I don't remember watching the episodes with this clown when I watched the original run. Probably because his episodes aired while I was in the mist of moving to a new city and didn't really have time to watch TV.

I didn't watch them on ABC family either. And, maybe that's a good thing.

This guy is grating my nerves. Why did they try to have a Cody replacement in the first place. You cannot replace Cody. Especially with a guy who's voice is higher than Brendan's. I mean, seriously. This dude sounds a wee bit like a 9 year old imitating a penguin in distress. Not to mention the bad acting. Anyone else feel the same?

He's only in four or five episodes so all his episodes should've aired by now. I don't think it's that hard to have a higher voice than Brendan, his voice changed at the start of the fifth season and he's supposed to be like ten years old!

I always felt that Flash ruined the Disney World episodes. I'm glad he was only in a few episodes.

Why did Cody leave?

Flash is what happens when one of your main actors is suddenly arrested and you've already produced the scripts: you quickly hire some guy to be the replacement and change a few of the lines to make him fit.

The producers were scrambling, and it shows. They felt they still needed a wacky sidekick character.

I guess I must be in the minority because I loved Flash. I preferred him over the Jean Luc character.

God bless you always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

P.S. Cody was indeed the best character though of the whole show. :) :) :)

Flash is what happens when one of your main actors is suddenly arrested and you've already produced the scripts: you quickly hire some guy to be the replacement and change a few of the lines to make him fit.

The producers were scrambling, and it shows. They felt they still needed a wacky sidekick character.

EEEEXACTLY!!!!

I guess I must be in the minority because I loved Flash. I preferred him over the Jean Luc character.

God bless you always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

P.S. Cody was indeed the best character though of the whole show. :) :) :)


I liked flash as well. I had no issue with him at all. I loved Jean Luc too. I know that Bronson ended up leaving and then did "Meego" the next season with, along with SBS went to CBS.

Yeah I kinda liked Jean-Luc. I didn't really care for Flash but he was only in a few eps so I don't mind him that much.

I'm not a fan of Jean-Luc or Flash. For me, they were examples of Miller-Boyett clinging to the tired idea of getting a "wacky sidekick" to replace the wacky sidekick who had just been kicked to the curb.

If they felt they couldn't keep Sasha Mitchell on, why replace him with a thinly-veiled replacement character, only to replace that one as well, almost immediately?

I liked Flash and thought he was ok. I don't hate him and see no reason to do so. That's just my two cents.

I always felt that Flash ruined the Disney World episodes. I'm glad he was only in a few episodes.

Why did Cody leave?

Personally, I LOVED Flash in the Disney World episodes! He was one of the best parts! (I really got into the idea of trying to hold the world record for going to all the Disney World attractions.):) :cool:
And I'm pretty sure Cody left because Sasha Mitchell had some legal issues going on, regarding domestic violence....

I'm pretty sure Cody left because Sasha Mitchell had some legal issues going on, regarding domestic violence....

That's correct.

I also liked Flash. He was so funny.

If they felt they couldn't keep Sasha Mitchell on, why replace him with a thinly-veiled replacement character, only to replace that one as well, almost immediately?
They probably saw that Flash didn't work out very quickly, so a new character (who was never trying to be a carbon copy of Cody, fortunately enough) was introduced.
Jean-Luc was never a favorite of mine either, but I feel that he still worked out better than Flash.

They probably saw that Flash didn't work out very quickly, so a new character (who was never trying to be a carbon copy of Cody, fortunately enough) was introduced.
Jean-Luc was never a favorite of mine either, but I feel that he still worked out better than Flash.

I see your point, but I felt like they didn't even need a Wacky Sidekick character. They had enough established characters as it was, and even kicked Brendan to the curb.

I see your point, but I felt like they didn't even need a Wacky Sidekick character. They had enough established characters as it was, and even kicked Brendan to the curb.

That ticked me off when they booted Brendan.

I see your point, but I felt like they didn't even need a Wacky Sidekick character. They had enough established characters as it was, and even kicked Brendan to the curb.
Well, many sitcoms had wacky sidekick characters at the time. And I guess that they tried their uttermost to find a replacement for Cody, who left a great void after him when poor Sasha had to quit.

As for what was going on with Brendan, we don't really know why he disappeared. It is even possible that the actor himself wanted to quit.

Hopefully we will find out someday.

He was awful. His stupid whiny high pitched voice and hyper over the top jittery acting. Terrible replacement for Cody that failed miserably.

He's only in four or five episodes so all his episodes should've aired by now. I don't think it's that hard to have a higher voice than Brendan, his voice changed at the start of the fifth season and he's supposed to be like ten years old!

Flash as a character kind of strikes me as somebody trying to channel and impersonate Michael J. Fox but made to be much geekier.

I'm not a fan of Jean-Luc or Flash. For me, they were examples of Miller-Boyett clinging to the tired idea of getting a "wacky sidekick" to replace the wacky sidekick who had just been kicked to the curb.

If they felt they couldn't keep Sasha Mitchell on, why replace him with a thinly-veiled replacement character, only to replace that one as well, almost immediately?

Yeah, I was watching Step by Step on TruTV over the weekend, and they concluded with the episodes with Flash in them. What exactly was Flash's purpose on the show other than to be a foil to Frank much in the same vein as Urkel was one to Carl on Family Matters? Basically, Flash was that bumbling, geeky kid with a funny voice who was always messing things up but still had a good-heart in the end.

At least with Cody, he had this quirky big brother vibe to Frank and Carol's kids. Granted, a little of Cody (and his Jeff Spicoli/Bill & Ted-esque surfer-stoner schtick) may have gone a long way after a while, but Sasha Mitchell was still able to make the character charming.

I agree with the argument that Jean-Luc was really a cynical feeling ploy by Miller-Boyett to replace Cody and by extension, Flash as the show's resident "wacky sidekick". And Bronson Pinchott was already an established name and face due to Miller-Boyett's past TGIF show, Perfect Strangers (where he played another eccentric foreigner), so it also reeked of stunt casting.

At least, they tried to do something completely different with Jean-Luc.
Even if Bronson had played a similar character on another show, Jean-Luc never was just a poor copy of Cody.
While I must say that I hardly even remember Flash, it is clear that the people in charge understood that he didn’t work out and cut him.

Cody is one of those cases, when a character that is just a stereotype on paper becomes alive when it's played by the right actor.
And in the end, Cody was more than just his surfer/stoner schtick.