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32 TV Shows Gen X Watched Growing Up That No Ones Talks About Anymore

Hugh Scott

19 June 2024 at 1:30 pm

Why doesn't anyone remember these great shows?

Kate And Allie

227

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Get A Life

A Different World

Dear John

The John Larroquette Show

Out of This World

Sledge Hammer!

Spencer

Gimme A Break!

Hunter

The Amazing Spider-Man

Spenser: For Hire

My Sister Sam

Benson

Day By Day

Our House

Bustin' Loose

Midnight Caller

Amen

Wings

Herman's Head

It's Garry Shandling's Show

Mr. Belvedere

Martin

Empty Nest

Remington Steele

My Two Dads

BJ And The Bear

Head of the Class

Major Dad

Why doesn't anyone remember these great shows?

There are plenty of shows that ran for only a handful of episodes that people don't remember, like Manimal and Blue Thunder. That's not what this list is about. This one is about shows that were successful, if not hits, and ran for at least a season, and some many more, that don't get talked about anymore. Some of them still have cult followings, sure, but hopefully, this list of shows Gen X seems to have forgotten will jog your memories!

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There are lots of examples of shows we watched in the '80s and '90s that no one seems to remember. This is a list of the shows no one talks about.

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