There are many popular shows that debuted as midseason replacements (the greatest of which was “Airwolf”). Now, with NBC’s “The Cape” replacing “Heroes,” Warming Glow Listmaker-in-Chief Josh Kurp gives you a rundown of ten notable midseason replacements — and the forgotten shows that they replaced. Put your trivia caps on, people.

In one of my favorite bits from one of my favorite episodes of The Simpsons, “Bart Gets an Elephant,” Marge asks Homer to get rid of the hundreds of old calendars and TV Guides taking up space in their basement. Homer is outraged, and says, “Are you mad, woman? You never know when an old calendar might come in handy. Sure, it’s not 1985 now, but who knows what tomorrow will bring? And these TV Guides, so many memories. ‘Gomer upsets Sergeant Carter’… Oh, I’ll never forget that episode.” He then pictures Carter repeatedly shouting “Pyle!” and Gomer responding, “Shazam!”

Heh, “shazam.”

I would have loved to been in that basement to make this list. Below are ten memorable shows that were midseason replacements and the generally crappy shows they replaced. The Internet has provided us many a great resource, but outside of the “American Network Television Schedule” pages on Wikipedia, I can’t find a reliable archive of what shows aired when. Because of that, there are certain shows—mainly Hill Street Blues and Seinfeld—that I would have loved to include, but there’s so much conflicting information out there that I’d run the risk of being wrong, getting sued for libel, or – worst of all – causing an indignant blog comment.

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You ever notice how every law enforcement agency on TV and the movies is able to solve crimes by enhancing grainy footage? Of course you have, because it’s the one thing that every police computer can do that nobody’s personal computer can do. Well, that and find the states where I’m a sex offender. Whatever, I didn’t want to live in Alabama anyway.

That’s why this awesomely edited mash-up from dunk3d is one of the best things I’ve seen all week. The shows listed in the tags don’t even make a complete list of all the shows used in this clip, and it doesn’t even include the handful of movies that made the cut, as well.

There is, however, one glaring omission:

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