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The polar opposite to [[Long Runners]] are, as you may expect, shows that were canned so quickly that few people remember them. They may have lasted one season, two at most, but no matter how much they were advertised are eventually forgotten. Some of the more unfortunate ones don't even last one episode. The [[Ur Example]] is the 1969 program ''Turn On'' which was so bad a number of affiliates dropped it ''at the first commercial break'' and was effectively cancelled before the first episode even finished airing.
The polar opposite to [[Long Runners]] are, as you may expect, shows that were canned so quickly that few people remember them. They may have lasted one season, two at most, but no matter how much they were advertised are eventually forgotten. Some of the more unfortunate ones don't even last one episode. The [[Ur Example]] is the 1969 program ''Turn On'' which was so bad a number of affiliates dropped it ''at the first commercial break'' and was effectively cancelled before the first episode even finished airing.


They may have not even gotten a [[TV Tropes]] page until someone suddenly remembered it existed. They may or may not have been [[Too Good to Last]]; they also could've been mediocre. Sometimes, they have a promising Season 1 but suffer a [[Second Season Downfall]]; sometimes they are a [[One Episode Wonder]]. Whatever the case, very little [[Wiki Magic]] gets to these pages.
They may have not gotten a [[TV Tropes]] or [[All The Tropes]] page until someone suddenly remembered it existed. They may or may not have been [[Too Good to Last]]; they also could've been mediocre. Sometimes, they have a promising Season 1 but suffer a [[Second Season Downfall]]; sometimes they are a [[One-Episode Wonder]]. Whatever the case, very little [[Wiki Magic]] gets to these pages.

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There's a [[wikipedia:List of television series canceled after one episode|Wikipedia article]] on single-episode runs.


When the show has this many episodes, yet is successful, that's [[British Brevity]]. When the show ends naturally with this many episodes, that's a [[Twelve-Episode Anime]].
When the show has this many episodes, yet is successful, that's [[British Brevity]]. When the show ends naturally with this many episodes, that's a [[Twelve-Episode Anime]].


This is the supertrope of [[Too Good to Last]], [[Second Season Downfall]], [[One Episode Wonder]], [[Short Lived Big Impact]], and [[Twelve-Episode Anime]] but is distinctly different from [[Too Good to Last]] — Too Good To Last shows may have lasted much longer than a Short Runner, and are required to have a fandom; some [[Short Runners]] may be [[Justified]] because of universal panning.
This is the supertrope of [[Too Good to Last]], [[Second Season Downfall]], [[One-Episode Wonder]], [[Short-Lived, Big Impact]], and [[Twelve-Episode Anime]] but is distinctly different from [[Too Good to Last]] — Too Good To Last shows may have lasted much longer than a Short Runner, and are required to have a fandom; some '''Short Runners''' may be [[Justified]] because of universal panning.
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The Wikipedia tab above links to a list of shows canceled within two episodes.


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{{examples|Examples of Short Runners that are not yet confirmed to be tagged with Category:Short Runners :}}
== Live-Action TV Short Runners ==
== Live-Action TV Short Runners ==
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=== A-C ===

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== A ==
* ''[[The Adventures of Superpup]]''
* ''[[The Adventures of Superpup]]''
* ''[[All Star Blitz]]''
* ''[[All-Star Blitz]]''
* ''[[Animorphs (TV series)|Animorphs]]''
* ''[[Animorphs (TV series)|Animorphs]]''
* ''[[Arthur of the Britons]]''
* ''[[Arthur of the Britons]]''
* ''[[Automan]]''
* ''[[Automan]]''

== B ==
* ''[[The Better Sex]]''
* ''[[The Better Sex]]''
* ''[[The Big Showdown]]''
* ''[[The Big Showdown]]''
* ''[[Big Wave Dave's|Big Wave Daves]]''
* ''[[Big Wave Dave's|Big Wave Daves]]''
* ''[[The Black Donnellys]]''
* ''[[The Black Donnellys]]''
* ''[[Blackout (TV series)|Blackout]]''
* ''[[Blackout (game show)|Blackout]]''
* ''[[Blank Check (TV series)|Blank Check]]''
* ''[[Blank Check (TV series)|Blank Check]]''
* ''[[Blood Ties]]''
* ''[[Blood Ties]]''
* ''[[Bob]]''
* ''[[Bob!]]''
* ''[[The Bradys]]''
* ''[[The Bradys]]''
* ''[[Break the Bank (1985 game show)|Break the Bank 1985]]''
* ''[[Break the Bank (1985 game show)|Break the Bank 1985]]''
* ''[[Brimstone (TV series)|Brimstone]]''
* ''[[Brimstone (TV series)|Brimstone]]''
* ''[[Bring Em Back Alive]]''
* ''[[Bring Em Back Alive]]''

== C ==
* ''[[Caesars Challenge]]''
* ''[[Caesars Challenge]]''
* ''[[Caprica]]''
* ''[[Caprica]]''
* ''[[Catchphrase]]'' (American version)
* ''[[Catchphrase (game show)|Catchphrase]]'' (American version)
* ''[[Central Park West]]''
* ''[[Central Park West]]''
* ''[[The Chair]]'' (American version)
* ''[[The Chair]]'' (American version)
* ''[[The Challengers]]''
* ''[[The Challengers]]''
* ''[[The Cheap Show]]''
* ''[[The Cheap Show]]''
* ''[[Child's Play|Childs Play]]''
* ''[[Child's Play (TV series)||Childs Play]]''
* ''[[The Chronicle]]''
* ''[[The Chronicle]]''
* ''[[The Class (TV series)|The Class]]''
* ''[[The Class (TV series)|The Class]]''
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* ''[[Crime Traveller]]''
* ''[[Crime Traveller]]''


== D ==
=== D-J ===
* ''[[Deadly Games]]''
* ''[[Deadly Games]]''
* ''[[Don't Scare the Hare]]''
* ''[[Don't Scare the Hare]]''
* ''[[Downfall (TV series)|Downfall]]''
* ''[[Downfall (TV series)|Downfall]]''
* ''[[Drive (TV series)|Drive]]''
* ''[[Drive (TV series)|Drive]]''

== E ==
* ''[[Earth 2]]''
* ''[[Earth 2]]''

== F ==
* ''[[Families at War]]''
* ''[[Families at War]]''
* ''[[Fantasy (TV series)|Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Fantasy (TV series)|Fantasy]]''
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* ''[[Flash Gordon (TV series)|Flash Gordon]]''
* ''[[Flash Gordon (TV series)|Flash Gordon]]''
* ''[[Fortune Hunter]]''
* ''[[Fortune Hunter]]''

== G ==
* ''[[Gemini Man]]''
* ''[[Gemini Man]]''
* ''[[Gigantic]]''
* ''[[Gigantic (TV series)|Gigantic]]''
* ''[[Give-N-Take]]''
* ''[[Give-N-Take]]''
* ''[[Go (TV series)|Go]]''
* ''[[Go (TV series)|Go]]''
* ''[[Greed (TV series)|Greed]]''
* ''[[Greed (TV series)|Greed]]''

== H ==
* ''[[Harsh Realm]]''
* ''[[Harsh Realm]]''
* ''[[Heil Honey I'm Home!|Heil Honey I'm Home]]''
* ''[[Heil Honey I'm Home!|Heil Honey I'm Home]]''
* ''[[He Said She Said]]''
* ''[[He Said, She Said (series)|He Said, She Said]]''
* ''[[Homeboys in Outer Space]]''
* ''[[Homeboys in Outer Space]]''
* ''How to Rock''
* ''[[Hot Potato (TV series)|Hot Potato]]''
* ''[[Hot Potato (TV series)|Hot Potato]]''
* ''[[Huge]]''
* ''[[Huge]]''

== I ==
* ''[[I'm in The Band]]''
* ''[[I'm in The Band]]''
* ''[[Ivan the Terrible (TV series)|Ivan the Terrible]]''

== J ==
* ''[[John Doe]]''
* ''[[John Doe]]''
* ''[[Johnny Bago]]''
* ''[[Johnny Bago]]''
* ''[[Just Cause (TV series)|Just Cause]]''
* ''[[Just Cause (TV series)|Just Cause]]''


== K ==
=== K-P ===
* ''[[Key West]]''
* ''[[Key West]]''
* ''[[Kings]]''
* ''[[Kings]]''

== L ==
* ''[[Late Night Liars]]''
* ''[[Late Night Liars]]''
* ''[[Law & Order: LA|Law and Order LA]]''
* ''[[Law & Order: LA|Law and Order LA]]''
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* ''[[Legend (TV series)|Legend]]''
* ''[[Legend (TV series)|Legend]]''
* ''[[Life As We Know It]]''
* ''[[Life As We Know It]]''

== M ==
* ''[[The Magnificent Marble Machine]]''
* ''[[The Magnificent Marble Machine]]''
* ''[[M.A.N.T.I.S.|MANTIS]]''
* ''[[M.A.N.T.I.S.|MANTIS]]''
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* ''[[Monopoly (TV series)|Monopoly]]''
* ''[[Monopoly (TV series)|Monopoly]]''
* ''[[My Brother and Me]]''
* ''[[My Brother and Me]]''

== N ==
* ''[[National Bingo Night]]''
* ''[[National Bingo Night]]''
* ''[[Night Visions]]''
* ''[[Night Visions]]''
* ''[[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation|Ninja Turtles the Next Mutation]]''
* ''[[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation|Ninja Turtles the Next Mutation]]''
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* ''[[Outsourced (TV series)]]''

== O ==
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* ''[[Outsourced]]''

== P ==
* ''[[Paranoia (TV series)|Paranoia]]''
* ''[[Paranoia (TV series)|Paranoia]]''
* ''[[The Philanthropist]]''
* ''[[The Philanthropist]]''
* ''[[Pictureka]]''
* ''[[Pictureka]]''
* ''[[Pitfall (TV series)|Pitfall]]''
* ''[[Pitfall (TV series)|Pitfall]]''
* ''[[Pink Lady and Jeff]]''
* ''[[Pink Lady ...And Jeff]]''
* ''[[Police Squad!]]''
* ''[[Police Squad!]]''
* ''The Playboy Club''
* ''The Playboy Club''
* ''[[Probe]]''
* ''[[Probe]]''


== Q ==
=== Q-Z ===
* ''[[Queen of Swords]]''
* ''[[Queen of Swords]]''

== R ==
* ''[[Raines]]''
* ''[[Raines]]''
* ''[[Roar]]''
* ''[[Roar]]''
* ''[[The Ropers]]''
* ''[[The Ropers]]''

== S ==
* ''[[Safe Harbor (TV series)|Safe Harbor]]''
* ''[[Safe Harbor (TV series)|Safe Harbor]]''
* ''[[Scattergories]]''
* ''[[Scattergories]]''
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* ''[[Showoffs]]''
* ''[[Showoffs]]''
* ''[[Skedaddle]]''
* ''[[Skedaddle]]''
* ''[[So Random!]]''
* ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]''
* ''[[Special Unit 2]]''
* ''[[Special Unit 2]]''
* ''[[Stargate Universe]]''
* ''[[Stargate Universe]]''
* ''[[The Starlost]]''
* ''[[Supertrain]]''
* ''[[Supertrain]]''

== T ==
* ''[[Tales of the Gold Monkey]]''
* ''[[Tales of the Gold Monkey]]''
* ''[[Talkabout]]''
* ''[[Talkabout]]''
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* ''[[Trashed]]''
* ''[[Trashed]]''
* ''[[Treasure Mall]]''
* ''[[Treasure Mall]]''

== U ==
* ''[[Undercovers]]''
* ''[[Undercovers]]''
* ''[[Unforgettable]]''
* ''[[Unforgettable]]''
* ''[[The Unusuals]]''
* ''[[The Unusuals]]''

== V ==
* ''[[Vengeance Unlimited]]''
* ''[[Vengeance Unlimited]]''
* ''[[Victorious]]

== W ==
* ''[[The War Next Door]]''
* ''[[The War Next Door]]''
* ''[[Wild Boys (TV)|Wild Boys]]''
* ''[[Wild Boys]]''
* ''[[Winning Streak]]''
* ''[[Winning Streak]]''
* ''[[Wipeout 1988]]''
* ''[[Wipeout 1988]]''
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]''
* ''[[Wonderfalls]]''
* ''[[Work It]]''
* ''[[Work It]]''
== X ==

== Y ==
* ''[[You Deserve It]]''
* ''[[You Deserve It]]''
* ''[[Young Blades]]''
* ''[[Young Blades]]''
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== [[Western Animation]] Short Runners ==
== [[Western Animation]] Short Runners ==

* ''[[Allen Gregory]]''
* ''[[Allen Gregory]]''
* ''Almost Naked Animals''
* ''[[The Amazing Chan and The Chan Clan]]''
* ''[[The Amazing Chan and The Chan Clan]]''
* ''[[Birdz]]''
* ''[[Birdz]]''
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* ''[[Butt Ugly Martians]]''
* ''[[Butt Ugly Martians]]''
* ''[[Clerks (animation)|Clerks]]''
* ''[[Clerks (animation)|Clerks]]''
* ''[[Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show]]''
* ''[[Father of the Pride]]''
* ''[[Father of the Pride]]''
* ''[[Fish Police (animation)|Fish Police]]''
* ''[[Fish Police (animation)|Fish Police]]''
* ''[[Hammerman]]''
* ''[[Hammerman]]''
* ''[[Making Fiends]]''
* ''[[Making Fiends]]''
* ''[[Napoleon Dynamite (animation)|Napoleon Dynamite]]''
* ''[[Napoleon Dynamite (animation)|Napoleon Dynamite]]''
* ''[[Nightmare Ned (animation)|Nightmare Ned]]''
* ''[[Nightmare Ned (animation)|Nightmare Ned]]''
* ''[[The Nutshack]]''
* ''[[The Oblongs]]''
* ''[[The Oblongs]]''
* ''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain|Pinky Elmyra and The Brain]]''
* ''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain|Pinky Elmyra and The Brain]]''
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* ''[[Slacker Cats]]''
* ''[[Slacker Cats]]''
* ''[[Time Squad]]''
* ''[[Time Squad]]''
* ''[[Whatever Happened to Robot Jones]]''
* ''[[Toopy and Binoo]]''
* ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]''
* ''[[The Xs]]''
* ''[[The Xs]]''
* ''[[Yakkity Yak]]''
* ''[[Yakkity Yak]]''


== Short Runners in Other Media ==
== [[Comic Books]] Short Runners ==

== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[D.R. & Quinch|DR and Quinch]]''
* ''[[D.R. & Quinch|DR and Quinch]]''
* ''[[Warrior (Comic Book)|Warrior]]''
* ''[[Warrior (Comic Book)|Warrior]]''


== Short Runners Without a TV Tropes Page ==
== Short Runners Without an All The Tropes Page ==
* ''[[Anchorwoman]]''
* ''[[Anchorwoman]]''
* ''[[Angelica And Susies Pre School Daze]]''
* ''[[Angelica And Susies Pre School Daze]]''
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* ''[[Emilys Reasons Why Not]]''
* ''[[Emilys Reasons Why Not]]''
* ''[[Flying Blind]]''
* ''[[Flying Blind]]''
* ''[[The Henry And June Show]]'' (a failed spin-off of ''[[Ka Blam!]]'')
* ''[[The Henry And June Show]]'' (a failed spin-off of ''[[KaBlam!]]'')
* ''[[Lawless]]''
* ''[[Lawless]]''
* ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]'' (only three episodes aired, after ''[[Muppet Babies]]'')
* ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]'' (only three episodes aired, after ''[[Muppet Babies]]'')
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* ''[[Osbournes Reloaded]]''
* ''[[Osbournes Reloaded]]''
* ''[[The Othersiders]]''
* ''[[The Othersiders]]''
* ''[[Series/The Phoenix|The Phoenix]]'' (1982 [[ABC]] series. No relation to [[The Phoenix]].)
* ''[[The Phoenix (TV series)|The Phoenix]]'' (1982 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series. No relation to [[The Phoenix]].)
* ''[[The Playboy Club]]''
* ''[[The Playboy Club]]''
* ''[[Public Morals]]''
* ''[[Public Morals]]''
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* ''[[South Of Sunset]]''
* ''[[South Of Sunset]]''
* ''[[Survive This]]''
* ''[[Survive This]]''
* ''[[wikipedia:Turn-On|Turn-On]]'' (1969 [[ABC]] sketch show that was so bad, it got canned halfway through its debut on most affiliates {one replacing it with a PSA on '''gun safety'''}. Others either didn't air it at all, or aired the entire thing before deciding to pull the plug on it.)
* ''[[wikipedia:Turn-On|Turn-On]]'' (1969 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sketch show that was so bad, it got canned halfway through its debut on most affiliates {one replacing it with a PSA on '''gun safety'''}. Others either didn't air it at all, or aired the entire thing before deciding to pull the plug on it.)
* ''[[wikipedia:Void Indigo|Void Indigo]]''
* ''[[wikipedia:Void Indigo|Void Indigo]]''
* ''[[The Wacky World Of Bruce Barry]]'' (reality show on [[Family Net]])
* ''[[The Wacky World Of Bruce Barry]]'' (reality show on [[Family Net]])
* ''[[Series/Werewolf|Werewolf]]''
* ''[[Werewolf (TV series)|Werewolf]]''
* ''[[Whoops]]''
* ''[[Whoops]]''
* ''[[Whos Whose]]''
* ''[[Whos Whose]]''
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{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:index]]
[[Category:Index]]
[[Category:Short Runners]]
[[Category:Short Runners]]

Latest revision as of 16:09, 4 March 2022

The polar opposite to Long Runners are, as you may expect, shows that were canned so quickly that few people remember them. They may have lasted one season, two at most, but no matter how much they were advertised are eventually forgotten. Some of the more unfortunate ones don't even last one episode. The Ur Example is the 1969 program Turn On which was so bad a number of affiliates dropped it at the first commercial break and was effectively cancelled before the first episode even finished airing.

They may have not gotten a TV Tropes or All The Tropes page until someone suddenly remembered it existed. They may or may not have been Too Good to Last; they also could've been mediocre. Sometimes, they have a promising Season 1 but suffer a Second Season Downfall; sometimes they are a One-Episode Wonder. Whatever the case, very little Wiki Magic gets to these pages.

When the show has this many episodes, yet is successful, that's British Brevity. When the show ends naturally with this many episodes, that's a Twelve-Episode Anime.

This is the supertrope of Too Good to Last, Second Season Downfall, One-Episode Wonder, Short-Lived, Big Impact, and Twelve-Episode Anime but is distinctly different from Too Good to Last — Too Good To Last shows may have lasted much longer than a Short Runner, and are required to have a fandom; some Short Runners may be Justified because of universal panning.

The Wikipedia tab above links to a list of shows canceled within two episodes.

Examples of Short Runners that are not yet confirmed to be tagged with Category:Short Runners :

Live-Action TV Short Runners

A-C

D-J

K-P

Q-Z

Western Animation Short Runners

Comic Books Short Runners

Short Runners Without an All The Tropes Page

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