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Chocolate Moose · 05-04-2026, 12:20 PM

Martin Short plays that weird little boy character on SNL and meets Reese Witherspoon maybe? in a park. A very obvious not real outside scene.

um · 05-04-2026, 05:20 PM

I remember one "Outdoor" scene when Buffy and Jody (Family Affair) were walking a lamb on a leash (they had won the lamb as a pet when they participated in some kid's game show to my best recollection) and the lamb breaks from its leash and runs away. Another "Outdoor" scene was when Buffy and Jody were talking to a portly girl who had a crush on Jody but believed that he would not be attracted to her because of her weight. In Family Affair, a a good many "Outdoor" scenes were of Buffy and/or Jody in the schoolyard and it was obviously not a real outdoor area.

Also on Nanny and The Professor, there was an "Outdoor" scene in which Nanny and Prudence, Butch and Hal were all painting a public-park statue that had not been maintained for years and had become old and forgotten-looking. The episode was about how Nanny and the 3 kids got together to bring the old statue, which was part of a decorative fountain, back to working order.
I recall that the scenes at the park looked like a studio or soundstage, not like the real outdoors.

There was also an episode in which Hal Butch and The Professor built a boat and attempted to sail it in a small lake in the park. That scene seemed to possibly be outdoors though probably in an outdoor fliming set.
There was also a similar plot in Please Don't Eat The Dasies, in which the boys and their dad built a boat and sailed it either in a small lake in the park or in their back swimming pool.
I have a faint recollection of that episode but I think it did not seem to be genuinely outdoors.

JamesG · 05-04-2026, 06:12 PM

"The King of Queens" would feature scenes in the front and backyard of the Heffernan house.

Also, Doug driving the delivery truck would count as being outside.

Torgo · 05-11-2026, 06:31 PM

Holliston - Season 2 episode 'Hobgoblin', this is pretty much the only episode that is set primarily outside.

Coffeecup · 05-18-2026, 01:52 PM

I have been watching the Lone Ranger and the production crew made a ton of episodes. Some 52 a year. There are actual outdoor riding the horse scenes and then you will see a studio type scene when the horse comes to stop and actors talk. . So when you mention outdoor scenes, are you saying the set was outside or a on location in park or street scene.?

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05-04-2026, 05:20 PM	#47
um Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 26, 2015 Posts: 905	I remember one "Outdoor" scene when Buffy and Jody (Family Affair) were walking a lamb on a leash (they had won the lamb as a pet when they participated in some kid's game show to my best recollection) and the lamb breaks from its leash and runs away. Another "Outdoor" scene was when Buffy and Jody were talking to a portly girl who had a crush on Jody but believed that he would not be attracted to her because of her weight. In Family Affair, a a good many "Outdoor" scenes were of Buffy and/or Jody in the schoolyard and it was obviously not a real outdoor area. Also on Nanny and The Professor, there was an "Outdoor" scene in which Nanny and Prudence, Butch and Hal were all painting a public-park statue that had not been maintained for years and had become old and forgotten-looking. The episode was about how Nanny and the 3 kids got together to bring the old statue, which was part of a decorative fountain, back to working order. I recall that the scenes at the park looked like a studio or soundstage, not like the real outdoors. There was also an episode in which Hal Butch and The Professor built a boat and attempted to sail it in a small lake in the park. That scene seemed to possibly be outdoors though probably in an outdoor fliming set. There was also a similar plot in Please Don't Eat The Dasies, in which the boys and their dad built a boat and sailed it either in a small lake in the park or in their back swimming pool. I have a faint recollection of that episode but I think it did not seem to be genuinely outdoors.

05-18-2026, 01:52 PM	#50
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,175	I have been watching the Lone Ranger and the production crew made a ton of episodes. Some 52 a year. There are actual outdoor riding the horse scenes and then you will see a studio type scene when the horse comes to stop and actors talk. . So when you mention outdoor scenes, are you saying the set was outside or a on location in park or street scene.?