Do you think 'Flo' Failed As A Spinoff Because it Was Too Rural??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-06-2010, 05:47 PM

Do you think perhaps 'Flo' was a little bit too country for audiences too get and enjoy or was flo just one dimensional???

Mr. Television · 09-06-2010, 06:04 PM

I think she was just one dimensional. Some supporting characters just shouldn't be spun-off. Remember the Dukes of Hazzard was a rural show and they were ranked in the top 5 at the time.

Marvo301 · 09-06-2010, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

I think she was just one dimensional. Some supporting characters just shouldn't be spun-off. Remember the Dukes of Hazzard was a rural show and they were ranked in the top 5 at the time.

I agree with Sonny. Flo was a one dimensional character. That was fine when she was a supporting character on Alice but it also meant that she just could not carry a show as the lead.

TVFactFan · 09-06-2010, 08:43 PM

Alice was based in a rural area too so that defintely wasn't it-lol

dakert · 09-06-2010, 10:15 PM

It was the Fall of 1980 and this is when TV starts its sad Decline

TVFactFan · 09-26-2010, 12:03 PM

No one copied the strategy of ABC which was having the spinoff air right after it;s Parent show.

When that didn't happen they usually failed

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WalrusIsPaul · 03-01-2011, 01:30 AM

I think she was better as just another charcter on Alice than the MAIN charcter of a show. And Flo being the focus of the show just didn't work.some can pull it off and some can't

TMC · 02-05-2018, 01:34 AM

I've also heard the argument that Flo as a series and as a main character didn't have a strong supporting cast except for Lucy Lee Flippin's Fran Castleberry. Also, the scripts on Flo's show just weren't that funny. And she really didn't have that many good lines.

Edward216 · 03-18-2018, 10:26 PM

I'd agree Flo was too one dimensional and not that interesting as a lead herself. But then none of the other characters were that great either. I remember watching it (I was 11 or 12 at the time) and I liked it then but looking back yeah it wasn't such a great show anyways.

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TV Guy · 03-18-2018, 10:30 PM

I remember being disappointed that they didn’t carry through with the reason Flo left Alice: she got a job as a hostess at a posh Houston restaurant. That could have been interesting, with Flo as a fish out of water at a fancy restaurant. The whole setup with her in a roadhouse with all those hicks was boring to me.

someguy23475 · 09-29-2020, 10:02 AM

It just wasn’t very funny. Flo isn’t a good character as a lead, unless the supporting cast is amazing (which it wasn’t).

I’ve only seen five or six episodes, and the only one I enjoyed was when Mel made an appearance.

TVFactFan · 09-29-2020, 06:43 PM

she even used all her Alice Phrases on her own show and that didnt work

magellan333 · 10-03-2020, 06:14 PM

I watched the series and it was okay. The problem I saw was that all the supporting characters were just too normal. Aside from Flo’s sister, everyone seemed like straight characters. Flo’s mom was a low key subdued woman. She should have been Flo times ten! The chain smoking piano player was just that. Why not a creator of whacky tunes who aspired to be on Broadway?

80s Dude · 12-11-2020, 11:06 AM

The time slot change in the second season didn't help either.

TVFactFan · 12-11-2020, 01:28 PM

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The time slot change in the second season didn't help either.

Well I guess since it was top 10 CBS wanted to see how it can do as a lead in show and never could do as well as its parent show

It was moved from 930pm to 8pm in season 2 on the same night and couldnt compete against Little House in the Prairie. Season 1 it was up against Monday night movies

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TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,392	I've also heard the argument that Flo as a series and as a main character didn't have a strong supporting cast except for Lucy Lee Flippin's Fran Castleberry. Also, the scripts on Flo's show just weren't that funny. And she really didn't have that many good lines.
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09-06-2010, 08:43 PM	#4
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,950	Alice was based in a rural area too so that defintely wasn't it-lol

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dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,410	It was the Fall of 1980 and this is when TV starts its sad Decline

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TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,950	No one copied the strategy of ABC which was having the spinoff air right after it;s Parent show. When that didn't happen they usually failed Checking In Topers Flo Joanie Loves Chachi

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WalrusIsPaul Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 04, 2001 Location: Pgh,Pa.US Posts: 264	I think she was better as just another charcter on Alice than the MAIN charcter of a show. And Flo being the focus of the show just didn't work.some can pull it off and some can't

03-18-2018, 10:26 PM	#9
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,625	I'd agree Flo was too one dimensional and not that interesting as a lead herself. But then none of the other characters were that great either. I remember watching it (I was 11 or 12 at the time) and I liked it then but looking back yeah it wasn't such a great show anyways. Ed.

03-18-2018, 10:30 PM	#10
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I remember being disappointed that they didn’t carry through with the reason Flo left Alice: she got a job as a hostess at a posh Houston restaurant. That could have been interesting, with Flo as a fish out of water at a fancy restaurant. The whole setup with her in a roadhouse with all those hicks was boring to me.

09-29-2020, 10:02 AM	#11
someguy23475 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2006 Posts: 167	It just wasn’t very funny. Flo isn’t a good character as a lead, unless the supporting cast is amazing (which it wasn’t). I’ve only seen five or six episodes, and the only one I enjoyed was when Mel made an appearance.

09-29-2020, 06:43 PM	#12
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,950	she even used all her Alice Phrases on her own show and that didnt work

10-03-2020, 06:14 PM	#13
magellan333 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 26, 2003 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 822	I watched the series and it was okay. The problem I saw was that all the supporting characters were just too normal. Aside from Flo’s sister, everyone seemed like straight characters. Flo’s mom was a low key subdued woman. She should have been Flo times ten! The chain smoking piano player was just that. Why not a creator of whacky tunes who aspired to be on Broadway?

12-11-2020, 11:06 AM	#14
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,810	The time slot change in the second season didn't help either.