Besides the Cosby Show, were there any other series finales that did not have a final - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 02-25-2004, 10:27 AM

Camera SHOT of the entire CAST? Cosby show ended with just Claire and Cliff and no one else. Were there any other finales that did the same? I know Mary Tyler Moore had the entire cast at the end.

edoug · 02-25-2004, 05:17 PM

CHEERS- Sam alone in the bar.
NEWHART- Maybe the most famous closing scene in sitcom history.

Adamantium · 02-25-2004, 06:24 PM

NewsRadio - The final scene was Dave walking back into his office, after the rest of the staff (Lisa, Beth, Joe, Jimmy and Max) had left to go to live in New Hampshire. Once Dave sits down at his desk, he sees Matthew under there. Matthew, being the one guy Dave wanted to move to New Hampshire had decided to stay and work for Dave.

Matthew: It's just me and you, forever.

Dave: (Almost in tears) I know.

James · 03-06-2004, 09:06 PM

How about The Waltons? Michael Learned was not in it. Also, in The Brady Bunch, Robert Reed was absent.

Brent88 · 03-06-2004, 10:03 PM

I don't think Family Matters did, because when they made the episode, it was supposed to be a season finale and not a series finale.

Also Roseanne ended with Roseanne sitting on the couch.

Heather987 · 03-09-2004, 09:40 PM

Married With Children

TVFactFan · 03-09-2004, 09:58 PM

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Married With Children

Married With Children did not have a series finale

BLT · 03-09-2004, 11:59 PM

I don't think Family Matters did, because when they made the episode, it was supposed to be a season finale and not a series finale.

I don't know why they didn't expect the show to be cancelled. It got poor ratings that whole season and the show was such a poor fit with CBS. Plus there's the whole track record of network switching shows ending after one year on a different network: get smart, diff'rent strokes, step by step, getting by, hogan family, golden girls/palace.

treky · 03-10-2004, 04:07 AM

"MASH"-the final shot was of Hawkeye riding away in a helicopter

"The Dick Van Dyke show"-the entire cast was in the final scene, but the final shot was just Rob & Laura

"Barney Miller"-the final shot was just Barney walking out the door for the last time

"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"-even though the entire cast was in the final scene, the final shot was just Mary walking out the door of the newsroom

Dean Winchester · 03-10-2004, 04:29 PM

Natalie was also missing from the Facts Of Life finale

the last scene of Sex And The City was just Carrie talking to Big on her cell phone walking down the street and away from the camera.

TVFactFan · 03-10-2004, 07:30 PM

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Natalie was also missing from the Facts Of Life finale

the last scene of Sex And The City was just Carrie talking to Big on her cell phone walking down the street and away from the camera.

I didn't even knw Facts of Life of Life had a Finale. I thought NBC just yanked it off the air

Dean Winchester · 03-10-2004, 08:44 PM

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I didn't even knw Facts of Life of Life had a Finale. I thought NBC just yanked it off the air

Blair bought Eastland, Natalie moved into a loft, and Tootie went to pursue her acting career. But the final shot of the show had Blair, Jo, Tootie and Beverly Ann, but no Natalie

Brent88 · 03-10-2004, 11:15 PM

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Originally posted by BLT
I don't think Family Matters did, because when they made the episode, it was supposed to be a season finale and not a series finale.

I don't know why they didn't expect the show to be cancelled. It got poor ratings that whole season and the show was such a poor fit with CBS. Plus there's the whole track record of network switching shows ending after one year on a different network: get smart, diff'rent strokes, step by step, getting by, hogan family, golden girls/palace.

Well... the thing was, after airing 5 episodes in January, the show went on hiatus and the last 7 episodes of the series aired in June and July. Dreadful. People don't watch TV in the summer like they do in the Fall and Winter. The show was finished filming in March though, way before they decided to cancel it.

02-25-2004, 10:27 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,105	Besides the Cosby Show, were there any other series finales that did not have a final Camera SHOT of the entire CAST? Cosby show ended with just Claire and Cliff and no one else. Were there any other finales that did the same? I know Mary Tyler Moore had the entire cast at the end.

03-06-2004, 10:03 PM	#5
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	I don't think Family Matters did, because when they made the episode, it was supposed to be a season finale and not a series finale. Also Roseanne ended with Roseanne sitting on the couch.
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03-09-2004, 11:59 PM	#8
BLT Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2003 Posts: 496	I don't think Family Matters did, because when they made the episode, it was supposed to be a season finale and not a series finale. I don't know why they didn't expect the show to be cancelled. It got poor ratings that whole season and the show was such a poor fit with CBS. Plus there's the whole track record of network switching shows ending after one year on a different network: get smart, diff'rent strokes, step by step, getting by, hogan family, golden girls/palace.
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03-10-2004, 04:07 AM	#9
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	"MASH"-the final shot was of Hawkeye riding away in a helicopter "The Dick Van Dyke show"-the entire cast was in the final scene, but the final shot was just Rob & Laura "Barney Miller"-the final shot was just Barney walking out the door for the last time "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"-even though the entire cast was in the final scene, the final shot was just Mary walking out the door of the newsroom
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02-25-2004, 05:17 PM	#2
edoug Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 10, 2001 Posts: 128	CHEERS- Sam alone in the bar. NEWHART- Maybe the most famous closing scene in sitcom history.

02-25-2004, 06:24 PM	#3
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	NewsRadio - The final scene was Dave walking back into his office, after the rest of the staff (Lisa, Beth, Joe, Jimmy and Max) had left to go to live in New Hampshire. Once Dave sits down at his desk, he sees Matthew under there. Matthew, being the one guy Dave wanted to move to New Hampshire had decided to stay and work for Dave. Matthew: It's just me and you, forever. Dave: (Almost in tears) I know.

03-06-2004, 09:06 PM	#4
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	How about The Waltons? Michael Learned was not in it. Also, in The Brady Bunch, Robert Reed was absent.

03-09-2004, 09:40 PM	#6
Heather987 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 13, 2004 Posts: 476	Married With Children

03-10-2004, 04:29 PM	#10
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	Natalie was also missing from the Facts Of Life finale the last scene of Sex And The City was just Carrie talking to Big on her cell phone walking down the street and away from the camera.