Few shows have truly great final seasons, especially when it comes to sitcoms — too often, the characters have been reduced to cardboard caricatures by the end, and the jokes have well and truly worn thin. Recently, Reddit user Flaky-Debate-833 asked people to share the sitcoms that have the WORST final season, and there were plenty to choose from…
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“Roseanne (the OG series) might be the gold standard for worst final season.”
2.
The Goldbergs. “The creator wanted to end it on a good note but the network said, ‘Fuck that, let’s drag this out a couple more seasons.'”
3.
“Not that a lot of people remember it, but the final season of The Drew Carey Show was sad and depressing. Obviously, the budget was slashed, a key cast member left, and they even broadcast the episodes out of order. It became a mockery of itself.”
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“That ’70s Show. Not only did it get rid of two main characters, but it replaced them with one of the worst sitcom characters ever: Randy.”
6.
“Grace Under Fire has to be the worst of them all… The entire last season just felt like a completely different show.”
7.
“My fellow oldsters know that one solid answer to this question is Happy Days.”
8.
“The Love Boat, with those cheesy mermaids.”
9.
“The Office after Michael Scott left. Some of the best writers also left around Season 8 and 9, and it really showed… The show was about Michael Scott, and without him, it was a different show.”
10.
“Mom. The final season after Anna Faris left was the weakest of the whole series.”
11.
“Santa Clarita Diet! I know they got cancelled but DAMN, that cliffhanger is one I am less willing to accept.”
12.
“Two and a Half Men has to be the worst!”
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“I’m currently rewatching A Different World for the first time since I was a kid. I started binging it a few weekends ago when I was sick and flew through the first five seasons. Then the last season started… Don’t get me wrong, there are still tons of moments where the show makes powerful statements that are still relevant today. That said, some of the things going on here are… Choices. I’ve honestly skipped a few episodes because I’d like to finish the series but some of them are so cringy.”
14.
“The League. That last season was absolutely awful.”
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“Designing Women. As much as Season 6 with Julia Duffy is (unfairly) derided, Season 7 is just bad. Judith Ivey as BJ is great, but Julia’s over the top, Mary Jo is cranky, Carlene is lobotomized, and Anthony’s insta-wife Etienne (Sheryl Lee Ralph) should’ve been a recast Vanessa Chamberlain (Jackee Harry, who Dixie Carter did not want to work with).”
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“Parks and Rec. I adore that show but the last season proved it was time to go. Ron was getting Flanderized. Why give Leslie and Ben kids we then see once?”
17.
“New Girl had an awful final season IMO.”
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“Once they moved to California, it was the start of the end, but Laverne & Shirley, with no Shirley, was the last nail in the coffin.”
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“Fresh Prince‘s last season is easily its worst.”
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“Martin. That last season was rough. Four to five episodes in and Gina is barely a part of the show and when she is, it’s super awkward and weird.”
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“I still haven’t finished Younger. Something about it changed and just didn’t pull me in like the previous seasons.”
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“I absolutely love King of Queens, but the final season was strange because there are only 13 episodes — maybe four of them are good, and the rest are terrible, especially the last five episodes.”
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And finally, “The last season of Frasier was godawful.”
Which show do you think had the worst final season ever? Whether it’s a sitcom or another genre, share your thoughts in the comments or in the anonymous form below!
