Could Nancy Dussault carry the show after Ted Knight died?

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Originally Posted by mstewart

The show was scheduled to return for a 7th Season if it had not been for Ted's passing and illness. In the 6th season of TCFC he pressed his way in every episode and you can tell he was battling cancer. Every episode he was looking more and more gaunt.

Really?? I didn't notice that at all. In fact his acting looked basically the same as it did in season 1. The only thing I noticed was a mole on his left cheek that he didn't have in earlier seasons but that's not a sickness.

I guess that shows what a good actor he was!

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Originally Posted by MRPITT

I love TCFC it's one of my favorites but, she didnt have any chance of carrying the show. I think JM J had a better chance at carrying the show.

Honestly though I think the show was done with or without Mr. Knight.

Maybe they could've done a farewell season but it would've been awkward & depressing. Some of the cast would've probably been crying between scenes!

[TMC]

I think that it was all for the best that they ended it right then and there when Ted passed away. By that point, Too Close for Comfort had rebranded itself as The Ted Knight Show anyway. So it would be a fruitless situation to try to continue a show where the person for whom said show was named after her is now deceased. Plus, six years isn't that bad or a run for a sitcom. It would just be like with Chico & the Man or 8 Simple Rules..., which both felt like last ditch attempts to salvage something that simply wasn't salvageable (and ring some extra dollars out of it) after the star suddenly died.