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TVFactFan
03-06-2005, 05:17 PM
Time Reunion? It was reported that the ODAAT reunion only achieved half of the total number of viewers for the HD reunion. Why would that be suprising to anyone when HD has been on TV LAND for 3 years and ODAAT is barely seen locally?-lol What a dumb comparison
gilligan fanatic
03-06-2005, 05:21 PM
you are right. I didn't see One Day at A Time reaunion because I have never seen the show because I have never gotten a chance to watch it. There are a lot of people like me. Same thing will happen to the Mork and Mindy special.
TVFactFan
03-06-2005, 05:35 PM
you are right. I didn't see One Day at A Time reaunion because I have never seen the show because I have never gotten a chance to watch it. There are a lot of people like me. Same thing will happen to the Mork and Mindy special.


Happy Days have gained new fans of Fans by being on TV LAND since 2002 while ODAAT is on the shelves collecting dust-lol Do you know that some 25 year olds never even heard of One Day at a Time?
James"Thunder"Early
03-06-2005, 05:50 PM
It shouldn't have been a comparison. a lot of people don't know what One Day at Time is. I didn't know until I bought a tv theme song CD. Happy Days has been on the air in syndication non-stop since 1984. One Day at A Time has hardly been seen in syndication.
snl75
03-06-2005, 05:55 PM
i dont read usa today very often but it was dumb with a capatol d to compare ratings im a fan of both shows and i watched the happy days reuinon but even i didnt watch the odaat one and so if even fans like me who used to watch the show are skipping it than you know alot of people who have never heard of the show arent going to watch it ether
Stuck In The '70's
03-06-2005, 06:02 PM
It doesn't really surprise me. On top of all that , although both were top 20 hits during the same time, Happy Days was always the more popular show and ODAAT always seemed to be the forgotten child of Norman Lears shows being overshadowed by All In The Family and his other hits. The show was in syndication for a long time in the 80's and also on E in the 90's but it hasn't been seen since.
Dean Winchester
03-06-2005, 07:45 PM
well, I would say that the very best of Happy Days is better than the very best of ODAAT, but I also would argue that ODAAT stayed consistantly good for a longer period of time. I really only like the first 3 (and maybe fourth) seasons of HD, and the post-Ron Howard episodes are practically unwatchable. Whereas ODAAT lost Mackensie Phillips and yet the show's momentum wasn't hurt in the slightest. I would even argue that the latter seasons of One Day At A Time (especially the 1981-1982 season) were the best seasons, while Happy Days went from a great show (seasons 1-3) to a good show (season 4) to an okay show (seasons 5-7) to unwatchable (the post-Howard seasons), of course all of this is my personal opinion.
Glampire
03-09-2005, 02:47 AM
This might come off as sounding stupid, but there was actually a "One Day at a Time" reunion special? When? Where? I watch a lot of television (probably too much, lol) and I never saw it advertised once.
Stuck In The '70's
03-09-2005, 02:49 AM
This might come off as sounding stupid, but there was actually a "One Day at a Time" reunion special? When? Where? I watch a lot of television (probably too much, lol) and I never saw it advertised once.
It aired a few weeks ago on CBS on Tuesday at 9pm.
TVFactFan
03-09-2005, 05:21 PM
This might come off as sounding stupid, but there was actually a "One Day at a Time" reunion special? When? Where? I watch a lot of television (probably too much, lol) and I never saw it advertised once.


You probably watched the Happy Days Reunion right?
lostsanfordson
03-09-2005, 05:35 PM
I have to admit I am 28 I have never seen One Day, I never even heard of it until I joined these boards.
TVFactFan
03-09-2005, 05:39 PM
I have to admit I am 28 I have never seen One Day, I never even heard of it until I joined these boards.


Well how did you hear about That's My Mama? That show started before One Day at a Time.
lostsanfordson
03-09-2005, 05:49 PM
I got some eps of thats my mama in a trade a few years back, thats how I have seen that show. I also used to watch it when staying with my uncle on the east coast when I was young. One day I just never saw for whatever reason.
TVFactFan
03-09-2005, 05:58 PM
I got some eps of thats my mama in a trade a few years back, thats how I have seen that show. I also used to watch it when staying with my uncle on the east coast when I was young. One day I just never saw for whatever reason.


Can you please contact me at solomond@webtv.net because I would be interested in doing a That's My Mama Trade. I have eps too
GARFIELDKOOL
03-09-2005, 06:44 PM
Last time I seen One Day At a Time, it was airing on E! a few years ago. Before that, It was shown all the time in the 80s. Locally, and nationally syndicated.
Brent88
03-09-2005, 07:46 PM
The reunion aired on February 22nd at 9pm... it wasn't very advertised.
barwars
03-09-2005, 09:21 PM
The reunion aired on February 22nd at 9pm... it wasn't very advertised.

That was the problem.

I bet everyone and their mother knew that HD had a reunion.
Brent88
03-09-2005, 11:23 PM
That was the problem.

I bet everyone and their mother knew that HD had a reunion.

I only knew about it because it was a filler while The Amazing Race was on a short hiatus between seasons.
Glampire
03-09-2005, 11:30 PM
You probably watched the Happy Days Reunion right?

Yes, I did.
Dean Winchester
03-10-2005, 10:45 AM
I have to admit I am 28 I have never seen One Day, I never even heard of it until I joined these boards.

are you American? I'm younger than you and remember watching reruns of this show as a child
Brian Damage
03-10-2005, 11:13 AM
In terms of quality, ODAAT was much higher than HD. No offense to HD fans. The only reason I knew that there was going to be a reunion of One Day was because of this site.
Dean Winchester
03-10-2005, 11:21 AM
In terms of quality, ODAAT was much higher than HD. No offense to HD fans. The only reason I knew that there was going to be a reunion of One Day was because of this site.

I agree completely, I think part of the reason is that ODAAT never lost track of what it's about... it never became "The Schneider Show" and took stories away from Ann, Barbara and Julie, the way Happy Days became "The Fonzie Show". The first two seasons of Happy Days are mint, and even the first "Fonzie Show" season was great, but the show lost sight of what it was supposed to be in the first place and it became embarassing as time went on. ODAAT was a show that was good the entire run and could've run a few more seasons and still would've been good, HD really should've called it a day the minute Ron Howard decided not to renew his contract IMO.
TVFactFan
03-10-2005, 09:37 PM
I agree completely, I think part of the reason is that ODAAT never lost track of what it's about... it never became "The Schneider Show" and took stories away from Ann, Barbara and Julie, the way Happy Days became "The Fonzie Show". The first two seasons of Happy Days are mint, and even the first "Fonzie Show" season was great, but the show lost sight of what it was supposed to be in the first place and it became embarassing as time went on. ODAAT was a show that was good the entire run and could've run a few more seasons and still would've been good, HD really should've called it a day the minute Ron Howard decided not to renew his contract IMO.


I agree especially since Ron Howard was the STAR
Dean Winchester
03-10-2005, 09:59 PM
I agree especially since Ron Howard was the STAR

lol, tell that to the Fonzie-philes who honestly would choose the last 4 seasons which were Richie-less than the first 2 seasons where Ron was the star and The Fonz was in his rightful place, as a scene-stealing costar.
Dragonflies
03-15-2005, 06:20 PM
Solomon it shouldn't surprise you, I'm willing to be most people 25-and younger have never seen nor heard of ODAAT, because of it not being in syndication since the 90's.

Comparing the ratings is stupid, they're two completely different shows, and it's obvious Happy Days is the more popular of the two shows
TVFactFan
03-15-2005, 06:32 PM
Solomon it shouldn't surprise you, I'm willing to be most people 25-and younger have never seen nor heard of ODAAT, because of it not being in syndication since the 90's.

Comparing the ratings is stupid, they're two completely different shows, and it's obvious Happy Days is the more popular of the two shows


Well I'm surprised you never heard of it. Not Seeing Ok, but not to ever hear about One Day at a Time is very surprising.
Dragonflies
03-15-2005, 06:46 PM
Well I'm surprised you never heard of it. Not Seeing Ok, but not to ever hear about One Day at a Time is very surprising.

I've heard of it, I grew up with the show, it came out when I was 3, and since it ran 9 years I definitely watched it :)