Byrds of Paradise [ABC, 1993-94]
"Father of television realism" despite having never been released for public viewing ¹ . The show, based on the Hawaiian island of [redacted], was purported to feature at times inaudible dialogue, lengthy scenes of quotidien activity (urination, food consumption, et al), and a remarkable lack of artifice in the form of hairstyling, make-up, and set design.

¹ In particular, a precursor to The Learning Channel's docu-series Jon & Kate + 8 and its subsequent offshoots.