Are you daring enough to take the '80s TV Show Haiku Challenge?

The gauntlet has been thrown!

I dare you, small band of readers, to comment and take place in

The '80s TV Show Haiku Challenge

which combines two of my favorite things--short, syllable-counting Japanese poetry and Reagan-era Boob Toob classics. Just title your haiku after any show from the decade of excess, and follow the simple guidelines of Haiku (a reminder, for those of you who haven't written one since grade school: 5, 7, and 5 syllables per line, also known as "morae"). Here are a few I've composed myself...

Mr. Belvedere:

Fat British Butler

So at odds with Bob Uecker

Oh please say Wesley

The Wonder Years:

Poor Kevin Arnold

So in love with Winnie C

Daniel Stern says so

Jem and the Holograms:

Truly outrageous

But can the Holograms beat

The Evil Misfits?

Married...With Children:

Why must Al always

Have his hand way down his pants

When watching TV?

Kids Incorporated:

It is clear to see

that Fergie was still shitty

while only a child

Perfect Strangers:

Balki does mean well

Cultural Differences

Larry is flustered

Today's Special:

Look! Jodie and Jeff

After hours department store

So Canadian

Double Dare:

Physical challenge

Grab the flag kid grab the flag

Win BMX bike

Growing Pains:

Little Mike Seaver

No one would have thought that you

Would get so Christ-y

Have fun everyone, and be sure to post your Haikus as comments!