"That '80s Show" (2002) TV series

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Creators:

Mark Brazill
Bonnie Turner
Terry Turner

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

23 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

That '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.

Plot Keywords:

Punk | Music Store | Television Flop | Record Store | Car Salesman

Cast

Glenn Howerton	...	Corey Howard (13 episodes, 2002)
Chyler Leigh	...	June Tuesday (13 episodes, 2002)
Tinsley Grimes	...	Katie Howard (13 episodes, 2002)
Eddie Shin	...	Roger (13 episodes, 2002)
Brittany Daniel	...	Sophia (13 episodes, 2002)
Geoffrey Pierson	...	R.T. Howard (13 episodes, 2002)
Margaret Smith	...	Margaret (13 episodes, 2002)
Josh Braaten	...	Owen (7 episodes, 2002)

Also Known As:

Eighties (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Trivia:

Part of Brittany Daniel's audition included a guest spot on "That '70s Show" (1998). The episode in which she guest-starred aired the night before this show debuted.

Quotes:

Roger: I gotta tell ya, I'm sort of enjoying this break from Patty. I'm not just on this planet to service her. I've got ideas to share and wisdom to impart.
Owen: What should I do about Katie?
Roger: I don't know, man, I got my own problems!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)

Terrible Show!

I am a child of the 1980s. I was 7 years old in 1980 and 16 in 1989. This show is terrible. All it does is try to find humor in mocking every fad and fashion of the 1980s. If That 70's Show relied on this, it would have been off the air quickly.

Let me explain... That 70's Show uses the 1970s as a backdrop for a sitcom about people. The oddities of the 1970s are secondary to the story line. (Much like Happy Days was with the 1950s.)

That 80's Show uses the 1980s as it main focus of humor by making fun of everything. And unfortunately, they don't do that funny either. Seeing people sing along to Pat Benatar, talk about having a cell phone, and wearing zebra pants is funny? After the first episode, I said to my wife, "Well, it won't be long until they have a scene where the people are singing alone to Dexy's Midnight Runners." And guess what, I was proved right by week #4 where three of the main characters drive in a car and sing along to "Come On Eileen".

FOX should be ashamed of itself if it leaves this crap on the air. It is amazing that this piece of junk will probably survive, yet FOX will probably cancel a great and funny show called "Undeclared". But then again, we've learned many times that network executives don't know anything about funny and good shows.

By the way, does That 80's Show have the most loud and obnoxious laugh track you've ever heard?