Shows ruined by the college years

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

How could college have possibly killed "The Fresh Prince" when it introduced an onscreen romance between Will and Tyra Banks? Well, we've got two words for you: Carlton Banks. While nerdy, conservative, Tom Jones-adoring Carlton was a believable caricature in a stuffy prep school, he fell completely flat when he joined his cousin in college. The last few years of "The Fresh Prince" felt more like "Family Matters" than the witty sitcom we'd come to love.