Does anyone remember "Hot L Baltimore" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Loopie63 · 03-26-2009, 02:04 PM

It didn't last long. It had the actor who played David on One day at a time.

Chocolate Moose · 03-26-2009, 05:45 PM

i just barely remember it.

Mr. Television · 03-26-2009, 06:32 PM

I watched it every week but I was only 9 at the time so I don't remember much about it but I know I did like it. James Cromwell and Charlotte Rae were in it too.

Retro4Life · 03-26-2009, 07:59 PM

I remember it. I'm pretty sure it was a Norman Lear production and I remember it being a show that many of my friends' parents wouldn't let them watch, but mine, God bless 'em, did.

I was about eight at the time, I think. I recall Rae and Cromwell and a hispanic "lady of the evening" and Conchata Ferrell also as a prostitute. Seems there were two older gay characters in it, and maybe a lesbian as well. And while I wasn't probably the most discriminating viewer in the world back then, I think it was pretty funny.

bencasey · 03-31-2009, 08:32 PM

I watched a couple of them at UCLA a few years ago. Doesn't hold up very well IMO.

TVFactFan · 04-03-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bencasey

I watched a couple of them at UCLA a few years ago. Doesn't hold up very well IMO.

I thought you recorded all the eps from in 75 and had them in a box inside your basement?

basenjib123 · 05-22-2009, 02:51 PM

I remember it .... got the axe that it deserved IMO.

TVFactFan · 05-22-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by basenjib123

I remember it .... got the axe that it deserved IMO.

Well you can't expect a midseason replacement to compete with the Rockford Files on Friday Nights which was a top 15 show at the time. That's why Hot L Baltimore was ranked #68 after the 74-75 season

Duster76 · 05-25-2009, 01:09 PM

This was an ugly show. Lear was a hot property at the time and ABC was desperate for anything that might work (things would change in short order for the third ranked network) so they took a chance on Hot L. This was more for a small off Broadway type playhouse than network television in the old pre cable days.

TVFactFan · 05-25-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Duster76

This was an ugly show. Lear was a hot property at the time and ABC was desperate for anything that might work (things would change in short order for the third ranked network) so they took a chance on Hot L. This was more for a small off Broadway type playhouse than network television in the old pre cable days.

It's understandable why the network took a chance on because of all his other shows at that time being Top 10 Shows

All in the Family
Maude
Sanford and Son
Jeffersons

comedyfreak · 05-28-2009, 08:34 AM

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I watched it every week but I was only 9 at the time so I don't remember much about it but I know I did like it. James Cromwell and Charlotte Rae were in it too.

Along with Al "Ed Hall" Freeman from One Life To Live

I liked the show because of Conchata Farrell, she had a funny laugh.

catlover79 · 05-28-2009, 11:26 AM

I'd like to see it sometime, just out of curiousity.

Vito · 10-05-2009, 10:14 PM

I never watched "Hot L Baltimore" but I remember it because my mom told me that I couldn't watch it, for some reason. In fact only one of the kids in my neighborhood was allowed to watch it, and he was the kid whose parents let him do whatever he wanted.

treky · 10-11-2009, 12:08 AM

I remember it. As I recall it wasn't that good.

howilu · 10-13-2009, 10:34 AM

I remember the show was based on the play of the same title by Lanford Wilson. It was also one of Norman Lear's few flops.

03-26-2009, 02:04 PM	#1
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10-11-2009, 12:08 AM	#14
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03-26-2009, 07:59 PM	#4
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I remember it. I'm pretty sure it was a Norman Lear production and I remember it being a show that many of my friends' parents wouldn't let them watch, but mine, God bless 'em, did. I was about eight at the time, I think. I recall Rae and Cromwell and a hispanic "lady of the evening" and Conchata Ferrell also as a prostitute. Seems there were two older gay characters in it, and maybe a lesbian as well. And while I wasn't probably the most discriminating viewer in the world back then, I think it was pretty funny.

03-31-2009, 08:32 PM	#5
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	I watched a couple of them at UCLA a few years ago. Doesn't hold up very well IMO.

05-22-2009, 02:51 PM	#7
basenjib123 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 22, 2009 Location: New England Posts: 24	I remember it .... got the axe that it deserved IMO.

05-25-2009, 01:09 PM	#9
Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,656	This was an ugly show. Lear was a hot property at the time and ABC was desperate for anything that might work (things would change in short order for the third ranked network) so they took a chance on Hot L. This was more for a small off Broadway type playhouse than network television in the old pre cable days.

10-05-2009, 10:14 PM	#13
Vito Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: California Posts: 635	I never watched "Hot L Baltimore" but I remember it because my mom told me that I couldn't watch it, for some reason. In fact only one of the kids in my neighborhood was allowed to watch it, and he was the kid whose parents let him do whatever he wanted.

10-13-2009, 10:34 AM	#15
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,963	I remember the show was based on the play of the same title by Lanford Wilson. It was also one of Norman Lear's few flops.