Hi,

I'm fairly new. Or rather a long time between posts, that is.

I hope that if they ever release the Season 5 DVDs they put "Carlton, Your Doorman" on it as an extra, but that's probably wishful thinking.

I heard that the Carlton Your Doorman animated special was actually a pilot for a weekly series that never materialized. If Carlton Your Doorman was intended to be a weekly series, when would it have aired, Saturday Morning or Primetime?

I heard that the Carlton Your Doorman animated special was actually a pilot for a weekly series that never materialized. If Carlton Your Doorman was intended to be a weekly series, when would it have aired, Saturday Morning or Primetime?
No idea, but I can't picture anything from MTM airing on Saturday mornings. Wouldn't be their style. Then again, I never saw Carlton so I don't know if the pilot is or is not the usual sophisticated fare from MTM.

If it had been ordered to series before, say, the 1980-81 season or the 1981-82 season, would Carlton Your Doorman have been a long-running hit, or would it have been a short-running (one-season) flop? Being an animated series, it would have had some sore of complications, like the long production time needed for one episode, etc..

If it had been ordered to series before, say, the 1980-81 season or the 1981-82 season, would Carlton Your Doorman have been a long-running hit, or would it have been a short-running (one-season) flop? Being an animated series, it would have had some sore of complications, like the long production time needed for one episode, etc..
I don't think it would have been a hit. I don't think it was right time then to have a cartoon on during primetime.

I heard that the Carlton Your Doorman animated special was actually a pilot for a weekly series that never materialized. If Carlton Your Doorman was intended to be a weekly series, when would it have aired, Saturday Morning or Primetime?

Primetime. The pilot used to be on YouTube and I recall there being a cuss word or two in there.

I don't think it would have been a hit. I don't think it was right time then to have a cartoon on during primetime.

I guess this means an actual Carlton Your Doorman animated series would have either been a flop, or wouldn't have been picked up to series at all. The Big 3 networks would never have accepted animated series as long-term players. But the Fox Network, a fourth television network, did, with the immense success of The Simpsons and a few other long-running animated shows, such as King of the Hill and Family Guy.

If it had been ordered to series before, say, the 1980-81 season or the 1981-82 season, would Carlton Your Doorman have been a long-running hit, or would it have been a short-running (one-season) flop? Being an animated series, it would have had some sore of complications, like the long production time needed for one episode, etc..

Even though Carlton Your Doorman didn't become a series, Lorenzo Music not long after became the cartoon voice of Garfield for tv specials & Saturday morning series for years. His voice was a great match, I think, for Garfield as well as for Carlton.

For some reason, I recall reading that "Carlton.." was supposed to air right after the sitcom "Checking In", which was the Marla Gibbs spin-off from 'The Jeffersons'. However, 'Carlton' never got a chance because "Checking In" was cancelled so quickly. Does anyone else remember this?