TMC
09-10-2019, 03:02 AM
To elaborate on what I mean, here it goes: You see this on shows where there is a guest star that has the lead's former co-star appear, or even references to the creator's past work.
For example, Nash Bridges had Philip Michael Thomas and Tommy Chong appear, as they were former co-stars to Don Johnson and Cheech Marin, respectively.
Ed O'Neill appeared in an episode of 8 Simple Rules as a former flame of Katey Sagal's character. There was also a Three's Company reference in an earlier episode as a callback to John Ritter's old show. Katey Sagal would later again play Kaley Cuoco's mother on The Big Bang Theory.
Spin City has Christopher Lloyd make an appearance alongside his Back to the Future co-star Michael J. Fox and they make time jokes. Also, Meredith Baxter played Michael J Fox's character's mother (just like on Family Ties) in a two parter. Michael Gross was in Fox's last episode as a regular on Spin City.
3rd Rock from the Sun had William Shatner reference "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" with Lithgow say "The same thing happened to me" referencing Twilight Zone: The Movie.
Hot In Cleveland had all sorts of people from all of the women's shows show up as guest/recurring characters. John Mahoney and Peri Gilpin from Frasier, Bonnie Franklin from One Day At A Time, Laura San Giacomo from Just Shoot Me and a bunch of the women from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, including MTM herself.
Pam Dawber guest starred (and came out of retirement after 14 years) to appear alongside Robin Williams in his short lived series The Crazy Ones.
Tim Allen's Last Man Standing sitcom has had several former Home Improvement co-stars come in for multiple appearances. Jonathan Taylor Thomas appeared for several eps and directed a few too. Patricia Richardson came on with several references to their previous series together, including the classic bumpers that would go to commercial. JTT also appeared in Richardson's episode as her son Randy, an unrelated cameo from his previous character. Richard Karn also appeared as well.
For example, Nash Bridges had Philip Michael Thomas and Tommy Chong appear, as they were former co-stars to Don Johnson and Cheech Marin, respectively.
Ed O'Neill appeared in an episode of 8 Simple Rules as a former flame of Katey Sagal's character. There was also a Three's Company reference in an earlier episode as a callback to John Ritter's old show. Katey Sagal would later again play Kaley Cuoco's mother on The Big Bang Theory.
Spin City has Christopher Lloyd make an appearance alongside his Back to the Future co-star Michael J. Fox and they make time jokes. Also, Meredith Baxter played Michael J Fox's character's mother (just like on Family Ties) in a two parter. Michael Gross was in Fox's last episode as a regular on Spin City.
3rd Rock from the Sun had William Shatner reference "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" with Lithgow say "The same thing happened to me" referencing Twilight Zone: The Movie.
Hot In Cleveland had all sorts of people from all of the women's shows show up as guest/recurring characters. John Mahoney and Peri Gilpin from Frasier, Bonnie Franklin from One Day At A Time, Laura San Giacomo from Just Shoot Me and a bunch of the women from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, including MTM herself.
Pam Dawber guest starred (and came out of retirement after 14 years) to appear alongside Robin Williams in his short lived series The Crazy Ones.
Tim Allen's Last Man Standing sitcom has had several former Home Improvement co-stars come in for multiple appearances. Jonathan Taylor Thomas appeared for several eps and directed a few too. Patricia Richardson came on with several references to their previous series together, including the classic bumpers that would go to commercial. JTT also appeared in Richardson's episode as her son Randy, an unrelated cameo from his previous character. Richard Karn also appeared as well.