(on sitcoms and dramas)

Granny sang a couple times on "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES"
Patty Lane did a couple times on "THE PATTY DUKE SHOW"
Rob did once on "THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW"
Andy did a few times on "THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW"

Linda Lavin on "Alice"
Marla Gibbs on "227"
Rick Nelson on "Ozzie and Harriet"
Lucy and the gang on "I Love Lucy"

During the last two seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, James Darren played a holographic lounge singer named Vic Fontain who sang Sinatra songs. In the seventh season episode "Badda Bing Badda Bang" he and Avery Brooks did a great duet of "The Best Is Yet To Come". In the series finale Darren did a beautiful verson of "The Way You Look Tonight".

The girls on The Facts of Life sang in quite a few episode, the best being "Christmas in the Big House".

How about the kids on The Brady Bunch?

Oh man, I can think of tons!

Ricky Ricardo: "I Love Lucy" (Already mentioned)
Jessie Katsopolis: "Full House"
Potsie: Happy Days (not sure if Richie Cunningham ever sang)
Adrian Monk, Randy Disher, Leland Stottlemeyer, Dr. Charles Kroger-"Monk"
Frisco Jones/Nick Marone (Jack Wagner)-"GH/Bold and The Beautiful"
Kathy Brier (Marcy Walsh)-OLTL
Danny Tanner-"Full House"
Joey Gladstone-"Full House"
Amber Tamblyn sang on "Joan of Arcadia"

TV Stars Who Sang on their series and can sing very well:
Mary Tyler Moore - Dick Van Dyke Show
Nancy Dussault - Too Close for Comfort and The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Shana Reed - Major Dad
Nell Carter - Gimme A Break
Telma Hopkins - Gimme A Break and Family Matters
Dick Van Dyke - The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis Murder
Patti LuPone - Life Goes On
Betty Buckley - Eight Is Enough
Phylicia Rashad - The Cosby Show
Florence Henderson - The Brady Bunch
Maureen McCormick - The Brady Bunch
Beatrice Arthur - Maude and Golden Girls
Dixie Carter - Designing Women
Reba McEntyre - Reba
Shelley Fabares - The Donna Reed Show
Danny Thomas - Make Room for Daddy
Ken Berry - Mama's Family
Andy Griffith - The Andy Griffith Show
Desi Arnaz - I Love Lucy
Lucie Arnaz - Here's Lucy
Bonnie Franklin - One Day At A Time
Bert Convy - Tattletales
Linda Lavin - Alice
Carroll O'Connor - All in the Family/Archie Bunker's Place
MacKenzie Phillips - One Day At A Time and So Weird
Sada Thompson - Family

Those who cannot sing but sang on their shows:
John Stamos - Full House
Bob Saget - Full House
Meredith Baxter Birney - Family Ties

Suzanne Somers sang a few times on "Step By Step" and Cybill Shepherd sang a few times on "Cybill"

Kelsey Grammer - sang about once or twice on "Cheers" and incidentally got to become the singer of the closing theme tune of the closing credits of "Frasier." He also did some singing work as the voice of Sideshow Bob on "The Simpsons" as well in a few eps.

Elizabeth Montgomery (as Serena) sang a few times on Bewitched. Robert Guillaume sang several times on Benson. Nancy Dussault performed a few musical numbers on Too Close for Comfort. Bob Newhart, Tom Poston and Peter Bonerz sang "Sonny Boy" and "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover" in the fourth season premiere of the Bob Newhart Show.

Lucie Arnaz - Here's Lucy

I can't remember if her brother ever sang. He played drums a lot and the guitar...he almost had to have sang as well.


Those who cannot sing but sang on their shows:
John Stamos - Full House
Bob Saget - Full House
Meredith Baxter Birney - Family Ties

Lucille Ball - I Love Lucy.

And John Stamos is debatable.

Starsky & Hutch (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=556) - Dets. Dave Starsky and Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson

And John Stamos is debatable.

I didn't think he was that bad of a singer. In fact, whenever he did sing, it would just make me swoon!:eyes: :faint: :biglove: Of course, that could be because I had a HUGE crush on the guy and was just convinced that I was going to marry him someday!:ladiesman

Andrea

Josie and the Pussycats!

Starsky & Hutch (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=556) - Dets. Dave Starsky and Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson
I have to admit I really like David Soul's #1 hit from 1977, "Don't Give Up On Us". Did he sing it on the show?

I didn't think he was that bad of a singer. In fact, whenever he did sing, it would just make me swoon!:eyes: :faint: :biglove: Of course, that could be because I had a HUGE crush on the guy and was just convinced that I was going to marry him someday!:ladiesman

Andrea
He was HOT. Actually, he still is!

I have to admit I really like David Soul's #1 hit from 1977, "Don't Give Up On Us". Did he sing it on the show?
He didn't. Here's Hutch with Sue Ann played by Lynn Anderson singing at the end of the Season 2 ep. Walk Down a Short Dirt Road on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6P4NC0VU5w).

Meredith MacRae and Mike Minor sang on "Petticoat Junction." I also heard Joyce DeWitt sing on You Tube. :wave:

Stepfanie Kramer of "Hunter" did singing work on-camera and off-camera as well in her later stages of her career.

Jay North and the cast sang Silent Night on Dennis the Menace.

Teri Hatcher sang on Lois & Clark twice, once during the 1st season and during the 3rd season during the frog eating clone storyline arc. Also Michael Chiklis frequently broke out into opera songs on The Commish and his voice wasnt too shabby. And Bea Arthur sang on The Golden Girls when she was at the Rusty Anchor dive bar in an episode.

Buddy Ebsen sang a couple times on "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES"

Janet Jackson sang The Magic Is Working from her first album on Diff'rent Strokes. I think Dana Plato also sang on the show.

Estelle Getty sang Purple Rain in one episode of the Golden Girls. I remember she was in the back of the house with a walkman on.

nell carter on gimme a break (she sung the theme song)

Scott Baio and Erin Moran on Happy Days & Joanie Loves Chachi.

Kate Mulgrew sang once on "DALLAS"
Lorreta Swit sang on "MASH" once
Robert Picardo sang on "STAR TREK: VOYAGER" once
Nichell Nichols sang on "STAR TREK" twice
Scott Bacula sang on "QUANTUM LEAP" once
Charlene Tilton sang on "DALLAS" once

Of course, Brandy Norwood got her start on Thea and sang several times including her aunt's wedding.


I agree with Jack G - Jay North on Dennis. It was not really good singing, but it was very touching.

Gomer, Andy, and most of the cast in Mayberry sang.

Barbara Billingsly sang on Leave it to Beaver

Janet Jackson sang The Magic Is Working from her first album on Diff'rent Strokes. I think Dana Plato also sang on the show.

Estelle Getty sang Purple Rain in one episode of the Golden Girls. I remember she was in the back of the house with a walkman on.
I'm just :rofl: picturing Estelle Getty singing Purple Rain. I must have missed that episode.

Freddie Jackson
Donna Summer (Both in Family Matters)

Quote:
Originally Posted by mstewart
Lucie Arnaz - Here's Lucy

I can't remember if her brother ever sang. He played drums a lot and the guitar...he almost had to have sang as well.


Reply:
Desi Jr. was a member of a trio with Dean Martin's son Dino and someone named Billy--not sure if he was the singer or just played one or the other of the instruments you mentioned.

Also, Freddie Prinze sang a couple of times on the show "Chico and the Man"--just silly improv-type stuff while playing acoustic guitar. He was a great singer, appearing on the Tony Orlando and Dawn Show and singing backup on the title song of their album "To Be with You".

Barbara Billingsly sang on Leave it to Beaver

Did she really? I had no idea! Do you remember which episode it was?

BTW, DCJessica90 I love your avatar! That picture from "Family Matters" is so cute! I have completely drawn a blank and forget who the girl is. The guy is of course Steve Urkel... couldn't ever forget him!;)

Andrea

I just remembered a couple more:

Billy Jayne sang on Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

ALF sang on his show. In the pilot he and Andrea Elson sang "Proud Mary". Another episode he made a video for Lynn called "You're the one who's out of this world". Also, Max Wright and Benji Gregory sang in one episode for a school musical. "Asparagus, asparagus will make you feel more able."

Jim Nabors (Gomer) sang on the Gomer Pyle Show.

On Seinfeld, Jerry sang the "Looney Tunes" theme song and George once left a hilarious greeting on his answering machine to the tune of "Greatest American Hero" ("Believe it or not, George isn't at home.... where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home....")

Andrea

On Seinfeld, Jerry sang the "Looney Tunes" theme song and George once left a hilarious greeting on his answering machine to the tune of "Greatest American Hero" ("Believe it or not, George isn't at home.... where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home....")

Andrea
I love how Jerry was later singing George's message to himself as he walked down the street. I can never hear The Greatest American Hero theme now without singing George's version. :rofl:

Barbara Billingsly sang on Leave it to Beaver

Really! I don't remember that. Which episode? I can't recall anyone singing on Leave It To Beaver.

Karen Foster (Angela Watson) sang on multiple episodes of Step by Step. Both times were country songs because Angela in real life was pursuing a country singing career.

Libby Chessler (Jenna Leigh Green) sang on an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch called "The Band Episode". In real life Jenna was a professional singer. With a voice like that, I'm surprised they didn't have her sing more often on the show.

I love how Jerry was later singing George's message to himself as he walked down the street. I can never hear The Greatest American Hero theme now without singing George's version. :rofl:


I know what you mean, that always cracks me up too. :lol:



On a christmas episode of Here Come The Brides, Jeremy (Bobby Sherman) & Joshua (David Soul) did a duet.

All 6 of the Friends sang on Friends
The Fab 4 on Will & Grace all sang on the show
David Schwimmer sang on Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matthew Perry sang on an episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Charlie Sheen sings on Two and Half Men when he's writing his jinggles
The kids on Saved by the Bell sang on Saved the Bell
The Brady Bubch kids sang on the show
The girls on The Facts of Life sang when Andy entered them in a singing contest to meet Debarge.
The cast of Scrubs sang durning their musical episode
John Benett Perry (Matthew's father) sang on Scrubs
Jim sang on According to Jim
Dixie Carter sang on Designing Women
Monica and Tess sang on Touched by an Angel
Woody sang on Cheers..his song to his wife Kelly lol

Anson Williams as Potsie Weber sang A LOT in Happy Days...and he was a pretty good singer too ;).

Edit: a lot of singers sang on the Fresh Prince. Little T in the first season, Tatyana Ali sang "Make Up Your Mind" as her one hit wonder hit, as she went on to become a singer and songwriter, while still acting after The Fresh Prince.

Uncle Jesse (John Stamos) - Full House
Nell (Nell Carter) - Gimme A Break
Brady kids - The Brady Bunch
Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribeiro) - Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) - I Love Lucy
Potsy Weber (Anson Williams) - Happy Days

Well Will Smith on TFP sang the theme song and was a big rapper, especially with DJ Jazzy Jeff, who coincidentally played the character "Jazz" on the show during it's run...

I can't remember if her brother ever sang. He played drums a lot and the guitar...he almost had to have sang aa well.

To answer my own post, yes, Desi Jr. sang at least a couple times I remember: once with Ann Margaret and once he did Sinatra in the living room. And then there was that school musical episode.

Robert Guillaume Sang on Benson

Anson Williams as Potsie Weber sang A LOT in Happy Days...and he was a pretty good singer too ;).
almost everyone sang on Happy Days with all those Musical episodes like American Musical, Be My Valentine and the eps with the various versions of the band singing, the Magic Show and the Burlesque episodes,

let's not forget Phoebe and all of her wacky songs on Friends

I really do wish we had the multi-talents now like back in the 50s and 60s, yes, we do have the Disney set, but they're trained to be multi-talented. I would love to hear my favorite actors melodically burst out into song during a show episode, but that phenom seems long gone now.

Edit: Before anyone tells me, yes, I know John sang an altered version of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' (As 'God Rest Ye Widowed Divorcees') in a Christmas episode of Night Court. I was impressed by it, too. Too bad he didn't make a habit of singing more often. :(

the doctor (Robert Picardo) sang once on "STAR TREK: VOYAGER"

Lorreta Swit sang once on "MASH"

Buddy Ebsen sang a couple times on "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES", also Irene Ryan

Nichelle Nichols sang on "STAR TREK" a couple times