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number 10 It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia what is going on up here I
never know man often described as
Seinfeld on crack this raucous sitcom
follows a group of friends that own a
bar and whose moral codes vary from
mercurial to non-existent as they get
into misadventures that are dark
outrageous occasionally drug fueled and
always hilarious always sunny has a very
strong fan following that’s kept the
show alive as one of the longest-running
live-action sitcoms ever however despite
its storied history the show has
remained a relatively niche one that’s
never quite broken into the mainstream
power carrying people that’s our nature
it would seem that while the shocking
and immoral behavior of its characters
is the show’s greatest strength it might
also be its weakness number nine Tim and
Eric awesome show great job it’s Eric
Wareheim hey Tim what’s he saying
Dexter named Eric this surreal Adult
Swim show is definitely not for everyone
blending intentionally amateurish acting
and public-access production values with
a mix of big-name actors porn stars and
people literally hired on Craigslist Tim
and Eric divides audiences into those
who think it’s brilliant and those who
think it’s the dumbest thing they’ve
ever seen although the two aren’t
necessarily mutually exclusive provides
like a present everyone well the show
has been over since 2010 having
struggled to find a larger audience its
style may have influenced other shows on
the network such as the Eric Andre show
hi coffee to the face
number eight Pushing Daisies
those opposed dying just couldn’t excuse
us I need to start living Bryan Fuller
is one of the kings of cult shows that
have struggled to connect with
mainstream audiences and Pushing Daisies
is arguably his most popular the show
follows Ned a pie maker with the ability
to bring the dead
back to life with some caveats this is
an ability he uses to help a private
investigator solve murders by
questioning the deceased while they’re
temporarily resurrected good news is
you’re not blind bad news is you’re dead
the dichotomy between the show’s
whimsical aesthetic and its McCobb
subject matter is one that many of its
ardent supporters find delicious it is
an acquired taste however and Pushing
Daisies was cancelled after only two
seasons its first season being cut short
due to the Writers Guild strike probably
didn’t help either that’s my fault
Chuck’s father’s dad number seven
community thought it was paint but I’m
just bleeding a show following a study
group at a community college may not
seem like the average recipe for a
fanatical fan base but community defies
the odds it’s a show that relies heavily
on parroting various aspects of
television however which means that many
audience members just don’t get the
humor it also contains tons of meta
humor so some of the jokes don’t land
for a lot of people but when they do oh
boy are we gonna the puppy parade or not
because it’s starting to feel like a
bottle episode the saga of community and
its fans fight to keep it alive is a
long and turbulent one involving the
creator’s firing and rehiring a change
in network an even distribution format
and one catchy slogan six seasons and a
movie number six
Twin Peaks she’s dead wrapped in plastic
no list of cult shows would be complete
without David Lynch’s surreal small-town
mystery show following FBI agent Dale
Cooper and his investigations into the
small town of Twin Peaks and it’s
bizarre residence the show earned a
strong fan and critical response
maintained and around-the-clock watch on
Ron net and will speak in the morning
however like much of Lynch’s work the
show is quite open to interpretation
which along with its serialized format
made it a tough sell for viewers in the
early 1990s
fortunately for all Twin Peaks fans the
show was revived for a run on Showtime
in 2017 number five Futurama it’s the
future welcome to the world of tomorrow
this animated show from the makers of
The Simpsons follows Philip J fry a
dim-witted young man transplanted to the
year 3000 and his friends at Planet
Express the show’s satirical humor
engaging storylines and rich detail
filled sci-fi world quickly helped it
develop a cult following however its
meticulous storyline may have turned off
casual viewers more familiar with it’s
less continuity heavy contemporaries
bender are you okay I don’t know I’ll
try to move my feet and it aired on Fox
the bane of all cult shows which
probably ensured that the odds were
stacked against it from the start
thankfully due to reruns and strong DVD
sales the show got a second chance on
Comedy Central and a futures a total
craphole number four Arrested
Development I don’t know what I expected
his groundbreaking sitcom centers on the
Bluth family whose outrageously
dysfunctional relationships provide much
of the action and comedy the show
gradually built up a cult following of
hardcore fans that loved the series and
during liad characters as well as its
innumerable in jokes however while the
series serialized format and running
gags may be entertaining when watching
the episodes back-to-back audiences
found it difficult week to week in Fox
them again canceled it another brilliant
idea Einstein fan passion for Arrested
Development persisted though and Netflix
brought it back to life nearly ten years
after it first aired dear Lord
number three freaks and geeks what’s up
your butt princess a show about social
outcasts with a lot more to offer than
many give them credit for freaks and
geeks is a perfect fit for our list the
series focuses on siblings Lindsay and
Sam we’re as well as their respective
social cliques the titular freaks and
oh my god I guess Elvis hasn’t left the
building full of grounded funny
characters and featuring many relatable
issues freaks and geeks is yet another
entry that went underappreciated in its
time on air by mass audiences and only
lasted one season producer Judd Apatow
did manage to carry on some of the
themes about growing up that were
established in the show in an equally
short-lived pseudo successor series
undeclared dude what the hell are you
doing
number two Firefly but it is his way it
is a space Western depicting the
adventures of the ragtag crew of the
ship serenity Firefly is a cult series
treasured by many people however in
perhaps their most egregious
mistreatment of a series Fox stuck the
show on Friday and aired the episodes
out of order naturally leading to poor
viewing figures how can you say that
how can you shame me in front of new
people Browncoats grew in numbers
however due to word of mouth and the
internet leading many to discover the
show’s clever snappy dialogue rich
mythology and lovable timeless
characters is that even remotely
possible their enthusiasm helped lead to
a concluding movie serenity you can’t
take the sky from us before we get to
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
I want to say to all my black brothers
out there keep pumping out the rhymes
and we’ll keep Reap umping on you’re
gonna go to jail for robbing to poison
me
you shut up got dog number one Star Trek
the original series we’re waiting good
we’re on our way that’s right
Star Trek it may seem hard to fathom now
after half a century of the franchise
pervading pop culture but the voyages of
Kirk Spock and the rest of the Starship
Enterprise began as a cult hit that
struggled with ratings are you Machine
of B the show was even canceled after
two seasons before a letter-writing
campaign brought it back for a third and
final one syndication helped turn star
trek into a household name though
ensuring that the sci-fi series would
boldly go down in history as one of the
greatest cult shows ever dr. McCoy you
better look us over that was a rough BMO
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download timehop today to get your fresh
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download timehop today to get your fresh
daily dose of nostalgia these series
have very devoted followings welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 cult shows
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
some of TV’s best cult hits with highly
dedicated fan bases that didn’t
necessarily translate into great ratings
[Music]
number 10 It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia what is going on up here I
never know man often described as
Seinfeld on crack this raucous sitcom
follows a group of friends that own a
bar and whose moral codes vary from
mercurial to non-existent as they get
into misadventures that are dark
outrageous occasionally drug fueled and
always hilarious always sunny has a very
strong fan following that’s kept the
show alive as one of the longest-running
live-action sitcoms ever however despite
its storied history the show has
remained a relatively niche one that’s
never quite broken into the mainstream
power carrying people that’s our nature
it would seem that while the shocking
and immoral behavior of its characters
is the show’s greatest strength it might
also be its weakness number nine Tim and
Eric awesome show great job it’s Eric
Wareheim hey Tim what’s he saying
Dexter named Eric this surreal Adult
Swim show is definitely not for everyone
blending intentionally amateurish acting
and public-access production values with
a mix of big-name actors porn stars and
people literally hired on Craigslist Tim
and Eric divides audiences into those
who think it’s brilliant and those who
think it’s the dumbest thing they’ve
ever seen although the two aren’t
necessarily mutually exclusive provides
like a present everyone well the show
has been over since 2010 having
struggled to find a larger audience its
style may have influenced other shows on
the network such as the Eric Andre show
hi coffee to the face
number eight Pushing Daisies
those opposed dying just couldn’t excuse
us I need to start living Bryan Fuller
is one of the kings of cult shows that
have struggled to connect with
mainstream audiences and Pushing Daisies
is arguably his most popular the show
follows Ned a pie maker with the ability
to bring the dead
back to life with some caveats this is
an ability he uses to help a private
investigator solve murders by
questioning the deceased while they’re
temporarily resurrected good news is
you’re not blind bad news is you’re dead
the dichotomy between the show’s
whimsical aesthetic and its McCobb
subject matter is one that many of its
ardent supporters find delicious it is
an acquired taste however and Pushing
Daisies was cancelled after only two
seasons its first season being cut short
due to the Writers Guild strike probably
didn’t help either that’s my fault
Chuck’s father’s dad number seven
community thought it was paint but I’m
just bleeding a show following a study
group at a community college may not
seem like the average recipe for a
fanatical fan base but community defies
the odds it’s a show that relies heavily
on parroting various aspects of
television however which means that many
audience members just don’t get the
humor it also contains tons of meta
humor so some of the jokes don’t land
for a lot of people but when they do oh
boy are we gonna the puppy parade or not
because it’s starting to feel like a
bottle episode the saga of community and
its fans fight to keep it alive is a
long and turbulent one involving the
creator’s firing and rehiring a change
in network an even distribution format
and one catchy slogan six seasons and a
movie number six
Twin Peaks she’s dead wrapped in plastic
no list of cult shows would be complete
without David Lynch’s surreal small-town
mystery show following FBI agent Dale
Cooper and his investigations into the
small town of Twin Peaks and it’s
bizarre residence the show earned a
strong fan and critical response
maintained and around-the-clock watch on
Ron net and will speak in the morning
however like much of Lynch’s work the
show is quite open to interpretation
which along with its serialized format
made it a tough sell for viewers in the
early 1990s
fortunately for all Twin Peaks fans the
show was revived for a run on Showtime
in 2017 number five Futurama it’s the
future welcome to the world of tomorrow
this animated show from the makers of
The Simpsons follows Philip J fry a
dim-witted young man transplanted to the
year 3000 and his friends at Planet
Express the show’s satirical humor
engaging storylines and rich detail
filled sci-fi world quickly helped it
develop a cult following however its
meticulous storyline may have turned off
casual viewers more familiar with it’s
less continuity heavy contemporaries
bender are you okay I don’t know I’ll
try to move my feet and it aired on Fox
the bane of all cult shows which
probably ensured that the odds were
stacked against it from the start
thankfully due to reruns and strong DVD
sales the show got a second chance on
Comedy Central and a futures a total
craphole number four Arrested
Development I don’t know what I expected
his groundbreaking sitcom centers on the
Bluth family whose outrageously
dysfunctional relationships provide much
of the action and comedy the show
gradually built up a cult following of
hardcore fans that loved the series and
during liad characters as well as its
innumerable in jokes however while the
series serialized format and running
gags may be entertaining when watching
the episodes back-to-back audiences
found it difficult week to week in Fox
them again canceled it another brilliant
idea Einstein fan passion for Arrested
Development persisted though and Netflix
brought it back to life nearly ten years
after it first aired dear Lord
number three freaks and geeks what’s up
your butt princess a show about social
outcasts with a lot more to offer than
many give them credit for freaks and
geeks is a perfect fit for our list the
series focuses on siblings Lindsay and
Sam we’re as well as their respective
social cliques the titular freaks and
oh my god I guess Elvis hasn’t left the
building full of grounded funny
characters and featuring many relatable
issues freaks and geeks is yet another
entry that went underappreciated in its
time on air by mass audiences and only
lasted one season producer Judd Apatow
did manage to carry on some of the
themes about growing up that were
established in the show in an equally
short-lived pseudo successor series
undeclared dude what the hell are you
doing
number two Firefly but it is his way it
is a space Western depicting the
adventures of the ragtag crew of the
ship serenity Firefly is a cult series
treasured by many people however in
perhaps their most egregious
mistreatment of a series Fox stuck the
show on Friday and aired the episodes
out of order naturally leading to poor
viewing figures how can you say that
how can you shame me in front of new
people Browncoats grew in numbers
however due to word of mouth and the
internet leading many to discover the
show’s clever snappy dialogue rich
mythology and lovable timeless
characters is that even remotely
possible their enthusiasm helped lead to
a concluding movie serenity you can’t
take the sky from us before we get to
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
I want to say to all my black brothers
out there keep pumping out the rhymes
and we’ll keep Reap umping on you’re
gonna go to jail for robbing to poison
me
you shut up got dog number one Star Trek
the original series we’re waiting good
we’re on our way that’s right
Star Trek it may seem hard to fathom now
after half a century of the franchise
pervading pop culture but the voyages of
Kirk Spock and the rest of the Starship
Enterprise began as a cult hit that
struggled with ratings are you Machine
of B the show was even canceled after
two seasons before a letter-writing
campaign brought it back for a third and
final one syndication helped turn star
trek into a household name though
ensuring that the sci-fi series would
boldly go down in history as one of the
greatest cult shows ever dr. McCoy you
better look us over that was a rough BMO
this video is brought to you by timehop
download timehop today to get your fresh
daily dose of nostalgia do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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