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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made podcast

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The Worst Sitcom Ever Made

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Geoff Houtman was part of the team that created the worst sitcom ever made. It's haunted him for 25 years. Now he's on a quest to see what lessons we can learn about failure in general.

Geoff Houtman was part of the team that created the worst sitcom ever made. It's haunted him for 25 years. Now he's on a quest to see what lessons we can learn about failure in general.

 

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#9

'I just want to go now'

So how did the failure that was Melody Rules affect the people involved? In this final epi... more

30 Apr 2019

20 MINS

20:52

30 Apr 2019

#8

'The Network would say, here's what we're going to do, blah blah blah'

What were the Network people thinking when they made Melody Rules? Geoff gets their - surp... more

24 Apr 2019

22 MINS

22:39

24 Apr 2019

#7

'There was just... vitriol in the air'

Melody Rules is finally unleashed on a hyped-up New Zealand public and is greeted with vir... more

16 Apr 2019

20 MINS

20:50

16 Apr 2019

#6

'The one-eyed man in the kingdom of the blind'

Geoff tracks down John Vorhaus, the sitcom guru. How did John get the job of training the ... more

09 Apr 2019

24 MINS

24:06

09 Apr 2019

#5

'Just f#&%ing stand there and say your line!'

Geoff tracks down the man who directed all 40 episodes of Melody Rules and hears about the... more

02 Apr 2019

21 MINS

21:58

02 Apr 2019

#4

'Even I thought I was a terrible choice!'

Even a badly chosen idea and a micro-managed script needs someone to play it. And casting ... more

26 Mar 2019

22 MINS

22:31

26 Mar 2019

#3

'What? You want us to write a kids' show?'

Geoff and some of the original writing group talk about the 'odd' way Melody Rules came to... more

19 Mar 2019

24 MINS

24:58

19 Mar 2019

#2

'I think of it like a cult'

Kiwi TV show 'Melody Rules' came out in the 90s and is widely regarded as one of worst sit... more

12 Mar 2019

24 MINS

24:42

12 Mar 2019

#1

The mess, the 25 year old monkey and me

It's been a monkey on his back for 25 years. It's time to try to understand what happened ... more

10 Mar 2019

01 MINS

01:45

10 Mar 2019