Fast Times (1986)
The title dropped the “at Ridgemont High” from the 1982 movie and the series dropped the laughs.
CBS failed to learn the lesson that ABC learned in the 70s when it attempted to turn Animal House into a series. Dean Cameron could not fill the shoes of Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli.
Only 7 episodes aired.
A League of Their Own (1993)
Despite having Penny Marshall and Tom Hanks behind the camera on the series, A League of Their Own wasn’t the hit on the small screen as it was on the big screen.
Only three episodes aired in April 1993 before two more aired in August 1993.
The episode directed by Tom Hanks saw the team get a chimpanzee as a mascot.
Need we say more?
