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Jude The Obscure · 02-21-2010, 10:09 PM

Can you name example of stars who went from a hit sitcom to a hit drama or vice versa?

I'll start--Carrol O' Connor--All in the Family to In the Heat of the Night.

Adamantium · 02-21-2010, 10:18 PM

Well I don't know how "hit" it was but Maura Tierney was on a sitcom (NewsRadio) then went on to do a drama (ER).

Jude The Obscure · 02-21-2010, 10:20 PM

^I'd say lasting six seasons, was it?, is considered to be a hit.

Mr. Television · 02-22-2010, 12:25 AM

Andy Griffith went from TAGS to Matlock.

Schmoopie · 02-22-2010, 12:35 AM

Great thread!

Mark Paul Glossear went from Saved By the Bell to NYPD Blue. Quite a switch!
Rick Shroeder went from Silver Spoons to NYPD Blue (Not sure if he was in anything in between)
John Stamos went from General Hospital to You Again?
Tony Shalhoub went from Wings to Monk

Monk is hilarious but I wouldn't call it a comedy. It's more like a dramady, which is why I loved it!

OOliver · 02-22-2010, 12:57 AM

Larry Hagman went from "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" to "DALLAS".

Marvo301 · 02-22-2010, 12:59 AM

Larry Hagman went from I Dream of Jeannie to Dallas

Dick Van Dyke went from The Dick Van Dyke Show to Diagnosis Murder

Susan Dey went from The Partridge Family to L.A. Law

Zoneboy · 02-22-2010, 01:23 AM

John Ritter from The Waltons to Three's Company

Patrick Duffy from Dallas to Step By Step

Robert Young from Father Knows Best to Marcus Welby M.D.

Mr. Television · 02-22-2010, 01:26 AM

Jack Klugman from The Odd Couple to Quincy M.E.

Marvo301 · 02-22-2010, 01:30 AM

Robert Reed went from The Defenders to The Brady Bunch

Buddy Ebson went from The Beverley Hillbillies to Barnaby Jones

Andy Griffith went from The Andy Griffith Show to Matlock

Zoneboy · 02-22-2010, 01:35 AM

Ray Walston from My Favorite Martian to Picket Fences

Bill Bixby from The Courtship of Eddie's Father to The Incredible Hulk

John Forsythe from Bachelor Father to Dynasty (I wasn't sure if Charlies Angels would count since he was never seen.)

Mr. Television · 02-22-2010, 01:38 AM

Edward Asner from The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Lou Grant.

tv star collector · 02-22-2010, 11:00 AM

Hal Linden went from sitcom Barney Miller to drama Blacke's Magic
and later appeared in two more short-lived shows, one a comedy-drama
(Jack's Place), the other a sitcom (The Boys Are Back).

Mickey Braddock starred in the dramatic adventures of Circus Boy and,
a decade later using his real name Micky Dolenz, starred in the sitcom The
Monkees.

Bill Cosby starred in both dramas (I Spy, The Cosby Mysteries and
sitcoms (The Bill Cosby Show, The Cosby Show and Cosby. (He
also hosted variety shows, a Saturday morning cartoon show, a new version
of the classic game show You Bet Your Life and Kids Say the
Darndest Things (based on a popular segment of Art Linkletter's House
Party.))

Burt Reynolds starred in dramas (including Riverboat, Gunsmoke, Hawk,
B.J. Stryker) and the sitcom Evening Shade.

Walter Brennan starred in the sitcom The Real McCoys and the
western The Guns of Will Sonnett.

browneyes106 · 02-22-2010, 12:08 PM

John Stamos went from Full House to ER

Torgo · 02-22-2010, 12:14 PM

Alyson Hannigan - Buffy the Vampire Slayer to How I Met Your Mother
Gavin MacLeod - The Mary Tyler Moore Show to The Love Boat
Robert Hegyes - Welcome Back, Kotter to Cagney and Lacey
Harry Morgan - Dragnet to M*A*S*H

02-21-2010, 10:09 PM	#1
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	From sitcom to drama; From drama to sitcom Can you name example of stars who went from a hit sitcom to a hit drama or vice versa? I'll start--Carrol O' Connor--All in the Family to In the Heat of the Night.

02-22-2010, 12:25 AM	#4
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02-21-2010, 10:18 PM	#2
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,840	Well I don't know how "hit" it was but Maura Tierney was on a sitcom (NewsRadio) then went on to do a drama (ER).

02-21-2010, 10:20 PM	#3
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	^I'd say lasting six seasons, was it?, is considered to be a hit.

02-22-2010, 12:57 AM	#6
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02-22-2010, 01:26 AM	#9
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02-22-2010, 01:30 AM	#10
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,465	Robert Reed went from The Defenders to The Brady Bunch Buddy Ebson went from The Beverley Hillbillies to Barnaby Jones Andy Griffith went from The Andy Griffith Show to Matlock

02-22-2010, 01:35 AM	#11
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: 34,571	Ray Walston from My Favorite Martian to Picket Fences Bill Bixby from The Courtship of Eddie's Father to The Incredible Hulk John Forsythe from Bachelor Father to Dynasty (I wasn't sure if Charlies Angels would count since he was never seen.)

02-22-2010, 01:38 AM	#12
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,143	Edward Asner from The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Lou Grant.

02-22-2010, 11:00 AM	#13
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	Hal Linden went from sitcom Barney Miller to drama Blacke's Magic and later appeared in two more short-lived shows, one a comedy-drama (Jack's Place), the other a sitcom (The Boys Are Back). Mickey Braddock starred in the dramatic adventures of Circus Boy and, a decade later using his real name Micky Dolenz, starred in the sitcom The Monkees. Bill Cosby starred in both dramas (I Spy, The Cosby Mysteries and sitcoms (The Bill Cosby Show, The Cosby Show and Cosby. (He also hosted variety shows, a Saturday morning cartoon show, a new version of the classic game show You Bet Your Life and Kids Say the Darndest Things (based on a popular segment of Art Linkletter's House Party.)) Burt Reynolds starred in dramas (including Riverboat, Gunsmoke, Hawk, B.J. Stryker) and the sitcom Evening Shade. Walter Brennan starred in the sitcom The Real McCoys and the western The Guns of Will Sonnett.

02-22-2010, 12:08 PM	#14
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