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Zoneboy · 05-24-2008, 12:36 AM

Name an actor or actress this best describes. The only rule is that they must have been a regular on the series mentioned, Guest appearances don't count. I'll start with these 2:

Gale Gordon: Great when working with Lucille Ball in Here's Lucy and The Lucy Show but not-so great when cast as John Wilson in Dennis the Menace. For my money, Joseph Kearns was the definitive Mr. Wilson.

Donna Reed: Great as Donna Stone in The Donna Reed Show but not-so great as Miss Ellie In Dallas.

70s show watcher · 05-24-2008, 12:41 AM

howard hessman great on wkrp not so great on one day at a time donna reed great on the donna reed show not so great on dallas

70s show watcher · 05-24-2008, 12:47 AM

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howard hessman great on wkrp not so great on one day at a time donna reed great on the donna reed show not so great on dallas

sorry zone boy i didnt see your whole post before anwsering so i will say sarah chalke great on scrubs not so great on roseanne

Zoneboy · 05-24-2008, 12:49 AM

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sorry zone boy i didnt see your whole post before anwsering so i will say sarah chalke great on scrubs not so great on roseanne

No problem, If I had a dime for everytime I've overlooked things like that on here I'd be rich.

Heather987 · 05-24-2008, 02:35 AM

Suzanne Somers - Great/Threes Company... Not Great/Step By Step
Patrick Duffy - Great/Dallas... Not Great/Step By Step

Shannon Dourgherty - Great/90210..... Not Great/Our House
Shelly Fabres - Great/Donna Reed Show & Coach... Not Great/One Day at a Time
Sally Field - Great/Gidget...Not Great/Flying Nun
Betty White - Mary Tyler Moore & Golden Girls...Not Great Mamas Family

waichingliu81 · 05-24-2008, 09:03 AM

malcolm jamal warner- great/the cosby show... not great/malcolm and eddie

alfonso ribeiro- great/fresh prince of bel air... not great/in the house

debra messing- great/will and grace... not great/ned and stacey

megamanj2004 · 05-25-2008, 10:31 PM

Jason Alexander - Good/Great: Seinfield, not so good/great - Bob Patterson Show

Loni Anderson - Good: WKRP in Cincinnati, not-so-good: Nurses and The Mullets

Scott Baio - Not-so-good: Joanie Loves Chachi, Good: Charles in Charge & Happy Days

Ireneparalegal · 05-27-2008, 08:05 PM

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No problem, If I had a dime for everytime I've overlooked things like that on here I'd be rich.

Oh, Hi Rich!!!

Hands down I have to agree with Donna Reed on DALLAS being terrible.

Lucille Ball - great in all her sitcoms except LIFE WITH LUCY.

Sally Struthers - Great in All In The Family but didn't like her in GLORIA.

mstewart · 05-28-2008, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Heather987

Suzanne Somers - Great/Threes Company... Not Great/Step By Step
Patrick Duffy - Great/Dallas... Not Great/Step By Step

Shannon Dourgherty - Great/90210..... Not Great/Our House
Shelly Fabres - Great/Donna Reed Show & Coach... Not Great/One Day at a Time
Sally Field - Great/Gidget...Not Great/Flying Nun
Betty White - Mary Tyler Moore & Golden Girls...Not Great Mamas Family

I disagreed on Shelley Fabares. She was hilarious on One Day At A Time. She was funnier and the character she played was a far cry from those wholesome characters she normally played. On Coach she did not have enough to do with her character.

Mary Tyler Moore - Great on The Dick Van Dyke Show OK on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. MTM was the breakout star of the TDVDS.

Meredith Baxter Birney - Powerful on Family and not good on Family Ties.

Nancy Dussault - Good on the New Dick Van Dyke Show but not so good on Too Close for Comfort. The latter lacked character development.

Linda Lavin - Good on Barney Miller but not good on Alice.

Dixie Carter - not good on Diff'rent Strokes but great on Designing Women.

Zoneboy · 06-15-2008, 02:53 PM

John Astin - Great as Gomez Adams but not so great as Riddler on Batman

AB · 06-15-2008, 06:41 PM

Robert Brown - great on Here Come The Brides, not so great on Primus.

Big C · 06-15-2008, 08:15 PM

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Shannon Dourgherty - Great/90210..... Not Great/Our House

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05-24-2008, 12:36 AM	#1
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05-24-2008, 12:41 AM	#2
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	howard hessman great on wkrp not so great on one day at a time donna reed great on the donna reed show not so great on dallas

05-24-2008, 02:35 AM	#5
Heather987 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 13, 2004 Posts: 476	Suzanne Somers - Great/Threes Company... Not Great/Step By Step Patrick Duffy - Great/Dallas... Not Great/Step By Step Shannon Dourgherty - Great/90210..... Not Great/Our House Shelly Fabres - Great/Donna Reed Show & Coach... Not Great/One Day at a Time Sally Field - Great/Gidget...Not Great/Flying Nun Betty White - Mary Tyler Moore & Golden Girls...Not Great Mamas Family

05-24-2008, 09:03 AM	#6
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	malcolm jamal warner- great/the cosby show... not great/malcolm and eddie alfonso ribeiro- great/fresh prince of bel air... not great/in the house debra messing- great/will and grace... not great/ned and stacey

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Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,459	John Astin - Great as Gomez Adams but not so great as Riddler on Batman

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AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	Robert Brown - great on Here Come The Brides, not so great on Primus.