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Brian Damage · 09-01-2008, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Nope, it looks like it had a very short run - like the Garbage Pail Kids cartoon.

...or the Snorks!

catlover79 · 09-01-2008, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

...or the Snorks!

Oh, man!!!

TVFactFan · 09-01-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Your_Doorman

Carlton Your Doorman was an Emmy-award winning animated television special starring the (previously) unseen doorman Carlton from the sitcom Rhoda. As on Rhoda, Carlton's voice was provided by Lorenzo Music.

It was actually a pilot for a weekly series which never materialized. The show aired on CBS May 21, 1980 (right after the Chuck Jones special Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over).

It was revealed in this animated special that Carlton was a relatively young man, with shoulder-length blonde hair & mustache.

This is surprising-lol A cartoon based on a character that was never seen at all on a show that was cancelled 2 years before the premeire of the cartoon on CBS? HUH???-lol

Schmoopie · 09-02-2008, 12:38 AM

That's very cool! God, I haven't thought about Carlton the Doorman in YEARS! I didn't realize that he had done other voice overs AND the voice of Garfield! Thanks for the info!

Andrea

catlover79 · 10-12-2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

That's very cool! God, I haven't thought about Carlton the Doorman in YEARS! I didn't realize that he had done other voice overs AND the voice of Garfield! Thanks for the info!

Andrea

Plus, Lorenzo Music and his wife co-wrote "Home to Emily", the theme song from the Bob Newhart Show. A man of many talents.

JMFabiano524 · 12-09-2008, 01:01 AM

Yep...out of curiosity, I'd like to see it as a bonus if there ever is a Rhoda DVD (and really, they could come out with it NOW, as Season 4 of MTM was the end of Rhoda's stay there)

Also notable to me is that there's yet another rare MTM logo variation attached to this program. Which would be great to see in itself.

OOliver · 02-04-2009, 05:19 PM

I remember this show vaguely - I do remember watching it and knowing it was supposed to be a series after this special aired. WOW! Back in those days, we didn't have 1,000 channles of cable TV to choose from - just three networks, so I guess this was the "best bet" for the night and that's why I tuned in! I can't explain it any other way!

JMFabiano524 · 03-01-2009, 11:56 PM

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Yep...out of curiosity, I'd like to see it as a bonus if there ever is a Rhoda DVD (and really, they could come out with it NOW, as Season 4 of MTM was the end of Rhoda's stay there)

Also notable to me is that there's yet another rare MTM logo variation attached to this program. Which would be great to see in itself.

And now that the Rhoda DVDs are coming, let me repeat my want for the Carlton cartoon to be used as a bonus feature!

"Come on, say meow..." (Silence) "Damn cat..."

catlover79 · 08-15-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JMFabiano524

And now that the Rhoda DVDs are coming, let me repeat my want for the Carlton cartoon to be used as a bonus feature!

"Come on, say meow..." (Silence) "Damn cat..."

JSP · 06-02-2014, 07:01 PM

Hi,

I'm fairly new. Or rather a long time between posts, that is.

I hope that if they ever release the Season 5 DVDs they put "Carlton, Your Doorman" on it as an extra, but that's probably wishful thinking.

James28 · 12-28-2014, 05:39 PM

I heard that the Carlton Your Doorman animated special was actually a pilot for a weekly series that never materialized. If Carlton Your Doorman was intended to be a weekly series, when would it have aired, Saturday Morning or Primetime?

JSP · 12-28-2014, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by James28

I heard that the Carlton Your Doorman animated special was actually a pilot for a weekly series that never materialized. If Carlton Your Doorman was intended to be a weekly series, when would it have aired, Saturday Morning or Primetime?

No idea, but I can't picture anything from MTM airing on Saturday mornings. Wouldn't be their style. Then again, I never saw Carlton so I don't know if the pilot is or is not the usual sophisticated fare from MTM.

James28 · 12-29-2014, 05:58 PM

If it had been ordered to series before, say, the 1980-81 season or the 1981-82 season, would Carlton Your Doorman have been a long-running hit, or would it have been a short-running (one-season) flop? Being an animated series, it would have had some sore of complications, like the long production time needed for one episode, etc..

JSP · 12-29-2014, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by James28

If it had been ordered to series before, say, the 1980-81 season or the 1981-82 season, would Carlton Your Doorman have been a long-running hit, or would it have been a short-running (one-season) flop? Being an animated series, it would have had some sore of complications, like the long production time needed for one episode, etc..

I don't think it would have been a hit. I don't think it was right time then to have a cartoon on during primetime.

DJM77 · 12-29-2014, 07:27 PM

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I heard that the Carlton Your Doorman animated special was actually a pilot for a weekly series that never materialized. If Carlton Your Doorman was intended to be a weekly series, when would it have aired, Saturday Morning or Primetime?

Primetime. The pilot used to be on YouTube and I recall there being a cuss word or two in there.

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12-09-2008, 01:01 AM	#21
JMFabiano524 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 525	Yep...out of curiosity, I'd like to see it as a bonus if there ever is a Rhoda DVD (and really, they could come out with it NOW, as Season 4 of MTM was the end of Rhoda's stay there) Also notable to me is that there's yet another rare MTM logo variation attached to this program. Which would be great to see in itself.

02-04-2009, 05:19 PM	#22
OOliver Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 28, 2009 Location: Providence RI Posts: 569	I remember this show vaguely - I do remember watching it and knowing it was supposed to be a series after this special aired. WOW! Back in those days, we didn't have 1,000 channles of cable TV to choose from - just three networks, so I guess this was the "best bet" for the night and that's why I tuned in! I can't explain it any other way!

12-29-2014, 05:58 PM	#28
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,977	If it had been ordered to series before, say, the 1980-81 season or the 1981-82 season, would Carlton Your Doorman have been a long-running hit, or would it have been a short-running (one-season) flop? Being an animated series, it would have had some sore of complications, like the long production time needed for one episode, etc..