Scott Lewellen

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The Cosby Show to the rescue.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

Sitcoms defied death for the second time as the 1970s began.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

In 1959, sitcoms slowly began to make their way back.
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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

The first of many times the sitcom was declared dead.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

In 1957, sitcoms' biggest showdowns were with westerns.
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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

Legendary comics went head-to-head in 1956.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

Radio + pictures = Successful sitcom

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

Some ancient sitcoms are well remembered. Others? Not so much.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

It was deja vu all over again in 1954.

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NBC learned you don't mess with Lucy.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

Suddenly, sitcoms were all the rage in 1952.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

This was the last fall the big three networks could ignore Fox.
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This time, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore were not a successful pairing.
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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

ABC brought out the big gun in a failed attempt to beat The Cosby Show.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

Lucy was a surprise flop, and Alf was a surprise hit.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

People who said sitcoms were dying in 1984 were dead wrong.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

See how Cheers went from a flop to a reliable success.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

See how Cheers got off to a terrible start in its first season.

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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

Barbara Eden vs. Mork from Ork, and Gary Coleman vs. Barney Miller...
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[Scott Lewellen @Episode30Scott]

When the 1980 actors' strike ended, the sitcom showdowns began.

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