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

[@benbelzer8303]

I definitely remember Malibu Shores! Keri Russell and Charisma from Buffy. This show was sort of the beginning of the Dawson's Creek era, as the 90210 era began to fade. Entering into the WB and its popular singing cartoon frog. I was a freshman in highschool in 1996 and remember this time period well.

[@merylpye246]

Yup

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@cookieanddabutt2843]

Good kids would watch it. Bad ones were running the streets. That's the point.

[@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

[@DeeDiamond2981]

I live in the Caribbean.. and we got many failed shows...on our local TV station..

[@Romans8-9]

@@shawtyisaeater224 In Australia, we typically got shows that were successful in the USA or had at least run for a few seasons.

[@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.

[@estherahn1513]

I was also 13!! It feels fun seeing people in the comments who had the same experience growing up! Though I only remember Aliens and Dana Carvey

[@merylpye246]

I don't remember more than half of those.

[@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.

[@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

[@btetschner]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@mydogvlad]

This channel deserves many more subscribers.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@katwernery6505]

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

[@thespectralsanctum]

I remember Nowhere Man, Strange Luck, Minor Adjustment, and Lazarus Man.

[@kazuoyumeno1759]

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

[@olwenhendricks8939]

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

[@seanroche2358]

Same!

[@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

[@Lennyg845]

Thanks for making these

[@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.

[@LaineyBug2020]

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

[@marlinfigures3088]

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

[@TheReviewStudios]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks

[@travissmalley4349]

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

[@lilliedoubleyou3865]

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

[@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

[@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 😆😆

[@stylistmatt]

I loved, loved, LOVED Malibu Shores…however, in my market it literally bounced around different time slots landing in a prime time SATURDAY night slot that is when it wasn’t preempted by a baseball game or something!

[@esm82ify]

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

[@Luckmann]

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

[@addictionmouse4627]

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

[@elGeorgeRiveraRubio]

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

[@NickolasNameolas]

Chappelle wrote for Dana Carvey too.

[@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 ❤

[@rebeccawright5987]

I loved a different world. Could not stand Whitley though.

[@stephaniel8164]

The Cutting Edge is awesome! TOE PICK! 😂🤣

[@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.

[@lukittycat]

My dad was heartbroken when Lazarus man was cancelled

[@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

[@orutakawatenga8820]

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

[@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

[@cleanslate9620]

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

[@TheReviewStudios]

its real!!!!

[@monicamason3414]

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

[@seanphillips9523]

The Dana Carvey Show was brilliant

[@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.

[@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.

[@minirth.maggie]

THAT'S where I knew her from, THANK YOU! Omg I long for today's youth to rediscover THAT cultural minefield. Popular was Glee without the singing, Ryan Murphy was wild from the jump!

[@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.

[@RamblingRose08]

I always loved Strange Luck but i learned to never expect Fox to renew anything no matter how good (especially from the Friday lineup), so i was disappointed but not surprised it was not renewed. I just rewatched my recorded vhs copies and waited for Fox's next single season gem. And i named my cat Chance after the main character 😊

[@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.

[@vinson311]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@krystalguzman7354]

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

[@ethelbertbest5685]

Same here was 9 years old and it aired on Saturdays

[@SBandana-uw9ed]

love these videos!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank you

[@jeni688]

I loved "Strange Luck! "

[@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.

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! The shows look awesome!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks a ton!

[@andrewblanchard2398]

03:33 .R.I.P. 🌹💜 JAMES McCAFFREY aka MAX PAYNE aka MICHAEL PAYTON JOE ASTOR from VIPER

[@ericashleigh920]

I loved....well i watched, malibu shores. I was a tween in the 90s, so i loved anything aaron spelling did.. Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Models inc., Malibu shores, North Shores, Charmed, Titans, Pacific Palisades and even his daytime series Sunset Beach. I watched them all.

[@annat.s.3600]

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

[@whimsicalhamster88]

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

[@aliali-ce3yf]

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

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I love Different World my favorite show ❤❤❤

[@justincoleman3805]

It’s Urich. Not Ulrich.

[@robtapp6400]

Exactly. I had to double check to see who he was talking about - I saw and tried to figure out why the narrator insisted on pronouncing it ULL-rick when there is no L in the name; it is pronounced YER-ick. I can only surmise there was either a typo in the script or the person did not know how to pronounce it properly and just added an L. If you are a fan of 80s and 90s shows (Spenser: For Hire; Vega$) then you should know Robert Urich, and how to say his name.

[@patmoniz4177]

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

[@theclassicgamer20]

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

[@3DJapan]

A few names like Urich pronounced wrong but good video over all.

[@Faye_L]

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

[@MorganSpratley]

I remember Aliens in the Family 😂

[@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.

[@MKUltra77715]

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

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank You!!!!!

[@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.

[@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

[@eternalxchannel]

I don't remember a single scene from Aliens in the Family but I do remember the "aliens puppets" very clearly, so I guess I did watched it when I was a kid. Never heard of the rest of the shows until now tho..

[@bigkilla2608]

Yes I watched the 1st episode of Aliens in the Family & I totally forgot about it til this

[@jamesmoss3424]

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

[@thaabstrakt]

I remember the theme of Malibu Shores. Every single note. Not sure I even watched an episode.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Strange how that works like that! 😅 Thanks for watching and for commenting too!

[@nwebster84]

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

[@chesspunk489]

I don't remember a single one of these and I was born in 86 and watched a lot of TV.

[@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

[@jb888888888]

I recall reading that _Nowhere Man_ was intended to only go one season but I have no idea where I read that or if it was accurate. Technically _Lazarus Man_ aired two seasons.

[@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. 😨😰🥶😳😵‍💫😮

[@robshimer]

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

[@GoddessDiv]

Randy Spelling looks like the Dyslexic kid on Mighty Morphin

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@jinakaye]

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

[@TheReviewStudios]

That's completely understandable! 😂. Thank you for commenting!

[@MrKaywyn]

A very good video.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank you very much!

[@YakBat]

2:53 Swift Justice- Damn no idea this was a thing. James just passed. and I still love him as Joe Aster in Viper and as Max Payne 5:13 Nowhere Man Loved this show, for some reason I forgot what it was called and my brain replaced Bruce with John Schneider. No wonder no one ever knew what i was talking about. 19:36 The Lazarus Man Really loved this show. Sad Rob died and we never got a proper end because Castle Rock got too apathetic with their greed.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

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

[@MrDman21]

🤯 Dave Chappelle and Jim Bruer had bit parts on Home Improvement and got their own show(well Jim Bruer got the shaft which is probably why it flopped, they killed the chemistry between the main characters.)

[@kayellejay9608]

Those aliens are terrifying.

[@bbrown333]

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

[@WrongedSports]

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

[@37Kilo2]

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

[@restionSerpentine]

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

[@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

[@kidwaryodproduction]

If Taylor Swift was 80s era singer. There's no way that she would not use "Swift Justice" as album name or song if she went to AOR style 😄

[@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