Short Lived TV Shows 1970's/80's
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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- StarsNicholas HammondRobert F. SimonChip FieldsWith the powers given by the bite of a radioactive spider, a young man fights crime as a wall-crawling superhero.
- CreatorKenneth JohnsonStarsGary GrahamEric PierpointMichele ScarabelliIn the near future, a human cop and his alien partner fight crime and discrimination in Los Angeles.
- CreatorDanny ArnoldChris HaywardTony SheehanStarsGregory SierraRosanna DeSotoAllan MillerMadcap antics of the employees of an underfunded, understaffed and overworked New York City Adult Emergency Service hospital.
- CreatorAlan HopgoodStarsGraeme BlundellChris HaywoodDawn LakeA waterbed salesman who is irresistible to women gets a job as a gardener in a convent
- CreatorElliot ShoenmanStarsBea ArthurFred McCarrenSimone GriffethDry-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.
- StarsYul BrynnerSamantha EggarKeye LukeA stern schoolteacher clashes with an aristocratic 19th-century king.
- CreatorDavid SaleJohnny WhyteStarsJoy MillerDanny AdcockSyd HeylenAustralian soap set in a shopping arcade.
- StarsRobert ConradCharles CioffiAnton DiffringThe adventures of rugged American spy Jake Webster.
- CreatorJohn HughesStarsRoger BowenJourdan FreminRichard JaeckelCamp 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.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsDesi Arnaz Jr.Chuck WagnerHeather McNairA computer-generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in the city.
- CreatorEd AdamsonStarsRobert ForsterJoan BlondellRichard JaeckelThe adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.
- CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsWilliam ShatnerRichard KielDave TurnerThe wild wild west adventures of 19th-century agents Jeff Cable and Cash Conover.
- CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsRod TaylorDennis ColeHenry DarrowTwo honorable men-for-hire look for adventure in the pre-World War I American southwest in their fancy Stutz Bearcat.
- StarsPamela MoiseiwitschJane WymarkMartin ShawAn anthology series concerning bestial horror, created by Nigel Kneale.
- CreatorRon McLeanStarsJohn StantonTim ElstonJames CondonThe series focused on a maverick cop named Steve Bellamy and his partner Detective Mitchell. Recurring characters were the disapproving Daley and the forensics technician Clem.
- CreatorDiana GouldStarsJonelle AllenLaura AshtonClaudia ChristianSimon Berrenger is the ruthless, head of the high-class store that bore his name. His two sons are both working for him: Paul, the president of Berrenger's, who is trapped in a loveless marriage to Gloria and is having an affair with Shane Bradley, the chain's merchandise V.P. and Billy, who is in charge of P.R. and is battling addictions to both alcohol and gambling. Simon's daughter, Barbara, is a divorcee who had spent her entire life trying to win her father's love and approval. Barbara's daughter Melody is married to ambitious Todd Hughes, who ran the only Berrenger's branch store.
- CreatorMichael CrichtonLou ShawStarsJim McMullanJames WainwrightWilliam JordanThe 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.
- CreatorTracy HotchnerChristopher KnopfStarsBrian DennehyDoug McKeonGeorge WynerArnie 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. in order 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.
- CreatorPeter S. FischerRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsHal LindenHarry MorganPaula BeyersA magician and his con-man father solve mysteries using a combination of sleight of hand and con games.
- CreatorBob BrunnerGarry MarshallArthur SilverStarsNancy WalkerCaren KayeEddie MekkaGruff 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.
- StarsJames FarentinoDana CarveySandy McPeakAn advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.
- CreatorJock BlairIan JonesStarsLucky GrillsGerda NicolsonJohn DiedrichBluey 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.
- CreatorLarry RosenStarsRobert UrichAnne ArcherDavid SpielbergBob 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.
- CreatorA.J. RussellS.S. SchweitzerStarsHal HolbrookMichael TolanKate HawleyHays 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. His chief aide Jordan Boyle is there to assist him.
- StarsThomas ByrdGreg WebbElizabeth Huddle NybergIn 1953, Boone Sawyer dreams of becoming a country music star, but his father has other ideas for his future.
- StarsGary CollinsDiana MuldaurHal FrederickThe adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya.
- CreatorLloyd J. SchwartzSherwood SchwartzStarsMaureen McCormickEve PlumbJerry HouserThe story of Marcia and Jan's lives as newlyweds with their husbands.
- StarsFlorence HendersonRobert ReedAnn B. DavisThe Brady family sings, dances, and performs comedy skits.
- CreatorSteve TesichStarsBarbara BarrieShaun CassidyJackie Earle HaleyFour buddies live in Bloomington, Indiana, facing life as working class "cutters" in a college town. Focus is on Dave and his $1200 La Strada bike.
- CreatorGordon T. DawsonStarsJames GarnerEd BruceRamon BieriSet in Sweetwater, Arizona in the 1880s with solid citizen Bret owning a ranch and part of the Red Ox Saloon. Stable cast with varying stories, often centered on conflict between the ambitious sheriff and everyone else.
- CreatorFrank CardeaGeorge SchenckStarsBruce BoxleitnerClyde KusatsuRon O'NealPith-helmeted Buck is a Great White Hunter who here (unlike the real one from the 1940s) works out of the Raffles Hotel bar in Singapore during the 1930s fighting all kinds of bad guys in pre-war Malaya.
- CreatorCarroll O'ConnorEd WatersStarsJack PalanceHenry BeckmanTony KingTough but incorruptible police detective Alex Bronkov is tasked by Mayor Pete Santori with cleaning up crime-ridden Ocean City, California.
- CreatorRick HuskyAnthony WilsonStarsGlenn FordEdgar BuchananTaylor LacherThe adventures of Sam Cade, sheriff of rural Madrid County.
- CreatorDan Polier Jr.StarsLorenzo LamasMarc McClureJimmy McNicholVince and Ross are suburban Los Angeles teenagers enjoying disco, surfing, cars, and the rest of the Southern California lifestyle. Musical Vince runs an underground radio station, and mechanical Ross is into custom cars.
- CreatorRonald M. CohenStarsCraig T. NelsonCindy PickettElisabeth ShueColonel Raynor Sarnac has to balance his family and his duty as head of a flight group facing the political tensions of the early 60's. Actual historical events are part of various stories as are the activities of three active children.
- CreatorJoseph BolognaRenée TaylorStarsJames CocoCandice AzzaraPeggy PopeJoe Calucci is a kind-hearted office supervisor working for the New York State Unemployment Department. Weekly, he must deal with his frustrations with his girlfriend, employees, bureaucracy brass and the unemployed coming to his department seeking help.
- StarsDavid SoulHector ElizondoReuven Bar-YotamA short-lived prequel to Casablanca (1942).
- StarsAngie DickinsonJohn IrelandDori BrennerCassie Holland is a tough and feisty former police officer-turned-private detective who takes advantage of her looks to solve cases.
- StarsDean JonesArt MetranoJohn BannerComedic battle between an honest man and his mobster cousin over a Chicago speakeasy.
- StarsJim McMullanDirk BenedictLou FrizzellCalifornia cops Foley & Burdick fight crime from a helicopter.
- CreatorRichard MathesonStarsSebastian CabotSheila LarkenMeg FosterAn anthology of suspense dramas concentrating on individuals confronted with supernatural occurrences.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellRoy HugginsStarsWayne RogersElaine JoyceClifton JamesWeekly adventures of hard-boiled '30s detective Jake Axminster.
- CreatorLaurence HeathStarsLorne GreeneAndrew StevensJulie AdamsThe adventures of a Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief's family and crew.
- StarsDavid KeithAlexa KeninChristopher S. NelsonWhat happens when an all-girls school goes co-ed?
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsJennifer O'NeillRichard AndersonMykelti WilliamsonA fashion photographer and a veteran special forces soldier posing as her model go on intelligence missions around the world.
- StarsMoses GunnDiana DouglasJim DavisSeven boys work a cattle ranch in the Old West.
- StarsBurt ReynoldsNorman FellRichard AndersonDetective August works the crime beat in his home town, Santa Luisa CA, working with (and against) people with whom he grew up.
- StarsJames CoburnHelen HuntDavid Carradine"Darkroom" was a hosted horror/thriller anthology series hosted by James Coburn.
- CreatorLarry BrodyRichard FielderStarsDavid CassidySimon OaklandWendy RastattarTwenty-something officer Dan Shay operates undercover in the Los Angeles youth scene.
- CreatorSam RolfeStarsLaurence LuckinbillDean JaggerAnne JeffreysThe adventures of government agent Glenn Garth Gregory and his photographic memory.
- CreatorDouglas KenneyChris MillerHarold RamisStarsJohn VernonStephen FurstBruce McGillThe raucous exploits of Faber College's Delta House Fraternity in 1962.
- CreatorJoseph GunnSam RolfeStarsJudd HirschCharles HaidMichael ConradThe investigations of LAPD detective Dominick Delvecchio, who is also studying to become a lawyer.
- StarsJudd HirschCassie YatesHoward DuffEngineer Press Wyman takes up detective work with the aid of retired technician Nick Turner (who lives in a house filled with lawn furniture) while Press' wife earns their real income.
- CreatorJohn WilderStarsRock HudsonJack ScaliaLouis GiambalvoA former military intelligence agent's son, a struggling PI, seeks him out years later. Initially resentful, they eventually form a bond as the father reluctantly gets involved in the son's cases.
- CreatorBarra GrantRobert RabinowitzStarsMelora HardinPatrick CassidyPaul FeigA continuation of the movie of the same name where Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with camp dance instructor Johnny Castle.
- CreatorJack MillerStarsJeanette NolanDack RamboJohn McIntireCrotchety old lady Sally Fergus roams the Old West with young companion Cyrus.
- CreatorRichard GordonStarsRobin NedwellGeoffrey DaviesJohn DerumWhen Dr. Duncan Waring and Dr. Dick Stuart-Clark find positions at St. Barnabas Hospital in Sydney, they find that life in an Australian hospital is not much different to life in an English hospital.
- CreatorLewis John CarlinoAllen S. EpsteinStarsJames FranciscusNeva PattersonNoah Beery Jr.The cases of a city doctor now running a rural independent practice.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsRobert ConradLarry ManettiRed WestEx-boxer Duke Ramsey becomes a Chicago private investigator.
- CreatorElroy SchwartzSherwood SchwartzStarsBob DenverForrest TuckerIvor FrancisA stage and a wagon heading west get separated from the rest of the wagon train thanks to Dusty. Now they must make their way to California.
- CreatorJanis HirschJeanne JensenFaye SchwabStarsLoni AndersonJack ElamLee WeaverAn elderly hillbilly and his friend are rescued from a life of poverty by a long-lost family member who married into wealth in Beverly Hills, but is now doing social battle with her late husband's snobby family.
- StarsJoe Don BakerAlan OppenheimerAlan FudgeThe investigations of NYPD Chief of Detectives Earl Eischied.
- CreatorJoe RubyKen SpearsStarsDeidre HallJudy StrangisNorman AldenThe adventures of two female superheroes.
- CreatorRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsJim HuttonDavid WayneTom ReeseThe son of a police detective solves baffling crimes.
- StarsAnthony QuayleDarren McGavinJack Thompson"The Evil Touch" was an anthology horror, science fiction and mystery series hosted by Anthony Quayle between 1973-74..
- StarsMitchell RyanStephen ElliottSharon AckerThe machinations of the powerful Cardway Corporation, headed by president Don Walling.
- StarsCharles DurningStephanie FaracyJames CromwellA private detective, Oscar Poole, comes out of retirement, to find whose responsible for his partner's untimely demise. His daughter, Tracy Doyle, joins the firm, and aids in his search to bring the killer to justice.
- CreatorHugh WilsonStarsJon CryerJane SibbettMilton SelzerTed Zakalokis, stuck working in his family's bakery, joins the Navy to escape. He temporarily works in a talent agency's publicity office in Hollywood.
- StarsJared MartinCarl FranklinIke EisenmannTravelers are stranded in the Bermuda Triangle. On an island, they meet Varian, a man from the future, and Liana, an Atlantean. Together, they journey through different worlds, in hopes of returning home.
- CreatorEarle DoudMarty KrofftSid KrofftStarsBob DenverChuck McCannPatty MaloneyThe misadventures of two maintenance workers who are accidentally launched into space.
- CreatorAllen RuckerStarsClaudia WellsCourtney Thorne-SmithJames NardiniThe television series adaptation of the hit film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
- CreatorBrian CookeJohnnie MortimerStarsPatrick CargillSally ConabereSigrid ThorntonPatrick Glover's brother, who is living in Australia, has to leave home suddenly in connection with his work. Worried about leaving his two teenage daughters alone to fend for themselves during his absence, he makes an urgent telephone call to Patrick, in England, to ask for his help. Patrick agrees to come to the rescue - and he and Nanny travel to Australia, where they find Patrick's stunning brunette-haired nieces are very similar, in nature, to Patrick's own daughters - and that they even have the same breed of dog, as their own 'H.G.', as a pet. The girls are not at first impressed with having their uncle staying in the house with them, as they had been looking forward to the freedom of being left to their own devices without any adult supervision.
- StarsScott KinlochLisa DouglasMathew ExcellFatty and his sister George are the children of a scientist who is experimenting with time travel.
- CreatorWilliam DriskillStarsStefanie PowersHarold GouldFrank DelfinoA gorgeous lawyer and her con man father solve crimes.
- CreatorGail ParentStarsAnthony FranciosaDeborah AdairAnne JeffreysCary Maxwell is a private investigator and owner of Maxwell Unlimited. MU specializes in helping people find their lost loves. Each week Maxwell, along with Daisy Lloyd and Rita Hargrove, manage to help yet another heartbroken person reunite with someone from their past.
- StarsBert KramerMariclare CostelloClark BrandonBlue-collar worker Mike Fitzpatrick worked hard to raise his family in Flint, Michigan. His wife Maggie worked part-time as a waitress to help put food on the table for their kids: teens Sean, Jack, and Maureen and 10-year-old Max. Kerry was the cute neighbor girl who was interested in the two older Fitzpatrick brothers.
- CreatorDawn AldredgeMartin CohanStarsConnie SelleccaPat KlousKathryn WittThe high-flying adventures of three sexy airline stewardesses.
- StarsPhil DanielsRay BurdisGeorge InnesTwo teenagers try to secure gainful employment after leaving school.
- CreatorAlan AldaStarsJack WestonTony RobertsMarcia RoddFour couples spend four holidays together over the course of the four seasons. Based on the Alan Alda film of the same name.
- CreatorAllen S. EpsteinAnthony WilsonStarsErnest BorgnineMichael ShannonJohn AmosA veteran patrol officer gets an android for a partner.
- StarsBen MurphyKatherine CrawfordWilliam SylvesterA man has a watch that makes him invisible when pressed. However he can only remain invisible for 15 minutes or else he will stay invisible forever.
- CreatorGeorge KirgoPeter NelsonStarsTeresa GravesDennis RuckerCharles CioffiAdventures of sexy & sassy black undercover cop Christie Love.
- CreatorMarc RichardsStarsForrest TuckerLarry StorchBob BurnsTwo guys and their pet gorilla hunt spooks.
- StarsGig YoungJohn SavageBiff McGuireLife in a small Eastern town during the 1940s as seen through the eyes of a young newspaper reporter.
- CreatorBernard SladeStarsSally FieldJohn DavidsonJack SheldonSally and John Burton are a normal, cute married couple trying to start a quiet new life together, but her mind-reading skills lead them into many complicated situations.
- CreatorArt BaerBen JoelsonNancy SackettStarsDavid BirneyMorgan BrittanyArthur HillThe story of the relationships that go on at the offices of "Glitter," a top entertainment magazine.
- CreatorJoe GannonPatt SheaHarriett WeissStarsSally StruthersBurgess MeredithJo de WinterThis spin-off of "All in the Family" features the further adventures of Gloria Stivic and her son Joey. She and Mike are separated and she's gotten a job in a veterinarian's office.
- StarsRonnie BarkerPatricia BrakeRichard BeckinsaleFollowing his release from Slade prison, Fletcher tries to stick to the straight and narrow, but it isn't easy.
- StarsJack AlbertsonLarry LinvilleSue Ane LangdonA crusty down-to-earth professor with no previous political experience is elected to the U.S. Senate.
- CreatorLarry CohenStarsLorne GreeneBen MurphyPatricia StichWade Griffin quits the police force after three decades to become a private eye.
- StarsChad EverettArthur HillAnne BaxterAn outdoorsman and a city-bred lawyer team up to fight crime in San Francisco.
- StarsPeter CushingDenholm ElliottAnna Calder-MarshallThis British anthology series, which was produced by England's leading exporters of horror films, told tales of haunted houses, demons, ghosts, and other supernatural wonders.
- CreatorRobert PalmStarsJohn AshtonRichard TysonJohn PappasCharlie Battles is a veteran cop who was about to be assigned a desk job. When he is teamed with a hotshot, Kaz Kaczierowski. Together, they team up, constantly being at odds over how to handle criminals.
- CreatorDavid KarpStarsJames StewartStrother MartinMayf NutterThe cases of slow-talking West Virginia attorney Billy Jim Hawkins.
- CreatorRobert BlakeLyman P. DockerStarsRobert BlakeWhitman MayoJeff CoreyThe story of Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, a hard-living Catholic priest at a church in a crime filled neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles.
- StarsRobert ConradChristian ConradShane ConradThe adventures of a family based elite wilderness law enforcement and rescue force.
- StarsSam J. JonesMark 'Jacko' JacksonTim RussSeries featuring a large high-tech automobile whose driver, the "Highwayman" of the title, is part of a team of federal marshals tasked with righting wrongs.
- CreatorTerry StapletonStarsNick TateAlyson BestSteven Grives
- CreatorHenry RosenbaumStarsJack ScaliaJay AcovoneJohn MatuszakNick McCarren and Jack Rado work far from the glamorous area of Los Angeles, donning oddball outfits working undercover. The headquarters in the seedy area is a business run by out George Grinsky, and they report to Captain Wes Biddle.
- CreatorLee HewittJack SherStarsJohn SchuckRichard B. ShullBruce KirbyThe cases of a hard luck police detective and his android partner.