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treky · 12-30-2007, 11:01 PM

were dropped from a show-sitcoms or dramas-with no explanation?

the only ones I can think of at the moment are Barneys wife Elizabeth on "BARNEY MILLER" & yeoman Janice Rand on "STAR TREK".

Mikado · 12-30-2007, 11:26 PM

Chuck Cunningham on Happy days

Ireneparalegal · 12-30-2007, 11:31 PM

Didn't we just have two threads abt this same topic? I feel like it is a never-ending thread topic.

As a matter of fact Mikado, this is called the CHUCK CUNNINGHAM SYNDROME. Named after Richie's brother. Characters who just "poof" disappear.

Karin Argoud and Eric Brown (Sonja and Buzz) in Mama's Family.

Samantha Molly on Life With Bonnie.

Sara Spooner on King of Queens.

Luke Ventura on Married...with Children. Also, a boy named Seven was brought into the Bundy household, but then jettisoned without explanation. He was referenced in later episodes on a missing ad on a milk carton and as a piece of information exiting Kelly's head.

Warren Ferguson on The Andy Griffith Show

Stuart Minkus on Boy Meets World (Appeared on one later episode, referencing also to Jonathon Turner who disappeared).

Lana Shields on Three's Company.

Cindy Snow on Three's Company.

Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard.

Judith Winslow on Family Matters last seen at Mama Winslow's wedding, mentioned two episodes later and then was forgotten.

Brendan Lambert on Step by Step.

MikeLutton · 12-30-2007, 11:51 PM

cletus on dukes of hazzard was metioned go on vacition and never returned he later was on last 2 renioun movies

Mikado · 12-30-2007, 11:55 PM

Spearchucker Jones, Ugly John, Nurse Dish, nurse Margie Cutler (All on M*A*S*H)

Ireneparalegal · 12-30-2007, 11:59 PM

Tina Pinciotti on That '70s Show is revealed to be Donna Pinciotti's younger sister, after Fez hits on her she is never seen again.

On Square One TV, the character Kate Monday disappeared after the third season and was replaced with Pat Tuesday.

In The West Wing the character Mandy did not return after the end of season one, even though the first two episodes of season 2 included flashbacks to the campaign she also worked on. The term Mandyville was coined for her character.

In The Doris Day Show, Day's character had originally been depicted as a widowed mother of two small children working as a secretary at a publishing firm. At the beginning of the show's fourth season the character abruptly became a "swinging single" journalist and all the supporting characters disappeared. The departures included her coworker, played by Rose Marie, her boss, played by McLean Stevenson, and her two small children. No effort was made to explain this change.

In Weeds, the sudden disappearance of Celia's eldest daughter, Quinn Hodes (played by Haley Hudson) following the pilot episode.

Benny Hawkins, the slow-witted repairman on Crossroads, was last seen in 1987 climbing up a ladder to change a lightbulb.

24. The characters Adam Kaufman and Tom Baker both disappeared after the third season. Several characters such as Lynne Kresge, Evelyn Martin, and President John Keeler, were last seen in serious condition but their fate has never been revealed. Milo Pressman appeared in the first season but was dropped partway through. He returned in season 6, 105 episodes later.

In the pilot episode of The Brady Bunch, the family has a pet cat ("Fluffy") and dog ("Tiger"); the cat never appeared on the show again, while Tiger was quietly written out of the show after the dog that played him was hit by a car and killed. A similar situation occurred on The Partridge Family, where a pet dog, "Simone", disappeared from the show in its second season.

dawsongirl · 12-31-2007, 12:29 AM

That one girl cop they had on for a few episodes of Cold Case. She was horrible, so I'm glad she disappeared.

Mikado · 12-31-2007, 12:57 AM

That curly haired cop on Barney Miller who thought all NY cops were corrupt (Cant think or the characters name).....he was supposed to replace Yamana but , was only in a few eps and was gone with no trace

waichingliu81 · 12-31-2007, 11:56 AM

remo from caroline in the city- he was a regular on that show up until season 4 when he and his restaurant was never mentioned, nor featured in the show, ever again. there was no explanation, reason or idea as to why the writers did this. of course they brought in that awful office and well, the show wasn't the same afterwards

Mikado · 12-31-2007, 12:29 PM

Mabel the mail carrier was a regular on Chico & the Man for the first 2 seasons , then was gone and never mentioned again!

eltonfan80 · 01-01-2008, 11:29 AM

judy winslow in famliy matters

Furienna · 01-01-2008, 09:55 PM

I feel so sorry for poor Judy. She never got a chance... And to think that the girl ended up in porn... And you can't help feeling similar feelings for Brendan on "Step by step". I also remember Donna having a sister for ONE episode on "That 70s show". Weird...

snl 70s show fan · 01-01-2008, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

remo from caroline in the city- he was a regular on that show up until season 4 when he and his restaurant was never mentioned, nor featured in the show, ever again. there was no explanation, reason or idea as to why the writers did this. of course they brought in that awful office and well, the show wasn't the same afterwards

i had forgotten all about remo being dropped and your right it was weird esp since caroline spent so much time there the first 3 seasons

treky · 01-02-2008, 12:42 AM

also, Frank Lorenzo on "ALL IN THE FAMILY" and a couple seasons later, Irene Lorenzo.
Also, Stretch Cunningham.

Nighthawk76 · 01-02-2008, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

also, Frank Lorenzo on "ALL IN THE FAMILY" and a couple seasons later, Irene Lorenzo.
Also, Stretch Cunningham.

Well, Stretch died. However, they never did explain why Irene and Frank left.

12-30-2007, 11:01 PM	#1
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12-30-2007, 11:31 PM	#3
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Didn't we just have two threads abt this same topic? I feel like it is a never-ending thread topic. As a matter of fact Mikado, this is called the CHUCK CUNNINGHAM SYNDROME. Named after Richie's brother. Characters who just "poof" disappear. Karin Argoud and Eric Brown (Sonja and Buzz) in Mama's Family. Samantha Molly on Life With Bonnie. Sara Spooner on King of Queens. Luke Ventura on Married...with Children. Also, a boy named Seven was brought into the Bundy household, but then jettisoned without explanation. He was referenced in later episodes on a missing ad on a milk carton and as a piece of information exiting Kelly's head. Warren Ferguson on The Andy Griffith Show Stuart Minkus on Boy Meets World (Appeared on one later episode, referencing also to Jonathon Turner who disappeared). Lana Shields on Three's Company. Cindy Snow on Three's Company. Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard. Judith Winslow on Family Matters last seen at Mama Winslow's wedding, mentioned two episodes later and then was forgotten. Brendan Lambert on Step by Step.
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01-01-2008, 11:29 AM	#11
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12-30-2007, 11:26 PM	#2
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	Chuck Cunningham on Happy days

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MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,883	cletus on dukes of hazzard was metioned go on vacition and never returned he later was on last 2 renioun movies

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Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	Spearchucker Jones, Ugly John, Nurse Dish, nurse Margie Cutler (All on MAS*H)

12-30-2007, 11:59 PM	#6
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Tina Pinciotti on That '70s Show is revealed to be Donna Pinciotti's younger sister, after Fez hits on her she is never seen again. On Square One TV, the character Kate Monday disappeared after the third season and was replaced with Pat Tuesday. In The West Wing the character Mandy did not return after the end of season one, even though the first two episodes of season 2 included flashbacks to the campaign she also worked on. The term Mandyville was coined for her character. In The Doris Day Show, Day's character had originally been depicted as a widowed mother of two small children working as a secretary at a publishing firm. At the beginning of the show's fourth season the character abruptly became a "swinging single" journalist and all the supporting characters disappeared. The departures included her coworker, played by Rose Marie, her boss, played by McLean Stevenson, and her two small children. No effort was made to explain this change. In Weeds, the sudden disappearance of Celia's eldest daughter, Quinn Hodes (played by Haley Hudson) following the pilot episode. Benny Hawkins, the slow-witted repairman on Crossroads, was last seen in 1987 climbing up a ladder to change a lightbulb. 24. The characters Adam Kaufman and Tom Baker both disappeared after the third season. Several characters such as Lynne Kresge, Evelyn Martin, and President John Keeler, were last seen in serious condition but their fate has never been revealed. Milo Pressman appeared in the first season but was dropped partway through. He returned in season 6, 105 episodes later. In the pilot episode of The Brady Bunch, the family has a pet cat ("Fluffy") and dog ("Tiger"); the cat never appeared on the show again, while Tiger was quietly written out of the show after the dog that played him was hit by a car and killed. A similar situation occurred on The Partridge Family, where a pet dog, "Simone", disappeared from the show in its second season.

12-31-2007, 12:29 AM	#7
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	That one girl cop they had on for a few episodes of Cold Case. She was horrible, so I'm glad she disappeared.

12-31-2007, 12:57 AM	#8
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	That curly haired cop on Barney Miller who thought all NY cops were corrupt (Cant think or the characters name).....he was supposed to replace Yamana but , was only in a few eps and was gone with no trace

12-31-2007, 11:56 AM	#9
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	remo from caroline in the city- he was a regular on that show up until season 4 when he and his restaurant was never mentioned, nor featured in the show, ever again. there was no explanation, reason or idea as to why the writers did this. of course they brought in that awful office and well, the show wasn't the same afterwards

12-31-2007, 12:29 PM	#10
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	Mabel the mail carrier was a regular on Chico & the Man for the first 2 seasons , then was gone and never mentioned again!

01-01-2008, 09:55 PM	#12
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	I feel so sorry for poor Judy. She never got a chance... And to think that the girl ended up in porn... And you can't help feeling similar feelings for Brendan on "Step by step". I also remember Donna having a sister for ONE episode on "That 70s show". Weird...

01-02-2008, 12:42 AM	#14
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	also, Frank Lorenzo on "ALL IN THE FAMILY" and a couple seasons later, Irene Lorenzo. Also, Stretch Cunningham.