There is a thread about shows that died too soon, so, being the dingaling I am, I thought I would do the reverse.
Archie Bunker. They should have ended it when Meathead and Gloria left.
Facts of Life. Two or three seasons was enough.
Happy Days should have ended when Ron Howard left.
Laverne and Shirley should have ended when Cindy Williams left.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (primetime). The all celebrity version did it in.
The Smurfs should have never seen the light of day.
Scooby-Doo. See Smurfs. I absolutely hate SD. My whiner brother absolutely had to see this waste of tape. Since I was not the favorite, I lost the TV battle. If I hit the lottery, I will buy the rights and personally destroy all tapes and any evidence of SD. I would do the same to the smurfs.
Match Game 98. All I can say is a good host never "sushies" the panel. This version should be wiped.
3's A Crowd (game show). Should have never seen the light of day, much less a pilot.
Diff'rent Strokes should have been cancelled long before they had Mr. Drummond remarry. Adding little kids is usually fatal to a program. This is a lesson that nobody has ever learned. Archie Bunker is another example.
More to come.