For me, Pat Harrington and Valerie Bertinelli were the two big draws on this
show. I had a huge crush on Valerie, and Harrington's Schneider reminded me
a lot of a cartoon character I created (in my spare time for my own amusement)
over a decade before the show ever aired, a sort of combination of Groucho
Marx and Bugs Bunny. So maybe I'm prejudiced. Anyway, I don't recall the
Schneider pilot (although I'm sure I must have seen the last episode). I missed
the reunion show but managed to find a video of it on eBay. Harrington was, I
think, a great comedian. He was a regular on Steve Allen's show in the 1950s.
He also recorded a comedy album. A very funny fellow. Favorite Schneider
quote: "It is better NOT to have been in love than to never love at all."

For me, Pat Harrington and Valerie Bertinelli were the two big draws on this
show. I had a huge crush on Valerie, and Harrington's Schneider reminded me
a lot of a cartoon character I created (in my spare time for my own amusement)
over a decade before the show ever aired, a sort of combination of Groucho
Marx and Bugs Bunny. So maybe I'm prejudiced. Anyway, I don't recall the
Schneider pilot (although I'm sure I must have seen the last episode). I missed
the reunion show but managed to find a video of it on eBay. Harrington was, I
think, a great comedian. He was a regular on Steve Allen's show in the 1950s.
He also recorded a comedy album. A very funny fellow. Favorite Schneider
quote: "It is better NOT to have been in love than to never love at all."



He was too GOOFY to me.

I liked Schneider, but only in small doses.

I didn't like him when I was a kid. I thought his character was unecessary. If I could see the show again I might change my mind, but he didn't do too much for me on the reunion.

I liked Schneider, but only in small doses.
I can see your point. A lot of TV characters are like that, interesting in a
supporting role but headlining a show of their own would be too much. That's
why Henry Winkler turned down a "Fonzie" spin-off. Another one would be
Barney Fife (Don Knotts). I enjoyed his movies but a starring role in a series
would be too much of a good thing. By the way, PEOPLE magazine, in 2003,
picked Pat Harrington as one of the 100 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.

No you're not the only Schneider fan, my brothers and I when we were kids thought he was hilarious.

No you're not the only Schneider fan, my brothers and I when we were kids thought he was hilarious.
THANKS, NANCY!

you're welcome

Another Schneider fan! I thought he was really funny and always enjoyed him on the show. :)

Schneider was the man! It wouldn't have been funny without him. He was my favorite character on the show.

Another Schneider fan! I thought he was really funny and always enjoyed him on the show. :)
Thank you, Susan. Glad to hear it.

Schneider was the man! It wouldn't have been funny without him. He was my favorite character on the show.
Welcome to the "Schneider Fan Club." I appreciate it.

Thank you, Susan. Glad to hear it.

Anytime. :)

Count me in as a Scneider fan.:)

He was a regular on Steve Allen's show in the 1950s.

It's been years, but I'm pretty sure there was an episode where Pat Harrington, playing a dual role, brough back one of his characters from the Steve Allen show; Guido Panzini?

Schneider Is Great Im A Fan:)

With all due respect to Pat Harrington, I never cared for the character of Schneider. One redeeming quality - at least we saw him WORK once in a while, unlike Bookman (Good Times). :lol:

He was ok in a sleazy kind of way. lol!

Schneider was one of my favorite characters on the show. He always had the best one liners. :lol:

I was cool with Schnieder. I had no problem with him.

Schneider is a great character. About 11 years ago, two friends and I were talking on a lunch break at work about the shows that we watched as kids and when one of us mentioned ODAAT, the one character we all remembered was Schneider. :lol:

Aw, he was the heart and soul of that show.

There is a reason he won that Emmy.

He could play farce and serious drama with equal ease. :)

Pat Harrington was a great character actor. Loved him as Schneider. I don't understand why some think his character was creepy. He was really part of the family.

I liked Schneider. He really added something to the show!!:) ;)

No. I like Schneider.