Is it true to increase the size of a comedy sitcom's main cast?

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no.

I think it's illegal.

Is it true to increase the size of a comedy sitcom's main cast?
Maybe if you can elaborate more on what you mean, do mean when a sitcom with 2-3 main cast members like Three's Company and Perfect Strangers is better with an ensemble like Cheers and Friends?

yea dude, can you elaborate?

Different Strokes was an example. They start off originally as 4, but expanded to 6.

Different Strokes was an example. They start off originally as 4, but expanded to 6.
They started off as 5.

They started off as 5.

Then they increase to 7 along the way, so that's no problem.

I see what the OP is trying to say but don't know why the legalities of it are being questioned. Many TV series including sitcoms have expanded their primary casts and it certainly isn't illegal.

Is this thread supposed to be a joke? It's not April Fools' yet.

I see what the OP is trying to say but don't know why the legalities of it are being questioned. Many TV series including sitcoms have expanded their primary casts and it certainly isn't illegal.

That's a relief, I wasn't sure what authorities I was supposed to contact if it was illegal.

It's not so much a question of criminal legalities, but budget restraints.

I don't work in the TV industry and I could be talking out of my ass, but I do have some Accounting and HR knowledge. So I'm thinking below is how it works in a nutshell:

If the budget put in place by the TV studio only calls for 5 main cast members, then the producers can only have 5 main cast members...

In order to bring on an additional main cast member, it would have to go through the big wigs at the TV studio for approval of that budget increase.

It's not like someone's going to go to jail if they go over the budget without approval though.

It's not so much a question of criminal legalities, but budget restraints.

You may be right but you can't speak for the OP who just happens to have a habit of asking weird questions or wording them in such a way that it can be confusing trying to figure out what he actually means. In other words, he talks in riddles. If he had simply inquired about budget restraints instead of mentioning legalities then it would be different. Why he chose to bring that into the topic makes no sense.

You may be right but you can't speak for the OP who just happens to have a habit of asking weird questions or wording them in such a way that it can be confusing trying to figure out what he actually means. In other words, he talks in riddles. If he had simply inquired about budget restraints instead of mentioning legalities then it would be different. Why he chose to bring that into the topic makes no sense.
Trying to figure out anything that the OP does is beyond hope...especially when he posts about the mentally disabled people and Saved by the Bell.

Gimme a Break! started with 5 main characters between 1981 and 1983. By 1983-1985, 9-10 characters were main characters. In 1985-1986, it was 9 after Dolph Sweet died. By the last season, it was between 5 to 8.

Full House started with 6 main characters and ended with 10 main characters.