If a sitcom episode suddenly introduces a wacky cast of characters who will never be seen or mentioned again, then it's likely a purposed pilot for a new show.

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

Definitely! As Jeff Foxworthy says, "If you introduce brand new characters no one has seen before, you just might be a backdoor pilot!"

@MrVariant

Жыл бұрын

This is a fun thread lol let alone shows you the life cycles if sitcoms fade after 5 years when they make syndication.

@patrickperalta59

Жыл бұрын

@@atomicabe well true sitcoms can introduce characters not seen before but doesn't mean they will get their own show..for Example on Happy Days MRS C's nephew Roger and MR C's Niece "K C" had never been mentioned before yet later in the series after Richie and Ralph left...both Rogers and K. C. were introduced but never given their own series. so not all new characters are given their own series.

@SuperMarioBrosIII

Жыл бұрын

@@atomicabe Ellen Travolta is John Travolta's sister and portrayed Scott Baios mother on both Happy Days and Charles In Charge. 🤗👍🙋📺

@gbear2253

Жыл бұрын

So true!!

Another weird concept to this show was when it went from network to syndication. The original family moves out and a new one moves in WITH CHARLES STILL THERE!!! Imagine buying or renting a place to stay then being told there is a man in the basement. He comes with the home.

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

see also: PARASITE (2019)

@kimberlywiederhold627

Жыл бұрын

The second family also needed a caretaker for the children. They offered Charles the job based on the first family's recommendations.

@kobrakitsch877

Жыл бұрын

Small correction : Charles and Buddy arrived back from vacation to discover that the Powells were moving in and the Pembrokes were leaving during the premiere episode of the 2nd season. Charles would later move down into the basement during season 4.

@kjk7611

Жыл бұрын

@@kobrakitsch877 Hadn't The Pembrokes' left already?

@kobrakitsch877

Жыл бұрын

@@kjk7611Stan the father, Lila the daughter and Douglas the older brother had already left. But Jill the mother and Jason the youngest son wanted to say a proper farewell to Charles and Buddy. Jill Pembroke was played by guest Lisa Donovan and not series regular Julie Cobb. Michael Pearlman reprised his role as Jason Pembroke one last time during his heartfelt goodbye scene with Scott Baio.

Thank you for mentioning buddy’s precipitous mental decline during the run of the series. He went from being Charles’ smarmy sidekick to a character who should have 24/7 in home care.

@slasherdope8065

Жыл бұрын

Sadly that is a reality for many many of us, regardless of age. Mental illness is real

@SuperMarioBrosIII

Жыл бұрын

@@slasherdope8065 Why did Buddy aka Willie Aims go blonde?

@DarkPhoenixSaga

Жыл бұрын

​@@SuperMarioBrosIII He was playing Buddy's cousin who acts the exact same way as Buddy.

@kjk7611

Жыл бұрын

Life actually imitated art in this instance. Willie Ames, Buddy, actually spiraled downward into a drug habit. After Bible Man, Ames became broke & homeless. At 1 point, sleeping on benches. Eventually, he turned himself around, getting gainful employment & a new, stable life. Thanks to years of rehab programs.

@SuperMarioBrosIII

Жыл бұрын

@@kjk7611 True, Willie Aims was also on VH1's The Surreal Real. 😉📺🙏📼

Gosh I miss sitcom television. It was an amazing time

Now I have the Charles in Charge theme song stuck in my head. Thanks Atomic Abe.

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha! We've had it stuck in our heads for decades.

@anthonycerulli1423

Жыл бұрын

@@atomicabe lol same here actually

@JohnJohnson-fr5cx

Жыл бұрын

Mee too!

@zumizm1

Жыл бұрын

Was funny when Amy sang the theme over the tannoy in superstore then in Spanish 😄😄😄

watching the carwash section, my eyes were on that Castlevania arcade machine every time it was on screen...

Sitcom idea. Characters are stuck in a failed backdoor pilot, still having ongoing sitcom hijinks, everyone is aware they are in a failed pilot and are trapped, and aware that they aren't actually being broadcast or watched (even though in reality we are), and there is this kinda limbo where all failed pilots exist like this.

@atomicabe

11 ай бұрын

I love this. Would definitely watch.

@chazarcola7639

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like a very intriguing concept. But I get the weird feeling that I may have seen this before on The Twilight Zone or even Night Gallery. The former anthology series presented the episode "5 Characters In Search Of An Exit". Perfectly describes your unusual scenario.

@kobrakitsch877

10 ай бұрын

The closest anyone has created to your sitcom idea might be the Nick At Night family sitcom "HI, HONEY. I'M HOME": A young TV fan living in 1990s suburbia discovers that his favorite 1950s television family has moved next door as part of the Sitcom Relocation Program when reruns of their classic show are pulled from syndication. He and his mother help their neighbors cope with and adjust to their new modern environment.

I would have totally watched and enjoyed Almost Family. It feels like something I would watched when I was a kid.

The Mona hotel set is the same set used for the Tipton hotel in Zack & Cody

I loved “Charles in Charge” as a kid in the late eighties, but haven’t thought about it since, so I didn’t know about any of these spin-offs. Thanks.

@kingdjack6

Жыл бұрын

I the only to thing remember about that was after it like Scott Biao getting into it with a porn star and the dude who played Buddy running off that Drill Instructor from Celebrity Fit Club😂.

@Nrthmnsplbnd9

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I don't think we missed out either, given the formulaic conveyor belt of these types of sitcoms.

By far one of THE BEST behind the scenes sitcom Docs I’ve seen on KZread! Keep up the GREAT work! 👏👏

I have fond memories of Charles in Charge. I distinctly remember it came on in the afternoons in the summer as reruns because I can remember in the summer on Vacation Bible School days, watching the reruns in the afternoon (after getting cleaned up) or reading Sweet Valley Twins books in my room before going to VBS.

I never thought much of these shows during the time. Looking back is oddly comforting. And entertaining! Thanks for putting in the work!

I had such a crush on Scott Baio! I watched this show, along with Facts of Life religiously!

Shout out to the arcade cabinet of Castlevania in the "Almost Family" carwash

"It's like talking to lava." I gotta remember to use that one the next time I wanna make no sense.

Buddy's best line ever was "just because your parents aren't married doesn't mean you can't put out a fire'

@baronvg

2 ай бұрын

Rewatching that episode it blew my mind that the illiterate kid was Paul Walker!

@baronvg

2 ай бұрын

Oh, and I also enjoyed the very next joke which was Charles asking Buddy to leave so he could talk with Paul Walker, and Buddy jokes that he always has to leave when the subject turns to S-E-X.

Thanks for checking out the premiere everyone! Enjoy the episode!

Damn, I totally forgot that finale until you showed that.

What a great video! The "countdown to regret" was hilarious haha!

I remember this show mostly because I identified with Sarah, one of the sisters because I like her was shy, literary, and felt like I was in my popular sister's shadows.

@charliesargent6225

3 ай бұрын

Did you turn out to be a babe like her?

@julieporter7805

3 ай бұрын

Mostly people have described me as cute.

To be fair: in the last show, the dad did give good advice. He even warned that some of their friends may not stay friends if they chose a certain path. It was honest and not heavy handed or fake.

Dick Gautier was also the original Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie AND played Robin Hood in the short lived Mel Brooks "sitcom" When Things Were Rotten

@emmapeel38

Жыл бұрын

I've been watching a lot of stuff with him recently, specifically the one episode (on KZread) of "Here We Go Again" (1973), and a number of his appearances on game shows like Password Plus, Match Game, and Celebrity Bowling; very likeable guy. Seems to be great with the contestants.

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

He's a great actor with so much range. And so many iconic voiceover roles.

@TMC1982Part2

Жыл бұрын

Dick Gautier also played Batman in an early 1970s television PSA about equal pay. Yvonne Craig and Burt Ward reprised their roles as Batgirl and Robin from the 1960s TV series. Adam West was at the time, trying to distance himself from the Batman role, hence why he didn't appear in the ad.

I remember watching these in syndication with the flu in college and knowing they were spin offs. They helped soothe the pain.

great insight and excellent research. thxs

Man charles is charge was such a great show

Better Call Saul Goes to Hawaii is the spinoff we never knew we needed!

I had to stop the video at 28 mins to say this is a fantastic video. the edits and the commentary makes me remember my childhood. thank you

I loved those first run syndication shows. “Small Wonders” and “She’s the Sheriff” or “It’s a Living” I loved them all.

Glad YT recommended this! Subbed.

It's weird that Jack Bannon would be in any of this stuff. He's a really underrated character actor. He was great on Lou Grant.

@ykook7000

Жыл бұрын

So he wanted to work with his wife not hard to understand

Great vid! Thank for the info.

I think Facts Of Life holds the record for the most failed spinoff attempts at six: Tootie's mixed race aunt and uncle, the boys at Stone Military Academy, Jo's widowed uncle and his three kids, Blair and Jo making a go of it at Langley College (the producers decided to keep all the FOL characters united even after Blair and Jo graduated from Eastland), Natalie living with a bunch of zany roommates in Manhattan (just think, had that succeeded, there would have been no Friends), and finally, Blair becoming the headmistress of Eastland.

@chazarcola7639

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful comment and great suggestion. Does Atomic Abe Productions have a video on the multiple backdoor spinoffs from THE FACTS OF LIFE ?? We definitely need to see that.

@nassauguy48

Жыл бұрын

@@chazarcola7639 Not that I know of, but that would definitely be a good thing to produce. Had the producers decided to split the cast up after Blair and Jo graduated from Eastland, I believe that would have been the end for both shows!

@tobysgamingworld1550

Жыл бұрын

What happened to Blair’s cousin Jerry? 😂 he needed his own spin-off.

@piscesempress1978

Жыл бұрын

@@tobysgamingworld1550 Geri, and it was a girl not guy.. duh!

@tobysgamingworld1550

Жыл бұрын

@@piscesempress1978 you’re right, and she had half a chromosome!!! You’re so correct. Thank you for reminded me that it was a FEMALE window licker. This is why the internet is so awesome. Making new friends. Blair and her pudding headed cousin Geri.

just stumbled across some of your videos… they are so great, keep up the good work. SUBBED

Good details and well-produced. Nice!

Nicole Eggert was drop-dead gorgeous

@kobrakitsch877

Жыл бұрын

Drop dead are the key words. And of course FAKE ME TOO.

@A_YouTube_Commenter

Жыл бұрын

Would gert her eggs.

@Daniel_Capital

Жыл бұрын

@@kobrakitsch877 true sir but that doesn’t affect her physical looks

@kobrakitsch877

Жыл бұрын

@@A_KZread_Commenter Her eggs have all dried up by now.

@kobrakitsch877

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel_Capital After her Splash diving fiasco, 3 court bankruptcy declarations, and eating all the ice cream of her failed business, Nicole gained weight and lost her good looks. That's why she became a very angry woman who falsely accused Scott because she felt that his wife Renee "stole" her happily ever after.

For some reason seeing "The Carwash" almost seems to mirror elements of "Welcome Back Kotter," which might have influenced why it wasn't picked up. The premise seems likely to have been lucky if it got even a half-season order with the basic idea, but it's one of those "we'll never know what we missed out on" concepts

This was brilliant

Fun Fact: Jeff Bennet was also in Friday the 13th part 7 (1988) with Susan Jennifer Sullivan. Their characters had multiple scenes together as a fake love interest.

Right onnn 🤘🏼😎

21:50 This accent may very well clear the age old mystery of 70s show's Fez country of origin. Romania ... who would have thought?

I liked the first family in Charles In Charge more than the second family.

You should do some "Welcome Back, Kotter" failed spinoffs. Pat Morita had a spinoff show called "Mr. T & Tina" and there was a backdoor pilot centering on Horshack and his family during Season 2. The two episodes were "Whatever Happend to Little Arnold and "There Goes Number 5"

@long-time-first-time

Жыл бұрын

Great insight into the Kotter universe.

@nassauguy48

Жыл бұрын

Wow, I had no idea that Welcome Back, Kotter had those spinoff attempts! Was this when John Travolta was about to bolt so as to pursue his movie career?

@BDRose

Жыл бұрын

@@nassauguy48 Before he blew up on 'Saturday Night Fever"

Scott Baio received 2 Emmy nominations for the drama specials Stoned and All The Kids Do It plus 3 Best Lead Actor film festival awards for the independent movie The Bread, My Sweet.

wait. I might have to rewind but Ellen Travolta also played an Aunt of Charles in an episode where she wanted to take Nicole Eggert with her to Paris. Aunt Vanessa. So Lillian is a triplet. Unless Vanessa was a dream i had.

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

whoa! What a find.

@chazarcola7639

Жыл бұрын

Good observations. Ellen Travolta portrayed madcap rich socialite Aunt Vanessa in at least two episodes : "Everybody Loves Vanessa" and "All That Chaz". But her persona first appeared in "Dutiful Dreamer" wherein she was just an exaggerated version of Lillian in Charles's bizarre dream.

that dig at the end was uncalled for. charles in charge was great. can't believe you never mentioned the movie Zapped!

I can’t tell if you were being sarcastic about Lou Grant which was actually a relatively successful spin off. I love that it’s the incredibly rare spin-off to send a character from a sitcom into a (sort of) drama.

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

see also: TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. -- they changed location, they changed time period, they changed genre and they changed format (from a 30-minute sitcom to an hour-long drama.) And we are fans of LOU GRANT (from both shows.) Ed Asner had held the record for longest run as one character until Belzer's Munch beat it.

@justmeiniowa

Жыл бұрын

@@atomicabe Kelsey Grammar played the same character for 20 years so he definitely beats Ed Asner

@DarkPhoenixSaga

Жыл бұрын

​@@justmeiniowa Kelsey Grammer is coming back with a Frasier reboot.

@kjk7611

Жыл бұрын

LOU GRANT was a very successful spin-off & very serious.

@kjk7611

Жыл бұрын

@@atomicabe And changed actors (TRAPPER JOHN, M.D.).

Absolutely fascinating. I love your videos

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you like our videos.

@roseakarosiehweinstein3216

Жыл бұрын

I'm very impressed with this video Aunt Sally you're absolutely fucking brilliant

Great video btw!

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.

Wow this was so good. Thanks

Love what you do!!!! 😊

Such great a great job!! I’ve always been fascinated with back door pilots . I would love to hear your take on the “Too Close for Comfort” back door pilots. They had at least three or four of them themselves

@Mister_Listener

Жыл бұрын

I recently watched two campy episodes of Too Close in the final season where Pat Carroll was the owner of The Marin Bugler…it was pretty stinky. Lol.

the original MACGYVER had a backdoor pilot in last season, focusing on the Coltons a family of black bounty hunters , episode called "The Coltons"

Good job on the video.

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Willie Aames is also the leader of the party we know as Dungeon and Dragons from the Saturday morning cartoons, too.

1988, 89, and 1990. I would watch the show on WGN here in Chicago on Saturday Afternoons...Generation Xers 1965-1982 remember this show.

@mysticakhenaton1701

Жыл бұрын

Bubby was my boy on the show. straight up harmless NUTT/LOL

Scott Bayo was the 80s Keanu Reeves; I'm referring to adoration. His name was everywhere and people gushed over him.

@kobrakitsch877

Жыл бұрын

I always compared Scott more to Zac Efron.

@chazarcola7639

Жыл бұрын

Before Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure", there was Scott Baio and Willie Aames in "Zapped".

@mrshiftd

Жыл бұрын

Scott Bayo is a douche and Keanu Reeves is a respectable human being who cares about others.

@chazarcola7639

Жыл бұрын

​​@@mrshiftd Enjoy your chemo. God always gives cancer to trolls who act like a cancer by spreading hatred against innocent people on the internet.

@charliesargent6225

3 ай бұрын

Would have been nice if you took the time to spell his name correctly.

Bob Lob Law is the best! Oughta make a spin-off of it!

Michael Manaseri is a pretty prolific indie filmmaker today. His movie A Mosquito Man is an interesting send-up of Spider-Man and superhero movies.

Charles in charge ruled. The Show was hysterical

It seems as all backdoor pilots are based around some workplace.

"how do make spin-off of established characters without having to write them out of the current show? bullseye, identical twins"

I had never seen the ending before, that is some crazy stuff.

They shouldve produced Tackelberry Knows Best and Serpentor in Charge.

Scott Baio directed 37 episodes of the 126 episodes of Charles In Charge.

I still watch this show. For me it just makes me feel good. I wish it was easier to get the last three seasons though.

CHRISTMAS RECOMMENDATIONS : 1. Home For The Holidays ( season 1 ) Charles, Buddy, Gwendolyn and The Pembrokes with guest star Rue McClanahan. 2. Yule Laugh ( season 3 ) Charles, Buddy, Lillian and The Powells trapped in a cabin during a snow storm.

Was that the same café that was use in Happy Days as well as Save by the Bell?

@chazarcola7639

11 ай бұрын

No but there are definite similarities. The Yesterday Cafe was introduced during season 4 after Lillian sold her pizza making restaurant and bought an old diner which she transformed into The Yesterday Cafe.

Fans forget spin offs, sequels, reboots etc from movies and television is nothing new.

I'm stuck on the premise that a character's professor asks one of his students to temp as an assistant manager in a hotel. Hard to imagine why this show didn't last in prime time.

20:00 Here I am STILL waiting for the Facts of Life backdoor pilot videos.

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@gbear2253

Жыл бұрын

@@atomicabe can’t wait 😁

Unexpected Dom DeMillo appearance!

I'm really impressed with your video. Super well done! I love '80s TV and used to watch Charles in Charge but don't remember those spinoff attempts. It's so strange to me how Willie Aames went from teen heartthrob in Eight is Enough, totally cool character to a complete idiot. I didn't remember just how ridiculous it got in later years. And Dudley... yikes! Fun video. I look forward to exploring your channel.

I remember this stuff!😅 now I know why I forgot until this video!✌🏻

Charles In Charge being canceled after one season and re-aring with a semi different cast is very reminiscent of Good Morning Miss Bliss/Saved By The Bell.

Great video! Something wrong with IMdb: the actor Jeff Bennett (Mitchell) was also in Friday the 13th Part VII as Eddie. Melissa and Eddie in same pilot. Ha

I remember this show loved sout bao

Any chance you will do any of the backdoor pilots for Facts of Life...or The Cosby Shows backdoor pilot attempt with s1 "mr quiet"? Though the first season of Cosby was a breakout, it was def a bold move for them to try to do a spinoff after just ONE season lol, but I'm also curious about the backstory of that one and if Tony Orlando was fully on board

nice to see actor Dick Gautier who was the voice of Serpentor : Know that I am the one you seek. I am the one Born to rule, destined to conquer Let those who fear me, follow me Let those who oppose me, die For I am Serpentor, and this I command!"

The TORKLESONS was my favorite show... William Schallert is a treasure...

Willie Aames, the Edsel of sitcom comedy relief guys

I loved the Pembroke family & especially Lila. Took me a while to get used to the Powell family, especially Jamie, she rubbed me the wrong way. But I had forgotten about the backdoor pilot.

@taintedlife2618

Жыл бұрын

Sarah was dry as hell.

@Wintersoldier73

Жыл бұрын

@@taintedlife2618 I don't disagree, but I couldn't stand Jamie in the beginning. I actually loved Mr. Powell & Buddy's dynamic, the best characters in the continuation of the show. In my opinion, at least.

It would have been funny if in the final scene Charles would have waken up next to Erin Moran. Similar to Newhart 😂😂😂

@chazarcola7639

Жыл бұрын

Genius idea. ❤❤

No mention of Jennifer Runyon/Gwendolyn Pierce?!

I’m ashamed of my 80’s/90’s TV/sitcom illiteracy in that I’ve zero recollection of the Almost Home/the Torkelsons Series. Can’t wait to watch on them KZreadns.

I remember seeing this show "Charles in Charge" but man it was a kinda funny show lol.

Another interesting spinoff attempt was the ORIGINAL Empty Nest starring Rita Moreno in a Golden Girls episode. She portrayed a doctor's wife whose only child, a daughter, is away at college, and is feeling ignored by her husband due to his devotion to his medical career. It was never picked up by the network, paving the way for the actual Empty Nest starring Richard Mulligan as a widowed doctor with two daughters to premier at a later date. Of course, The Golden Palace starring three of the four Golden Girls was a one season disaster.

Charles on "Charles in Charge" was my first boyhood crush.

Thanks for this video. Charles in Charge was my favorite show growing up. Although I didn’t like season 1 😵‍💫

@kobrakitsch877

Жыл бұрын

You didn't like The Pembrokes ??

The car wash situation was by far the better of the three. May have been difficult to come up with sustainable plots every episode. Perhaps a fonz type character and a lenny & squigy types would've made it more entertaining. Even a pinky & leather tucadareo. Plus various characters who visit the car wash on a regular basis.

@kobrakitsch877

Жыл бұрын

Aunt Vanessa should have visited Aunt Sally and bought the car wash business from her, thus becoming the crazy new owner thereof. The madcap rich socialite then sells the whole operation, hires the remaining employees as her personal household staff and takes them all on a globe trekking sojourn around the world for more wacky adventures.

Michael Manasseri played in the Weird Science tv series as well as a few episodes of Wings.

@luisrizo8813

Жыл бұрын

Male pattern baldness

Now I subscribed!

Oh, that was hilarious, and Willie Aames is great.

@atomicabe

7 ай бұрын

thank you

Out of the three spin-offs, I think the Nicole Eggbert spin-off could have actually been really good if utilized correctly. However, it has it's obvious strengths and weaknesses (with it's weaknesses being a significant problem). THE GOOD (strengths): Nicole Eggbert alone would have made me watch the show and the dude who played Tackleberry in the Police Academy films is an EXCELLENT comedic actor, so if I was writing the show I would feature him as much as Nicole Eggbert. Also, the Torkelson's girl is a really good actress so I would have utilized her character as well. Those three actors are definitely the three main stars that would make me watch the show and the writers should have used those three the most. Also, if the Sarah Powell character had been allowed to stick around, that would have been great since that's FOUR awesome characters I would have really liked for this series and would have made me want to watch this spin-off. THE BAD (weaknesses): That Balki / Perfect Strangers rip-off character is NOT good. I just keep thinking that character is the "Coke Zero" version of Balki. LMAO. It's NOT good. Same applies to the Pauly Shore rip-off... it's the "Coke Zero" of Pauly Shore rip-offs. Both Not-Pauly Shore and Not-Balki need to leave. I'm neutral towards the mom (I don't hate her, but not in love with her either, but her character can be utilized as an effective way to move a plot forward). If I had to pick, I would keep the mom for plot reasons but would lose the two Balki / Pauly Shore characters. THE UGLY (ultra weaknesses): That controversial Mexico related line that came out of Nicole Eggbert's mouth... WTF was that?!? LMAO. Even by 1990 standards, that was pretty horrendous. They need better writers or at least someone that can edit the scripts effectively and filter out the more controversial stuff and just make the stories focus on light hearted and fun stuff. OVERALL (in conclusion... I'm writing a damn essay... how did that happen?!? LMAO): Center the show around Nicole Eggbert, the Tackleberry guy, the Torkelson's girl, and Sarah Powell (IF she's allowed to stick around, I would hope she can stay) and keep the mom around for plot progression reasons (and for the mom to be the "Deus Ex Machina" for the other characters when they get themselves into a crazy situation they can't get out of and need to be bailed out. LMAO). Lose fake Balki and fake Pauly Shore and for the love of humanity, have the writers stick to more fun and light hearted stuff and keep away from any controversial stuff. LOL. On a last note, I personally like Scott Baio as a director. I've seen him direct some Charles in Charge episodes and other shows like Out of This World and he does a great job with the actors in all the episodes I've seen him direct. So I would have gotten Scott Baio to be the main director of this show.

@kobrakitsch877

Жыл бұрын

So the parents in the 3rd backdoor spinoff pilot were fine with Nicky the East European foreign exchange student but not with a Mexican boyfriend for Amanda ???

@taintedlife2618

Жыл бұрын

Not freaking EGGBERT

My teen self would have watched the last spin-off attempt just for more Nicole Eggery who I thought was the hottest woman who was ever born back then. I thought I remembered her being pretty popular but maybe it was just me thinking that. Definitely not hard to see why none of these took off. I guess to be fair given the quality of most syndicated sitcoms of the time, they probably weren't much worse then what was already out there (there is a reason Charles in Charge succeeded, it's competition in first run syndicated sitcoms was not exactly Friends or Seinfeld) but can't see any but the last one being able to pull years worth of stories out of them, and that one would have likely been a re-hash of what other sitcoms have done better.

the car wash one looked best lol

I can't believe anything backdoor related that including Nicole Eggert was a failure LOL

@robd1329

Жыл бұрын

She was pretty when i was a kid. Had no idea Baio was banging her

19:35 The human fly was played by Frank Ferrante who now tours with a One-Man Groucho Marx show - look him up, he's very good

@atomicabe

Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Will look up his show.

@KevinGeeksOut

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! When we watched that episode I was trying to figure out what I recognized him from. The human fly has a small amount of screen time but he makes a big impression. Frank Ferrante has a good voice, great delivery. Ideal for playing Groucho.

Your videos are fucking great, keep it up.

I can’t believe I watched this whole thing. This doc was better than anything that show ever did. Lol