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TVFactFan · 05-26-2004, 06:43 PM

I will never be able to figure out how the TV show, Chico and the Man did well in it's first season.

Dean Winchester · 05-26-2004, 06:47 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I will never be able to figure out how the TV show, Chico and the Man did well in it's first season.

didn't Chico And The Man follow Sanford And Son on NBC? Not positive but I think that show's success was much due to it's timeslot

Chain Gang Member · 05-26-2004, 06:51 PM

Too bad Freddie Prinze died before it could become a huge hit

Skywalker · 05-26-2004, 06:54 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I will never be able to figure out how the TV show, Chico and the Man did well in it's first season.

Two words. "Looking good"

TVFactFan · 05-26-2004, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
didn't Chico And The Man follow Sanford And Son on NBC? Not positive but I think that show's success was much due to it's timeslot

Yes it followed S&S at 8:30pm on Friday NIghts.

Adamantium · 05-26-2004, 07:32 PM

Alot of the women on the messageboard love the show because they love Freddie Prinze. I admit, I didn't find the show that funny at first, either. But I kept watching it and now love the show. I'm also sure that the post "Sanford and Son" timeslot had something to do with it's success in the beginning. But I also think it made a name for itself.

Nighthawk76 · 05-26-2004, 08:31 PM

I realize that a lot of people are going to want to kill me after this, so in my defense I'll just say that this is simply my opinion and I don't expect anyone to agree with me. I do not understand how Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy ever became hits. I always thought these were two of the worst shows ever. I mean Mork and Mindy had a guy coming to Earth in a flying egg!

TVFactFan · 05-26-2004, 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by dukey
I realize that a lot of people are going to want to kill me after this, so in my defense I'll just say that this is simply my opinion and I don't expect anyone to agree with me. I do not understand how Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy ever became hits. I always thought these were two of the worst shows ever. I mean Mork and Mindy had a guy coming to Earth in a flying egg!

I agree 100%. Mork was a TRUE WEIRDO. I strongly believe the target age for Mork and Mindy was 5-13-LOL

barwars · 05-26-2004, 10:56 PM

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Originally posted by dukey
I realize that a lot of people are going to want to kill me after this, so in my defense I'll just say that this is simply my opinion and I don't expect anyone to agree with me. I do not understand how Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy ever became hits. I always thought these were two of the worst shows ever. I mean Mork and Mindy had a guy coming to Earth in a flying egg!

They were spinoffs of the biggest show in America, of course they'd be hits.

And about M&M.... it starred a comic GENIOUS, and if you deny Robin Williams being one of the greatest comics ever, you don't know comedy.

TVFactFan · 05-26-2004, 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by barwars88
They were spinoffs of the biggest show in America, of course they'd be hits.

And about M&M.... it starred a comic GENIOUS, and if you deny Robin Williams being one of the greatest comics ever, you don't know comedy.

Robin Williams was a wacko

Dean Winchester · 05-26-2004, 11:28 PM

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Robin Williams was a wacko

Robin is one of the very few tv stars whose success in the movies was so big that many people have actually forgotten his roots were in television

dawsongirl · 05-27-2004, 01:18 AM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I will never be able to figure out how the TV show, Chico and the Man did well in it's first season.

Because it was hilarious!

dawsongirl · 05-27-2004, 01:20 AM

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Originally posted by dukey
I realize that a lot of people are going to want to kill me after this, so in my defense I'll just say that this is simply my opinion and I don't expect anyone to agree with me. I do not understand how Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy ever became hits. I always thought these were two of the worst shows ever. I mean Mork and Mindy had a guy coming to Earth in a flying egg!

I don't have an opinion on Mork and Mindy, considering it's been years since I've seen it, but I agree with you on L&S. I never have found that show funny.

Nighthawk76 · 05-27-2004, 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by barwars88
They were spinoffs of the biggest show in America, of course they'd be hits.

And about M&M.... it starred a comic GENIOUS, and if you deny Robin Williams being one of the greatest comics ever, you don't know comedy.

I've never liked Robin Williams. If that means I don't know comedy, I can live with that.

TVFactFan · 05-27-2004, 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by dukey
I've never liked Robin Williams. If that means I don't know comedy, I can live with that.

Comedy and Robin Williams go together like French Fries and Ice Cream

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05-26-2004, 07:32 PM	#6
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,840	Alot of the women on the messageboard love the show because they love Freddie Prinze. I admit, I didn't find the show that funny at first, either. But I kept watching it and now love the show. I'm also sure that the post "Sanford and Son" timeslot had something to do with it's success in the beginning. But I also think it made a name for itself.

05-26-2004, 08:31 PM	#7
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I realize that a lot of people are going to want to kill me after this, so in my defense I'll just say that this is simply my opinion and I don't expect anyone to agree with me. I do not understand how Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy ever became hits. I always thought these were two of the worst shows ever. I mean Mork and Mindy had a guy coming to Earth in a flying egg!