[Pappy Smear]

There was plenty of crap in the 70s and 80s. We just don't remember it, because it got cancelled because it was crap.

There are plenty of decent shows on network TV now I'm sure. The Goldbergs seems like a pretty decent show.

When I was a kid, I sat there and watched Alice because my parents did. That was a horrible frickin' show. Even 11 year old me thought it was stupid. But it was on the air for probably 7 years. You never see it in reurns either. Why? Because it sucked.

[wbill]

Re: "Alice". I used to watch it too, in reruns, a million years ago. It, "One Day at a Time", and "Three's Company" were on back-to-back after school IIRC.

I tripped over "Alice" just recently while insomniac surfing on late-night TV.

You're right, it's completely unwatchable. The characters that I vaguely remembered as humorous? Yep, not funny. Vic Tayback did an ok job of playing himself, though.

"Three's Company" reruns are on fairly often. I surf through them; they're pretty much unwatchable as well.