Another show mentioned in the 1980 Worst TV Shows Ever book by Bart Andrews and Brad Dunning is the 1966-67 flop, The Pruitts of Southampton, which starred Phyllis Diller. The plot was a reverse of the Beverly Hillbillies. Instead of a poor family suddenly striking it rich, Pruitts featured a filthy rich family suddenly striking it poor.
This is the pilot episode.
Part One:
Part Two:
Part Three:
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They changed the title of the show to The Phyllis Diller Show, but as Diller said to Dunning and Andrews, "Changing the title to The Phyllis Diller Show didn't mean a damned thing!" (page 136)
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