Garry Marshall explains in 1981 why "Blansky's Beauties" didn't last long - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 07-15-2006, 03:12 PM

Gary explained that The show "Blansky Beauties" that premeired in February of 1977 was a Hard Show to make, it was expensive and that he didn't have enough Time for it. Gary said he didn't like doing too many shows at once and that 2 shows at the Time Blansky Beauties aired (Happy Days/Laverne & Shirley) was enough.

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APPLEI · 07-16-2006, 08:35 AM

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Gary explained that The show "Blansky Beauties" that premeired in February of 1977 was a Hard Show to make, it was expensive and that he didn't have enough Time for it. Gary said he didn't like doing too many shows at once and that 2 shows at the Time Blansky Beauties aired (Happy Days/Laverne & Shirley) was enough.

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gary also said that "Blansky Beauties" beat "the mary tlyer moore show" in the ratings by a little and won its time slot.

TVFactFan · 07-16-2006, 12:32 PM

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gary also said that "Blansky Beauties" beat "the mary tlyer moore show" in the ratings by a little and won its time slot.

Well MTM had ran it's course by that time and finished that season not in the Top 30

TV Knowledge Fan · 07-17-2006, 04:14 PM

...is a victim of his own "wishful thinking". "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES" was NOT a success. If, as he claimed, the show did "beat" Mary Tyler Moore's superior series in the ratings, it was probably a one evening "fluke". I remember seeing "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES"....and it was below par-- even for one as talented as Marshall AND Nancy Walker! I believe I know WHY this show ever existed...it was because Nancy had an iron-clad contract with ABC for a number of years to star in a situation comedy, beginning in the fall of 1976. After Norman Lear's company failed to make magic in producing her self-titled show, Fred Silverman {ABC's "boy genius programmer" at the time} insisted in early 1977 that Garry work with her (and give the network another shot at a "guaranteed Garry Marshall hit")- that's why he claimed he didn't have enough time to work on "BLANSKY'S". He really DIDN'T want to, but Silverman forced Marshall into producing the show...with predictable results.

One year later, Garry produced a pilot which had a similar situation to "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES"- show girls in Vegas- called "LEGS". By the time it aired on NBC in the spring of 1978, the network had tentatively bought it for their fall schedule. Ah, but in the interim, Fred Silverman became NBC's programmer, and insisted Garry tone the original premise down.....and it became the Jim Belushi/Larry Breeding comedy, "WHO'S WATCHING THE KIDS?", which lasted about as long as "BLANSKY'S" did.

TVFactFan · 07-17-2006, 08:07 PM

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...is a victim of his own "wishful thinking". "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES" was NOT a success. If, as he claimed, the show did "beat" Mary Tyler Moore's superior series in the ratings, it was probably a one evening "fluke". I remember seeing "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES"....and it was below par-- even for one as talented as Marshall AND Nancy Walker! I believe I know WHY this show ever existed...it was because Nancy had an iron-clad contract with ABC for a number of years to star in a situation comedy, beginning in the fall of 1976. After Norman Lear's company failed to make magic in producing her self-titled show, Fred Silverman {ABC's "boy genius programmer" at the time} insisted in early 1977 that Garry work with her (and give the network another shot at a "guaranteed Garry Marshall hit")- that's why he claimed he didn't have enough time to work on "BLANSKY'S". He really DIDN'T want to, but Silverman forced Marshall into producing the show...with predictable results.

One year later, Garry produced a pilot which had a similar situation to "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES"- show girls in Vegas- called "LEGS". By the time it aired on NBC in the spring of 1978, the network had tentatively bought it for their fall schedule. Ah, but in the interim, Fred Silverman became NBC's programmer, and insisted Garry tone the original premise down.....and it became the Jim Belushi/Larry Breeding comedy, "WHO'S WATCHING THE KIDS?", which lasted about as long as "BLANSKY'S" did.

I don't understand why the guy who played Carmine played on Blasnsky Beauties if he was already on L&S in Spring of 1977

TJL · 07-17-2006, 08:20 PM

Blansky's Beauties didn't last long because it wasn't a good show.

A "hard show" to make? What does that mean?

TVFactFan · 07-17-2006, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TJL

Blansky's Beauties didn't last long because it wasn't a good show.

A "hard show" to make? What does that mean?

You will need to email Gary Marshall to find that out-lol

Brieannas21 · 07-17-2006, 10:53 PM

What was the show about? I've never seen it, Was it like Happy Days or something?

TVFactFan · 07-18-2006, 12:19 AM

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What was the show about? I've never seen it, Was it like Happy Days or something?

The show featured Nancy Walker who played a den mother 7 or 8 Las Vegas Show girls. Scott Baio and Pat Morita from Happy Days also played in it.

Ireneparalegal · 07-18-2006, 12:29 AM

It was a piece of pathetic garbage. I hated it.

TVFactFan · 07-18-2006, 12:31 AM

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It was a piece of pathetic garbage. I hated it.

They had some NICE legs though-lol

treky · 07-19-2006, 02:10 AM

yea; I remember seeing the show when it aired and I wasn't very impressed with it.

bencasey · 08-08-2006, 03:01 AM

Well, the hard part probably had to do with having a G-rated, TV friendly show about Las Vegas showgirls. Not exactly family oriented material.

TVFactFan · 08-08-2006, 07:23 PM

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Well, the hard part probably had to do with having a G-rated, TV friendly show about Las Vegas showgirls. Not exactly family oriented material.

I agree. But they could have moved it to 9:30pm instead of having it at 8pm. 8pm is the TV Friendly Slot-lol

Lamont · 08-09-2006, 04:27 PM

all the showgirls were NOT so pretty!

i mean, come on
LAVERNE as a vegas showgirl???

YUCK!!!!!!!

07-15-2006, 03:12 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,000	Garry Marshall explains in 1981 why "Blansky's Beauties" didn't last long Gary explained that The show "Blansky Beauties" that premeired in February of 1977 was a Hard Show to make, it was expensive and that he didn't have enough Time for it. Gary said he didn't like doing too many shows at once and that 2 shows at the Time Blansky Beauties aired (Happy Days/Laverne & Shirley) was enough. One Season in American Televison, Marc Eliot

07-17-2006, 04:14 PM	#4
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Garry Marshall...... ...is a victim of his own "wishful thinking". "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES" was NOT a success. If, as he claimed, the show did "beat" Mary Tyler Moore's superior series in the ratings, it was probably a one evening "fluke". I remember seeing "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES"....and it was below par-- even for one as talented as Marshall AND Nancy Walker! I believe I know WHY this show ever existed...it was because Nancy had an iron-clad contract with ABC for a number of years to star in a situation comedy, beginning in the fall of 1976. After Norman Lear's company failed to make magic in producing her self-titled show, Fred Silverman {ABC's "boy genius programmer" at the time} insisted in early 1977 that Garry work with her (and give the network another shot at a "guaranteed Garry Marshall hit")- that's why he claimed he didn't have enough time to work on "BLANSKY'S". He really DIDN'T want to, but Silverman forced Marshall into producing the show...with predictable results. One year later, Garry produced a pilot which had a similar situation to "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES"- show girls in Vegas- called "LEGS". By the time it aired on NBC in the spring of 1978, the network had tentatively bought it for their fall schedule. Ah, but in the interim, Fred Silverman became NBC's programmer, and insisted Garry tone the original premise down.....and it became the Jim Belushi/Larry Breeding comedy, "WHO'S WATCHING THE KIDS?", which lasted about as long as "BLANSKY'S" did.

07-17-2006, 08:20 PM	#6
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07-18-2006, 12:29 AM	#10
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07-17-2006, 10:53 PM	#8
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08-09-2006, 04:27 PM	#15
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