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treky · 03-02-2015, 04:03 AM

did you ever notice there are none? They show guest stars in wheelchairs or whatever but no series regulars hardly. I wonder why not?

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bmasters9 · 03-02-2015, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

did you ever notice there are none? They show guest stars in wheelchairs or whatever but no series regulars hardly. I wonder why not?

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The only character I've heard of who was in a wheelchair was Robert T. Ironside on the hit 1967-75 NBC series Ironside (the late Raymond Burr).

DJM77 · 03-02-2015, 06:58 AM

There was a short-lived 2009 series called Brothers which had someone in a wheelchair as one of the main characters. He was played by Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, who is wheelchair bound in real life.

tiredmike59 · 03-02-2015, 09:18 AM

Wasn't there a guy on that War Of The Worlds tv series who was in a wheelchair? I think he was an expert with electronics.

Regulus · 03-02-2015, 10:22 AM

There was a guest star who would make appearances on Highway to Heaven who played as a wheelchair-bound lawyer. He really was paralyzed (a quadriplegic) after he fell off tghe roof of his house. I read he passed away a few years ago.

JamesG · 03-02-2015, 11:32 AM

I know of a few wheelchair series regulars that are more recent:

Jason Street of "Friday Night Lights", Artie on "Glee" and Augustus Hill on "Oz".

Even though it's animated there's Joe from "Family Guy".

JamesG · 03-02-2015, 11:36 PM

There was also Logan on Fox's "Dark Angel".

Bonniegirl · 03-02-2015, 11:56 PM

There was a regular on the old soap opera Secret Storm who was in a wheelchair

Sal · 03-04-2015, 12:52 PM

Remember The Bradys? It was one of many Brady Bunch reunion series that have aired over the years. It was on CBS for a very short time during the 1990s. In this one, a grown up Bobby pursues his dream of being a race car driver but gets into a terrible accident in his first race and then has to spend the rest of the series in a wheelchair. It was tough to watch for fans of the original series like myself but fortunately it didn't last very long.

Torgo · 03-04-2015, 01:48 PM

Tales Of The Gold Monkey had Gushie who worked for Roddy McDowall's character in The Monkey Bar.

03-02-2015, 04:03 AM	#1
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DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,561	There was a short-lived 2009 series called Brothers which had someone in a wheelchair as one of the main characters. He was played by Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, who is wheelchair bound in real life.
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Sal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 20, 2001 Location: Oakville, Ont. Canada Posts: 6,175	Remember The Bradys? It was one of many Brady Bunch reunion series that have aired over the years. It was on CBS for a very short time during the 1990s. In this one, a grown up Bobby pursues his dream of being a race car driver but gets into a terrible accident in his first race and then has to spend the rest of the series in a wheelchair. It was tough to watch for fans of the original series like myself but fortunately it didn't last very long.
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tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	Wasn't there a guy on that War Of The Worlds tv series who was in a wheelchair? I think he was an expert with electronics.

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,074	I know of a few wheelchair series regulars that are more recent: Jason Street of "Friday Night Lights", Artie on "Glee" and Augustus Hill on "Oz". Even though it's animated there's Joe from "Family Guy".

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,074	There was also Logan on Fox's "Dark Angel".

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