Bad Sitcoms

With something as ridiculous as Work It already out, his own sitcom has nothing to fear

After I used the Going Places theme song for my “30 Rock Retooled” video,  I was asked by TGIF nostalgia types whether there were any clips of this one-season bomb available online. At the time, the answer was no, but now it turns out that there is a clip. And it shows in graphic detail why this show was too crummy even for an all Miller/Boyett lineup, and why Heather Locklear and Alan Ruck needed to wait a few more years to become successful again. However, it does allow one to play a game of “spot the terrible sitcom clichés.” These include the “gypsy curse” plot, which used to happen on a lot of shows and fortunately seems to be dead now, and such hacky jokes as:

Based on an earlier post, this is a showdown: which long-running ’80s syndicated sitcom is worse, Small Wonder or Out of This World?