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gilligan fanatic · 07-08-2006, 09:40 PM

Replacing Aunt Ethel and Melvin. Grady and Esther are so much better. Melvin and Ethel were boring. No personality at all.

GARFIELDKOOL · 07-08-2006, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Replacing Aunt Ethel and Melvin. Grady and Esther are so much better. Melvin and Ethel were boring. No personality at all.

I have to disagree and agree with you. Ethel had personality, but they didn't use her enough. She was entertaining with scenes with Fred. Melvin WAS boring, his character had potential, but he had no personality. I felt they should have worked with Slappy White and brought him back. Leroy and Skillet were under used as well. Grady was good, but he was overrrated.

Mr. Television · 07-08-2006, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Replacing Aunt Ethel and Melvin. Grady and Esther are so much better. Melvin and Ethel were boring. No personality at all.

I agree with you there. Grady and Esther were so much better.

Brieannas21 · 07-09-2006, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

I have to disagree and agree with you. Ethel had personality, but they didn't use her enough. She was entertaining with scenes with Fred. Melvin WAS boring, his character had potential, but he had no personality. I felt they should have worked with Slappy White and brought him back. Leroy and Skillet were under used as well. Grady was good, but he was overrrated.

I think that they should have used Leroy and Skillet more, they had alot of energy.

Brian Damage · 07-09-2006, 01:02 AM

I liked Melvin.

gilligan fanatic · 07-09-2006, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

I have to disagree and agree with you. Ethel had personality, but they didn't use her enough. She was entertaining with scenes with Fred. Melvin WAS boring, his character had potential, but he had no personality. I felt they should have worked with Slappy White and brought him back. Leroy and Skillet were under used as well. Grady was good, but he was overrrated.

I think Redd Foxx and Slappy White were friends before Sanford and Son, so maybe they should have had him as different guest stars, and if one of them characters caught on maybe they could have ran with that a few times.

Here is another change. Hoppy is a lot better than Swanhauser (sp?)

GARFIELDKOOL · 07-09-2006, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

I think Redd Foxx and Slappy White were friends before Sanford and Son, so maybe they should have had him as different guest stars, and if one of them characters caught on maybe they could have ran with that a few times.

Here is another change. Hoppy is a lot better than Swanhauser (sp?)

Yeah, Redd and Slappy were friends way before Sanford and Son. I liked both Swanny and Hoppy in their own way. I think Hoppy was added to give the police duo some comic relief, because Swanny was too serious...in a comedy way.

TVFactFan · 07-09-2006, 02:05 PM

Yeah I would have liked to see more of Leroy. Aunt Ethel was a STAGE PROP-lol

comedyfreak · 07-09-2006, 07:16 PM

I liked everyone they had in the casts. I liked how Lamont and Fred kept saying, "Stay out of it Melvin" I'm glad Aunt Ethel was replaced by Esther.

TVFactFan · 07-09-2006, 07:22 PM

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I liked everyone they had in the casts. I liked how Lamont and Fred kept saying, "Stay out of it Melvin" I'm glad Aunt Ethel was replaced by Esther.

I agree, you can't be Ugly and Boring-lol

GARFIELDKOOL · 07-09-2006, 07:24 PM

I don't know about anybody else, but I wanted to see Ethel and Esther in the same scene.

gilligan fanatic · 07-09-2006, 07:27 PM

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I don't know about anybody else, but I wanted to see Ethel and Esther in the same scene.

Ethel wasn't even mentioned again after Esther first said "watch is sucka"-lol

RJ · 07-12-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I liked Melvin.

i do too!

magellan333 · 07-12-2006, 09:19 PM

Seems that Ethel could've been developed more, maybe Melvin too. Seems they never had a chance to come "full circle".

07-08-2006, 09:40 PM	#1
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comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,061	I liked everyone they had in the casts. I liked how Lamont and Fred kept saying, "Stay out of it Melvin" I'm glad Aunt Ethel was replaced by Esther.
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07-09-2006, 02:05 PM	#8
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,101	Yeah I would have liked to see more of Leroy. Aunt Ethel was a STAGE PROP-lol

07-09-2006, 07:24 PM	#11
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	I don't know about anybody else, but I wanted to see Ethel and Esther in the same scene.

07-12-2006, 09:19 PM	#14
magellan333 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 26, 2003 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 822	Seems that Ethel could've been developed more, maybe Melvin too. Seems they never had a chance to come "full circle".