Upstaged by a Dog

Numerous cherished UK television sitcoms have been adapted for American audiences, often with disappointing results.

This video will examine some of the top-rated UK sitcoms that experienced unsuccessful American re-makes, including a long-running favourite that delighted audiences in the late 1960s and early 1970s. We will explore the original successes and their American versions, considering the various elements that may have contributed to their divergent receptions.

This video starts at the UK’s 44th best sitcom according to visitors to the Ranker.com website.

Have you ever wondered why re-makes of some excellent British sitcoms flopped in America?

In this series of videos, we’ll explore top-rated British shows whose re-makes didn’t quite hit the mark across the pond. Although all the re-makes in this video eventually failed, one was a catalyst for a film and an alternate re-make version, one messed with the material too much, one didn’t alter it enough, and one had four tries at getting it right! So, grab a cuppa, sit back, and discover these transatlantic misses!

The first episode starts at the 60th best ever British sitcom as voted for on the Ranker.com website in April 2025.

In these videos, I’ve been diving deep into the world of terrible sitcoms, looking at the ones that consistently rank at the very bottom of different ‘worst of’ lists. I’ve spent a lot of time searching through old newspaper articles and online reviews to find the absolute worst offenders. Well, get ready for the grand finale!

In this video, we’re counting down the final three sitcoms – the absolute worst of the worst. And one of these shows features an actor who also made a previous appearance on my list of terrible sitcoms! Buckle up, because it’s about to get really bad.

I’ve been digging deep, reading tons of newspaper, magazine, and online reviews to find out what people thought about sitcoms, from way back when television first started right up to today. I’ve even looked at lists of the worst-rated sitcoms to see which ones really bombed. In this video series, I’m counting down the 15 shows that critics and viewers seem to agree were the biggest flops!

In this video we will look at numbers 6 to 4.

I’ve been digging through old newspapers, magazines, and online reviews to see what people thought about sitcoms, from way back in the early days of TV to today. I noticed some interesting trends, and in this series of videos, I’m going to explore the 15 sitcoms that critics and viewers seem to agree were the worst, based on different lists of the most poorly-rated shows.

In this video we will look at numbers 9 to 7.

I’ve been doing some research, reading old newspapers and magazines, and checking out online reviews to see what people thought about sitcoms over the years. It’s been fascinating to see peoples’ opinions! In this series of videos, I’m counting down the 15 sitcoms that seem to have the worst reviews from both critics and viewers, based on various lists of the worst shows.

In this video we will look at numbers 12 to 10.

I’ve been digging through old newspapers, magazines, and online reviews to see what people thought about sitcoms over the years – from way back in the early days of TV to what’s on now. I’ve found some lists of the worst-rated sitcoms, and in this series of videos, I’m going to take a look at the 15 shows that seem to have made the ‘worst of the worst’ list the most often. Let’s see what all the fuss is about!

In this first video we will look at numbers 15 to 13.

I’ve been digging deep, reading tons of reviews from way back in the early days of TV right up to today. I looked through newspapers, magazines, and online review sites. In this video, I’m going to share the five sitcoms that, according to both the public and the critics, were just… not funny. I’ll be counting them down in the order they first aired, so get ready for some laughs (or maybe not!).

I’ve talked about other shows that were pretty controversial, but those usually got cancelled after just one episode aired. These two shows, though, actually made it onto TV for a while – one even ran for years!

Both shows were slammed by critics and the public, but unfortunately, some people actually admired the characters and their awful views. One show relied on its main character performing long, angry rants, while the other used a ton of racial slurs and even had a character in ‘blackface’! It’s pretty shocking stuff.

Schools, students and teachers have always been a rich source of material for television shows. There is an easily recognised dynamic of us versus them – children versus teachers, and it’s not always the teachers on the winning side. So, it comes as no surprise that some of the school based sitcoms will end up being judged as controversial in some way.

This video covers the most controversial school related sitcoms from three different types of school in three time periods. Two of these sitcoms lasted a number of years, but one had its first series cancelled after only two episodes had been broadcast.