One of the most coveted ways to get billing on a TV show. Name as many as you can:

And Agnes Moorehead as Endora (Bewitched)

And Gregory Sierra as Chano (Barney Miller)
And James Gregory as Inspector Luger (Barney Miller)

And Gregory Sierra as Lt. Lou Rodriguez (early Miami Vice)

And Tom Bosley as Howard Cunningham (Happy Days)

And Telma Hopkins as Rachel (Family Matters)

And Meredith Baxter-Birney as Nancy (Family)

And Matthew Laborteaux as Albert (Little House on the Prairie)

And Peter Boyle as Frank (Everybody Loves Raymond)

And Jason Alexander as George (Seinfeld)

And Bob Uecker as George (Mr. Belvedere)

When he was on "My Three Sons," veteran character actor William Demarest was billed in a way that I don't think has ever been repeated on any other show -

...and as Uncle Charlie...William Demarest.

That never made sense to me.

we also have to add George Wendt to the "and" list.

How could I forget - And Jerry Mathers as "The Beaver".

And Katherine Helmond as Mona (Who's The Boss?)
And Josh Taylor as Michael Hogan (Valerie/The Hogan Family)
And Jerry Stiller as Arthur (King of Queens)
And Polly Holliday as Flo (Alice)
And Nancy McKeon as Jo (Facts of Life)
And Rene Auborjoinois as Clayton Endicott (Benson)

And Tom Poston as George Utley (Newhart)

Does anyone know when this tradition of "And" started?

I don't know, but my guess is Leave It To Beaver.

Here's another: And Andy Kaufman as Latka Gravas (Taxi)

And Tom Poston as George Utley (Newhart)

Can't forget his best on Mork and Mindy: Franklin Delano Bickley! That is the way I remember him. And for those who don't know Tom Poston died on April 30th, 2007 after a brief illness.

on Gary Burghoffs final MASH episode; he was billed in the opening credits as WITH GARY BURGHOFF AS RADAR.

And Shelley Fabares as Christine Armstrong (Coach)

And Don Knotts as Mr. Furley (Three's Company)

and Valerie Bertinelli as Barbara ( One Day At A Time)

and Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever ( WKRP In Cincinnati)

And Mabel Thomas as Mrs. Thomas ( What's Happening)

and Ted Wass as Nick Russo ( Blossom)

and Wendy Jo Sperber as Amy ( Bossom Buddies)

and Jimmie Walker as JJ ( Good Times)

and Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Garrett ( Diff'rent Strokes)

And Ann B. Davis as Alice (Brady Bunch)

And special guest star Jonathan Harris as Dr. Smith.

and JOAN COLLINS as ALEXIS (Dynasty)

and SUSAN SULLIVAN as MAGGIE (Falcon Crest)

special guest star HEATHER LOCKLEAR as AMANDA (Melrose Place)

"Desperate Housewives" splits it up and gives two cast members some of the honors:

BRENDA STRONG as Mary Alice Young
and JAMES DENTON

I never understood this... why do they single out the one person? Is it typically the member of the cast who is the most celebrated/famous? Or is it typically used to identify the actor/actress who plays the show's most quirky/popular character?

It's not exactly the same, but on Gilmore Girls the credits always say "Special Appearance by Edward Hermann"... which, similarly, I never understood, because he is just as much of a "regular" as any of the other actors that they listed during the opening...

It's not exactly the same, but on Gilmore Girls the credits always say "Special Appearance by Edward Hermann"... which, similarly, I never understood, because he is just as much of a "regular" as any of the other actors that they listed during the opening...

:lol: So true.

I never understood why Edward Herman got that unique billing. Did he have to get permission from the government to appear on the show?

;)

:lol: So true.

I never understood why Edward Herman got that unique billing. Did he have to get permission from the government to appear on the show?

;)
Heather Locklear was technically the star of Melrose Place but she was always billed as a Special Guest Star in the opening credits.

Here's a few more

and Charles Siebert as Dr. Riverside ( Trapper John M.D.)

and Holly Robinson=Peete as Vanessa ( Hangin' With Mr.Cooper)

and Joel Higgins as Edward Stratton ll ( Silver Spoons)

I love how "The Donna Reed Show" gave each one of the four regulars a special billing:

Donna Reed in
The Donna Reed Show
also starring Carl Betz
with Shelley Fabares
and Paul Petersen

And Ryan Stiles as Lewis (Drew Carey Show)

And Celia Weston as Jolene (Alice)

And Dave Madden as Reuben Kinkaid (The Partridge Family)

And John McGiver as Reed (Mr. Terrific)

and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen as Michelle during the final season of Full House. :lol:

:D and
Nancy McKeon
as Jo:D

And Polly Holliday as Flo

I know this is a soap opera, but I have seen some posts on this thread with soap operas in them so I am going to include it. The main reason I am posting this is because she is my favorite actress and character on Days of our Lives.:D

And
Deidre Hall as Marlena Evans

^ Speaking of soaps, Donald May had special billing on The Edge of Night back in the '70s.

And Donald May as Adam Drake

and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen as Michelle during the final season of Full House. :lol:
Wasn't it Mary Kate Ashley Olsen? Like they wanted people to think she was one person. :rolleyes: Everyone knew better.

Both stars of My Favorite Martian were listed that way. With soandso as soandso, And soandso as soandso. But I can't remember who was first, Ray Walston or Bill Bixby.

And Veronica Hamel as Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues)

:lol: So true.

I never understood why Edward Herman got that unique billing. Did he have to get permission from the government to appear on the show?

;)
Billing is something that is usually negotiated as part of contract negotiations. This usually includes not only how the actor wants to be billed but also where (first billing, last billing etc.). I assume that this is how Edward Hermann requested to be billed.

In the first season of Gilligan's Island Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells were billed as "and the rest".

And Moira Kelly as Karen Roe (One Tree Hill)

And Dennis Haskins as Mr. Belding (Saved By The Bell)

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Wasn't it Mary Kate Ashley Olsen? Like they wanted people to think she was one person. :rolleyes: Everyone knew better.

...same as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush from Little House on the Prairie, even though Grace Ingalls was billed as "Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh"

And Jaleel White as Steve Urkel

...same as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush from Little House on the Prairie, even though Grace Ingalls was billed as "Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh"
I never knew why the billing was that way. I'll have to ask Brenda about it sometime.

Dukes of Hazzard had a unique twist:

And James Best as Sheriff Rosco Coltrane

With Sorrell Booke as Boss Hogg

And Waylon Jennings as the Balladeer

Prison Break has 3 ands...:lol:

and Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Sarah Wayne Callies and William Fichtner

There's also the ever popular "also starring":

I think Don Knotts was an "also starring" when doing The Andy Griffith Show, following "with Ronnie Howard."

I think Tom Bosley was singled out in the Happy Days intros, something like "Tom Bosley as Howard Cunningham" if memory serves.

I think Don Knotts was an "also starring" when doing The Andy Griffith Show, following "with Ronnie Howard."

I think Tom Bosley was singled out in the Happy Days intros, something like "Tom Bosley as Howard Cunningham" if memory serves.

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A variation of this theme:

If I remember correctly, in Three's Company's "Roper" years, the credits would cut to the outside of the Roper's apartment with the billing, "and starring as The Ropers", before Norman Fell and Audra Lindley were credited.

7th Heaven: "and Happy as Happy".

How about on Life Goes On? "Arnold the Semi-Wonder Dog" - who never got fed. :crazy:

And Bronson Pinchot as Jean-Luc (season 6 of step by step)

And on "Matlock",in the NBC movie pilot "Diary of a Perfect Murder",and the NBC series before he keft and was replaced by Clarence Gilyard,Jr.,as Conrad McMasters,it was and Keene Holliday as Tyler Hudson.And it was and Clarence Gilyard,Jr.as Conrad McMasters,on the later NBC episodes and the first ABC season,afterwhich he left to join "Walker,Texas Ranger"

On The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cloris Leachman was always billed as a special guest star. She appeared in 34 out of 168 episodes, so she was hardly a regular which is probably why she received the special credit. On "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," Richard T. Jones always received the "And" credit and a few of the semi-regulars received the with credit--- Brian Austin Green in the first season before he became a regular as well as Dean Winters, who also received the "With" credit in the second season--- Stephanie Jacobsen and Busy Phillips also received the "With" credit in their season two episodes. On Frasier, John Mahoney got the "And" credit. Other notable mentions:

And Frank Sutton as Sgt. Carter
And Estelle Getty as Sophia
And Barbara Feldon as Agent #99
And Special Guest Star John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino (towards the end of "Kotter")
And Phil Hartman as Bill
For some reason, Edgar Buchanan received the "With" credit on Petticoat Junction right up until he took over the starring role of the show when Bea Benaderet passed away.
Another odd billing matter: for the first season of the Munsters, Fred Gwynne received the starring credit but was billed last.

I've often wondered the significance of these "special credits" and the criteria the showrunners have of who gets what billing. This kind of stuff fascinates me. My theory is that whoever gets the "And" or "With" credit is usually not the protagonist of the show or film at hand, and sometimes not very integral to the overall plots at all--- but they usually provide some kind of comic relief or add something special to the show that can really only be delivered through that specific character. Let's take Sophia Petrillo as an example; not quite the main protagonist of TGG, and the show could still have been successful without her, but she added something to the show that just made it stand out even more--- something special. This may not make any sense, but it's just a theory LOL.

I'm sure there's hundreds more...

currently on "C.S.I." whenever Jorja Fox is on, she always gets billed as "SPECIAL GUEST STAR: JORJA FOX"

here's one that I don't think anyone's mentioned. From "THE FUGITIVE": "with Barry Morse as Lt. Phillip Gerard"

On The Bob Newhart Show, there were only two stars listed in the opening credits: Bob, of course, and:

Also Starring
SUZANNE PLESHETTE

On The Waltons "and Will Geer as the Grandfather".

On The Waltons "and Will Geer as the Grandfather".
I always liked that one. :cool:

I don't think this one has been mentioned yet: William Daniels as Dr. Mark Craig on St. Elsewhere.

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And here's a page with a bunch of applicable screenshots:

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Living Single:

And Kim Fields as 'Regine'.

Martin:

And Garrett Morris as Stan.

The Steve Harvey Show:

And Wendy Raquel Robinson as 'Regina'.

Who can top "And Starring MISS Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria Barkley" on The Big Valley?

and Charles Siebert as Dr. Riverside ( Trapper John M.D.)


In visual form:

My theory is that someone has to be the last on the credits, and this makes up for it.

In the first season of "Ellen" (then known as "These Friends of Mine") Arye Gross was listed as "and Arye Gross as Adam." He continued with that billing for the second season and the few episodes of season three he was in but by that point they stopped having the credits in the theme song and they just appeared on the screen in the early part of the actual episode.

Also, "Community" had "and Chevy Chase". It didn't list "as Pierce Hawthorne" but it was an "and" credit, probably since he was the biggest name attached to the project at the time. All the actors have since gone on to be quite busy.

Also, "Community" had "and Chevy Chase". It didn't list "as Pierce Hawthorne" but it was an "and" credit, probably since he was the biggest name attached to the project at the time. All the actors have since gone on to be quite busy.

Other "and" credits without character names have included the late Richard Dysart of L.A. Law, and the late Lionel Stander of Hart to Hart.

My contribution to the thread:
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:heart::heart::heart:To me, he's the real star of the show, lol. (Don't get me wrong, I like Ricardo and think he was an awesome actor, but... yeah.)