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Janice
05-05-2007, 01:11 AM
Hayden Fox on Coach

Joe Hackett on Wings

Lowell Mather on Wings

Sam Malone on Cheers

John Becker was twice divorced on Becker


Does anyone know who was the first divorced character on television?

Brian Damage
05-05-2007, 01:40 AM
There was Frasier Crane was divorced once on Cheers and then twice on Frasier.

Brian Damage
05-05-2007, 01:40 AM
There was also Alex Reiger and Elaine Nardo who were both divorcees.

comedyfreak
05-05-2007, 03:22 AM
Oscar Madison and Felix Unger were two divorced men sharing an apartment.
Niles eventually divorced Maris and married Daphne.
Mike and Gloria Stivic divorced
Lionel and Jenny Jefferson divorced
Ann Romano was divorced and raising her two daughters.

Madame X
05-05-2007, 10:11 AM
Maude Findlay-Maude
Dorothy Zbornak-Golden Girls
Jackie Harris-Roseanne
David Bradford-Eight is Enough
Capt. Merrill Stubing-The Love Boat
Dr. Adam Bricker-The Love Boat
Lou Grant-Mary Tyler Moore
Rhoda (Morgenstern) Gerard-Rhoda

catlover79
05-05-2007, 10:30 AM
Howard Borden - Bob Newhart Show

Nancy Lawrence Maitland - Family

Dr. Johnny Fever - WKRP (twice)

Vivian Bagley - The Lucy Show

Niles from Frasier was actually twice divorced. After he split with Maris, he married Mel, then married Daphne.

Before marrying and divorcing Rhoda, Joe Gerard was divorced with a little boy.

GoldenGirlsFan92
05-05-2007, 11:46 AM
Dorothy Zbornak from The Golden Girls.

friendsfan77
05-05-2007, 12:09 PM
Ross Geller - Friends

Brian Damage
05-05-2007, 01:10 PM
Willona from Good Times was divorced

freshprinceofLA
05-05-2007, 02:17 PM
Angela Bower from Who's the boss?

catlover79
05-05-2007, 02:23 PM
Hayden Fox - Coach. He and his first wife had Kelly together.

AB
05-05-2007, 02:34 PM
Alan Harper was divorced twice from Judith and Candy, on Two & A Half Men.

Brian Damage
05-05-2007, 02:41 PM
Rhoda Morgenstern

AB
05-05-2007, 03:21 PM
Kate & Allie were both divorced on their tv show.

Bundy
05-05-2007, 09:01 PM
Mama's Family: Vint and Naomi were both divorced before they married each other. Ellen got divorced.

Roseanne: Crystal and Ed were also both divorced before marrying each other. Nancy and Arnie got divorced.

comedyfreak
05-06-2007, 02:31 PM
Roseanne: Crystal and Ed were also both divorced before marrying each other.
I thought Crystal was a widow, her hubby got burried alive in a highway cement pillar. Roseanne and Dan took her to visit him.

Bundy
05-07-2007, 02:58 PM
I thought Crystal was a widow, her hubby got burried alive in a highway cement pillar. Roseanne and Dan took her to visit him.
Crystal was widowed from Lonnie's father but she was also divorced from two other men before she married Ed.

catlover79
09-30-2007, 12:43 AM
Kelly Carr - Back To You

OH Nuts!
09-30-2007, 12:56 AM
David and Janet on Eight Is Enough (either divorced or separated)

Mikado
09-30-2007, 01:20 PM
Paul Kinisto and Davis Clinton on Corner Gas

Buffyboy323
10-09-2007, 02:29 PM
Frank Lambert - Step By Step

Reba and Brock - Reba

Grandpa Jim and Grandma - 8 Simple Rules

Jan Levinson - The Office

Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock

treky
10-09-2007, 04:12 PM
Oscar Madison & Felix Unger
Alex Reager & Elaine Nardo

Kristen
10-10-2007, 04:30 AM
Hayden Fox on Coach

Joe Hackett on Wings

Lowell Mather on Wings

Sam Malone on Cheers

John Becker was twice divorced on Becker


Does anyone know who was the first divorced character on television?

I hate to nitpick, but it was Brian who was divorced on Wings. He married Joe's ex-fiancee. (Talk about brotherly love, LOL!)

Has anyone mentioned Dorothy Zbornak? And Stan, of course. Oh, and Roy Biggins, on Wings. He was divorced, although at first he lied and said his wife had died.

- Kristen