That's it Raf. After S&S, some of the cast spunoff to do a series called Sanford and Arms. Then an attempt to bring back the old series without Lamont (Fred's son') was made and it was called just Sanford. The third spinoff was Grady named for the character in the original series.
Lots of musicians are doing cable shows these days; i.e., cooking shows, restoration housing etc, but judging from the clues I'd have to say this is "Reba".
Lots of musicians are doing cable shows these days; i.e., cooking shows, restoration housing etc, but judging from the clues I'd have to say this is "Reba".
This TV show seems to have done better in syndication than in its original run. It was popular enough to justify an attempt at a sequel TV show with the cast returning. The office, naturally, was run by the supposed eye-candy receptionist. One character always had a band-aid visible in each episode. One character almost never used his real name- but had lots of alternatives. One character saw combat in World War II- but you'd never imagine it looking at him on the show. One character never used his real name because he deserted the US Army during the Vietnam War- while in the field. Finally, there was a perfectly logical, real-world reason why the show had problems being rebroadcast years later.
Ok, this is going to be a WILD guess. But, based on the last part of the clue, I'm going to figure that the "real world reason" not to rebroadcast the show years later would be extreme discomfort at the setting. That is, it would have to be set somewhere that no one wants to talk about anymore because ... well, BECAUSE. So I'm going to place the setting as the top of the World Trade Center, which housed a restaurant called Windows on the World. I'm not aware of any tv show set at Windows on the World, but I do recall a show about waitresses set at a restaurant on top of a skyscraper.
I'm thinking "WKRP in Cincinnati," eye-candy receptionist being the main clue. I do seem to remember a sequel, as well. I thought it did fine in its original run, but maybe it did better in syndication. I'm guessing it couldn't be rebroadcast because there actually IS a WKRP, now?
I'm thinking "WKRP in Cincinnati," eye-candy receptionist being the main clue. I do seem to remember a sequel, as well. I thought it did fine in its original run, but maybe it did better in syndication. I'm guessing it couldn't be rebroadcast because there actually IS a WKRP, now?
George
It WAS WKRP.
The show used real music by real artists, and it was a pain to try to get the rights for all the real music for DVDs and so on.
This TV show seems to have done better in syndication than in its original run. It was popular enough to justify an attempt at a sequel TV show with the cast returning. The office, naturally, was run by the supposed eye-candy receptionist. One character always had a band-aid visible in each episode. One character almost never used his real name- but had lots of alternatives. One character saw combat in World War II- but you'd never imagine it looking at him on the show. One character never used his real name because he deserted the US Army during the Vietnam War- while in the field. Finally, there was a perfectly logical, real-world reason why the show had problems being rebroadcast years later.
There WAS a WKRP sequel show. Jennifer ran the office, and people kept thinking she was a BRAINLESS blonde and talked over her head. Les Nessman had a band-aid in the first episode, and they decided to make a running gag of it for the series. Dr Johnny Fever was Johnny Caravello, but also Johnny Midnite, Rip Tide, Heavy Early.....
Venus Flytrap was Gordon SIms, who fled Vietnam to preserve his sanity. Mr Carlson was a World War II combat veteran.
This series was a veritable hotbed for up and coming, fresh-faced TV stars just starting their acting careers. The most notable ones worth looking for are: Jack Lord, Ricardo Montalban, Sonny and Cher, William Shatner AND Lenoard Nimoy (in the same episode), James Doohan, Werner Klemperer, June Lockhart and Robert Culp. Within a few years of their guest appearances on this show., they would go on to star in their own iconic TV shows from this era.
One of the stars worked on his Ph.D. during the course of the series, and often was allowed to leave the set early so that he could attend night classes.
The show's third season saw a change of style that resulted in the amount of comedy being increased in response to the "camp" craze made popular by Batman (1966) and Get Smart (1965). As a result, the show's ratings plummeted and the series never recovered. Despite a return to serious stories the next year, it was cancelled midway through its fourth season.
The stunts were usually done by the two stars as well as by stuntmen, and the best version was used. One, however, wasn't too keen on heights and the other wasn't too keen on water - so they tried to avoid those stunts.
Except for "Alexander the Greater Affair," episodes were always titled "The (insert episode title) Affair", while each act also carried its own title, usually taken from a line of dialog.
This series was a veritable hotbed for up and coming, fresh-faced TV stars just starting their acting careers. The most notable ones worth looking for are: Jack Lord, Ricardo Montalban, Sonny and Cher, William Shatner AND Lenoard Nimoy (in the same episode), James Doohan, Werner Klemperer, June Lockhart and Robert Culp. Within a few years of their guest appearances on this show., they would go on to star in their own iconic TV shows from this era.
One of the stars worked on his Ph.D. during the course of the series, and often was allowed to leave the set early so that he could attend night classes.
The show's third season saw a change of style that resulted in the amount of comedy being increased in response to the "camp" craze made popular by Batman (1966) and Get Smart (1965). As a result, the show's ratings plummeted and the series never recovered. Despite a return to serious stories the next year, it was cancelled midway through its fourth season.
Vaughn was working on his PhD and refused water stunts; McCallum had a problem with heights.
There was a cute homage to TMFU in one episode of "The A-Team." As you may recall, the last season of that show had the team working FOR the government, under the watchful eye of "General Hunt Stockwell," played by Vaughn. One episode, "The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair," had McCallum playing a Russian ex-CIA agent, who was an old associate of Stockwell's. Each Act (segment) had a title, just as in TMFU.
While it's never explicit, the main character of this weekly series (A) was supposedly descended from the main character of another series (B), each main character using the same gimmick to conceal his identity. Each main character had a sidekick that could be considered "exotic," depending on how you define the term.
Also, it is revealed during ANOTHER series (C) that the main character of THIS series (A) was childhood friends with the main character of the other series (C).
The lead actor of series (A) died this year. His sidekick died in the 1970s. The lead actors of series C are both still alive, although how they managed to escape debilitating STDs remains a true accomplishment, if their memoirs are to be believed.
I'm pretty sure you're right. They sounded like those to me on first hearing them, as well. And I've already noted how the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet were invented by the same writer and said to be related.
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No. Only one spin-off made it to the second season.
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Sanford and Son
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That's it Raf. After S&S, some of the cast spunoff to do a series called Sanford and Arms. Then an attempt to bring back the old series without Lamont (Fred's son') was made and it was called just Sanford. The third spinoff was Grady named for the character in the original series.
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I didn't remember Grady, but the Sanford Arms and Sanford shows, I remembered.
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The star of this show is best known as a singer, but has appeared in movies, even before the TV series.
Her character's name was going to be "Sally," but she decided instead to use her real first name, to help draw in her fan base as viewers.
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Lots of musicians are doing cable shows these days; i.e., cooking shows, restoration housing etc, but judging from the clues I'd have to say this is "Reba".
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And you have judged correctly.
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This TV show seems to have done better in syndication than in its original run. It was popular enough to justify an attempt at a sequel TV show with the cast returning. The office, naturally, was run by the supposed eye-candy receptionist. One character always had a band-aid visible in each episode. One character almost never used his real name- but had lots of alternatives. One character saw combat in World War II- but you'd never imagine it looking at him on the show. One character never used his real name because he deserted the US Army during the Vietnam War- while in the field. Finally, there was a perfectly logical, real-world reason why the show had problems being rebroadcast years later.
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Ok, this is going to be a WILD guess. But, based on the last part of the clue, I'm going to figure that the "real world reason" not to rebroadcast the show years later would be extreme discomfort at the setting. That is, it would have to be set somewhere that no one wants to talk about anymore because ... well, BECAUSE. So I'm going to place the setting as the top of the World Trade Center, which housed a restaurant called Windows on the World. I'm not aware of any tv show set at Windows on the World, but I do recall a show about waitresses set at a restaurant on top of a skyscraper.
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I'm thinking "WKRP in Cincinnati," eye-candy receptionist being the main clue. I do seem to remember a sequel, as well. I thought it did fine in its original run, but maybe it did better in syndication. I'm guessing it couldn't be rebroadcast because there actually IS a WKRP, now?
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I thought about WKRP too. It was my second guess.
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It WAS WKRP.
The show used real music by real artists, and it was a pain to try to get the rights for all the real music for DVDs and so on.
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There WAS a WKRP sequel show. Jennifer ran the office, and people kept thinking she was a BRAINLESS blonde and talked over her head. Les Nessman had a band-aid in the first episode, and they decided to make a running gag of it for the series. Dr Johnny Fever was Johnny Caravello, but also Johnny Midnite, Rip Tide, Heavy Early.....
Venus Flytrap was Gordon SIms, who fled Vietnam to preserve his sanity. Mr Carlson was a World War II combat veteran.
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This series was a veritable hotbed for up and coming, fresh-faced TV stars just starting their acting careers. The most notable ones worth looking for are: Jack Lord, Ricardo Montalban, Sonny and Cher, William Shatner AND Lenoard Nimoy (in the same episode), James Doohan, Werner Klemperer, June Lockhart and Robert Culp. Within a few years of their guest appearances on this show., they would go on to star in their own iconic TV shows from this era.
One of the stars worked on his Ph.D. during the course of the series, and often was allowed to leave the set early so that he could attend night classes.
The show's third season saw a change of style that resulted in the amount of comedy being increased in response to the "camp" craze made popular by Batman (1966) and Get Smart (1965). As a result, the show's ratings plummeted and the series never recovered. Despite a return to serious stories the next year, it was cancelled midway through its fourth season.
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*wild swing* "Cavalcade of Stars"?
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This was an action show, not a variety show.
The stunts were usually done by the two stars as well as by stuntmen, and the best version was used. One, however, wasn't too keen on heights and the other wasn't too keen on water - so they tried to avoid those stunts.
Except for "Alexander the Greater Affair," episodes were always titled "The (insert episode title) Affair", while each act also carried its own title, usually taken from a line of dialog.
This series was a veritable hotbed for up and coming, fresh-faced TV stars just starting their acting careers. The most notable ones worth looking for are: Jack Lord, Ricardo Montalban, Sonny and Cher, William Shatner AND Lenoard Nimoy (in the same episode), James Doohan, Werner Klemperer, June Lockhart and Robert Culp. Within a few years of their guest appearances on this show., they would go on to star in their own iconic TV shows from this era.
One of the stars worked on his Ph.D. during the course of the series, and often was allowed to leave the set early so that he could attend night classes.
The show's third season saw a change of style that resulted in the amount of comedy being increased in response to the "camp" craze made popular by Batman (1966) and Get Smart (1965). As a result, the show's ratings plummeted and the series never recovered. Despite a return to serious stories the next year, it was cancelled midway through its fourth season.
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Man from UNCLE
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No question about it. :-) (I miss the old emoticons.)
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Vaughn was working on his PhD and refused water stunts; McCallum had a problem with heights.
There was a cute homage to TMFU in one episode of "The A-Team." As you may recall, the last season of that show had the team working FOR the government, under the watchful eye of "General Hunt Stockwell," played by Vaughn. One episode, "The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair," had McCallum playing a Russian ex-CIA agent, who was an old associate of Stockwell's. Each Act (segment) had a title, just as in TMFU.
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While it's never explicit, the main character of this weekly series (A) was supposedly descended from the main character of another series (B), each main character using the same gimmick to conceal his identity. Each main character had a sidekick that could be considered "exotic," depending on how you define the term.
Also, it is revealed during ANOTHER series (C) that the main character of THIS series (A) was childhood friends with the main character of the other series (C).
The lead actor of series (A) died this year. His sidekick died in the 1970s. The lead actors of series C are both still alive, although how they managed to escape debilitating STDs remains a true accomplishment, if their memoirs are to be believed.
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A and B are the Green Hornet and the Lone Ranger, respectively. I'm guessing that C is Batman.
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Am I right?
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I'm pretty sure you're right. They sounded like those to me on first hearing them, as well. And I've already noted how the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet were invented by the same writer and said to be related.
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