THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTRY, JR.
Why I liked it: I was 12! It had everything a boy of that age could like. Gags and guns. It was funny, action-oriented, and set in the old west. True, it kind of ripped off the 1960s show WILD WILD WEST, but I didn't know that show existed then, and the basis for the plot was completely different. It was fun to watch John Astin (Gomez Addams on THE ADDAMS FAMILY) always give Brisco and his sidekick a "new" invention--usually a device that we see everyday now. Another plus was the humor itself. Bruce Campbell said
"30 percent of each episode is being played for laughs. But it's not a winking at the camera, Airplane-type of humor. We're funny like Indiana Jones is funny; the laughs come primarily from the wide variety of ridiculous, colorful characters that come in and out of this series."Why it got booted: Like many shows, Fox just didn't give it a chance. They claimed it was low ratings, but in reality, the show had a fan base and decent reviews. Fox let it got because of a poor choice in time slots. It was on at 8:00 on Friday nights, up against the powerhouse that was ABC's TGIF lineup. When I was 12, I didn't know many of my peers (I didn't say "friends") who didn't watch TGIF. So, Brisco rode off into the sunset quietly, almost forgotten.
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