My Mother The Car
In case you are not familiar with this comedy series, it did not have much going for it that the title does not already say. An attorney and family man bought a vintage car that actually happens to be the reincarnation of his late mother. She talks to him through the radio, which brings in a lot of laughs. Well, this is the idea behind it. The showrunners skipped the laugh track and left the viewers very confused. It also had serious tones, so it was hard for people to figure out which were meant as jokes instead.
Cop Rock
Have you noticed just how many crime procedurals are on the air? It feels like there is a series for each area of interest. However, this genre does not really need a cop show with show tunes, which explains why this show got the ax. One of the weirdest performances on the show involved an addicted mother who sang about the baby she was selling for $200. Steven Bocho shared the wisdom he learned after working on the show: “Don’t put music in a cop show. Don’t have characters burst into song.”