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installLSC · 11-20-2013, 09:47 PM

I was listening to a sports talk program this weekend. One host said people he knew often confused "That's My Mama" with "What's Happening" because they were both black sitcoms with plus-sized women playing the mother. What sitcoms, if any, do you or your friends often mistake for each other?

tlc38tlc38 · 11-20-2013, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by installLSC

I was listening to a sports talk program this weekend. One host said people he knew often confused "That's My Mama" with "What's Happening" because they were both black sitcoms with plus-sized women playing the mother. What sitcoms, if any, do you or your friends often mistake for each other?

Most people I talk to don't even remember "That's My Mama" and they refer to "What's Happening!!" as 'that show with Rerun'.

Mace Dolex · 10-18-2014, 08:17 PM

In Living Color and True Colors, both were on FOX
Different Strokes and Webster

Fontaine · 10-18-2014, 11:59 PM

The Munsters and The Addams Family.

gidgetgrape · 10-19-2014, 01:16 AM

Medium and Ghost Whisperer

Tubehead · 10-19-2014, 01:36 AM

confused :
perfect strangers &Laverne & Shirley
the twilight zone & the amazing stories
Goosebumps & are you afraid of the dark?
Thundarr The Barbarian &He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
tiny toons & mummpet babies I used t o get them confused
ghost buster & the real ghost busters I realized one of them had an ape in it.
power rangers & vr troopers
Chico and the man & Sanford they both took place in 70s and one was in gas station one was junk yard
California Dreams & saved by the bell used to get confused they both came on at the same time
Hercules & Xena
I dream of Jennie & bewitched

Bonniegirl · 10-19-2014, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

Most people I talk to don't even remember "That's My Mama" and they refer to "What's Happening!!" as 'that show with Rerun'.

I remember What's Happening a lot more. I vaguely remember That's my Mama. I think the son owned a barber shop and was played by Cliffton Davis? And he had 2 buddies too like on What's Happening? And I'm thinking on That's My Mama the guys were older than the guys in What's Happening

That is just by memory, I'm not really sure though?

DJM77 · 10-19-2014, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

Chico and the man & Sanford they both took place in 70s and one was in gas station one was junk yard

Chico And The Man took place in a mechanic garage.

MrCleveland · 10-20-2014, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

Gimme a Break, What's Happening

I've heard "Gimme a Break" was confused with "All in the Family", surprisingly Mort Lachman and Hal Cooper worked with Norman Lear as well as GAB.

UMFaninMD · 10-20-2014, 06:54 PM

I've seen people confuse That's My Mama with Mama's Family.

treky · 10-21-2014, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bonniegirl62

I remember What's Happening a lot more. I vaguely remember That's my Mama. I think the son owned a barber shop and was played by Cliffton Davis? And he had 2 buddies too like on What's Happening? And I'm thinking on That's My Mama the guys were older than the guys in What's Happening

That is just by memory, I'm not really sure though?

correct; and he lived with his widowed mother, had a sister named Tracy whose husband was named Leonard and the show was set in Washington D.C.

factsoflife · 10-21-2014, 03:16 PM

What's Happening and Good Times for me... mostly because I haven't seen more than 1-2 scenes of either one.

Webster and 'Different Stokes.

Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons; both 70's show that I never watched...

and though it's not a sitcom, I used to when I was young get confused between the soap opera Another World and the NBC sitcom A Different World. Also, would confuse the two soaps, Another World and As the World turns.

Sal · 10-21-2014, 11:08 PM

The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family
Bewitched and I Dream Of Jeannie
The Addams Family and The Munsters
The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart
Diff'rent Strokes and Webster
Sabrina The Teenage Witch and Bewitched
The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy
Saturday Night Live and SCTV
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and Laugh-In

Drama series:

Homeland and Heartland
CSI and NCIS
Dr Kildare and Ben Casey
Twilight Zone and Outer Limits
Gunsmoke and Bonanza
Eight Is Enough and 7th Heaven
Star Trek and Lost In Space

Others:

Full House and Barney & Friends
NFL on FOX and America's Most Wanted

Fontaine · 10-22-2014, 11:43 AM

Sal, great list. I'm surprised that I forgot some, especially Twilight Zone and Outer Limits.

Adamantium · 10-22-2014, 12:39 PM

There really aren't any shows I confuse for one another. I tried thinking of some but I'm generally pretty good at knowing which sitcoms are which, lol.

11-20-2013, 09:47 PM	#1
installLSC Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 19, 2013 Location: United States Posts: 271	What sitcoms do you mistake for each other? I was listening to a sports talk program this weekend. One host said people he knew often confused "That's My Mama" with "What's Happening" because they were both black sitcoms with plus-sized women playing the mother. What sitcoms, if any, do you or your friends often mistake for each other?

10-19-2014, 01:36 AM	#6
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	shows misteaken for other shows confused : perfect strangers &Laverne & Shirley the twilight zone & the amazing stories Goosebumps & are you afraid of the dark? Thundarr The Barbarian &He-Man and the Masters of the Universe tiny toons & mummpet babies I used t o get them confused ghost buster & the real ghost busters I realized one of them had an ape in it. power rangers & vr troopers Chico and the man & Sanford they both took place in 70s and one was in gas station one was junk yard California Dreams & saved by the bell used to get confused they both came on at the same time Hercules & Xena I dream of Jennie & bewitched

10-21-2014, 03:16 PM	#12
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,747	What's Happening and Good Times for me... mostly because I haven't seen more than 1-2 scenes of either one. Webster and 'Different Stokes. Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons; both 70's show that I never watched... and though it's not a sitcom, I used to when I was young get confused between the soap opera Another World and the NBC sitcom A Different World. Also, would confuse the two soaps, Another World and As the World turns.
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10-21-2014, 11:08 PM	#13
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10-18-2014, 08:17 PM	#3
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,670	In Living Color and True Colors, both were on FOX Different Strokes and Webster

10-18-2014, 11:59 PM	#4
Fontaine Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 160	The Munsters and The Addams Family.

10-19-2014, 01:16 AM	#5
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10-20-2014, 06:54 PM	#10
UMFaninMD I love a mystery Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,287	I've seen people confuse That's My Mama with Mama's Family.

10-22-2014, 11:43 AM	#14
Fontaine Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 160	Sal, great list. I'm surprised that I forgot some, especially Twilight Zone and Outer Limits.

10-22-2014, 12:39 PM	#15
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,841	There really aren't any shows I confuse for one another. I tried thinking of some but I'm generally pretty good at knowing which sitcoms are which, lol.