As I was watching an episode the watchable-but-nothing-special, Dr. Katz-like series Hopeless Pictures, I had a sudden flashback to Hey Monie. Done in the same conversational style as Dr. Katz, with similar animation, this show was just plain hysterical. But it didn't last that long. I mean, according to this site it lasted three seasons, but my recollection is there were just a flurry of episodes and then it was gone, so they must have shown three seasons in a year or something.
Why wasn't this show more successful? It started on one minor network and then hopped to another (BET and Oxygen, not sure of the order), and perhaps that was a lot of the problem. They may just not have enough viewers. Or maybe the viewers on BET don't like shows about women and the viewers on Oxygen don't like shows about black people? I just don't get it.
It's all very sad. When I looked up the show on the average user rating for it was 6, and that I don't understand at all, although perhaps it's just what can happen when only 7 people have voted on a show.
If you ever get the chance, check it out. It's so funny.
Why wasn't this show more successful? It started on one minor network and then hopped to another (BET and Oxygen, not sure of the order), and perhaps that was a lot of the problem. They may just not have enough viewers. Or maybe the viewers on BET don't like shows about women and the viewers on Oxygen don't like shows about black people? I just don't get it.
It's all very sad. When I looked up the show on the average user rating for it was 6, and that I don't understand at all, although perhaps it's just what can happen when only 7 people have voted on a show.
If you ever get the chance, check it out. It's so funny.