View Full Version : Name 2 TV shows you would have liked a lot more if it wasn't for a Supporting


TVFactFan
07-12-2005, 11:14 AM
Character?

I would have liked Welcome Back Kotter a lot more if it wasn;t for Mr. Kotter's wife and I would have liked Good Times a lot more if it wasn;t for the character Penny.

Dude111
03-19-2026, 10:46 AM
My God I cant believe you think that also!

She was annoying and didnt do much for the show..... I would also say Welcome back Kotter Solomon.....

opus
03-20-2026, 11:45 AM
No one’s mentioned One Day At A Time’s Schneider yet? Very disappointing. Where’s icecream?

opus
03-20-2026, 01:15 PM
I wasn’t gonna ask, but I decided to ask. What was wrong with Mrs. Kotter?

stevea
03-20-2026, 01:56 PM
And have you changed your mind after 21 years?

opus
03-20-2026, 02:01 PM
And have you changed your mind after 21 years?

Oh crap, this was a 20 year Dude bump up. I thought it was new. I wouldn’t have responded if I’d noticed.

Dude111
03-20-2026, 09:57 PM
The date doesnt matter Opus,the show is still being seen :)

And to answer your question: Mrs Kotter wasnt fit for that show :D

Bonniegirl
03-21-2026, 02:47 PM
I wasn’t gonna ask, but I decided to ask. What was wrong with Mrs. Kotter?

I'll add my 2 cents. I agree, I didn't find too much chemistry between Julie and Gabe Kotter. Didn't seem like a believable couple. And she was just kind of there. Very bland, not a great actress.

Bonniegirl
03-21-2026, 02:50 PM
Oh crap, this was a 20 year Dude bump up. I thought it was new. I wouldn’t have responded if I’d noticed.

In defense of Dues, at least it's an OK topic to bump up. Not a useless thread that nobody would have any interest in. :)

Bonniegirl
03-21-2026, 02:53 PM
I never liked Aunt Fran on Mama's family. I was glad when the show got revised and she was no longer on. Nor did I like Buzz and Sonia that much either. I loved the Iola and Bubba years. They were such good additions to the show.

Also I couldn't stand the older daughter on Father knows best.

Dude111
03-21-2026, 03:23 PM
I'll add my 2 cents. I agree, I didn't find too much chemistry between Julie and Gabe Kotter. Didn't seem like a believable couple. And she was just kind of there. Very bland, not a great actress.Im thinking maybe she didnt like that show but why wouldnt someone like it??

That is an excellent show!!

stevea
03-21-2026, 06:47 PM
I never liked Aunt Fran on Mama's family. I was glad when the show got revised and she was no longer on. Nor did I like Buzz and Sonia that much either. I loved the Iola and Bubba years. They were such good additions to the show.

Also I couldn't stand the older daughter on Father knows best.

I'm thinking I've read Rue McClanahan didn't like the Fran part.

Also I'm with you, Bonnie. I liked the later years of MF a lot more than the first two seasons.

And, Betty on FKB: I disliked the character. In the first year she was a ditzy teen, and they morphed her into a self-satisfied snot. And she was downright mean and a snob to her cousin who visited from the farm.

stevea
03-21-2026, 07:03 PM
Also, adding two:

Maggie on Diff'rent Strokes--Dixie Carter established the role, and Mary Ann Mobley just didn't fit it in the last season.

Also, on Laverne and Shirley, I could have done without Phil Foster's shouted role as Laverne's father.

Dude111
03-21-2026, 07:32 PM
Seems like they always do something to me$$ stuff up huh Stevie??

Bonniegirl
03-21-2026, 07:45 PM
I don't really like the Baldwin sisters on The Waltons

I don't care for Phyllis or Murray on Mary Tyler Moore .

stevea
03-21-2026, 09:37 PM
After 6 seasons on the Bob Newhart Show, Howard Borden was really wearing thin.

Ditto for Larry Darryl and Darryl on Newhart, especially their intro. that had to be repeated every time.