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sunshinefizzy · 08-06-2007, 02:59 PM

Do you remeber which one it was for you? Mine was Home Improvment when I was 7 or 8 and my mom explained what cancellation was. We watched it until the very end and my mom started to get emotional so I left the room. Great memories huh?

Mikado · 08-06-2007, 10:19 PM

Well, there were some that ended without a finale like Hogan's Heroes and GI, but, the first show that I remember with an actual scripted finale, was Mary Tyler Moore; the one with the group hug and Mary turning off the lights of the newsroom...it also remains the very BEST finale I've ever seen!

Rezny@gmail.com · 08-06-2007, 10:25 PM

One of the very first finales I ever saw back in the 1970's,was the last episode of "Perry Mason",titled "The Case of the Final Fade-Out"(1966)

Mikado · 08-06-2007, 10:57 PM

Never seen it, but, thats the one where he actually LOSES a case, right?

catlover79 · 08-07-2007, 12:46 AM

The first scripted finale I remember seeing was Mr. Belvedere's. That aired in 1990 or 1991.

Mr. Television · 08-07-2007, 12:48 AM

It was probably The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Madame X · 08-07-2007, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

Well, there were some that ended without a finale like Hogan's Heroes and GI, but, the first show that I remember with an actual scripted finale, was Mary Tyler Moore; the one with the group hug and Mary turning off the lights of the newroom...it also remains the very BEST finale I've ever seen!

Yep!

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catlover79 · 08-07-2007, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Madame X

Yep!

Lou Grant: "I cherish you people."

Speaking of MTM and finales, did the Rhoda show get a "real" finale or was it just cancelled??

Mr. Television · 08-07-2007, 01:01 AM

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Speaking of MTM and finales, did the Rhoda show get a "real" finale or was it just cancelled??

I believe it just got canceled. It left the air in December. I don't even know if all the episodes ever aired on network tv. I never saw the last show...of course I abandoned the show before then.

catlover79 · 08-07-2007, 01:13 AM

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I believe it just got canceled. It left the air in December. I don't even know if all the episodes ever aired on network tv. I never saw the last show...of course I abandoned the show before then.

That's what I thought - thanks, Sonny.

snorlaxnut · 08-07-2007, 01:31 AM

The first finale I saw was Family Ties.

Mr. Television · 08-07-2007, 01:34 AM

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That's what I thought - thanks, Sonny.

You're welcome.

treky · 08-07-2007, 01:49 AM

I think for me it was also MTM.

comedyfreak · 08-07-2007, 05:23 AM

Mine was probably Good Times.

friendsfan77 · 08-07-2007, 11:46 AM

Probably either The Cosby Show or Golden Girls.

08-06-2007, 02:59 PM	#1
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	Your first finale? Do you remeber which one it was for you? Mine was Home Improvment when I was 7 or 8 and my mom explained what cancellation was. We watched it until the very end and my mom started to get emotional so I left the room. Great memories huh?

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Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Well, there were some that ended without a finale like Hogan's Heroes and GI, but, the first show that I remember with an actual scripted finale, was Mary Tyler Moore; the one with the group hug and Mary turning off the lights of the newsroom...it also remains the very BEST finale I've ever seen!
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08-06-2007, 10:25 PM	#3
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	One of the very first finales I ever saw back in the 1970's,was the last episode of "Perry Mason",titled "The Case of the Final Fade-Out"(1966)

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Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Never seen it, but, thats the one where he actually LOSES a case, right?

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