History Main / ShortRunners

* MakingFiends (the TV show; perhaps it failed because it aired with no promotion or press release?)

The polar opposite to LongRunners are, as you may expect, shows that were canned so quickly that few people remember them. They may have lasted a season, two seasons at most, but, no matter how much they were advertised, they are eventually forgotten. Some of the more unfortunate ones don't even last one episode. They may have not even gotten a TVTropes page until someone suddenly remembered it existed. They may or may not have been TooGoodToLast; they also could have been bad. Sometimes, they are a OneSeasonWonder. Even still, very little WikiMagic gets to these pages.

* The Henry and June Show (A failed spin-off of ''KaBlam!'', only two episodes made, [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes AND NOWHERE on the internet]].

* [[{{ptitletng4x9j0}} D.R. & Quinch]]

* PushingDaisies

* MakingFiends (the TV show' perhaps it failed because it aired with no promotion or press release?)

The polar opposite to LongRunners, this describes shows that were canned so quickly that few people remember them. They may have lasted a season, two seasons at most, but, no matter how much they were advertised, they are eventually forgotten. Some of the more unfortunate ones don't even last one episode. They may have not even gotten a TVTropes page until someone suddenly remembered it existed. They may or may not have been TooGoodToLast- they also could have been bad. Sometimes, they are a OneSeasonWonder. Even still, very little WikiMagic gets to these pages.

There is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_series_canceled_after_one_episode Wikipedia article]] on the more unfortunate ones.

This is the supertrope of TooGoodToLast, OneSeasonWonder, and TwelveEpisodeAnime. But, it is distinctly different from TooGoodToLast, as TooGoodToLast shows may have lasted much longer than a ShortRunner, and were too good to last longer. Plus we have the added distinction of the possibility of the show being [[SoBadItsHorrible so bad it deserved it]].

* TheBremenAvenueExperience
* TheBrothersFlub
* [[{{Ptitle70hhya0b}} Butt-Ugly Martians]]
* CopRock
* [[{{ptitletng4x9j0}} D.R. & Quinch]]
* {{Drive}}
* FearItself
* FishPolice
* HeilHoneyImHome
* MakingFiends: (the TV show) Perhaps it failed because it aired with no promotion or press release.
* NightmareNed
* TheOblongs (lasted one episode on Australian TV; on American TV, it lasted four episodes on the WB -- until CartoonNetwork later ran the show on AdultSwim and included all of the episodes that never aired).
* PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain
* PushingDaisies
* TheSchnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow
* SitDownShutUp (FOX version from 2009; the Australian version was short-lived as well, but the FOX version only lasted four episodes)
* SquirrelBoy
* [[ProfessionalWrestling Warrior]]: The comic book.
* {{Wonderfalls}}
* TheXs
* YakkityYak

* {{Anchorwoman}}
* Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze
* ''Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos'' is a special case. It only lasted half an episode! [[Horrible/LiveActionTV See here for more info.]]
* BewareOfDog
* BobbeSays
* TheBusseyBunch
* CoEdFever
* ComediansUnleashed
* TheDebbieKingShow
* DotComedy
* EmilysReasonsWhyNot
* {{Lawless}}
* LittleMuppetMonsters. Only three episodes aired, after ''MuppetBabies''.
* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobo_(Dell_Comics) Lobo]]'' (not [[{{Lobo}} The Main Man]], an earlier one): the first African-American character to headline a comic book. Cancelled after two issues because newsagents wouldn't carry it, because their customers would be offended. Or something.
* TheMeltingPot
* OsbournesReloaded
* TheOthersiders
* PublicMorals
* {{Quarterlife}}
* [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191726/episodes Red Handed]], a hidden camera show on {{UPN}} that lasted 4 episodes, memorable mostly for being narrated by Adam Carolla
* TheRichList
* SecretTalentsOfTheStars
* TheSilverBrumby lasted for a single 13-episode season. Obviously nobody remembers it because it yeilds zero results when searched for.
* SouthOfSunset
* SurviveThis
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn-On In a similar case to ''Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos'',]] ''Turn-On'' (the 1969 {{ABC}} sketch show that tried to be the next ''Laugh-In'').
* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Void_Indigo Void Indigo]]''. Cancelled after a graphic novel & 2 issues for being too violent and sexual.
* The Wacky World of Bruce Barry, a really short-lived reality show that aired on the FamilyNet television network that was a fan-favorite from the get-go, but lasted only four episodes and was on the air for only three months, but managed to win an Emmy award.
* {{Whoops}}
* WhosWhose
* TheWill

* Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze

* [[{{Rugrats}} Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze]]

These ShortRunners have TVTropes entries:

These ShortRunners don't have TVTropes entries as of now:

* {{Anchorwoman}}

* BewareOfDog
* BobbeSays

* TheBusseyBunch
* CoEdFever
* ComediansUnleashed

* TheDebbieKingShow
* DotComedy

* EmilysReasonsWhyNot

* {{Lawless}}
* ''LittleMuppetMonsters''. Only three episodes aired, after ''MuppetBabies''.

* TheMeltingPot

* TheOblongs (lasted one episode on Australian TV; on American TV, it lasted four episodes on the WB -- until CartoonNetwork later aired the show on AdultSwim and included all of the episodes that never aired).
* OsbournesReloaded
* TheOthersiders

* PublicMorals
* {{Quarterlife}}
* TheRichList

* SecretTalentsOfTheStars
* TheSilverBrumby lasted for a single 13-episode season. Obviously nobody remembers it because it yeilds zero results when searched for.

* SouthOfSunset

* SurviveThis

* {{Whoops}}
* WhosWhose
* TheWill

*YakkityYak
*PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain
*{{Drive}}

*{{Whoops}}
* [[ProfessionalWrestling Warrior]]: The comic book.

*TheOblongs (lasted one episode on Australian TV; on American TV, it lasted four episodes on the WB -- until Cartoon Network later aired the show on AdultSwim and included all of the episodes that never aired).
*CoEdFever
* ComediansUnleashed
* TheDebbieKingShow
* DotComedy
*EmilysReasonsWhyNot

*{{Anchorwoman}}
*BewareOfDog
*TheBusseyBunch
*MakingFiends: (the TV show) Perhaps it failed because it aired with no promotion or press release.
*SquirrelBoy
*[[{{Rugrats}} Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze]]

*SurviveThis
*TheOthersiders
*BobbeSays
*FearItself
*{{Wonderfalls}}
*TheSchnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow
*NightmareNed

* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Void_Indigo Void Indigo]]''. Cancelled after a graphic novel & 2 issues for being too violent and sexual.

*''Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos'' is a special case. It only lasted half an episode! [[Horrible/LiveActionTV See here for more info.]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn-On In a similar case to the above,]] ''Turn-On'' (the 1969 ABC sketch show that tried to be the next ''Laugh-In'').
* TheSilverBrumby lasted for a single 13-episode season. Obviously nobody remembers it because it yeilds zero results when searched for.
* ''LittleMuppetMonsters''. Only three episodes aired, after ''MuppetBabies''.