NBC consistently meddled with this funny sitcom about the crew of a morning show - and then they didn't air half of the second season. An early series shot broadcast in HD, there's little excuse for this show's total digital absence.

Completely offbeat and sometimes downright surreal, the USA Network canceled the show almost immediately - though it had a second life in the early days of Hulu. Where and why has it gone?

This one was too ahead of its time, featuring a nearly identical setup to "The Big Bang Theory," but CBS only aired half of the 10 that were made. Character-actor Stephen Tobolowsky completely steals the show!

Jean Smart as a lunatic homemaker, Nancy McKeon as her office's straight-man. Created by Peter Tolan (Rescue Me), this one got buried by CBS because Martha Stewart was in a tizzy over being mocked.

Jane Curtin at her very best, as the insane matriarch of the Crumb family, which consists of a philandering father (William Devane), a closeted son (Fred Savage), and a screwup son (Eddie McClintock). ABC screwed the pooch by immediately dropping this one.

No one seems to know why CBS buried their sure-fire-hit on Saturday nights. Created by future "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry, it chronicled the goings on of a domineering mother-in-law and her son's four wives. Both actors and jokes were recycled in "Housewives."

A terrific ensemble in a funny farce about a clueless Senator and his eccentric family. It's especially clear that David Hyde Pierce was destined for bigger things.

John Larroquette and Christine Baranski as parents to three crazy 20-somethings. It got a full season... but sadly, no more.

Brought to us by the evil corporation Upton/Webber, this comedy worked its way up from a mediocre pilot to a consistently-hysterical ensemble show. And then NBC meddled, sort of destroying season 2.

Weirdly, Disney hasn't dusted off this forgotten ABC sitcom about Prince Charming, Snow White, and her wicked stepmother magically transplanted to the 1980s. It's formulaic and the lack of continuity can be annoying in a binge, but the characters innocently and consistently spout out the funniest, most unexpected one-liners. There's some real comedy gold that's been forgotten.

This popular TGIF show centered on a boy who died from eating a 6 month-old hamburger and was assigned to be his best friend's guardian angel. It's dopey, but smart dopey.

The role of Barbara Eden is played by a dude (John Ales), but the Apple family's Genie is just as lovable. With too many magical family shows on the air at the time (Sabrina, Teen Angel, Meego), this one got dumped too quickly.

Valerie Bertinelli gets a job in a Parisian cafe. This one didn't click with viewers at the time, but it deserves another look.

NBC wasn't sure what to do with this bizarre hybrid of sitcom and soap opera about the residents of a town with a renowned piano factory.

With the same basic setup as "Absolutely Fabulous," this one was doomed not by Neilsen ratings but by TV censorship. TV ratings had not yet been established, the producers were pushing boundaries, the network was meddling, and everyone compromised by ending the show.

Everyone seems to remember the wacky "Brady Bunch" episode, but there was way more to the show than that. Most notably Julia Louis Dreyfus, who was dazzling as the bitchy neighbor.

Tony Shalhoub as a practical-joking Stephen King and Neil Patrick Harris as his nebbish book editor. Yes, it was another variation of The Odd Couple... and a fun one.

Wes Craven created this oddity about a cartoonist who projects the fantasies in his head into reality. One of the weirdest shows to ever air... for five weeks. Hard to tell if it was on its way to getting any better since half of them have never been seen.

Long before "The Last Man On Earth," Fox had this comedy about the eccentric survivors on an apocalypse. But this one had mutants and Santa Claus!

Featuring lovably cartoonish characters and a theme song that you'll never get out of your head, several episodes remain unseen almost 40 years later.

This show was a little too edgy for TGIF, the block of family-friendly shows where it was scheduled. Most of the episodes were once on Hulu, but they're long-gone. Come back, Porter and Bobby Waide!

Nancy McKeon and Mariska Hargitay... in a sitcom? This fluffy NYC rom-com didn't make it quite a full season on CBS, but there were some funny moments and a lot of guest-stars.

In one of the stupidest moves in TV history, ABC canceled this popular family show, which then went on to have a long life in reruns on the USA network. And then it fell into oblivion. If we can't have a DVD, it should at least be officially streaming... cuz the fan-uploaded videos on You Tube and the like are really sucky quality!

This spoof of "Dallas" centers on a family who's quarreling over an inheritance. Before "Designing Women," the creator and stars Delta Burke & Dixie Carter worked together on this hilarious show that was gone too soon.

A neurotic nutjob meets a free-spirited young woman who literally has an old clown living in her closet. Wonderfully irreverent with appealing leads, this one never stood a chance on NBC.

Bette Midler sends up herself in this short-lived sitcom, which was abruptly canceled due to its star being a diva (CBS should have seen that coming). For fans of the Divine Miss M, there's a lot of comedy gold.

A spoof of the Clinton administration set in the Lincoln-era White House which owes a huge debt to "Black Adder," this show was promoted with a black ad with bold letters which read "CRITICS HATED IT!" And I won't get into the NAACP's reaction. Unpretentiously stupid, this little gem was canceled after only a month, with unaired shows that still haven't been seen.

The schoolteacher marries the movie star. Loosely based on writer Chris Henchy's whirlwind romance and marriage to Brooke Shields, it was a bit shocking when this sweet rom-com didn't get a second season renewal.

Prior to being famous, Kristin Chenoweth starred as a variation of herself: a struggling actress trying to make it on Broadway. And soon after the show's cancellation, she finally struck it big. The sitcom's a bit too formulaic, but it's easy to see why she went on to become a star.

Danny Nucci is a straight guy from the Bronx, Jason Bateman is his gay roommate. Adapted from the movie "Kiss Me Guido," this funny show was sort of collateral damage in the cancellation of Bette Midler's sitcom.

Tim Curry stars as a washed-up actor who's forced to move into the hotel run by his ex-wife (Annie Potts). An unknown Steve Carrell stars as the hotel's obnoxiously eccentric chef, Yorgo.

Thanks to a failed behind-the-scenes romance between a producer and network head, this one barely made it to the air... for three weeks. The cast and crew started finding a groove in the unaired episodes.

Judith Light and Brett Cullen star in this variation of "Who's the Boss," revolving around a TV homemaker who moves to the country. Like "Style & Substance," this one lived a short life thanks to CBS's darling, Martha Stewart, who didn't want the network to air shows with characters patterned after her.

A short-lived, belated spin-off from "Designing Women" finds Delta Burke's airheaded Suzanne Sugarbaker as a congresswoman. Despite the quick and confusing departure of the Malone character (Valerie Mahaffey/Julie Hagarty) and horrendously dated political jokes, Teri Garr and Patricia Heaton gave shining performances as Burke's costars and it was nice to see Suzanne get some closure.

Joel Higgins (Silver Spoons) and Stephen Furst (Animal House) starred in this John Ritter-produced sitcom about a group of Catholic priests.

Canceled without airing.