ABC TV Promo From 1990: 'Doogie Howser,' 'Full House,' And More

As the fall television season starts up in earnest, with just a few shows left to debut, it's worth assessing which new shows are hot and which are flops. But it's a lot more fun to look back at old shows and the hilarious, moment-in-time advertisements that make clear just how far TV has come.

Come back with us to a time where kid doctors, blue collar families, singing cops and 1960s nostalgia reigned on television (well, not the singing cops part, so much) and networks promoted their primetime lineups with singalong promos that would only be accepted today if done ironically. ABC put together this fantastic singing ad for its 1990 slate, featuring vintage favorites such as "Doogie Howser, MD," "Full House," "Family Matters," "The Wonder Years" and "Cop Rock." Yes, "Cop Rock."

Actually, it's impressive to see how many stars featured 21 years ago are still kicking around. There is, of course, Neil Patrick Harris, now all grown up and a star on both TV and film. Roseanne Barr is still making TV, while the Olsen twins and much of the rest of the "Full House" cast are still prominent -- especially Uncle Jesse.

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Comments

[AuntieLoieAZ]

11:27 PM on 10/01/2011

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[NoSillyName]

03:20 PM on 09/30/2011

I never saw any of those shows. Were a lot of you Huffers still children in the 1990s?

[Milash]

01:37 PM on 09/30/2011

So many mullets, so little time.

[PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS]

11:13 AM on 09/30/2011

Interesting, knowing what we now know about NPH that I actually could have played doctor with Doogie... :p

[Jazmo]

07:21 AM on 09/30/2011

Someone more talented than I needs to make a thingee .. a GIF? of Bob Sagat and John Stamos dancing. too funny

[Milash]

01:38 PM on 09/30/2011

I thought those were the Perfect Strangers dudes.

[rah138]

03:07 PM on 09/30/2011

Yeah it was definitely Balky Bartokomous and Coosin Larry.

[Jazmo]

05:20 PM on 10/01/2011

That explains the weird costume ... thanks for the correction. Still think there should be a GIF as it made me LOL.

[mrstaradawes]

06:22 AM on 09/30/2011

Wow, that brings back some memories, not all of them good ones :P

[Stephen Thorpe]

03:22 AM on 09/30/2011

Now, these are memories that should be repressed! Stop!!

[Eric8869]

02:27 AM on 09/30/2011

All the new shows listed were total Bombs (Cop Rock a famous one). Someone certainly got fired for that! (I don't even remember most of those)

[The Unawriter]

01:17 AM on 09/30/2011

No, it's not more fun to look back. Stop living in the past already!

[Mike Clark II]

10:11 PM on 09/29/2011

sucks that it has changed a LOT since disney has taken over. CapCities was a much better owner.

[Mike Clark II]

10:07 PM on 09/29/2011

i remember all of those shows...

[EatMeSF]

09:45 PM on 09/29/2011

I dont remember watching any of these shows back then.

[jeremykasperson]

08:21 PM on 09/29/2011

Ouch! None of their new shows for that year made it to year two. Cop-Rock was an all-time failure.

[Mike Clark II]

10:10 PM on 09/29/2011

doogie howser, family matters, but are you referring to the shows seen or shown in the 1990 promo? full house survived.

[Eric8869]

02:28 AM on 09/30/2011

At the end of the clip is shows a group of new shows (not people singing)

[pinkeyelemonade]

07:46 PM on 09/29/2011

I don't know what I expected, but I couldn't finish the video.

[NoSillyName]

03:22 PM on 09/30/2011

Me either.