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Jude The Obscure · 06-29-2008, 11:33 PM

there have been shows throughout the ages that have shared the same title--mainly one was a flop, that no one remembers or both were flops or one turned into a hit so now the title can't be used again.

such as

The Practice--a 1970s NBC sitcom with Danny Thomas AND David E. Kelly's big hit legal drama on ABC

Doc--a shortlived Barnard Hughes CBS sitcom AND the Billy Ray Cyrus drama for PAX

Snoops--shortlived Tim Reid/Daphne Maxwell Reid CBS mystery series AND a shortlived Paula Marshall ABC drama (I think David E Kelly was behind it)

and there are more........so list away!

Ireneparalegal · 06-29-2008, 11:44 PM

You know, it came to me the other day, a tv show that shared the same name as another, but for the life of me, I can't remember it now. Wouldn't you know, you'd make a thread of this topic?

Jude The Obscure · 06-29-2008, 11:48 PM

Here's another (just for Irene)

The Bob Newhart Show--1960s one season variety show CBS AND 1970s classic CBS sitcom

Ireneparalegal · 06-29-2008, 11:50 PM

It is going to bug me now.

repeatshistory · 06-30-2008, 12:10 AM

E/R - 1980s sitcom starring Elliot Gould
er - current drama starring too many people to mention

FM - short lived show based on the film from the early 1980s, and short lived Robert Hayes sitcom from the late 80s(?)

That's all I can think of at the moment. I know there's more.

Zoneboy · 06-30-2008, 03:19 AM

Three's Company (1950)

Three's Company (1977)

Happy Days (1970)

Happy Days (1974)

samanddiane4eva · 06-30-2008, 10:22 AM

The Betty White Show

Granted they all had the same person in the lead, but there were 3 different versions in 1954, 1958, and 1977.

Jude The Obscure · 06-30-2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by samanddiane4eva

The Betty White Show

Granted they all had the same person in the lead, but there were 3 different versions in 1954, 1958, and 1977.

the 1954 version was a daytime talk show, les someone be confused and think of "Life With Elizabeth", her first sitcom, which was syndicated

megamanj2004 · 07-02-2008, 01:38 AM

Three's a Crowd (sitcom) - The one-season spin-off of Three's Company

Three's a Crowd (game show) - the very horrific Newlywed knock-off Game Show w/ the wives vs. the secretaries

Tony Danza Show (sitcom) the short-lived late '90s NBC sitcom

Tony Danza Show (talk show) the two-season talk show starring..Tony Danza from 2004-06.

Jude The Obscure · 07-06-2008, 09:51 AM

Wipeout--syndicated '90s gameshow with Peter Tomarken as host

Wipeout--current ABC reality/game hybrid (and awfully similar to ABC's old "Almost Anything Goes" from the '70s)

tvfan0101 · 07-06-2008, 12:57 PM

Sons and Daughters (1974), Sons and Daughters (1991) and Sons & Daughters (2006)

Brothers and Sisters (1979) and Brothers & Sisters (2006)

Karen (1964) and Karen (1975)

The Nurses (1962) and Nurses (1991)

Lost (2001; Gameshow) and Lost (2004; Drama)

Adamantium · 07-06-2008, 01:34 PM

"On Our Own" - 1977-1978, CBS sitcom starring Lynnie Greene, Bess Armstrong, Gretchen Wyler, Dixie Carter, Dan Resin, John Christopher Jones and Bob Randall. The show focused on two young women trying to make it in the New York advertising world.

"On Our Own" - 1994-1995, ABC sitcom starring Ralph Louis Harris and a bunch of the Smollett kids. When the kids parents died, The oldest brother has to dress up like their aunt in order to keep the family together.

"The Office" - 1995, CBS sitcom starring Valerie Harper. This was a sitcom about secretaries and their bosses.

"The Office" - NBC sitcom based on the UK sitcom of the same name and starring Steve Carell.

Jude The Obscure · 07-06-2008, 01:41 PM

"Ladies Man"--1979 sitcom with Lawrence Pressman as a guy working at a woman's magazine.

"Ladies Man"--90s sitcom with Alfred Molina, Betty White, and in a recurring role, Dixie Carter. Guy surrounded by nothing but women in his family.

KurtfromPitts · 07-07-2008, 04:51 PM

Jericho [1966], a war drama, and Jericho [2006-08]. Both CBS shows.

tvfan0101 · 07-07-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KurtfromPitts

Jericho [1966], a war drama, and Jericho [2006-08]. Both CBS shows.

Shucks, I should have remembered that one.

06-29-2008, 11:33 PM	#1
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Shows with the same title there have been shows throughout the ages that have shared the same title--mainly one was a flop, that no one remembers or both were flops or one turned into a hit so now the title can't be used again. such as The Practice--a 1970s NBC sitcom with Danny Thomas AND David E. Kelly's big hit legal drama on ABC Doc--a shortlived Barnard Hughes CBS sitcom AND the Billy Ray Cyrus drama for PAX Snoops--shortlived Tim Reid/Daphne Maxwell Reid CBS mystery series AND a shortlived Paula Marshall ABC drama (I think David E Kelly was behind it) and there are more........so list away!

06-29-2008, 11:44 PM	#2
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06-30-2008, 12:10 AM	#5
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06-30-2008, 03:19 AM	#6
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07-02-2008, 01:38 AM	#9
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,361	Three's a Crowd (sitcom) - The one-season spin-off of Three's Company Three's a Crowd (game show) - the very horrific Newlywed knock-off Game Show w/ the wives vs. the secretaries Tony Danza Show (sitcom) the short-lived late '90s NBC sitcom Tony Danza Show (talk show) the two-season talk show starring..Tony Danza from 2004-06.
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06-29-2008, 11:48 PM	#3
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Here's another (just for Irene) The Bob Newhart Show--1960s one season variety show CBS AND 1970s classic CBS sitcom

06-29-2008, 11:50 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	It is going to bug me now.

06-30-2008, 10:22 AM	#7
samanddiane4eva Icon credit: Me Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 13, 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 476	The Betty White Show Granted they all had the same person in the lead, but there were 3 different versions in 1954, 1958, and 1977.

07-06-2008, 09:51 AM	#10
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Wipeout--syndicated '90s gameshow with Peter Tomarken as host Wipeout--current ABC reality/game hybrid (and awfully similar to ABC's old "Almost Anything Goes" from the '70s)

07-06-2008, 12:57 PM	#11
tvfan0101 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 961	Sons and Daughters (1974), Sons and Daughters (1991) and Sons & Daughters (2006) Brothers and Sisters (1979) and Brothers & Sisters (2006) Karen (1964) and Karen (1975) The Nurses (1962) and Nurses (1991) Lost (2001; Gameshow) and Lost (2004; Drama)

07-06-2008, 01:34 PM	#12
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	"On Our Own" - 1977-1978, CBS sitcom starring Lynnie Greene, Bess Armstrong, Gretchen Wyler, Dixie Carter, Dan Resin, John Christopher Jones and Bob Randall. The show focused on two young women trying to make it in the New York advertising world. "On Our Own" - 1994-1995, ABC sitcom starring Ralph Louis Harris and a bunch of the Smollett kids. When the kids parents died, The oldest brother has to dress up like their aunt in order to keep the family together. "The Office" - 1995, CBS sitcom starring Valerie Harper. This was a sitcom about secretaries and their bosses. "The Office" - NBC sitcom based on the UK sitcom of the same name and starring Steve Carell.

07-06-2008, 01:41 PM	#13
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	"Ladies Man"--1979 sitcom with Lawrence Pressman as a guy working at a woman's magazine. "Ladies Man"--90s sitcom with Alfred Molina, Betty White, and in a recurring role, Dixie Carter. Guy surrounded by nothing but women in his family.

07-07-2008, 04:51 PM	#14
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,537	Jericho [1966], a war drama, and Jericho [2006-08]. Both CBS shows.