This is how the newly minted Fox Network lined up its shows for its prime time launch in 1987.
https://youtu.be/fGUT-2eNQ8E
Some of those shows will be familiar to you, but some of them can’t pass us by without remark.
Werewolf premiered with a two hour pilot, and followed with 28 episodes. It had a nice little reference to Night Stalker, with the naming of Janos Skorzeny, and also featured a character called Joe Rogan. It was created by Frank Lupo, who had previously created The A-Team and Riptide.
I’m not sure the opening titles suggest as much, but Duet was a sitcom created by Ruth Bennett and Susan Seeger. It ran for three seasons, and produced the spin-off Open House. It made it to UK screens on Channel 4 in 1991.
Mr President was created by Ed Weinberger and Johnny Carson, and ran for two seasons, and I wrote about Second Chance here.
You’ve got to marvel at the mixed visuals of The New Adventures Of Beans Baxter in that promo, which is just a mess if you ask me. The title role was originally offered to David Spade.
And then there’s Women In Prison, a sitcom, that ran for 13 episodes. That theme tune is remarkable, and the size of the cell she steps into … doesn’t it look a bit like the bunk room in Red Dwarf? Just watch it again, and find out who sponsored the show.
https://youtu.be/rcbKhAWErFE
