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Short Lived TV Shows 1970's/80's

by bloody-3 • Created 8 years ago • Modified 6 days ago
TV series from the 1970's and 80's that I have seen that only lasted one season or part of a season.
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  • The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)

    1. The Amazing Spider-Man

    1977–197914 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.1 (2.9K)
    With the powers given by the bite of a radioactive spider, a young man fights crime as a wall-crawling superhero.
    StarsNicholas HammondRobert F. SimonChip Fields
  • Ace Crawford... Private Eye (1983)

    2. Ace Crawford... Private Eye

    19835 epsTV Series
    6.4 (111)
    Ace Crawford, a bumbling detective, stumbles through cases only by sheer luck. His accountant sidekick Toomey believes Ace's hype, while Ace pines for singer Luana at Inch's wharf bar.
    CreatorsRon ClarkTim ConwayStarsTim ConwayJoe RegalbutoBilly Barty
  • Alien Nation (1989)

    3. Alien Nation

    1989–199022 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.9 (5.7K)
    In the near future, a human cop and his alien partner fight crime and discrimination in Los Angeles.
    CreatorKenneth JohnsonStarsGary GrahamEric PierpointMichele Scarabelli
  • A.E.S. Hudson Street (1977)

    4. A.E.S. Hudson Street

    1977–19786 epsTV Series
    6.2 (26)
    Madcap antics of the employees of an underfunded, understaffed and overworked New York City Adult Emergency Service hospital.
    CreatorsDanny ArnoldChris HaywardTony SheehanStarsGregory SierraRosanna DeSotoAllan Miller
  • Graeme Blundell and Judy Lynne in Alvin Purple (1976)

    5. Alvin Purple

    197613 epsTV-MATV Series
    6.6 (55)
    A waterbed salesman who is irresistible to women gets a job as a gardener in a convent
    CreatorAlan HopgoodStarsGraeme BlundellChris HaywoodDawn Lake
  • Bea Arthur in Amanda's (1983)

    6. Amanda's

    198313 epsTV Series
    5.2 (251)
    Dry-witted Amanda Cartwright tries to manage a hotel despite mishaps involving her inexperienced son Marty, self-centered daughter-in-law Arlene, devoted cook Earl, and bumbling foreign bellhop Aldo.
    CreatorElliot ShoenmanStarsBea ArthurFred McCarrenSimone Griffeth
  • Yul Brynner and Samantha Eggar in Anna and the King (1972)

    7. Anna and the King

    197213 epsTV Series
    7.2 (563)
    A stern schoolteacher clashes with an aristocratic 19th-century king.
    StarsYul BrynnerSamantha EggarKeye Luke
  • Arcade (1980)

    8. Arcade

    198035 epsTV Series
    7.3 (15)
    Australian soap set in a shopping arcade.
    CreatorsDavid SaleJohnny WhyteStarsJoy MillerDanny AdcockSyd Heylen
  • Assignment: Vienna (1972)

    9. Assignment: Vienna

    1972–19738 epsTV Series
    6.6 (40)
    The adventures of rugged American spy Jake Webster.
    CreatorsEric BercoviciJerry LudwigStarsRobert ConradCharles CioffiAnton Diffring
  • At Ease (1983)

    10. At Ease

    198314 epsTV Series
    6.5 (50)
    Camp Tar Creek is a backwater U.S. Army outpost, enlivened by the shenanigans of Sergeant Val Valentine, and pal Private Tony Baker. Their money-making schemes must escape detection by Major Hawkins. Baker's girlfriend is Corporal Lola Grey.
    CreatorJohn HughesStarsRoger BowenJourdan FreminRichard Jaeckel
  • Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)

    11. Automan

    1983–198413 epsTV Series
    6.8 (2.3K)
    A computer-generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in the city.
    CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsDesi Arnaz Jr.Chuck WagnerHeather McNair
  • Banyon (1971)

    12. Banyon

    1971–197316 epsTV Series
    7.7 (171)
    The adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.
    CreatorEd AdamsonStarsRobert ForsterJoan BlondellRichard Jaeckel
  • Barbary Coast (1975)

    13. Barbary Coast

    1975–197614 epsTV Series
    6.7 (224)
    The wild wild west adventures of 19th-century agents Jeff Cable and Cash Conover.
    CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsWilliam ShatnerRichard KielDave Turner
  • Bearcats! (1971)

    14. Bearcats!

    197114 epsTV Series
    7.4 (254)
    Two honorable men-for-hire look for adventure in the pre-World War I American southwest in their fancy Stutz Bearcat.
    CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsRod TaylorDennis ColeHenry Darrow
  • Beasts (1976)

    15. Beasts

    19766 epsTV Mini Series
    7.3 (317)
    An anthology series concerning bestial horror, created by Nigel Kneale.
    StarsPamela MoiseiwitschJane WymarkMartin Shaw
  • Tim Elston and John Stanton in Bellamy (1981)

    16. Bellamy

    198126 epsTV Mini Series
    7.9 (47)
    Follows a maverick cop named Steve Bellamy and his partner Detective Mitchell. Recurring characters were the disapproving Daley and the forensics technician Clem.
    CreatorRon McLeanStarsJohn StantonTim ElstonJames Condon
  • Jeff Conaway, Jonelle Allen, Laura Ashton, Claudia Christian, Art Hindle, Leslie Hope, Yvette Mimieux, Anita Morris, Ben Murphy, Robin Strand, Eddie Velez, and Sam Wanamaker in Berrenger's (1985)

    17. Berrenger's

    198512 epsTV Series
    7.1 (77)
    Wealthy businessman Simon Berrenger runs a luxury retail empire. His sons Paul and Billy work for him but battle vices. Daughter Barbara craves Simon's approval. Granddaughter Melody is married to Todd, a Berrenger store manager.
    CreatorDiana GouldStarsJonelle AllenLaura AshtonClaudia Christian
  • William Jordan, Jim McMullan, Connie Sellecca, and James Wainwright in Beyond Westworld (1980)

    18. Beyond Westworld

    19805 epsTV Series
    4.5 (385)
    The security chief of an android manufacturing company must stop a mad scientist, who's sending the failed theme park's androids to infiltrate society for his own ends.
    CreatorsMichael CrichtonLou ShawStarsJim McMullanJames WainwrightWilliam Jordan
  • Brian Dennehy and Doug McKeon in Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979)

    19. Big Shamus, Little Shamus

    1979– 10 epsTV Series
    6.8 (27)
    Arnie Sutter was the house detective at the Hotel Ansonia in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA prior to legalized gambling. After gambling was legalized, the Ansonia got a second lease on life and built a new casino which brought more "undesirable" elements into the hotel. Arnie must now chase prostitutes, con men, thieves, etc., to keep the casino "clean." Arnie, who lives in the hotel with his 13-year-old son Max, works for George Korman. Other characters on the show include assistant manager Stephanie Marsh, desk clerk Jerry Wilson, and Jingles Lodestar, an undercover security guard posing as a cocktail waitress.
    CreatorsTracy HotchnerChristopher KnopfStarsBrian DennehyDoug McKeonGeorge Wyner
  • Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic (1986)

    20. Blacke's Magic

    198613 epsTV Series
    7.2 (171)
    A magician and his con-man father solve mysteries using a combination of sleight of hand and con games.
    CreatorsPeter S. FischerRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsHal LindenHarry MorganPaula Beyers
  • Nancy Walker in Blansky's Beauties (1977)

    21. Blansky's Beauties

    197713 epsTV Series
    5.4 (133)
    Gruff but loving Nancy Blansky is busy housing, mothering, and even choreographing for a hotel's showgirls--while providing a home for her nephews, dancer Joey and 12-year-old junior-womanizer Anthony.
    CreatorsBob BrunnerGarry MarshallArthur SilverStarsNancy WalkerCaren KayeEddie Mekka
  • Blue Thunder (1984)

    22. Blue Thunder

    198411 epsTV Series
    6.1 (2.2K)
    An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.
    StarsJames FarentinoDana CarveySandy McPeak
  • John Diedrich, Lucky Grills, and Gerda Nicolson in Bluey (1976)

    23. Bluey

    1976–197739 epsTV Series
    7.6 (91)
    Bluey was set at Melbourne's Russell Street Police Headquarters (Victoria, Australia), with "Bluey" Hills heading his own squad ("Department B"), due to his inability to work within the existing police squads.
    CreatorsJock BlairIan JonesStarsLucky GrillsGerda NicolsonJohn Diedrich
  • Anne Archer, Robert Urich, Anita Gillette, and David Spielberg in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973)

    24. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

    197312 epsTV Series
    5.2 (88)
    Bob and Carol Sanders are a young couple who are definitely part of the hip generation. Their slightly older friends Ted and Alice Henderson are a little stodgy and shocked by things like swimming in the buff.
    CreatorLarry RosenStarsRobert UrichAnne ArcherDavid Spielberg
  • The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970)

    25. The Bold Ones: The Senator

    1970–19718 epsTV Series
    7.7 (108)
    Hays Stowe is a new senator who comes to Washington DC with his wife Erin and daughter Norma. He arrives full of optimism that being on the side of justice can help him change things for the better.
    CreatorsA.J. RussellS.S. SchweitzerStarsHal HolbrookMichael TolanKate Hawley

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