1 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁TV ▁Guide ▁ranked ▁it ▁number ▁ 4 0 ▁on ▁its ▁TV ▁Guide ' s ▁ 5 0 ▁Wor st ▁TV ▁Sh ows ▁of ▁All ▁Time ▁list . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁Pass a ic , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁was ▁about ▁the ▁daily ▁life ▁of ▁Billy ▁Man ucci , ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁who ▁frequ ented ▁the ▁local ▁disco ▁club , ▁In fer no , ▁at ▁night ▁while ▁working ▁at ▁an ▁ice ▁cre am ▁par lor ▁called ▁T ast y ▁Tre ats ▁during ▁the ▁day . ▁Man ucci ▁was ▁highly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁disco ▁cra ze ▁and ▁the ▁movie ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁F ever ▁specifically . ▁ ▁Mak in ' ▁It ▁had ▁the ▁mis fort une ▁of ▁coming ▁to ▁air ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁disco ▁f ad ▁as ▁back l ash ▁against ▁the ▁disco ▁culture ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁show ) ▁was ▁rising ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁Dis co ▁Dem ol ition ▁Night ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁As ▁such , ▁it ▁last ed ▁only ▁eight ▁weeks ▁on ▁air ▁before ▁being ▁can ce led . ▁It ▁ranked ▁# 1 0 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 1 4 ▁shows ▁air ing ▁that ▁season , ▁with ▁an ▁ 1 1 . 9 ▁rating ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 0 ▁share ▁. ▁ ▁Robert ▁St ig wood , ▁the ▁producer ▁of ▁Saturday ▁Night