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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.
Alan Harper was divorced twice from Judith and Candy, on Two & A Half Men.
Brian Damage 05-05-2007, 02:41 PM Rhoda Morgenstern
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
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