Sitcoms or Dramas with Cast Members Not Mentioned in the Opening Credits - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 07-24-2012, 06:43 PM

Cast members that originally weren't mentioned in the opening credits but later were are also eligible.

Green Acres:

Tom Lester
Pat Buttram
Frank Cady
Hank Patterson

etc....

Mr. Television · 07-24-2012, 06:47 PM

Family Ties

Marc Price
Scott Valentine
Tracy Pollan
Courtney Cox

Zoneboy · 07-24-2012, 07:06 PM

The Waltons:

Jon Walmsley
Eric Scott
David W. Harper
Mary McDonough
Judy Norton
Kami Kotler
Joe Conley
Ronnie Claire Edwards

Jude The Obscure · 07-24-2012, 09:11 PM

The MTM produced sitcoms usually just had 1 or 2 main stars credited while the rest of the cast was spotlighted in the closing credits with their own photos.

treky · 07-25-2012, 01:00 AM

THE BEVERLY HILLBILIES
Raymond Bailey
Nancy Kulp

THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
Richard Deacon (but then, Mel, Jerry & Milly weren't in every episode)
Jerry Paris
Ann Morgan Guilbert

megamanj2004 · 07-27-2012, 01:28 AM

E/R:
Jason Alexander
George Clooney

Marvo301 · 07-27-2012, 01:49 PM

In the first season of Gilligan's Island Dawn Wells and Russell Johnson weren't mentioned in the opening credits being credited only as "and the rest" !

Mr. Television · 07-27-2012, 02:10 PM

All the kids on The Brady Bunch.

Zoneboy · 07-27-2012, 02:24 PM

WKRP in Cincinnati:

Loni Anderson
Frank Bonner
Howard Hesseman
Tim Reid
Richard Sanders
Jan Smithers

AKA · 07-27-2012, 03:02 PM

Roseanne: Glenn Quinn and Johnny Galecki.

Freaks and Geeks: Busy Philipps.

Apparently, in the case of Freaks and Geeks, Busy Philipps' absence from the opening credits was due to contractual obligations. She was supposedly committed to another show on another network that never materialized, and Freaks and Geeks was unable to include her in the opening sequence. According to Judd Apatow, she would have been added to the opening had the show been renewed for a second season.

I'm not sure why Quinn and Galecki were never added to the opening credits of Roseanne.

Buffyboy323 · 07-27-2012, 03:50 PM

Andrea Barber as Kimmy Gibbler on Full House. She was a recurring character that was added to the main cast.

ThomasE · 07-27-2012, 11:01 PM

Linda Gray (Dallas)
Steve Kanaly (Dallas)
Larry Riley (Knots Landing)
Lynne Moody (Knots Landing)

Jack Gomez · 07-27-2012, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad

Freaks and Geeks: Busy Philipps.

Apparently, in the case of Freaks and Geeks, Busy Philipps' absence from the opening credits was due to contractual obligations. She was supposedly committed to another show on another network that never materialized, and Freaks and Geeks was unable to include her in the opening sequence. According to Judd Apatow, she would have been added to the opening had the show been renewed for a second season.

I always found it kind of funny that she's missing if you look at from a character point of view. The opening credits are centered around picture day at school and Kim Kelly probably wouldn't show up for that.

megamanj2004 · 07-29-2012, 03:31 PM

Hawaii Five-O (original)
Herman Wedemeyer played quite a few different characters in the 1st 4 seasons before he became Duke Lukela from S5-on. But Duke was a semi-regular until Season 9 when he was finally made a regular cast member and was added to the opening credits.

Mission: Impossible (1966-73)
Martin Landau who played Rollin Hand in the 1st 3 seasons was only credited as a special guest star in the 1st season before he was added to the opening credits in S2 and S3.

HUNTER:
None of Hunter's captains was ever mentioned in the opening credits. Charles Hallahan as Capt. Devane debuted in S3 but like the other captains before him wasn't given opening credits billing. But starting in S4, Hallahan became the only captain to receive opening credits billing.

treky · 07-29-2012, 06:20 PM

STAR TREK-Nichelle Nichols, George Tackei, Walter Koening, James Doohan & Majel Barret

THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW-Howard McNEAR, Jim Nabors, George Lindsey

McHALES NAVY-Carl Ballentine, Billy Sands, Gavin Mcloud and the others who played his crew, also the guy who played Fooji and Bob Hastings

07-24-2012, 06:43 PM	#1
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AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Roseanne: Glenn Quinn and Johnny Galecki. Freaks and Geeks: Busy Philipps. Apparently, in the case of Freaks and Geeks, Busy Philipps' absence from the opening credits was due to contractual obligations. She was supposedly committed to another show on another network that never materialized, and Freaks and Geeks was unable to include her in the opening sequence. According to Judd Apatow, she would have been added to the opening had the show been renewed for a second season. I'm not sure why Quinn and Galecki were never added to the opening credits of Roseanne.

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megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,359	Hawaii Five-O (original) Herman Wedemeyer played quite a few different characters in the 1st 4 seasons before he became Duke Lukela from S5-on. But Duke was a semi-regular until Season 9 when he was finally made a regular cast member and was added to the opening credits. Mission: Impossible (1966-73) Martin Landau who played Rollin Hand in the 1st 3 seasons was only credited as a special guest star in the 1st season before he was added to the opening credits in S2 and S3. HUNTER: None of Hunter's captains was ever mentioned in the opening credits. Charles Hallahan as Capt. Devane debuted in S3 but like the other captains before him wasn't given opening credits billing. But starting in S4, Hallahan became the only captain to receive opening credits billing.

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