The Jackie Mason Show

He never came off as unlikable. Unfortunately it suffered the same fate as "Geraldo" and "Springer" and went into obscurity. That being said, he hit it hard. This was one of the best public affairs programming on television. This had a polished look. Unfortunately, it didn't last as long as "Bey" or "Downey" did but it was true public affairs. While Bey or even Downey Jr could have come off as unconvincing as public affairs hosts, Mason was always a serious philosophical-minded person. He was a comedian, but he was also a well-studied scholar of public affairs. WPIX never had anything to topple WWOR when it came to these type of shows. WPIX was crap. He never came off as Allied Nordicist Yankee "Friends"-watching "Seinfeld"-hating too.

And to add to my UPN/Warner Bros./WB flagship, Mr. Mason was in "Caddyshack 2," a WB movie, just 4 years prior to this show.