My Sister Sam (Partially Found TV Sitcom; 1986-88)

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My Sister Sam (Partially Found TV Sitcom; 1986-88) Jun 12, 2024 20:34:06 GMT GrigioGuy and forlornjackalope like this

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My Sister Sam was a short-lived sitcom that aired on CBS for two seasons from October 6, 1986 to April 12, 1988. The show starred actresses Pam Dawber and Rebecca Schaeffer. As of right now, only 22 of the 44 episodes (12 of those 44 being unaired episodes) have surfaced online, with the rest of the episodes being lost media. The list is as follows:

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1 (Samantha Russell, Man Stealer): Found
Season 1, Episode 2 (Patti's Party): Found
Season 1, Episode 3 (Shooting Stars): Found
Season 1, Episode 4 (What Makes Samantha Run?): Found
Season 1, Episode 5 (Roomies): Found
Season 1, Episode 6 (The Aunt Elsie Crisis: Day One): Found
Season 1, Episode 7 (Teacher's Pet): Found
Season 1, Episode 8 (Mirror, Mirror on the Wall): Found
Season 1, Episode 9 (Babes in the Wood): Found
Season 1, Episode 10 (Jingle Bell Rock Bottom): Found
Season 1, Episode 11 (Club Dread): Found
Season 1, Episode 12 (Anything for a Friend): Found
Season 1, Episode 13 (Almost In-Laws): Found
Season 1, Episode 14 (Go Crazy): Found
Season 1, Episode 15 (Another Saturday Night): Found
Season 1, Episode 16 (Family Business): Found
Season 1, Episode 17 (Making Up is Hard to Do): Found
Season 1, Episode 18 (If You Knew Susie): Found
Season 1, Episode 19 (Sister, Can You Spare a Fifty?): Found
Season 1, Episode 20 (Exposed): Lost
Season 1, Episode 21 (Campaign Contributions): Lost
Season 1, Episode 22 (Fog Bound): Found

Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1 (Goodbye, Steve): Lost
Season 2, Episode 2 (And They Said It Would Never Last): Lost
Season 2, Episode 3 (Deep Throat): Lost
Season 2, Episode 4 (Never a Bridesmaid): Found
Season 2, Episode 5 (Who's Afraid of Virginia Schultz): Lost
Season 2, Episode 6 (Drive She Said): Lost
Season 2, Episode 7 (Revenge of the Russell Sisters): Found
Season 2, Episode 8 (Play It Again, Sam): Lost
Season 2, Episode 9 (Ol' Green Eyes Is Back): Lost
Season 2, Episode 10 (Life, Death and Admiral Andy): Lost

Unaired Episodes:

Season 2, Episode 11 (It's My Party and I'll Kill If I Want To): Lost
Season 2, Episode 12 (Good Neighbor Sam): Lost
Season 2, Episode 13 (Patti, I Have a Feeling We're Not in Oregon Anymore): Found
Season 2, Episode 14 (The Art of Love): Lost
Season 2, Episode 15 (Camp Burnout): Lost
Season 2, Episode 16 (Grand Prize): Lost
Season 2, Episode 17 (Walk a While in My Shoes): Lost
Season 2, Episode 18 (The Wrong Stuff): Lost
Season 2, Episode 19 (The Thrill of Agony, the Victory of Defeat): Lost
Season 2, Episode 20 (The Good, the Bad and the Auditor): Lost
Season 2, Episode 21 (Earthquake): Lost
Season 2, Episode 22 (A Day in the Lives): Lost

darkrage6 Super God Posts: 4,245	My Sister Sam (Partially Found TV Sitcom; 1986-88) Jun 13, 2024 0:10:14 GMT psychedelicfursfan likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by darkrage6 on Jun 13, 2024 0:10:14 GMT I'm looking for this show myself, I should note that those "unaired" episodes were actually shown in reruns on syndication.

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My Sister Sam (Partially Found TV Sitcom; 1986-88) Jun 13, 2024 0:22:18 GMT

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Jun 13, 2024 0:10:14 GMT darkrage6 said:

I'm looking for this show myself, I should note that those "unaired" episodes were actually shown in reruns on syndication.

I find it so strange how we have the vast majority of season 1, but only three episodes of season 2 have been found. I wonder why that is?

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My Sister Sam (Partially Found TV Sitcom; 1986-88) Jun 13, 2024 1:30:23 GMT via mobile

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Jun 13, 2024 0:22:18 GMT psychedelicfursfan said:

Jun 13, 2024 0:10:14 GMT darkrage6 said:

I'm looking for this show myself, I should note that those "unaired" episodes were actually shown in reruns on syndication.

I find it so strange how we have the vast majority of season 1, but only three episodes of season 2 have been found. I wonder why that is?

because nobody cared to archive it who has seen it or they didn't have equipment. Simple

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My Sister Sam (Partially Found TV Sitcom; 1986-88) Jun 13, 2024 1:47:40 GMT

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Jun 13, 2024 0:22:18 GMT psychedelicfursfan said:

Jun 13, 2024 0:10:14 GMT darkrage6 said:

I'm looking for this show myself, I should note that those "unaired" episodes were actually shown in reruns on syndication.

I find it so strange how we have the vast majority of season 1, but only three episodes of season 2 have been found. I wonder why that is?

Cause season 2 got way worse ratings thanks to CBS's bone-headed decision to move the show to Saturday nights and schedule it opposite "Facts of Life" resulting in ratings plummeting, then only six episodes into season 2 the show got put on hiatus for months and it only got brought back to a petition and due to the 1988 WGA strike affecting production of other shows on the network, so then it got moved again to Tuesday nights but rating did not improve so it's no surprise not many episodes of season 2 have turned up considering it's turbulent history.

The syndication rights were picked up by USA Network in 1991 and they aired all of the episodes, not sure for how long though.

Etienne_LeLoupChien Full Member Cartoon lover since 1988! Posts: 191	My Sister Sam (Partially Found TV Sitcom; 1986-88) Jun 14, 2024 1:03:54 GMT via mobile psychedelicfursfan likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Etienne_LeLoupChien on Jun 14, 2024 1:03:54 GMT So sad what happened to Rebecca Schaeffer. I'm quite sure there are plenty of VHS recordings of the episodes sitting in people's homes.
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forlornjackalope Lost Media Guru I just wanted to be Steve McQueen, with my horses of English racing green. Posts: 969	My Sister Sam (Partially Found TV Sitcom; 1986-88) Jun 14, 2024 17:52:20 GMT via mobile psychedelicfursfan likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by forlornjackalope on Jun 14, 2024 17:52:20 GMT Maybe the sitcoms subreddit would be able to lend a hand with helping to find the missing episodes.

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My Sister Sam (Partially Found TV Sitcom; 1986-88) Jun 14, 2024 20:14:09 GMT psychedelicfursfan likes this

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Post by lostdaisy77 on Jun 14, 2024 20:14:09 GMT

***NSFL Territory****

So if you don't know, My Sister Sam was cancelled in May of 1988 due to low ratings. Like most shows the cast went on to do other things, including Rebecca Schaffer, who would go on to do a romantic scene in the movie Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills. Unfortunately Rebecca had a stalker who became enraged by her doing a sex scene in the film. On July 18th 1989 He ended up finding out where Rebecca lived and shot her in her in her doorway killing her. The cast of the show reunited after her death to do an anti gun violence PSA.

PSA (I could only find a snippet found here, this also appears lost)
youtu.be/nzA9Ca-zsOw?si=87Kwggyr6N1OO87o

USA bought the rights to the series for syndication rights for the show, including the unaired episodes at some point. The series is incredibly hard to come by as it never had a home media release and isn't reran often.

EDIT: Rebecca was also the spokesperson briefly for a endangered youth program called "Thursdays Child", the website has an in memoriam dedicated to her

Last Edit: Jun 14, 2024 20:45:03 GMT by lostdaisy77

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Post by psychedelicfursfan on Jun 12, 2024 20:34:06 GMT

Post by darkrage6 on Jun 13, 2024 0:10:14 GMT

Post by psychedelicfursfan on Jun 13, 2024 0:22:18 GMT

Post by strongfox on Jun 13, 2024 1:30:23 GMT

Post by darkrage6 on Jun 13, 2024 1:47:40 GMT

Post by Etienne_LeLoupChien on Jun 14, 2024 1:03:54 GMT

Post by forlornjackalope on Jun 14, 2024 17:52:20 GMT

Post by lostdaisy77 on Jun 14, 2024 20:14:09 GMT

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