Uncle Buck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Buck_(1990_TV_series)) is discussed (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125227/http://www.jumptheshark.com/u/unclebuck.htm) at the 1:02:15 mark.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tv-guidance-counselor-episode-355-tim-odonnell/id821665905?i=1000439639812

This week (https://soundcloud.com/kenreidcomedian/tv-guidance-counselor-episode-355-tim-odonnell) Ken welcomes (https://www.tumblr.com/tvguidancecounselor/185193070019/tv-guidance-counselor-episode-355-tim-odonnell) writer, producer, showrunner and childhood hero Tim O'Donnell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640847/) (Growing Pains (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=427867), Clueless, Uncle Buck (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Uncle+Buck%22+Tim+O%27Donnell&sca_esv=562300857&sxsrf=AB5stBiL-fD3GpK03JXRVNtNWxcv6X4l1Q%3A1693728257908&ei=AT70ZMeHN8i0qtsPssOl-AY&ved=0ahUKEwiHjKK5_Y2BAxVImmoFHbJhCW8Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=%22Uncle+Buck%22+Tim+O%27Donnell&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAaAhgCIhoiVW5jbGUgQnVjayIgVGltIE8nRG9ubmVsbDIFECEYoAFIvDNQxgNYzjBwA3gCkAEDmAHTBaABky6qAQ0wLjQuNi4yLjMuMi4xuAEDyAEA-AEBwgIEEAAYR8ICCxAAGIoFGLEDGJECwgITEC4YigUYQxiLAxioAxiRBRijA8ICCBAAGIoFGJECwgIXEC4YigUYsQMYkQIYiwMYqAMYkQUYpAPCAhcQLhiDARixAxiABBiLAxioAxiRBRijA8ICBRAAGIAEwgIiEC4YigUYQxiLAxioAxiRBRijAxiXBRjcBBjeBBjgBNgBAcICBhAAGBYYHsICCBAAGIoFGIYDwgIIEAAYFhgeGArCAg0QABgWGB4YDxjxBBgKwgIFECEYqwLCAggQIRgWGB4YHeIDBBgAIEGIBgGQBgi6BgYIARABGBQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#ip=1), Just the Ten of Us) to the show.

Ken and Tim discuss The Mommies, being on the #1 show and the #100 show, Gloria, working in TV News, adapting movies into TV shows (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=418103), basing a show around a stand up comedian, the Sandy episode of Growing Pains, Matthew Perry, Very Special Episodes, Valerie/The Hogan Family, working in radio, P.A. ing on The Carol Burnett Show, working on The Glenn Campbell Show, the pitfalls of multi-cam shot on video shows, how film look took over, Newhart, Cheers, Clueless (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=397340), Paul Rodriguez, warm up comics, the writers' room system, watching actors learn to be writers, pitching jokes, Dog Weddings, being an ex-Seminarian, Just the Ten of Us, Catholic Jokes, breaking the 4th Wall, Rich Reinhart, Rock N Roll Fantasy, The Lubbock Babes, Mr. Belvedere, Ken's college age anthrax shield job, Dick Van Patton as a bigot on Growing Pains, Heather Graham, The Dewy High Hooters, Dance Fever Part 1, clip shows, Free Spirit, busted pilots, high concept shows, Brad Pitt, I Married Dora, Exporting Raymond, translating American sitcoms into Russian sitcoms, how Growing Pains became the first American sitcom to air in China, being mistaken for Alan Thicke, John Candy being the greatest guy ever, Clueless, James at 15, how great "Action" with Jay Mohr was, being told "there's nobody in America who wants to be Latino who currently isn't", stand up comedy showcases, network notes, why stand up comics are pre-disposed to not be great actors in an ensemble, being a showrunner, an alternate universe where Joss Whedon writes for Growing Pains, and the long discussed definitive origin of clip shows.


Remember The 1990 Uncle Buck TV Show? It Was Horrible (https://www.slashfilm.com/534261/1990-uncle-buck-tv-show/)

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Uncle Buck: The '90s sitcom failure (https://mutantreviewersmovies.com/2022/09/10/uncle-buck-the-90s-sitcom-failure/)

'Uncle Buck' Tries TV Again, This Time at ABC (https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/uncle-buck-tries-tv-again-this-time-at-abc-1201323970/)

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CBS Puts 'Uncle Buck' on Hold; NBC Cancels 'Working It Out' (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-06-ca-8319-story.html)

Do You Remember the 'Uncle Buck' TV Shows? (https://rare.us/rare-media/entertainment-and-culture/uncle-buck-tv-show/)

Comic's comic Kevin Meaney dead at 60 - Near West (https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=866eba23-5b57-4949-9ce8-3f37c393ef1c)

Nia Long to Star in New ABC Pilot “Uncle Buck” - The Culture (http://theculture.forharriet.com/2015/03/nia-long-to-star-in-new-abc-pilot-uncle.html)

Uncle Buck (1990-1991) TV series missing episodes (https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/9294/uncle-buck-series-missing-episodes)

Scott D. Pierce: 'Uncle Buck' back on network TV and ... (https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3987823&itype=CMSID)

FALL'S OFF-COLOR (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/09/04/falls-off-color/8ff77417-a9ca-49de-86bd-f23562cd6288/)

SCHEDULES OF THE PAST: 1990-1991 Mondays (https://benjamonsterstv.blogspot.com/2021/09/schedules-of-past-1990-1991-mondays.html)

'Uncle Buck,' 'Dirty Dancing,' more TV shows based on '80s ... (https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/uncle-buck-dirty-dancing-more-tv-shows-based-on-80s-movies-v29013)

ABC Is Developing a Multi-Cam 'Uncle Buck' TV Series (https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/abc-is-developing-a-multi-cam-uncle-buck-tv-series.html)

THE NEW SHOWS: FROM 4-STAR HITS TO REAL ... (https://www.deseret.com/1990/9/2/18879589/the-new-shows-from-4-star-hits-to-real-turkeys)

Uncle Buck the latest old movie to be new series (https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/jun/12/uncle-buck-the-latest-old-movie-to-be-n-1/)

15 Trivia Tidbits About 'Uncle Buck' (https://www.cracked.com/article_37886_15-trivia-tidbits-about-uncle-buck.html)

8 Terrible TV Shows Based On Iconic Films Of The Past (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/terrible-tv-shows-based-films_n_5985966)

'To Tell The Truth,' 'Uncle Buck' premiere on ABC (https://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2016/06/14/to-tell-the-truth-uncle-buck-premiere-on-abc/)

The 'Fall' of 1990: '80s Movies Murdered by TV (https://www.rediscoverthe80s.com/2012/07/fall-of-1990-80s-movies-murdered-by-tv.html)

Relatively speaking, 'Uncle Buck' is formulaic, off-color and ... (https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1990-09-10-1990253135-story.html)

Why Did ABC Remake 'Uncle Buck' For the Third Time? A ... (https://www.inverse.com/article/16629-why-did-abc-remake-uncle-buck-for-the-third-time-a-preview-of-the-mike-epps-reboot)

GAG LINES UNCLE BUCK PUSHES THE LIMITS OF ... (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1990/09/10/gag-lines-uncle-buck-pushes-the-limits-of-taste-with-more-than-a-few-choice-words/)

Single Season Sitcoms of the 1990s: A Complete Guide (https://books.google.com/books?id=C3JuDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=%22Uncle+Buck%22+CBS+1990&source=bl&ots=0sHQNGQ68M&sig=ACfU3U2HjJGnlW29lYRfjVaePehzKEJ86w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwic4_TigI6BAxWYlWoFHUsaCRA4bhDoAXoECAMQAw)

What Were They Thinking?: The 100 Dumbest Events In ... (https://books.google.com/books?id=3i1HGbyT85MC&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=%22Uncle+Buck%22+CBS+1990&source=bl&ots=W_N1EsRQTd&sig=ACfU3U1I9Z-6a5DH2iSqpjQbzxs1iiAP2A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwic4_TigI6BAxWYlWoFHUsaCRA4bhDoAXoECAQQAw)

Mediating Moms: Mothers in Popular Culture (https://books.google.com/books?id=3DPT3Z7lAWIC&pg=PA335&lpg=PA335&dq=%22Uncle+Buck%22+CBS+1990&source=bl&ots=3-0oRaCjP6&sig=ACfU3U0GoT1UCe5NqWvpyNIoKmnp4OEQew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwic4_TigI6BAxWYlWoFHUsaCRA4bhDoAXoECAIQAw)