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From "I Love Lucy" to "Arrested Development," this quiz tests your knowledge of classic sitcoms from every era in television history. Are you a sitcom master? Play on to find out!
The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This 1950s classic sitcom's female protagonist, whose name is part of the title, is famous for her grape stomping skills, or rather, lack thereof.
Leave it to Beaver
I Love Lucy
Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ricky (Desi Arnaz), the show's main characters, were married both on and off-screen. The real-life couple divorced in 1960. "I Love Lucy" ran for 180 episodes, spanning six seasons. During its time on television, it was one of the most popular shows.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Honeymooners
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NBC
What show is pictured here? Clue: This NBC hit series is about six best friends - three guys and three women - who live in the same NYC apartment complex.
Full House
The Honeymooners
Seinfeld
Friends
With a plot line that mostly revolves around six best friends dating each other on and off, it's a miracle "Friends" lasted for 10 seasons and 238 episodes. The main relationship that drives the series is between the characters Ross and Rachel - entire episodes and seasonal themes are spent solely on explaining the baggage between the two -- and why things haven't worked out for them.
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: Four friends living in New York City's Upper West Side create trouble for themselves everywhere they go.
Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza pitched the idea for "Seinfeld" to NBC network executives as a show about "nothing." A show about boring, everyday life, made possible by the creative use of tag lines, one-liners, punchlines, and utter nonsense.
Frasier
Roseanne
Cheers
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This radio psychiatrist, whose name is also the title of the show, moved from NYC to Seattle to start anew.
Family Ties
Arrested Development
Frasier
"Frasier" ran for 11 seasons and is a spin-off the the 11-season-long series "Cheers." Along with Frasier's character, a few other characters' storylines made it into the spin-off: Lilith Sternin - Fraiser's ex-wife - and Frederick, their son.
Two and a Half Men
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This Nixon-era classic sitcom's main character, Archie, is known for being a racist caricature and head of a small household in Queens, New York.
Reba
Roseanne
Home Improvement
All in the Family
The creator of Archie's character, Norman Lear, intended for audiences to laugh at Archie for his exaggerated ignorance and racism, but instead, they laughed with Archie. What was supposed to be a critique of American culture turned into a symbol for the nation's then "silent majority," struggling (racist) white Americans - Nixon's base supporters.
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This series takes place in a work setting, with Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, as the supervisor for a branch of a paper company.
Workaholics
30 Rock
The Office
Actress, writer, and producer Mindy Kaling's major break camer in 2005 when she started playing Kelly Kapoor's character on "The Office." Her character doesn't consistently star in the show until the third season and is a reoccurring character in the first two. Kelly's character left the show in the eigth season.
Parks and Recreation
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom takes place in 1950s South Korea during the Korean War.
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H broke the sitcom mold with its debut in 1972. Previously, the expectation had been for sitcoms to be shot with three cameras, to stick to either funny or serious when it came to tone in a single episode, to return to the same settings again and again (e.g. kitchen and living room), and to take place in the present. M*A*S*H destroyed all these norms and then some.
Hogan's Heroes
Band of Brothers
The Phil Silvers Show
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about the tensions between former 1960s radical parents and their conservative-leaning, materialistic children.
7th Heaven
Family Matters
Full House
Family Ties
"Family Ties" ran from 1982 to 1989, with 172 episodes spanning seven seasons. Three of the four children are conservative leaning, with just one who is more interested in simply being a kid.
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Youtube
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is set in a house in Long Island and is centered on the work-life balance of a sports reporter, whose name is part of the title.
According to Jim
Two and a Half Men
Everybody Loves Raymond
Peter Boyle, the actor who plays Frank Barone's character, was super angry and irritated for his audition, which was perfect for Frank's hothead character. Boyle ran into a bunch of problems on his way to the studio, including not being able to get into the studio parking lot, not being able to find a parking space, and going into the wrong building. By the time he made it to the audition, he was totally flustered and "enraged" (his own words).
The King of Queens
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom takes place in a remote, deserted location that is surrounded by water.
Cuba
Green Acres
Gilligan's Island
The first season of "Gilligan's Island" was shot and broadcast in black and white film, but the following two seasons were done in color. The black and white episodes were later colorized for syndication.
Rhoda
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom takes place on the mean streets of NYC and inside a Manhattan garage.
30 Rock
Community
Taxi
"Taxi" earned 18 Emmy Awards and ran for just five seasons, with 114 episodes. The show is centered on the lives of seven taxi cab drivers and their dispatchers. Just one of the seven considers the job his profession. The rest are all just waiting for the next big thing, and viewers wait with them.
Will and Grace
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic black and white sitcom is a TV show about the making of a TV show, centered on the writer's room.
Glee
The Dick Van Dyke Show
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" was the first series to make a television show about the making of a television show. This sparked a new wave of sitcoms, including shows like "30 Rock." At the times of the show's making, in 1961, TV didn't show couples sleeping in bed together, not even married couples. To get around this, there were separate beds for each person.
Mister Ed
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This black and white sitcom follows a wealthy, spooky family and their cousin, Itt, as they go about their daily lives.
The Addams Family
The Addams family is a very odd, but loving family who seems not to notice how unconventional they are compared to the "normal" folks who visit their residence. The show's ratings were a bit higher than their competitors, "The Munsters," and it ran for six seasons and 148 episodes.
The Munsters
Gilligan's Island
Mysterious Ed
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic '90s sitcom features Will Smith as a teen from Western Philadelphia who moves to a wealthy part of Los Angeles.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The show's popular theme song was written and performed by the Fresh Prince himself, Will Smith. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" ran on NBC for 148 episodes, spanning six seasons.
Full House
Happy Days
Leave it to Beaver
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is set in the '50s and '60s and revolves around a family living in Milwaukee.
The Golden Girls
Happy Days
Henry Winkler played The Fonz's character, who had more lines and plot involvement starting in season 2 as his character gained popularity with viewers. Because of the show's successful 11 seasons, two spin-offs followed: "Laverne and Shirley" and "Mork and Mindy."
Growing Pains
Maude
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CBS
What show is pictured here? Clue: This '70s classic sitcom follows a Chicago-based psychologist, whose name is part of the title, as he juggles patients and family.
Sanford and Son
The Odd Couple
Northern Exposure
The Bob Newhart Show
"The Bob Newhart Show" ran from 1972 to 1978, airing 142 episodes spanning six seasons. The show was filmed in front of a live audience, and aired on CBS.
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic black and white sitcom features a newly-wed working-class couple in Brooklyn, and aired for just one season before it was canceled.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Love Boat
The Honeymooners
Despite running for just one season, "The Honeymooners" aired a whopping 39 episodes from 1955 to 1966. The show's viewership was high to begin with, but tapered off towards the end of the long season, prompting its cancellation. "The Honeymooners" was the first show to take on the challenge of portraying married couples in a less than ideal light.
The Odd Couple
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Which show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom followed an otherwise normal California-based family with an unconventional appearance, including a family member resembling Frankenstein.
The Munsters
"The Munsters" ran at the same time as "The Addams Family" and had slightly less viewership. The family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane in a made-up California suburb.
The Addams Family
Leave it to Beaver
Freaks and Geeks
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is centered on a middle-class African American family and their dealings with a geeky, often annoying, suspender-wearing neighbor named Urkel.
Family Matters
"Family Matters" ran for 215 episodes, spanning nine seasons from 1989 to 1998. The show was purchased from ABC by CBS in 1997. The obnoxious neighbor, Steve Urkel, wasn't an important character in the show until midway through the first season.
Full House
Diff'rent Strokes
Home Improvement
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What show is pictured here? Clue: Filmed from a child's perspective, this classic black and white sitcom explores parenting issues and follows the adventures of a middle-class boy.
Leave it to Beaver
"Leave it to Beaver" was the first show to write and film from a child's (Beaver's) perspective. It ran for 234 episodes, spanning six seasons and was very popular until its ending.
Full House
7th Heaven
Reba
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about the Bluth family, a wealthy bunch who loses almost everything after the family patriarch goes to prison for treason.
Malcolm in the Middle
Community
The Wonder Years
Arrested Development
"Arrested Development" ran for three seasons before being taken over by Netflix, which intends to release a 5th season in 2018. A band called Arrested Development sued the show for using its name, and the case was eventually settled out of court.
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is centered on two divorced male friends living in New York City who move in together.
Modern Family
The Odd Couple
"The Odd Couple" was adapted from a play of the same name written by Neil Simon. The show ran for 114 episodes, spanning five seasons.
Good Times
One Day at a Time
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about two African- American boys who are orphaned and then taken in by their late mother's former employer, a wealthy NYC businessman, and his daughter.
The Facts of Life
Family Matters
Diff'rent Strokes
Two of the three child stars died young (30s and 40s), and all three struggled with some combination of legal, financial, and/or drug issues. The only living child star now travels to speak with youth about the dangers of drug abuse.
Sanford and Son
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about a young doctor whose medical school tuition was picked up by Alaska, committing him to work for a small Alaskan town in repayment.
Green Acres
Northern Exposure
"Northern Exposure" ran on CBS for 110 episodes, spanning six seasons. At the onset of the series, Dr. Fleishman's culture shock is the main topic. Later on, the townspeople's everyday lives and their culture is explored.
Growing Pains
Step by Step
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NBC
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is centered on an African American junkyard owner and his son. Their last name is part of the title.
Sanford and Son
The Sanfords lost their wife and mother, but continue trucking on with money-making schemes and coming up with ways to get by. It was the first popular sitcom about a black family, and it ran for six seasons with 138 episodes.
Family Matters
Diff'rent Strokes
Good Times
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CBS
What show is pictured here? Clue: This 1970s classic sitcom is about an African- American family of five who live in Chicago's high-rise projects.
Good Times
"Good Times" aired on CBS for 133 episodes, spanning six seasons. As the seasons went on, the show moved away from its original message, prompting it to lose viewership and ultimately leading to its cancellation.
Family Matters
Diff'rent Strokes
Perfect Strangers
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about a big shot NYC lawyer who moves with his wife to the countryside to be a farmer.
The Real McCoys
All in the Family
Gilligan's Island
Green Acres
"Green Acres" was canceled by CBS after its sixth season in 1971 as part of the "rural purge," in which networks (especially CBS) canceled most of their shows that appealed to rural audiences in order to place more focus on suburban and urban audiences. It was popular all the way through its sixth season.
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is centered on a boarding school housemother and her charges, with particular emphasis on four main students.
The Love Boat
Family Affair
The Facts of Life
"The Facts of Life" ran for 209 episodes, spanning nine seasons, and is a spin-off of "Diff'rent Strokes." The first season wasn't popular, but after some reworking, the show's popularity grew.
Step by Step
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about a Long Island family with three (eventually four) kids, a dad (Dr. Jason Seaver) whose psychology practice is in-home, and a journalist mom.
Growing Pains
"Growing Pains" had a spin-off called "Just the Ten of Us" as well as an original movie, "The Growing Pains Movie," which came out in 2000 and featured the original cast.
Family Ties
Full House
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom ran for just one season and is about two siblings and their time in high school.
Who's the Boss?
Hogan Family
Perfect Strangers
Freaks and Geeks
Lindsay's friends are the freaks, and Sam's friends are the geeks. There were a lot of disappointed fans at the show's cancellation, and TV guide listed it as the #1 show that was "Canceled Too Soon."
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CBS
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic 1970s sitcom features an outspoken suburban woman who holds liberal beliefs and whose often overbearing personality frequently lands her in trouble.
The Patty Duke Show
The Flying Nun
Maude
"Maude" is just one of the series that replaced the casualties of the "rural purge," which ended in cancellations of popular shows like "Green Acres." The show was cancelled due to poor ratings and Maude leaving the show.
The Donna Reed Show
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The Movie DB
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about a single mom, whose name is also the title, in Texas who begrudgingly befriends her ex-husband's new wife.
Reba
"Reba" ran for 127 episodes, spanning six seasons. It was cancelled as the result of a network merger, but the CW decided to air "Reba" for one more season.
Family Affair
The Golden Girls
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom follows divorcee Ann Romano, a single-working mother of two difficult teenage daughters.
Days Go By
Full House
Step by Step
One Day at a Time
"One Day at a Time" ran for 209 episodes, spanning nine seasons. The show is applauded for depicting the advances of women by the 1970s
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom has the most episodes of any American animated series, and its yellowish characters with odd shaped heads never age.
The Simpsons
Thus far, "The Simpsons" has aired 618 episodes, spanning 28 seasons. Homer Simpson, the head of the household, works for a nuclear power plant and lives with his family in an undisclosed state in a city called Springfield.
Hey Arnold
Dennis the Menace
Mister Ed
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about a man who moves into his first Chicago apartment, only to be convinced into letting a distant cousin move in with him.
Family Matters
Perfect Strangers
"Perfect Strangers" ran for eight seasons with 150 episodes. It was never a very popular show, but it had a consistent fan base which kept it going. "Family Matters" is a spin-off of "Perfect Strangers."
Step by Step
The Odd Couple
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ABC
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom started out as a radio show and turned into a TV series about the everyday issues of the Nelson family.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
"The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" ran for 435 episodes over 14 seasons. The Nelson family convinced ABC to sign a 10-year contract for their show, which would be paid out regardless of how many seasons ran.
Family Affair
Mister Ed
The Wonder Years
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CBS
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is commonly referred to as "Sergeant Bilko" or simply "Bilko," and is about a get-rich-quick scheming Master Sergeant.
McHale's Navy
Ensign O'Toole
The Phil Silvers Show
"The Phil Silver's Show" ran for 144 episodes, spanning four seasons and was canceled due to the high cost of producing the show. The sergeant spends most of his time ordering his underlings to do his work for him.
Get Smart
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom takes place on a cruise ship and follows the captain, specific crew members, and a few passengers.
Gilligan's Island
The Honeymooners
Charlie's Angels
The Love Boat
"The Love Boat" ran for 250 episodes, spanning nine seasons. Humor and romance are the driving forces behind the show's plot line. It received good ratings for most seasons, but started declining towards the end, leading to its cancellation.
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CBS
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about a woman, whose name is also the title, who returns to her NYC hometown to move in with her stereotypical Jewish parents while she waits to marry her boyfriend.
Rhonda
A spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Rhoda" ran for 110 episodes, spanning five seasons. The show was canceled in its fifth season, and the last four episodes weren't aired until later in the year.
Step by Step
The Jeffersons
Happy Days
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about a single man and a single woman - both with kids of their own - who decide to get married and the resulting chaos of trying to act as a family."
Family Matters
Step by Step
"Step by Step" ran for 160 episodes, spanning seven seasons. It was canceled after six seasons by ABC because of low ratings, and CBS purchased the rights. They aired a 7th season, but the rating just kept dropping, so the show was canceled again.
Phyllis
Good Times
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic 1960s sitcom is about an alien who gets stuck on earth after his spaceship crashes and his unexpected roommate, Tim O'Hara.
My Favorite Martian
"My Favorite Martian" ran for 107 episodes, spanning three seasons. When out in public, Tim introduced his other-worldly roommate as his Uncle Martin.
Freaks and Geeks
Back to the Future
Hello World
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about an NYC engineer living the bachelor life who takes in his deceased brother's kids.
Roseanne
Family Affair
"Family Affair" ran for 138 episodes, spanning five seasons. The series won several Emmy Awards in comedy.
Arrested Development
Community
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CBS
What show is pictured here? Clue: The main character, whose name is in the title, is a teenager who is constantly falling in love with a new girl.
The Larry Sanders Show
Curb your Enthusiasm
The Cosby Show
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" ran for 147 episodes, spanning four seasons. It was the first major TV series to feature a teen as the main character.
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CBS
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom follows an only child who means well, but typically makes the situations he includes himself in much worse.
Bachelor Father
Leave it to Beaver
Dennis the Menace
"Dennis the Menace" ran for 146 episodes, spanning four seasons before it was canceled due to decreasing ratings and Jay North, the actor who played Dennis, aging out of the character. The show is based on the comic strip of the same name by Hank Ketcham.
Cheers
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about nuns living in a convent in Puerto Rico, with one nun in particular - Sister Bertrille, played by Sally Field - possessing the ability to fly.
Bewitched
The Flying Nun
"The Flying Nun" is based on the book, "The Fifteenth Pelican," by Tere Rios, and it was created specifically for Sally Field - her previous show was canceled, but producers for ABC wanted her on air.
Love on a Rooftop
I Dream of Jeannie
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom follows the story of a housewife, whose name is in the title, her doctor husband and their two children.
The Donna Reed Show
"The Donna Reed Show" aired for 275 episodes, spanning eight seasons, and was the first sitcom about a family that centered on the woman's life/perspective and depicted her as having feelings and emotions. The series ended after eight seasons because Reed was no longer interested and neither were viewers.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Roseanne
I love Lucy
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic black and white sitcom follows the life of a successful comedian, whose name is in the title, who rarely gets to see his wife or children.
The Simpsons
The Cosby Show
The Danny Thomas Show
During its first three seasons, the show was named "Make Room for Daddy," but was renamed after his wife left the show. Without a mother figure on the show, the ratings declined, so he remarried after the fourth season and eventually retired from the series in 1964.
The Dick Van Dyke Show
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CBS
What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom features a talking horse and his owner, Wilbur Post.
Mister Ed
"Mister Ed" ran for 143 episodes over six seasons. The show never gives an explanation why the horse, Mister Ed, can talk. And Ed only talks to Wilbur, which often ends up making Wilbur look like a fool talking to a horse.
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Real McCoys
My Three Sons
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom is about a teenager, whose name is in the title and who has an identical cousin, and her father, who has an identical brother.
Queen of Sheba
Reba
Roseanne
The Patty Duke Show
"The Patty Duke Show" was canceled by producers when Patty Duke refused to move with the show to Los Angeles. It aired for 104 episodes over three seasons, and there is an additional un-aired pilot.
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What show is pictured here? Clue: This classic sitcom focuses on Kevin Arnold, the youngest child of a 1960s era middle-class, suburban family and is narrated by an older version of him.
The Wonder Years
"The Wonder Years" earned an Emmy Award after airing for just six episodes. The show ran for 115 episodes over six seasons and was canceled due to a number of factors, including low ratings, increased production costs, and disagreements between executives and producers.
Full House
Gilmore Girls
Opposite Sex
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