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[[File:pinkladyandjeff_1354.jpg|frame|Television at its finest.]]
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Then came ''[[Pink Lady ...And Jeff]]''.
As the story goes, in 1980, NBC head [[Fred Silverman]] saw a Walter Cronkite report on a popular [[Japanese Pop Music|Japanese pop]] duo called Pink Lady. Echoing a similar situation with [[
So he gave the two members of Pink Lady, Mitsuyo "Mie" Nemoto and Keiko "Kei" Masuda, a variety show (also called ''Pink Lady''), to be helmed by [[Sid and Marty Krofft Productions|Sid and Marty Krofft]], featuring [[Mark Evanier]] as head writer and seasoned variety show director Art Fisher as director.
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And wouldn't you know it, the show died after five episodes, [[Genre Killer|taking the already-dying variety show genre with it.]] It gained a reputation as one of the worst TV shows ever.
[[The Agony Booth]] eventually recapped all five episodes (plus a [[Missing Episode]]) in 2010. You can read their reviews [https://web.archive.org/web/20131031032038/http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Pink_Lady_and_Jeff/ here.]
Amazingly, the show in its rather miniscule entirety received a DVD release in 2001 -- and as of early 2015, a mint unopened copy of the box set can fetch asking prices over US$150.
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* [[Short Runner]]: Six episodes, of which only five made it to air before cancellation.
* [[Star-Derailing Role]]: Pink Lady's popularity in Japan had peaked in 1978, and by 1980 they had been rocked by a few scandals that had pushed their Japanese record sales into decline. So they shifted their focus to the United States, and ultimately gambled on ''PL&J'' [[Career Resurrection|reviving their careers]]. Except [[Captain Obvious|it didn't work out]], and they disbanded a year later. Strictly speaking, though, their careers were not destroyed by the show. Mie and Kei both had successful solo careers in its wake. They reunited several times in the ensuing years for special concerts and recordings, and staged a successful comeback as Pink Lady in 2010. Over the course of their careers they have jointly and separately made more than $100 million.
** Jeff Altman hasn't done badly for himself, either. Anyone who's appeared on ''[[Late Show
* [[Writer Revolt]]: Art Fisher ''hated'' directing this show, which he was required to do since he was under contract. This led to some behind-the-scenes tension.
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