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Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 07:56 AM

Fat Loves New Years' Because Channel 11 In NY Plays The Honeymooners Marathon.It Got Fat Thinking About The Best Sitcom Casts Of All Time.  Although The Honeymooners Is One Of His Favorite Shows, It Did Not Have A Perfect Cast, Because Trixie Is So Lame.  Also, The Cast Is Not Large Enough To Warrant Being A Best Cast Ever.Seinfeld Doesn't Qualify Either.  Although George And His Parents, Kramer And Elaine Are Strong, Jerry Is Just Ho-Hum, And His Parents Are Weak.To Be A Best Cast Ever, All The Main Characters Must Be Strong And All The Satellite Characters Must Be Strong.  The Characterizations Must Be So Strong That When You Think Of The Actor, You Automatically Think Of Them In That Role.Here Are Fat's Two Choices For Best Casts Ever:2. Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mary/Rhoda/Sue Ann/Phyllis/Ted Baxter/Georgette/Lou:  1. Beverly Hillbillies: Jed/Jethro/Ellie Mae/Granny/Mr. and Mrs. Drysdale/Aunt Pearl/Jethrine/Miss Hathaway - All Perfect! Any Others? 

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crb1

01-02-2007, 08:01 AM

Fat_Sunny wrote: I Love New Years' Because Channel 11 In NY Plays The Honeymooners Marathon.It Got Me Thinking About The Best Sitcom Casts Of All Time.  Although The Honeymooners Is One Of My Favorite Shows, It Did Not Have A Perfect Cast, Because Trixie Is So Lame.  Also, The Cast Is Not Large Enough To Warrant Being A Best Cast Ever.Seinfeld Doesn't Qualify Either.  Although George And His Parents, Kramer And Elaine Are Strong, Jerry Is Just Ho-Hum, And His Parents Are Weak.To Be A Best Cast Ever, All The Main Characters Must Be Strong And All The Satellite Characters Must Be Strong.  The Characterizations Must Be So Strong That When You Think Of The Actor, You Automatically Think Of Them In That Role.Here Are My Two Choices For Best Casts Ever:2. Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mary/Rhoda/Sue Ann/Phyllis/Ted Baxter/Georgette/Lou:  1. Beverly Hillbillies: Jed/Jethro/Ellie Mae/Granny/Mr. and Mrs. Drysdale/Aunt Pearl/Jethrine/Miss Hathaway - All Perfect! Any Others? Does this mean you missed the Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi?    You bastard.

Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 08:06 AM

"Does this mean you missed the Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi?"Fat Did Manage A Couple Of Those Too!  His All-Time Fav Is The One Where Billy Mumy's Grandmother Dies, And She Keeps Calling Him On His Phone Until He Joins Her In Death.  Always Freaks Fat Out!

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A.J.

01-02-2007, 08:12 AM

M*A*S*H and Cheers.  Both so good that even when major characters left, the shows got better.

Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 08:16 AM

MASH And Cheers Are Two Excellent Choices.  Fat Never Really Got Into Either Show, But They Both Qualify As Having An Exceptional Cast Of Characters! 

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Tall_James

01-02-2007, 08:22 AM

A.J. wrote: M*A*S*H and Cheers.  Both so good that even when major characters left, the shows got better. Sorry AJ.  M*A*S*H shit the bed after McLean Stevenson and Larry Linville left.

Hottub

01-02-2007, 08:26 AM

TheMojoPin

01-02-2007, 08:28 AM

<img src="http://members.aol.com/snirv/cast.jpg" border="0" width="292" height="252" /><img src="http://online.tvguide.com/images/pgimg/scrubs3.jpg" border="0" width="219" height="330" /><img src="http://www.jim.aquino.com/images/homicide-3rd-season.jpg" border="0" width="256" height="380" /><img src="http://z.about.com/d/tvcomedies/1/0/V/-/-/-/white_vertical_72.jpg" border="0" width="351" height="468" /><img src="http://www.spaced-out.org.uk/images/cast/s2-pp-shot/cover.jpg" border="0" width="371" height="474" /><img src="http://www.allgervais.com/images/officegroup.jpg" border="0" width="450" height="252" />I'd post a picture of the cast of The Wire, but it would probably break the page's layout.I'm always a fan of a great ensemble (mine are in addition to some the greats already listed here).  Shows that revolve around only 2-3 key characters I never can stick with.

EliSnow

01-02-2007, 08:28 AM

Fat_Sunny wrote: I Love New Years' Because Channel 11 In NY Plays The Honeymooners Marathon.It Got Me Thinking About The Best Sitcom Casts Of All Time.  Although The Honeymooners Is One Of My Favorite Shows, It Did Not Have A Perfect Cast, Because Trixie Is So Lame.  Also, The Cast Is Not Large Enough To Warrant Being A Best Cast Ever.Seinfeld Doesn't Qualify Either.  Although George And His Parents, Kramer And Elaine Are Strong, Jerry Is Just Ho-Hum, And His Parents Are Weak.To Be A Best Cast Ever, All The Main Characters Must Be Strong And All The Satellite Characters Must Be Strong.  The Characterizations Must Be So Strong That When You Think Of The Actor, You Automatically Think Of Them In That Role.Here Are My Two Choices For Best Casts Ever:2. Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mary/Rhoda/Sue Ann/Phyllis/Ted Baxter/Georgette/Lou:  1. Beverly Hillbillies: Jed/Jethro/Ellie Mae/Granny/Mr. and Mrs. Drysdale/Aunt Pearl/Jethrine/Miss Hathaway - All Perfect! Any Others? Beverly Hillbillies should not be on any "Best" list. Also, I disagree in requiring "all" cast members to be strong.  That's just too big of a requirement, especially for shows that last a long time, and as a result, have cast changes of the years.  That's like saying what's the best team of all time and requiring all players who ever played for that team over the years to be strong.  Even the best teams may have some weaker to weak players, but that's doesn't mean that the overall team isn't the best. For these reasons, I'd say that people should be able to choose a show by season and the cast at that time.For those reasons, I'd say:Cheers - First 2-3 seasonsSeinfeld - Seasons 3-5.  Jerry may have sucked as an actor, but the team is greater than the sum of its parts.  Each person perfectly fit their roles.Simpsons - Seasons 3-7. EDIT:  After seeing Mojopin's post, I HAVE to throw in Arrested Development for the whole series.  EVERYONE on that show was perfect.

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TheMojoPin

01-02-2007, 08:30 AM

Oh, and the US version of The Office, too.

Don Stugots

01-02-2007, 08:32 AM

wow, what a great thread, really. I Love LucyThe Odd Couple, even the minor characters are greatScrubs, top to bottom, great castMary Tyler MoorHomicide, what a great show.  i miss it stillLostAll in the Family might be the best.  the cast was show strong it spawned how many spin offs?  Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons.  Archie Bunker's Place and maybe one more that i cant remember.

Lumber

01-02-2007, 08:33 AM

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A.J.

01-02-2007, 08:37 AM

Don Stugots wrote: All in the Family might be the best.  the cast was show strong it spawned how many spin offs?  Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons.  Archie Bunker's Place and maybe one more that i cant remember.    <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083424/">Gloria</a>.

moochcassidy

01-02-2007, 08:38 AM

you have to go with the original 'office' even the peripheral characters are played well.

Sheeplovr

01-02-2007, 09:23 AM

Scrubs

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willisjackson

01-02-2007, 09:28 AM

News RadioArrested DevelopementSeinfeldEntourageCurb Your Enthusiam

Don Stugots

01-02-2007, 09:31 AM

Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 09:45 AM

"Beverly Hillbillies should not be on any "Best" list."Dude, You Must Be On Crack.<img src="http://www.theconnection.org/content/2003/01/30/crackhead173.jpg" border="0" width="173" height="146" /> If You Watch Beverly Hillbillies As An Adult (Now 45 Years Since It First Debuted), You Will See That The Writing Is Actually Incredibly Sophisticated!Fat Thought About All In The Family But Sally Strothers Was So Freakin' Weak That She Disqualifies It.  Meathead Too.Arrested Development: Yes!!!

thegreekchic

01-02-2007, 10:09 AM

Golden Girls. Each cast member won an emmy for their roles. Hands down, I think they were the best characters ever on T.V.

WhistlePig

01-02-2007, 10:26 AM

Agree with Mary Tyler Moore, Arrested Development and News Radio! I have
to add:

The Andy Griffith Show

The Dick Van Dyke show

The Bob Newhart show (when he was a psychiatrist)

WKRP in Cincinnati

Six Feet Under

The Shield

Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 10:27 AM

"Golden Girls" Had Too Small A Cast To Qualify.  They Didn't Have Any "Satellite" Characters.And Don't Even Think About Suggesting "Designing Women" !Fat Loves "What's Happening" And They Had Great Satellite Characters, But Rog Was Just Such An Odd Pick For the Lead.  But Du-Wayne And Rerun And Shirley And Momma And Dee Were All Classic!

Fallon

01-02-2007, 10:30 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: <img src="http://members.aol.com/snirv/cast.jpg" border="0" width="292" height="252" /> <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/clap.gif" border="0" />

Don Stugots

01-02-2007, 10:31 AM

willisjackson wrote: News Radio (SHIT i forgot that one) Arrested Developement (never seen it) Seinfeld (loved it) Entourage (hooked like a crack head) Curb Your Enthusiam (like it, but never got into it)  the most interesting thing about your picks is that none of them are from the 50-90's. how could i forget News Radio and WRKP.  i am an ass.

KC2OSO

01-02-2007, 10:31 AM

WhistlePig wrote: Agree with Mary Tyler Moore, Arrested Development and News Radio! I have to add: The Andy Griffith Show The Dick Van Dyke show The Bob Newhart show (when he was a psychiatrist) WKRP in Cincinnati Six Feet Under The Shield Agree with all those esp. Mary Tyler Moore & Bob Newhart and would submit The Simpsons though of course it doesn't quite fit.

Judge Smails

01-02-2007, 10:36 AM

<img src="http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Barney-Miller-Photograph-C11797210.jpeg" border="0" width="280" height="224" />Barney Miller (also had some funny weekly guest-stars playing the arrestees)

Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 10:53 AM

" WhistlePig wrote: Agree with Mary Tyler Moore, Arrested Development and News Radio! I have to add: The Andy Griffith Show The Dick Van Dyke show The Bob Newhart show (when he was a psychiatrist) WKRP in Cincinnati Six Feet Under The Shield Agree With Those Too!  Fat Definitely Loves The Old Stuff.  Think About The Andy Griffith Show: Barney Fife (Most Memorable TV Character In History); Aunt Bea; Opie; Goober Pyle!  Gomer Pyle!  Otis The Drunk!  Floyd The Barber!  Ernest!  Gotta Love It!

JazzyJames

01-02-2007, 10:57 AM

Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 10:59 AM

Dude, never even heard of that.  Looks **Ahem** Gay.

Earlshog

01-02-2007, 11:05 AM

epo

01-02-2007, 11:23 AM

Fat_Sunny wrote: Dude, never even heard of that.  Looks **Ahem** Gay. You never heard of Entourage?  Honestly you should stop wasting our time and throw your TV away.

Don Stugots

01-02-2007, 11:25 AM

epo wrote: Fat_Sunny wrote: Dude, never even heard of that. Looks **Ahem** Gay. You never heard of Entourage? Honestly you should stop wasting our time and throw your TV away. agreed.  one of the best shows on TV, it is great.  i am not just saying because i know Turtle.

ChrisTheCop

01-02-2007, 11:38 AM

Seems some of you are confusding great shows with great casts. There IS a difference.Never the less, when I saw this thread title, 2 shows immediately came to mind:<ul><li>Scrubs</li><li>Taxi </li></ul>

epo

01-02-2007, 11:47 AM

Great call on Taxi.  I think the casting of that show is far superior to the writing of the show.  I also agree with the earlier call on Barney Miller.  Really well written, but a great cast throughout.

narc

01-02-2007, 12:04 PM

How about Star Trek:TNG? Great cast that worked fantastically together. And I don't know if anyone else knows this, but unlike TOS, they all really enjoyed working together and a lot of those actors are still friends. Apparently a lot of them bought houses near each other in Hollywood so they could be near each other. It's hard to get chemistry like that.

ralphbxny

01-02-2007, 12:08 PM

Lucky Louie !

Gvac

01-02-2007, 12:47 PM

The Brady BunchThe Partridge FamilyNanny & The ProfessorThe Mod SquadCharlie's AngelsRoom 222

AKA

01-02-2007, 01:04 PM

A.J. wrote: Don Stugots wrote: All in the Family might be the best.  the cast was show strong it spawned how many spin offs?  Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons.  Archie Bunker's Place and maybe one more that i cant remember.    <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083424/">Gloria</a>.Two more!<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checking_In">Checking In</a> - Florence's spin-off from THE JEFFERSONS, only lasted a few episodes. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/704_Hauser">704 Hauser</a> - 1994 sitcom about a black family that moved into Archie Bunker's old house - John Amos (from GOOD TIMES) was the father on it (different character, naturally), and the first episode had a scene where Joey Stivic (Archie's grandson) visits the old house.And "Archie Bunker's Place" is usually considered a continuation.Meanwhile, over at Happy Days, there was:<ul><li><div>Laverne and Shirley</div></li><li><div>Mork and Mindy</div></li><li><div>Joanie Love Chachi</div></li><li><div>Blansky's Beauties - (1977) Nancy Walker had played Howard Cunningham's cousin Nancy Blansky from Las Vegas</div></li><li><div>Out of the Blue (1979) - an angel who lives with a 1970s family, is sometimes thought to be a spin-off of Mork & Mindy, but actually was a planned spin-off from Happy Days - 7 episodes</div></li><li><div>Fonzi and the Happy Days Gang (Cartoon)</div></li></ul>And..."Happy Days" was a spin-off itself of a "Love American Style" segment.

Earlshog

01-02-2007, 01:10 PM

Cheers spawned Night Court and Frazier...

AKA

01-02-2007, 01:14 PM

Most of my favorites have already been mentioned - I am a big fan of shows where casts remain together from start to finish, from short lived ones (British and American Office, Scrubs - although they did add someone to the cast, didn't they?) to longer running ones (Fraisier, Seinfeld, I Love Lucy). The original casts of Andy Griffith and MASH stayed strong - Cheers and Mary Tyler Moore adapted with change brilliantly - and I agree with Mojo 100% about Homicide. Roseanne had a strong cast, which couldn't have been easy considering that many of them were children when they started - John Goodman and Roseanne, during their primes, were pretty fierce. When I keep coming back to "best," however, I do keep coming back around to Arrested Development for sitcom and Twin Peaks for drama.

OGC

01-02-2007, 01:19 PM

I can't believe that no one has mentioned<img src="http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/3659/sopranos2oa0.jpg" border="0" width="355" height="279" />

blakjeezis

01-02-2007, 01:41 PM

[quote ] Cheers spawned Night Court and Frazier...Frasier, obviously. Night Court? Simply not true. Yeah, Harry "the Hat" Gittes and Judge Harry T. Stone were based on the same character, but it was the all the same character Harry Anderson had been doing in his stand-up routine for years. They weren't the same guy. There was another spinoff from Cheers called The Tortellis that lasted about 15 minutes. It was based around the great Dan Hedaya's Nick Tortelli and that blond broad that was his wife. It sucked, hence it got pulled. And I think M*A*S*H has to take the best ensemble cast ever, right? Maybe The Honeymooners, but there were really only the 4 main characters and Gleason did dominate. M*A*S*H had a cast of, like 15 or so, all who got fairly equal time, and there were several major cast changes and I would argue that they didn't slow the show down. Plus it had all-time great peripheral characters like Col. Flagg and Dr. Sidney Freedman. I think M*A*S*H is the big winner here, folks.And The Soprano's is also a great cast, but it's really Tony/Gandolfini that drives the show. With M*A*S*H, and I think we can all agree that Hawkeye is the main character of the show, if Hawk wasn't in it you would still have compelling TV that could stand on its own. The other characters had lives that existed outside of Hawkeye's influence. With The Soprano's, it all still comes back to Tony: Christopher's drug use, Fat Vito's pole smoking, Paulie's mah. The only reason we give a shit is the effect these things have on Tony and how he handles them. 

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Don Stugots

01-02-2007, 01:48 PM

AKA wrote: A.J. wrote: Don Stugots wrote: All in the Family might be the best. the cast was show strong it spawned how many spin offs? Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons. Archie Bunker's Place and maybe one more that i cant remember. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083424/">Gloria</a>.Two more!<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checking_In">Checking In</a> - Florence's spin-off from THE JEFFERSONS, only lasted a few episodes. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/704_Hauser">704 Hauser</a> - 1994 sitcom about a black family that moved into Archie Bunker's old house - John Amos (from GOOD TIMES) was the father on it (different character, naturally), and the first episode had a scene where Joey Stivic (Archie's grandson) visits the old house.And "Archie Bunker's Place" is usually considered a continuation.Meanwhile, over at Happy Days, there was:<ul><li>*>Laverne and Shirley</li><li>*>Mork and Mindy</li><li>*>Joanie Love Chachi</li><li>*>Blansky's Beauties - (1977) Nancy Walker had played Howard Cunningham's cousin Nancy Blansky from Las Vegas</li><li>*>Out of the Blue (1979) - an angel who lives with a 1970s family, is sometimes thought to be a spin-off of Mork & Mindy, but actually was a planned spin-off from Happy Days - 7 episodes</li><li>*>Fonzi and the Happy Days Gang (Cartoon)</li></ul>And..."Happy Days" was a spin-off itself of a "Love American Style" segment.  i forgot that Happy Days was a spinoff.  you did forget the L&S cartoon also.i have never seen the 704 show or heard of it for that matter.  they really milked the hell out of that show.

Snacks

01-02-2007, 02:22 PM

My current favorite is Entourage. But would say all time Seinfeld. Friends and 90210. I just loved that show.

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Gvac

01-02-2007, 02:30 PM

Snacks wrote: My current favorite is Entourage. But would say all time Seinfeld. Friends and 90210. I just loved that show. <hr width="100%" size="2" />You're a chick?

TheMojoPin

01-02-2007, 02:35 PM

blakjeezis wrote: And I think M*A*S*H has to take the best ensemble cast ever, right? Maybe The Honeymooners, but there were really only the 4 main characters and Gleason did dominate. M*A*S*H had a cast of, like 15 or so, all who got fairly equal time, and there were several major cast changes and I would argue that they didn't slow the show down. Plus it had all-time great peripheral characters like Col. Flagg and Dr. Sidney Freedman. I think M*A*S*H is the big winner here, folks. I know I'm the resident whore for it around here, but I'd stack up the massive and massively talented ensemble cast of The Wire against MASH any day in terms of consistently quality and the sheer size of the regular cast.  The Wire also doesn't have a supremely better movie version of itself lurking around.

FUNKMAN

01-02-2007, 02:38 PM

Sanford And SonFred, Gradie, Woodrow, Esther... classicLamont was so-so<img src="http://www.tony-artis.com/catalog/sanford.jpg" border="0" width="524" height="412" />

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FUNKMAN

01-02-2007, 02:39 PM

and Barney Millerloved that show, great cast!<img src="http://www.mortystv.com/showcards/barney_miller.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="186" /><img src="http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/-/Barney-Miller-Photograph-C10104671.jpeg" border="0" width="283" height="350" /><img src="http://imagesource.allposters.com/images/MMPH/238290.jpg" border="0" width="280" height="224" />

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PhishHead

01-02-2007, 02:49 PM

This was the best show on television and the cast was great!GREAT I TELL YOU!!<img src="http://www.videoservicecorp.com/images/sports%20night.jpg" border="0" width="350" height="487" /> and then when William H. Macy came on...it even became better.

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BoondockSaint

01-02-2007, 02:52 PM

How the fuck did I post in the wrong thread?

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blakjeezis

01-02-2007, 03:10 PM

I know I'm the resident whore for it around here, but I'd stack up the massive and massively talented ensemble cast of The Wire against MASH any day in terms of consistently quality and the sheer size of the regular cast.  The Wire also doesn't have a supremely better movie version of itself lurking around. I have never seen The Wire, so I have no frame of reference, Donnie. However, someone whose judgement I trust supremely in these matters raves about the show, so I am aware of the quality of it. But, like I said, having never seen it, I cannot make a value judgement.   As far as the movie vs. TV version of M*A*S*H, I hardly even think of them as being the same thing. I look at them as two completely individual entities. And while it is a valid point, I don't think you can hold the fact that the movie is so outrageously fantastic against the show. Judge each on its own merits, I say.

lleeder

01-02-2007, 03:36 PM

I know alot of people forget about it but the until the end great cast great show<img src="http://www.sonypictures.com/groups/us/documents/image/pr1026900.jpg" border="0" width="446" height="473" />

Ritalin

01-02-2007, 03:45 PM

Alright, I have a couple from out of left field. <> First, this show - whether you like it or not - was as influential on comedy, television AND film as any you can possibly mention:<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/CompleteFlyingCircusDVD.jpg/250px-CompleteFlyingCircusDVD.jpg" border="0" /><> I mean, don't forget about Terry Gilliam.I'm not even going with a second one. I win.

burrben

01-02-2007, 04:32 PM

arrested development

SoundboardChamp

01-02-2007, 04:32 PM

Arrested Development. Edit: Jinx. 

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zildjian361

01-02-2007, 04:34 PM

Miami Vice. cool as the other side of the pillow

hereintheUK

01-02-2007, 04:36 PM

<img src="http://www.poetaster.co.uk/11.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" />  It's a bit of a stretch but this is the show that immediately sprung to mind when I heard about this thread. It was a show here in England back in the late 90's that lasted for three seasons. For an English show it did spur some carrers of people who have made it over there accross the pond. It was a late night satirical show that was great for 2 years and then the started tinkering with the format. The Line up included the two main presenters.  Iain Lee and Daisy Donavan. Daisy Hosted a show in the US called Daisy does America. Iain Lee is a super talented radio host who is making waves over here on London radio station LBC. However it's the cast of supporting characters that is quite amazing.The show started the Career of Sacha Baron Cohen and gave us an introduction to the Ali G character. Ricky Gervais who went onto make the Office and Extras was also a regular contributing guest. He wasn't at all well known at the time either. The final person is Mackenzie Crook who played Gareth in the Office and went on to Ragetti in the pirates of the caribean.

narc

01-02-2007, 04:39 PM

I cannot believe the reverance everyone has for Arrested Development. Don't get me wrong, it's a good, clever show. But I guess I just didn't think it was as genius as you all did.

NewYorkDragons80

01-02-2007, 04:40 PM

TheMojoPin wrote: <img src="http://members.aol.com/snirv/cast.jpg" border="0" width="292" height="252" /> <img src="http://z.about.com/d/tvcomedies/1/0/V/-/-/-/white_vertical_72.jpg" border="0" width="351" height="468" /> That's all I needed to see. Nothing left to say, folks. EDIT: In regards to the second one, I can't wait until April. 

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NewYorkDragons80

01-02-2007, 04:42 PM

crb1 wrote: Fat_Sunny wrote: I Love New Years' Because Channel 11 In NY Plays The Honeymooners Marathon.It Got Me Thinking About The Best Sitcom Casts Of All Time. Although The Honeymooners Is One Of My Favorite Shows, It Did Not Have A Perfect Cast, Because Trixie Is So Lame. Also, The Cast Is Not Large Enough To Warrant Being A Best Cast Ever.Seinfeld Doesn't Qualify Either. Although George And His Parents, Kramer And Elaine Are Strong, Jerry Is Just Ho-Hum, And His Parents Are Weak.To Be A Best Cast Ever, All The Main Characters Must Be Strong And All The Satellite Characters Must Be Strong. The Characterizations Must Be So Strong That When You Think Of The Actor, You Automatically Think Of Them In That Role.Here Are My Two Choices For Best Casts Ever:2. Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mary/Rhoda/Sue Ann/Phyllis/Ted Baxter/Georgette/Lou: 1. Beverly Hillbillies: Jed/Jethro/Ellie Mae/Granny/Mr. and Mrs. Drysdale/Aunt Pearl/Jethrine/Miss Hathaway - All Perfect! Any Others? Does this mean you missed the Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi?   You bastard. Going against my original post, but anyone remember when channel 11 did Twilight Zone on 4th of July and Honeymooners on New Years?

lintpit

01-02-2007, 04:59 PM

epo

01-02-2007, 05:02 PM

I know not many have seen it, but BBC's Life on Mars has a stellar cast<img src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/images/bank/programmes_tv/drama/life_on_mars/300lifeonmars.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="180" />

HBox

01-02-2007, 05:13 PM

The Daily Show has continually been producing high quality talent since it started.

NewYorkDragons80

01-02-2007, 05:25 PM

HBox wrote: The Daily Show has continually been producing high quality talent since it started. What about A Whitney Brown?

Bossanova

01-02-2007, 05:29 PM

BrownTown

01-02-2007, 05:58 PM

<img src="http://www.bestinshowradio.com/images/ccats.jpg" border="0" />Ohh... Casts.Seriously speaking, everytime I saw this thread title I legitimately thought you freaks were talking about TV cats (reading's obviously not my strong suit). Then I thought about how cool Riff Raff & The Cadillac Cats were, and felt the need to post them here. Luckily for me, they fit in a TV Cast category too. Doesn't something about Riff Raff remind you of Ron? Maybe it's the hat.

This message was edited by BrownTown on 1-2-07 @ 9:58 PM

tele7

01-02-2007, 06:14 PM

JamMaster

01-02-2007, 06:20 PM

Three's Company - Whole cast was great.

JamMaster

01-02-2007, 06:21 PM

Three's Company - Whole cast was great.

TheMojoPin

01-02-2007, 06:23 PM

NewYorkDragons80 wrote:  EDIT: In regards to the second one, I can't wait until April. This message was edited by NewYorkDragons80 on 1-2-07 @ 8:43 PM Hmmmm, very mysterious...movie?

Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 08:17 PM

Telecaster 7 May Have Won With This One Out Of The Past:<img src="http://www.picking.com/og-43.jpg" border="0" width="252" height="198" /> Fat Is Surprised How Many People Were Fans Of News Radio!  He Also Forgot About All The Old Britcoms, Like "Are You Being Served".<img src="http://www.jeddy.org/aybs/castpark.jpg" border="0" width="492" height="379" />The Key To A Good Cast Of Characters: Each Is So Predictable That You Know Exactly What They Are Going To Say Or Do Before They Say Or Do It!

Enabler

01-02-2007, 08:29 PM

Nobody has mentioned Newhart?<img src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/14/2b/8681b340dca070e6ac367010._AA238_.L.jpg" border="0" width="238" height="238" />

FUNKMAN

01-02-2007, 08:32 PM

some really funny episodes like " The Piece Of Choleaf " one. And i always fantasized about the older redhead lady. she had a sweet set of gazoombas...<img src="http://www.orderdvdtvshows.com/images/2005/aug2005/soapSeason4.jpg" border="0" width="408" height="500" />

blakjeezis

01-02-2007, 08:35 PM

And i always fantasized about the older redhead lady.Mona?

FUNKMAN

01-02-2007, 08:36 PM

blakjeezis wrote: And i always fantasized about the older redhead lady. Mona? oh i would Mona alright!     <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" width="20" height="20" />thanks budday!

epo

01-02-2007, 08:48 PM

fagenabler wrote: Nobody has mentioned Newhart?<img src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/14/2b/8681b340dca070e6ac367010._AA238_.L.jpg" border="0" width="238" height="238" />Wrong one.  Try the "Bob Newhart Show".  It's like Newhart except much, much funnier.<img src="http://www.comedy-zone.net/images/tv-shows/b/bob-newhart-show-the.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="145" />

Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 08:55 PM

Gawd, Soap Reminds Fat Of Another Classic Show And Cast He Had Long Since Forgotten About.<img src="http://www.geocities.com/mkpfan/mkp070.jpg" border="0" width="393" height="253" />  Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman!

EffMeBoobs

01-02-2007, 08:59 PM

Everything that Mojopin said plus Arrested Development.  Oh and another shout out for Scrubs!

burrben

01-02-2007, 09:00 PM

it's been mentioned before, newsradio was great.

FUNKMAN

01-02-2007, 09:03 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: Gawd, Soap Reminds Fat Of Another Classic Show And Cast He Had Long Since Forgotten About.<img src="http://www.geocities.com/mkpfan/mkp070.jpg" border="0" width="393" height="253" />  Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman!i was thinking the same thing when i posted SOAP. mostly what i think i remember about Mary Hartman was that she was naughty and nutty. we had a woman living up the block from us who was just like her

Fat_Sunny

01-02-2007, 09:06 PM

Yeah, She Was The Original Psycho-Mom!

tele7

01-02-2007, 09:10 PM

TheMojoPin

01-02-2007, 09:14 PM

The Key To A Good Cast Of Characters: Each Is So Predictable That You Know Exactly What They Are Going To Say Or Do Before They Say Or Do It!That honestly doesn't sound that great.  Sure, characters should have recognizable traits, but who wants to watch a show basically knowing in advance what everyone or anyone is going to say or do no matter what happens?

NewYorkDragons80

01-02-2007, 09:30 PM

TheMojoPin wrote: NewYorkDragons80 wrote: EDIT: In regards to the second one, I can't wait until April. This message was edited by NewYorkDragons80 on 1-2-07 @ 8:43 PM Hmmmm, very mysterious...movie? No, Alia Shawkat turns 18.  On a related note, I bought Season 4 of Newsradio and Seasons 2 & 3 of Arrested Development hours before I read this thread... spooky.

A.J.

01-03-2007, 04:17 AM

Earlshog wrote: Cheers spawned Night Court and Frazier... And "The Tortellis".And one of my personal favorites -- with the first DVD installment FINALLY due out in March...<img src="http://www.mjq.net/fiveo/50box.jpg" border="0" width="288" height="358" />

IamFogHat

01-03-2007, 05:13 AM

Twin Peaks, Arrested Development, Six Feet Under

EliSnow

01-03-2007, 05:21 AM

Fat_Sunny wrote: The Key To A Good Cast Of Characters: Each Is So Predictable That You Know Exactly What They Are Going To Say Or Do Before They Say Or Do It! That sounds like bad writing to me.  I'm sorry, but anytime I see the punchline to a joke or a plot turn coming, I lose at least some respect for the show.  Yes, what a person does shouldn't be such a suprise such that the action/quote doesn't make sense with the character.   However, I like to hear and see things I didn't see coming a mile away.  Part of the reason I hate Leno's monologue.  I see a lot of his punch lines coming, and I don't think I'm a particularly creative/funny person.  Edit:  Looks like Mojopin made a similar point earlier.  

This message was edited by EliSnow on 1-3-07 @ 9:22 AM

Ritalin

01-03-2007, 05:23 AM

epo wrote: fagenabler wrote: Nobody has mentioned Newhart?<img src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/14/2b/8681b340dca070e6ac367010._AA238_.L.jpg" border="0" width="238" height="238" />Wrong one. Try the "Bob Newhart Show". It's like Newhart except much, much funnier.<img src="http://www.comedy-zone.net/images/tv-shows/b/bob-newhart-show-the.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="145" />Am I the only one who wanted to bang the hell out of Suzanne Pleshette?

Fat_Sunny

01-03-2007, 06:54 AM

"Am I the only one who wanted to bang the hell out of Suzanne Pleshette?"Did You Still Feel That Way After Seeing Her Play Leona Helmsley??Fat Is Sad To Admit That He Forgot To List What Was His Favorite Cast And Show For 6 Years, From 1992-1998.  Larry Sanders Set The Standard For Many Great HBO Shows To Follow!<img src="http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Film/4591/LarrySanders.jpg" border="0" width="314" height="214" />

Tall_James

01-03-2007, 07:04 AM

crb1

01-03-2007, 07:08 AM

Fat_Sunny wrote: "Am I the only one who wanted to bang the hell out of Suzanne Pleshette?"Did You Still Feel That Way After Seeing Her Play Leona Helmsley??Fat Is Sad To Admit That He Forgot To List What Was His Favorite Cast And Show For 6 Years, From 1992-1998.  Larry Sanders Set The Standard For Many Great HBO Shows To Follow!<img src="http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Film/4591/LarrySanders.jpg" border="0" width="314" height="214" />  Great call.  That entire show was perfectly cast. I also thought Carnivale (another HBO show) had a great cast, although I'm not sure it was around long enough to be in this discussion.

epo

09-02-2007, 11:15 AM

A bump for this thread for getting mentioned in a replay this weekend.

Fat_Sunny

09-02-2007, 08:11 PM

A bump for this thread for getting mentioned in a replay this weekend.

This Was Only Fat's 2nd Thread...The First One Was More Than A Year Before!! (If Memory Serves).

It Is Also the First Thread Where Epo Yelled At F_S: :D

You never heard of Entourage? Honestly you should stop wasting our time and throw your TV away.

And Yesterday's Replay Was The First Time F_S Heard Ronnie B. Talk About It, And Ronnie Even Thanked F_S For Bringing "Positivity" To RF.Net! This Will Have To Go On Fat's Resume' !

Also, Because Of A Mistake F_S Later Corrected, This Thread Is Very Valuable, In The Way The Postage Stamp With The Mis-Printed Upside-Down Airplane Is Valuable. The Key Is In The First Couple Of Posts!