When people look back and recall the bounty of excellent sitcoms NBC was responsible for during its “Must See TV” heyday, shows like Friends, Seinfeld, Frasier, and Mad About You will most certainly always come up. Missing from the bunch, however, is Blossom. But why? Not only did the show about a smart-alecky teenage girl being raised by her musician father air 114 episodes over five seasons, it was also responsible for making Joey Lawrence’s moronic catchphrase “Whoa!” a part of our pop-cultural lexicon. Now without further ado, let’s hit the rewind button and revisit one of the most memorable sitcoms of the early ’90s.
Floppy Hats Were Cool
Whether they were pink, purple, striped or polka dotted, Blossom Russo (played by Mayim Bialik) sure did love to sport the floppy hats. For a brief period in the early ’90s, all adorning teenage girls wanted to be like their favorite actress on TV, and the floppy hat business boomed! Now if only the same could be said of Clear Pepsi…gone but not forgotten?
Whoa! Blossom! I’m as Dumb as a Handful of Rocks!
Much like Kimmy Gibbler from Full House, Blossom’s brother Joey was about as annoying as TV characters come. He never really served a purpose on the show aside from his incessant use of the word “Whoa!” Sure it was funny for about two episodes, but then it just became repetitive. Still the dude knew how to wear a stone washed jean jacket like the best of ’em! Now that was ’90s fashion at its finest.
He Sold His Soul for an NBC Sitcom
Yes, that was Dr. John’s soulful voice singing “My Opinionation” during the show’s opening credits. Why he did it is anyone’s guess, but most likely a dump truck filled with cold hard American coin had something to do with it. Either way, that cat sure knew how to groove, daddy-o.
Just Syndicate Me Already
Why networks like TBS air about a billion episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond, yet refuse to rerun classics like Blossom is downright ridiculous. During its five seasons on NBC, Blossom had a strong fanbase and was consistently one of the most watched shows on the network. Mayim Bialik’s career has even found a second life with her recurring role on CBS’s highly rated The Big Bang Theory. As for Ray Romano? Well, he did star in TNT’s little watched mid-life dramedy, Men of a Certain Age. Never watched it? Neither did anyone else.
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