What was this short lived sitcom about? It was on around 1987.

sounds more like a happy days spinoff with fonzie n miss c lol

About a young black ex-con woman who is befriended by a kindly old white woman. Aired on NBC off and on for a few weeks during that season. Best left forgotten--it was horrible!

About a young black ex-con woman who is befriended by a kindly old white woman. Aired on NBC off and on for a few weeks during that season. Best left forgotten--it was horrible!thats for sure some of the worst tv shows today look like noel coward compared to me and mrs c

Something that looks like that should have came out during the Fred Silverman period, not the post Cosby Show glory days!

Something that looks like that should have came out during the Fred Silverman period, not the post Cosby Show glory days!
Alliteratively, this would have made a good sitcom partner for Mr. Silverman's 'Mr. T & Tina'.;)

^Heh, one day there will be a Bad Sitcom channel! :lol:

I never heard of this show - but it sounds like a spinoff of Happy Days. :lol: It probably would've been better than Joanie Loves Chachi!! :rofl:

About a young black ex-con woman who is befriended by a kindly old white woman. Aired on NBC off and on for a few weeks during that season. Best left forgotten--it was horrible!

Actually, it aired on NBC during the spring of 1986 and then again in the spring of 1987. I used to watch the show. When the son found out his mother invited the ex-con to live with her, her response was:

Mrs. C.: She's an ex-con. She had no place to go. :lol:

I do have one episode on tape from the short second season.

The eps I remember are:

The ep when Geri and Mrs. C fight over the 2 million dollar lottery.
The ep when Geri's ex-boyfriend escapes.
The ep when it is Mrs. C's birtday and everyone has different plans for Mrs. C.
(That episode was dedicated to the memory of Liberace) I have this one on tape.

86/87--okie doke

did you like this show, thomas?

i'm shocked, ole Sol hasn't chimed in with HIS opinion :lol:

86/87--okie doke

did you like this show, thomas?

i'm shocked, ole Sol hasn't chimed in with HIS opinion :lol:

As a kid, I liked the show. I thought it was cute. When I look back at it now, there are some aspects of it that seem totally unreal. It seemed that Geri did not seem the prison type. Although I liked it, I can see why this show got canceled though. Peggy Rea was good as Mrs. C but Misha McKay should have played her part a little more edgier.

Peggy Rea played Mrs C????? Wow, my memory certainly played tricks on me :lol:

Peggy Rea played Mrs C????? Wow, my memory certainly played tricks on me :lol:


My bad. I meant to say "Peggy Murray". :lol: Peggy Rea in the role would have certainly been a twist. :lol:

WHEW!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the update --glad to see I haven't quite lost it yet
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WHEW!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the update --glad to see I haven't quite lost it yet
:lol:
LOL. I can't see Peggy Rea in her crusty way play the part of a sweet old lady. :lol:

LOL. I can't see Peggy Rea in her crusty way play the part of a sweet old lady. :lol:
Neither can I - I still picture her too much as Lulu Hogg or Grace's ex-mother-in-law on Grace Under Fire. :lol:

Neither can I - I still picture her too much as Lulu Hogg or Grace's ex-mother-in-law on Grace Under Fire. :lol:

I know. Mrs. C was nothing like Peggy Rea's characters. Not at all. :lol: They could have been sisters though.

it was actully actress peg murray who played mrs c on the show

I saw this a few times. One thing that was odd was that it spelled out the show's premise by showing scenes from the never fully broadcast pilot. It somewhat bugged me that Mrs. C's son and,especially, daughter-in-law were rich snobs who only grudgingly accepted the ex-con rooming with the old lady due to the old lady needing help around the house and extra cash- yet those two dorks could have easily given Mrs. C the help and cash and she would have had no need for a roomie. Of course, if they'd done that, the whole premise of the show would have been trashed and there would have been no show. But that wouldn't have been a bad thing!:cool:
Yeah, I'm sure more than one viewer saw this listed in the guide and thought it was a spinoff from 'Happy Days' involving something naughty with the Fonz and Marion!:lol:

^ Fonz and Marion being "naughty" sounds like it would've been much more exciting than this show. :eek: :rofl:

MRS C left Howard and Ran Off With Fonzie lol