Articles: Obscure Television Shows
Each of these in-depth articles is about one individual television program. Each article offers a history of how it made a network's schedule, its cast, its competition, when and why it was cancelled and the plots of various episodes. Many of the articles also offer information on Nielsen ratings, reviews from television critics and more. Plus plenty of audio and video.
"Accidental Family"
Originally Published October 24th, 2004
A sitcom starring Jerry Van Dyke and Lois Nettleton as single parents thrown together on a farm trying to raise their children together.
"The Baileys of Balboa"
Originally Published June 11th, 2003
High society met the working class with hilarious results in this single-season sitcom starring Paul Ford.
"Camp Runamuck"
Originally Published January 1st, 2004
A low-key sitcom pitting the counselors of a boys' camp against those of a girls' camp.
"Cliffhangers"
Originally Published February 15th, 2005
An unusual hour-long series made up of three twenty-minute serials starring Susan Anton, Michael Nouri and Geoffrey Scott, respectively.
"Ferris Bueller"
Originally Published January 1st, 2004
This television version of the classic film was unable to recapture the magic.
"Freedom"
Originally Published August 26th, 2004
Broadcast from October of 2000 to January of 2001, this action drama is just as obscure as programs aired decades earlier. Learn why.
"The Girl From U.N.C.L.E."
Originally Published October 14th, 2003
Stefanie Powers starred as the sublimely named April Dancer in this spin-off of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
"The Good Guys"
Originally Published October 14th, 2003
Bob Denver and Herb Edelman starred in this easygoing sitcom as two friends trying to strike it rich.
"The Good Life"
Originally Published August 28th, 2006
A wonderful yet short-lived sitcom starring Larry Hagman and Donna Mills as a married couple posing as hired help.
"Home Free"
Originally Published May 8th, 2004
This family sitcom would have been right at home in the 1980s. Instead, it aired in 1993 and was quickly cancelled.
"Irwin Allen's Swiss Family Robinson"
Originally Published October 10th, 2007
One of Irwin Allen's forgotten television shows, a new take on the classic tale of survival.
"It's A Man's World"
Originally Published April 26th, 2006
This drama is fondly remembered today and sparked a "save our show" campaign when it was cancelled in November of 1961.
"It's About Time"
Originally Published May 8th, 2004
The theme song to this series is memorable. The show, however, wasn't and was cancelled after a single season.
"Janet Dean, Registered Nurse"
Originally Published September 3rd, 2007
This syndicated half-hour drama starring Ella Raines is most likely the first television show about a nurse.
"The Life And Times Of Grizzly Adams"
Originally Published May 8th, 2004
This family-friendly drama starred Dan Haggerty as a mountain man with a fondness for animals and the wilderness.
"Mr. Lucky"
Originally Published March 21st, 2004
Henry Mancini's music set the tone for this series, which deserved to last longer than a single season.
"The New People"
Originally Published June 11th, 2003
One of our personal favorites, this drama about college students creating their own society on an island ran for the unconventional length of forty-five minutes.
"The Outsiders"
Originally Published February 1st, 2004
A quality drama continuing the story of the Curtis brothers, based on the classic young adult novel by S.E. Hinton.
"The Rebel"
Originally Published October 14th, 2003
Nick Adams starred in this thoughtful Western for two seasons as Johnny Yuma, a former Confederate soldier roaming the South.
"Sons And Daughters"
Originally Published October 10th, 2004
The drama of high school -- and everyday life -- in the 1950s was the focus of this quality series that never caught on with viewers.
"The Tab Hunter Show"
Originally Published December 14th, 2004
Tab Hunter starred in this sitcom as a bachelor and cartoonist.
"Together We Stand (aka Nothing Is Easy)"
Originally Published June 17th, 2004
This sitcom ran for thirteen episodes over the course of the 1986-1987 in four different timeslots with two different titles.
"Toma"
Originally Published August 19th, 2008
Based on the life of a successful cop, this drama ended after its first year when star Tony Musante walked away.
"The Ugliest Girl In Town"
Originally Published August 20th, 2003
A 1960s sitcom about a cross-dresser set in London that didn't catch on? No way.
"The Young Rebels"
Originally Published March 21st, 2004
The rise of relevancy in the 1970s included this drama about a youthful band of Revolutionary War enthusiasts. Last Updated August 19th, 2008