I haven't heard of some of these. Now, I have to go check them out. Thanks for putting this together! 10. Kid and Play Carton 9. Gregory Hines Show 8. Arsenio 7. Me and the Boys 6. George 5. Here and Now 4. Buddies 3. Out all Night 2. Roc 1. South Central
Roc and out all night are NOt forgotten about. At least not in African American homes. Just cause something ain’t mainstream and certain groups of people didn’t take them don’t mean they are forgotten
I'm not black, but I approached my TV watching like I do music. If it's good, I don't care if it was targeted for white or black audiences, older or younger viewers, I felt like if I limited myself to stuff that was intended for Middle White America, I'd be missing out on some amazing stuff. I remember some of these shows very fondly, and it was wonderful to see so much more diversity. Great TV and a great time like you said to be alive.
Agreed as this Title is misleading as I saw the Chapters and more so they are all Black Centric Shows as I wish ppl would do 1's the were done of all Colors and not target 1 Color in these or retitle the name of the Video to include the word black or dark skinned!
You were the target audience. They portrayed all these happy,funny,smart black families that are basically just like white families only better voluntary forced integration now they're doing it with lgbt
I don't care if the show was white or black as I liked Family matters good times me and the boys hanging with Mr Cooper on our own Sinbad different strokes parent hood there probably a lot more I did like the Cosby show but now I can't watch that show after what bill did. But didn't you have any white shows this whole list was all black shows that got canceled
I wouldn't necessarily call ROC a forgotten sitcom. It is obviously the most remembered out of the 10 here and lasted 3 season and 72 episodes. It was critically acclaimed and did break into the mainstream vernacular and briefly bubbled as water cooler talk. Such was ROC's impact and legacy, that you spent a third of the video on this show alone. It did get axed far too soon.
I remember-ROC-thought it was very GOOD show.Low ratings ??? I'm gonna go with Dutton's explanation of things.BUT,where are the black sitcoms of today ???
Charles Dutton was right about the lack of promo. You have Broadway trained actors doing a live show and only time you saw a commercial about it was on another black show on FOX. ROC vs Andre was a great storyline and for the season to end on a cliffhanger of who shot Andre all the promo was for Kelsey Grammer guest starring
I always felt “South Central” eventually “evolved” into “Moesha” . The shows were similar in style and music, and had some of the same actors recycled in different roles. A producer Ralph Farquhar was a co creator for both shows. So I believe this why they share so many similarities. We can consider them in the same “universe”.
I like both shows but the similarities are kinda thin. South Central was based on a struggling single mother in South Central. Moesha was a remarried widower in a middle class neighborhood from what I remember. Even though at least 2-3 of the cast members did come from South Central.
There was a show called "Under One Roof" with James Earl Jones, Merlin Santana, and Vanessa Bell. It didn't have a studio audience, it was almost like a movie.
Roc was never going to be the Cosby Show or be the #1 show on TV. Cosby show drew in all races and all ages, especially kids. Cosby show was lightweight and goofy. Roc was a thinking man's sitcom. It's only chance would be to emulate the #1 show at that time, Roseanne. but I'd probably stop watching if it became the black Roseanne.
“Martin” came on Thursdays, with “Living Single” and “New York Undercover”. They originally aired “Roc” on Sunday with “in Living color”. Fox thought they were getting a sitcom and got a more serious show and it never could find its footing. Fox didn’t know what to do with it and we saw the results.
@@vill1520boys I know that was my favorite, Fox tried to switch it up to reach a wider audience aka white folks and ruined the show. It should still be on TV just like “Law and Order”.
hanging with mr Cooper, In the house, Malcolm and Eddie, Cosby, one on one, the crew, the parenthood, Cuts, just a few more shows that could make the cut
The New Odd Couple, The Redd Foxx Show, and Baby I'm Back were also short-lived sitcoms back in the day. Roc was a terrific sitcom, miss it still. South Central had good ratings by the time it got canceled.
@@kevinpayton2664 I remember that show, it was on ABC and producers jacked up that whole situation. Redd Foxx definitely shouldn’t have bit on the hook just to save himself from foreclosure.
Any show that showed black men positively, raising families, going to school, just living ..... CANCELED QUICKLY imagine the last 2 generations growing up watching black dads be the norm 😔
I remember thinking South Central was gonna be O-Dog the TV show and was disappointed as an 11-year-old in the hood. Later I realized that humanizing just the image of his character from Menace may have helped us not idolize such a violent role as much.
Thank you for shedding light on these Tier 3 forgotten short lived sitcoms. South Central was becoming one of my favorite sitcoms. I was hurt when it was cancelled. Some of the other forgotten short lived 90s sitcoms are Where I Live, You Take The Kids, The Royal Family, Singer & Sons, On Our Own, Tall Hopes, Getting By, Grown Ups, Between Brothers, Minor Adjustments, Thea, True Colors & Homeboys In Outer Space.
A few other shows that come to mind are "Sugar and Spice" starting Loretta Devine. "The Royal Family" with Red Foxx and Della Reese. "Getting By" with Thelma Hopkins and "On Our Own" fearing The Smollett family.
@@portraitofalady1598 there were only a handful of episodes. I think less than 10. Here's the link to one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y0vAcpCfjUg.html
Actually the year that The Gregory Hines Show premiered, both Family Matters & Step By Step were sent to CBS for their final seasons. Which caused a lot of controversy for the entire line up.
Thank you! Gregory Hines, sitcom did not compete with family matters and step-by-step as both of those shows were moved over to the same Network that the Gregory Hines show was on. CBS aired all three of those shows in the Friday night lineup.
Yup... Blame Disney. They had a contract dispute with Miller/Boyett, causing ABC to cancel both shows. Since their still popularity, despite declining ratings the previous season, CBS picked up the two shows, and paired them with this and Meego. Only problem was TGIF catered to the young audience that made Family Matters and Step By Step popular. Gregory Hines Show was a great show, but their big mistake was putting it against the more popular Boy Meets World.😊
Yea, that was 1997. The fourth show on the CBS lineup was called Meego. No idea what it was about since I never watched it. The problem is that CBS was still known as a network for old people, so no one really tuned in. Most people didn't even know that Family Matters moved to CBS since it wasn't promoted, which could have maybe brought in some viewers. Though by that time, Family Matters ratings had dropped significantly due to the over the top plotlines.
you forgot about sparks staring terrence Howard good news staring david ramsey sanford staring marguerite ray build to last staring royale walkins reality show one big happy family which aired on the tlc network.
Ok..WAYMENT..I had to pause 2 minutes in to say this..BRAVO..not even to the countdown and I'm hooked..your voice your knowledge of shows with the clips..amazing..I'ma nostalgia freak 😂 and this has me glued! THANK YOU!
Thank you!! Im working on number 2 as we speak but I been so busy with work and homeschool stuff that my time has been super limited. So make sure your notifications are ON because it's definitely coming. It's a lot of work and I'm a bit of a perfectionist
There should have been a competing network where all of these shows could have lived. Those so called networks did not represent our interest. These shows were good.
And why should they? Do you know the number of great shows canceled over this decade? Networks were here to make money, regardless of gender and skin color. But now I find it disgusting how « white shows » push more and more diversity. While « black shows » just won’t reciprocate.
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Once I was at a party and someone brought up The Gregory Hines Show and I said I kind of remember it but I was wondering if he sang and danced on it. He asked me why he would sing and dance so I explained how Gregory Hines became an icon. He didn't know. I suspect there are a lot of people who remember the show but unfortunately don't understand who Hines was
It’s wild that some of these only aired for one season (10 episodes!?) yet are so prevalent in my childhood memories. Glad to read you’ll be posting more content like this soon 🙌🏿
Thats the difference these days, NOTHING they produce is memorable. Like u said, we only had 10 episodes and here we are nearly 30 years later and we never forgot them. Amazing.
Nice list 😁! A few African-American short lived tv shows from the 1990s that I would add are: Where I Live, Good News, You Take The Kids, Under One Roof, The Royal Family, On Our Own, The Sinbad Show, Thea, Homeboys In Outer Space, Tall Hopes, Getting By, Sparks, The Cosby Mysteries, Rhythm & Blues, New Attitude, Sugar & Spice, Minor Adjustments, Getting Personal, Living In Captivity, Between Brothers, Cleghorne, True Colors, Bagdad Cafe, Grown Ups, Damon, Guys Like Us, Built To Last, Goode Behavior and Linc's.
Gotta respect Chapelle for being loyal to his boy. We wouldn't have gotten how high. I remember the Patti LaBelle show from reruns on BET with Thea and Nell Carter show. I got big sisters🤷🏿♂️
I am very surprised that nobody brought up the fact that Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad went on to do another sitcom which featured Doug E Doug, as well as Khandi Alexander
I watched Kid N Play, Gregory Hines Show, Me and the Boys, & Out All Night for the one season they were on. Roc I remember I started watching the show when they went live which I thought it was interesting. I’ve been a fan of Charles S. Dutton ever since.
South Central and Roc were the ones that hurt the most. I loved both of those shows because it was different than the average sitcom. One of the few times where realism was as much important as comedy and they managed to balance both properly. So when they got cancelled, there was a little piece of me that started to question pop culture a bit more. Because as much as I also enjoyed Martin and Family Matters.... that's not the full black experience that needed representation. But if you were there around that time, before Tyler Perry, before BET+, before New Age Blaxplotation.... this was what quality TV looked liked for US.
You people don't watch these shows, so theyre cancelled. It's that simple, stupid. You don't build your own things and get mad when what other people try to do for you what you won't fails. All of your stereotypes are the only things you've ever earned.
Nicely done video! I watched many of these shows growing up. Do you remember “Under One Roof”? It aired on CBS I believe but it didn’t even last the whole season. Really good show.
I’m all for the comforts of today, modern cell phones, gigabit internet speeds, electric cars, ect, but the 90’s man, you just had to be there. Pizza Hut was like a family staple because it was actually pretty good. Now it’s hit and miss, with more miss than hits. Also a huge fan of 90’s anime.
Thea Under One Roof Good News Sparks On Our Own Homeboys In Outer Space The Royal Family Coming To America (the sitcom) Static Shock (cartoon) Hammer Man (cartoon MC Hammer) The Jackson 5 (cartoon)
These are great sitcoms hidden gems! Some others are Taina, My Brother and Me, Space Cases, Homesboys from outer Space, Second Time Around, Cuts, Royal Family, Good News, Sparks, Out of tune, Thea, Roundhouse, Shasta Mcnasty, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, Breaker High, HangTime, Head over Heels, Hitz, The Hughleys, love, inc. Rock Me Baby, Guys like us, Family rules, The Parent Hood Social Studies, California Dreams, Tall Hopes, Married People, On our Own, Built to Last, The Big House
A real trip down memory lane. Also, did you know that every episode of The Steve Harvey Show was dedicated in both his mother and Madge Sinclair's memories?
FOX had made the money they needed to afford "other" shows. It's really odd that all those shows needed to go at the same dang time. I remember when they moved Roc without any prior notice. Thank GOD for Jet
Homeboys from Outer Space. Not only am I surprised that this show did not make the list, I actually thought it was gonna be number 1 on the list before I finished watching the video
On part 2 do on our own with da Smollett family, tall hopes,thea,true colors,under one roof, for your love, homeroom, between brothers,the Tracy Morgan show, Kevin hart's the big house,the Sinbad show,Linc's,new attitude,the boys,damon,love that girl,jackee,Whoopi,the royal family
