Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Twenty Three

December 23, 2018

Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Twenty Three

I was hoping to open the little door today and see a delicious little clip of Wake Up! With Libby And Jonathan, a pilot devised by and starring Nigel Planer. It aired on ITV in July of 1994.

Equally, I had my fingers crossed to see a snippet from The Walrus And The Carpenter, written by Marty Feldman and Barry Took, but alas not.

Instead, we get a nice little reminder of one of those children’s shows you never really think of as a sitcom. Watt On Earth was written by two Doctor Who scribes Pip and Jane Baker.

Then there’s We Got It Made, a show I have never heard of, but which is regarded as among the worst sitcoms ever. It still managed to run for 48 episodes though.

e.phemera, Thought Vomit

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