It basically pioneered the genre of shallow insecure narcissists clashing with each other and their surroundings
IMHO the real pioneer of this genre was the earlier show Buffalo Bill starring Dabney Coleman. It also happens to be the vehicle that introduced Geena Davis to the world.
It only ran for two seasons and never rated very high. It did get a ton of Emmy nominations, though. Probably just a bit too early for its time – people weren’t ready in 1984 for a thoroughly reprehensible lead character. My favorite scene was one where he hangs a dude out the window of a skyscraper by his feet, but I can’t find a clip of it. Like all '80s sitcoms, the laugh track was atrocious.
IMHO the real pioneer of this genre was the earlier show Buffalo Bill starring Dabney Coleman. It also happens to be the vehicle that introduced Geena Davis to the world.
I’ve never even heard of that one so I’ll guess it’s not super mainstream. But that’s interesting nonetheless.
It only ran for two seasons and never rated very high. It did get a ton of Emmy nominations, though. Probably just a bit too early for its time – people weren’t ready in 1984 for a thoroughly reprehensible lead character. My favorite scene was one where he hangs a dude out the window of a skyscraper by his feet, but I can’t find a clip of it. Like all '80s sitcoms, the laugh track was atrocious.