it again later and I think it showed promise. Minor Adjustments: I only remember the accent. Malibu Shores: My mom caught me watching this so I never finished an episode. The Dana Carvey Show: I thought this was funny but, again, my mom didn't. The Lazarus Man: I watched this because for some reason I thought it was part of that Pony Express show that was on around the same time.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I remember watching Bone Chillers when I was 12 and it should never been canceled in the first place. 😀👍

[@cswrye]

Nowhere Man was ahead of its time. Serialized television simply hadn't become popular at the time. If it came out 10 years later, it could have been a hit.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely, thanks for sharing.

[@jinakaye]

“Minor Adjustments” is definitely a throwback…same with “Malibu Shores”. Based on theme alone, I confused “Malibu Shores” with “Sunset Beach”. 😂

[@jarellano1014]

Always surprised when I see shows I never heard of and you almost got me hear, except I vaguely remember the Dana Carvey show!😂

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah, that one is probably the most known

[@elGeorgeRiveraRubio]

I only knew about The Dana Carvey Show, great video.

[@nwebster84]

"The Cape" would be a good addition. Since it ran until 1997, it would work if you make a video for that year.

[@jessewilley531]

1. In the first season or two of UPN, your show had to be doing almost negative ratings to get cancelled, so it is amazing they even got complaint letters. 2. I was 15 in 1995. I watched the first episode of Nowhere Man. But even when I saw the trailer, I said: 'He can't find evidence he's Thomas Veil, because he's not'. Then I gave up. My friends loved the show. He stuck around until the season finale... which turned out to be the series finale. Then he said: 'How the fuck did you see that coming just a two minute commercial.' I said: 'His name means He who doubts cover'. And that's when I knew how bad the show must have been.

[@restionSerpentine]

I think I remember commercials for Lazerous man on TNT... might have seen the pilot....

[@plothole181]

We watched Nowhere Man and Strange Luck during their original runs. I vaguely remember Lazarus Man as something I saw parts of reruns of.

[@whimsicalhamster88]

The Dana Carvey Show was so incredibly ahead of its time. Only 7 episodes is downright criminal.

[@Faye_L]

Nowhere Man!! I'll forever be in mourning. 😭

[@Justin_0241]

Fact: James McCaffrey also voiced Max Payne in the series of games of the same name

[@mtbd215]

i remembering hearing of Swift Justice, and The Lazarus Man, back then but thats all and i didnt watch them. Bone Chillers seems cool, as i was probably too old to watch it i grew up on 80s horror, im a lifelong fan of horror, and i always loved the idea of horror geared for kids as an introduction to horror. such a lost art.

[@marlinfigures3088]

I love your channel!! It brings back so many childhood memories I forgot. Thanks for uploading!!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks

[@Asukenick]

I don't remember much from 1996 because I was only 4.

[@37Kilo2]

I loved Strange Luck and was upset that it never returned. I kept waiting for a new season that just never happened.

[@Bertaut]

Nowhere Man was a really good show. The last three episodes are dynamite. The DVD is also great, with a huge amount of extras and commentaries. It seems like there was a lot of behind-the-scenes drama. The creator, Lawrence Herzog, found himself getting pushed out as the season went on and they couldn't agree on a direction for a second season.

[@A.I.Technology-h7o]

Some of the Most Horrifying Shows were on UPN 9 and NBC back in the 1990's. Some of the most Horrifying Sci-Fi, Horror and Crime Shows on par with the X-Files and Criminal Minds. 😨😰🥶😳😵‍💫😮

[@DOI_ARTS]

I only know that Keri Russel only showed in Felicity together with Amy Jo Johnson (The Pink Ranger)

[@zombiepicnic9683]

As a huge Wayne's World fan, I watched every episode of The Dana Carvey show. The bit that has stuck with me for whatever reason was one with Colbert and Carrell as waiters with a stomach bug trying to read the specials without getting sick. It's worth looking up.

[@TheReviewStudios]

I'll have to find that thanks

[@docsavage8640]

Imagine watching that crap and liking it

[@jackatkinson3682]

Strange Luck was an awesome show. It just had the bad luck (pun intended) of being on Friday Nights on FOX, a notorious ratings graveyard.

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Nowhere man Minor Adjustments & Lazarus man had potential but they were unfortunately short lived. Aliens in the family was DEFINITELY a weird show no wonder it lasted only 2 episodes

[@aliali-ce3yf]

4:23 - Shaza Zulu!!!!!!!!!!! I totally remember him from "A Different World!"

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I love Different World my favorite show ❤❤❤

[@michaelsmyth3935]

Swift Justice was pretty good, formula, but pretty good. The violence was a wee bit real. Nowhere Man was excellent.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Remember In living Color that's was my favorite show ❤😊

[@Noslack412]

I was born in 87 and I don't remember any of these.

[@briannastultz1468]

That’s because you were only between the ages of 3-13 when they came out. Most weren’t targeted for your age.

[@RaquelCGary]

That’s cause we were watching power rangers

[@MKUltra77715]

I don't remember watching these, but I still left a comment.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank You!!!!!

[@michelleheadley2911]

Some of this is vague familiar almost a fever dream. 😂

[@robshimer]

I remember Nowhere Man and Strange Luck. I did get the two confused. I remember Lazurs Man.

[@marsmech]

I remember as a kid trying to figure out the timeslot for bone chillers, but only watching maybe 3 episodes.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

I only vaguely remember hearing about the Dana Carvey show at the time. And that one had a huge marketing campaign. None of the rest are familiar. The Dana Carvey show was such a huge failure it got a documentary in 2017,

[@docsavage8640]

It was total shit.

[@meghanphillips3495]

The network did Robert Urich dirty.

[@pukeachu]

The network was still magnanimous, compared to the cancer

[@meghanphillips3495]

@pukeachu he lived six years after they fired him. He worked steadily for that time. The network jumped the gun canceling the show.

[@adamethridge7824]

Giancarlo Esposito was in everything in the 80s and 90s he’s was in a lot of Miami vice as the same kinda character my mom liked nowhere man

[@ashextraordinaire]

I forgot about Strange Luck! I watched it because it came on before The X-Files. Kinda wish Fox had kept it around and done some crossovers.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah, I went back and watched the pilot, and it hooked me in right away

[@benjamintriplett3]

Yeah it was kinda icky that Ron Jeremy was on a show for preteens and Teens.

[@patmoniz4177]

Oh wow, Strange Luck! I totally forgot about that one. I did watch it and enjoyed it.

[@GoddessDiv]

Randy Spelling looks like the Dyslexic kid on Mighty Morphin

[@amberc.8021]

I loved watching Bone Chillers. I wish it would be released on dvd 😊

[@TheReviewStudios]

Same here!

[@Steve-vf7se]

I remember the old TV series, Seinfeld, what a hit wonder. Also, saved by the bell and spiderman series. Mighty morphin power rangers boy meets world. Hope TV legends continue

[@awkwardninja5738]

Damn, I was 13 at the time and didn’t know any of these shows existed

[@vinson311]

Everytime I see one of these videos uploaded I click as fast as I can!

[@patmccrotch5373]

I still can't believe it's Giancarlo Esposito in the movie 'nothing to lose' especially when compared to gus fring. I never would've put that together in a million years because they're both criminals but on complete opposite ends of the spectrum.

[@bbrown333]

I've seen so many on these when going down the IMDB rabbit hole.

[@dieterdelange9488]

These shows would probably still have been better than those of today. 😂😅

[@lifegood3322]

Freakylinks was pretty good! It had 1 season around 99'!

[@Rjonesy101]

Dana Carvey and Buddies are the only ones I remember

[@jeni688]

I loved "Strange Luck! "

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Dick wolf did few good stuff my favorite New York Undercover ❤ the music in that show 😊😊😊😊😊 wow.

[@brianturner4760]

The best music return of the mack comes to mind

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Moesha love that show and i am going to look up Minor show never heard of it lol

[@DegeneragentX]

The female teacher in "Malibu Shores" at 13:17 looks familiar and it's bugging me. That database online isn't giving a name I recognize (s a teacher) and the Goos is not helping.

[@Nacadela]

Strange Luck was one of my favourites

[@Saundra-jq7rm]

I was so young so I vaguely remember some of these shows . Mostly just the visuals of the show not the subject matter. I remember dinosaurs . Looking back it was ridiculous, lol I remember Felicity and how her long locks of curls made the character. The actress road back seat to her curly hair that identified her character. lol

[@markjamesdonahue]

Malibu Shores had Meg from Sunset Beach in it. Sunset Beach needs to make a best 90s soap operas list!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Oh wow! nice, thanks