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zack · 08-15-2001, 06:34 PM

Here are my choices for the all-time worst sitcom kids:
Olivia(Cosby Show)
Stephanie(All in the Family)
Chrissy(Growing Pains)
Ricky(Partridge Family)
Oliver(Brady Bunch)
Sam(Diff'rent Strokes)
Everyone on Full House
Beaver(Leave it to Beaver)
Andrew(Family Ties)
Ernie(My Three Sons)
What are yours?

factsoflife · 08-15-2001, 06:41 PM

bart, Lisa and Maggie on THE SIMPSONS.

Darleene, Becky and DJ on Roseanne

The Lamberts and Fosters on STEP BY STEP

The Tanners on FULL HOUSE, the twins on FULL HOUSE

The ALF kids

the Different storkes kids

SILVER SPOONS RICKY.

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JT · 08-15-2001, 06:54 PM

factsoflife do you hate ALL 80s/90s show in general?I mean they were better than those stupid shows on the air now!

FOLrocks1 · 08-15-2001, 07:48 PM

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I mean they were better than those stupid shows on the air now!

I agree 100%! I HATE the new shows! The 10+ year old shows are the best!

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Penny Lane · 08-15-2001, 08:34 PM

Larry Matthews on The Dick Van Dyke Show!A really bad actor!

TV Guy · 08-15-2001, 11:13 PM

In fairness to the child actors from the 50s and 60s, a lot of the time, their unnatural performances weren't their fault. Candy Moore, who played Chris on "The Lucy Show", has said in interviews that the directors of shows she appeared on always wanted her to say her lines at the top of her voice in a sing-songy voice that she hated. When she tried to speak the lines more naturally, she was told to go back the "regular" way. Larry Matthews and Rusty Hamer ("Make Room for Daddy") spoke their lines the same way, so perhaps they were told to do so as well.

I've also heard talk that it's much more difficult to get child actors to give natural performances when it's a three-camera show shot in front of a studio audience. The Dick Van Dyke, Lucy, and Danny Thomas shows were all shot this way.

factsoflife · 08-16-2001, 07:15 PM

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factsoflife do you hate ALL 80s/90s show in general?I mean they were better than those stupid shows on the air now!

god, no.. i just don't like those particular shows. my faveortie shows are 80's shows, i like, facts of life, 227, a different world, punky brewster and many more. i also like some 90's shows, ally mcbeal, mad about you, the nanny, murphy brown, cybill and grace under fire come to mind.

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Penny Lane · 08-17-2001, 12:39 PM

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Originally posted by TV Guy:
In fairness to the child actors from the 50s and 60s, a lot of the time, their unnatural performances weren't their fault. Candy Moore, who played Chris on "The Lucy Show", has said in interviews that the directors of shows she appeared on always wanted her to say her lines at the top of her voice in a sing-songy voice that she hated. When she tried to speak the lines more naturally, she was told to go back the "regular" way. Larry Matthews and Rusty Hamer ("Make Room for Daddy") spoke their lines the same way, so perhaps they were told to do so as well.

I've also heard talk that it's much more difficult to get child actors to give natural performances when it's a three-camera show shot in front of a studio audience. The Dick Van Dyke, Lucy, and Danny Thomas shows were all shot this way.

How true! I knew there had to be a reason!

TVLanFan · 08-18-2001, 07:45 AM

Hi Gang: Great question, zack..

zack: I think you made some great picks, only one I would disagree with is Beaver. I think that J.Mathers (as well as all of the other kids on LITBeaver) were very natural and very real, especially compared to child actors that came along later. I didn't like the Beav as much when he hit puberty though. The producers still made him act like a 7 year old. I read that Mathers got the part of Beaver because, after his audition, he was fidgety and asked the producer, "Can I leave now, I have to go to a Cub Scout meeting". And that's when they decided to give him the part of Beaver. I mean, what a genuine kid!
And, even though I liked My 3 Sons as a kid (I didn't start watching it until "Mike" had left and "Ernie" came on board), I was annoyed when I found out that Ernie was adopted in order to maintain the "3 sons" premise. I remember thinking, "how stupid".

factsoflife: Agree with all of your picks except Simpsons. I think those Bart and Lisa are hysterical. Also, re: Different strokes kids...I hated Coleman and Bridges, but D. Plato was too cute for me to hate. But speaking of annoying kids, you forgot to mention several from the Facts of Life. I liked the 4 main girls, but I also remember how annoying (but cute) "Sue Ann" (Julie Piekarski, or something like that) was. And, although I liked Molly Ringwald as a teen ager, I couldn't stand her on FOL. As far as Rosanne, Step by Step, Full House (especially Full House), ALF and Silver Spoons...agree with you 10000% :-)

Newhart Fan - True, Matthews' performances didn't seem natural to me either. However, since he wasn't that prominent a character on the show, I didn't really mind him at all. And TV Guy - I've also heard that about the 3 cameras and live audiences...so perhaps Matthews can be excused...Didn't know about Candy Moore (Chirs on "Lucy Show"), but that's an interesting point too.
Great posts, everybody!

luvinjuan1980 · 11-07-2001, 11:37 PM

Full House kids with the exception of Candace Cameron.
Everybody loves Raymond Kids
Yes Dear Kids

I'll add Sam McKinney and Chrissy Seaver to my list too.

lukes42 · 11-11-2001, 10:53 PM

Yes, I must also disagree with the choice of Jerry Mathers as "the Beaver." He was very much a natural actor, and did a marvelous portrayal of his character. Even though it was an unknown disease at the time, Jerry suffered with dyslexia throughout his childhood and his acting career, but could you tell that in his acting? Not at all. He had the title role, so he had to do a good job, otherwise he wouldn't have been chosen to play the Beaver! Sorry on the rant, but I have to defend my favorite character from my favorite show.

I have to agree with others on here who say that Ernie, from My Three Sons was also a bad sitcom kid. You can also put Dodie from MTS in that category as well.

DarleneIllyria · 11-12-2001, 05:13 PM

The Olsen twins just get on my nerves so bad. Just don't even get me started on them. They just keep getting new shows too. In the words of Forrest Gump, that's all I got to say about that. lol

James · 11-16-2001, 03:07 PM

My least favorite sitcom kids are the following:

Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson ("The Simpsons")
Olivia ("The Cosby Show")
Jeff and Serena Burton (the Olivia-less last two seasons of "The Waltons"--granted, "TW" wasn't a sitcom)
Bud and Kelly Bundy ("Married ... with Children")
Jeff Billings and Chuck Coleman (the last two seasons of "The Wonder Years")
everyone on "Beverly Hills, 90210"
everyone on "The Family Guy"

Cousin Oliver is better than all of these put together IMHO!

vienna waits · 11-18-2001, 03:37 AM

Cousin Oliver on The Brady Bunch

JT · 11-18-2001, 11:30 AM

The Bradys-I'm glad Danny Bonaduce beat the crap out of Chris Knight!!!!!!!

08-15-2001, 06:34 PM	#1
zack Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 02, 2001 Posts: 172	Worst sitcom kids ever Here are my choices for the all-time worst sitcom kids: Olivia(Cosby Show) Stephanie(All in the Family) Chrissy(Growing Pains) Ricky(Partridge Family) Oliver(Brady Bunch) Sam(Diff'rent Strokes) Everyone on Full House Beaver(Leave it to Beaver) Andrew(Family Ties) Ernie(My Three Sons) What are yours?

08-15-2001, 06:41 PM	#2
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,741	bart, Lisa and Maggie on THE SIMPSONS. Darleene, Becky and DJ on Roseanne The Lamberts and Fosters on STEP BY STEP The Tanners on FULL HOUSE, the twins on FULL HOUSE The ALF kids the Different storkes kids SILVER SPOONS RICKY. ------------------ " high school is a battelfield, for the heart."- Angelea, My so-called life. " Gross-a-roo"- punky brewster " punky power" punky brewster "as if"- clueless "chimps, i'm working with chipms"- amber, cLueless.

08-15-2001, 06:54 PM	#3
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	factsoflife do you hate ALL 80s/90s show in general?I mean they were better than those stupid shows on the air now!

08-15-2001, 08:34 PM	#5
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 50,993	Larry Matthews on The Dick Van Dyke Show!A really bad actor!

08-15-2001, 11:13 PM	#6
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	In fairness to the child actors from the 50s and 60s, a lot of the time, their unnatural performances weren't their fault. Candy Moore, who played Chris on "The Lucy Show", has said in interviews that the directors of shows she appeared on always wanted her to say her lines at the top of her voice in a sing-songy voice that she hated. When she tried to speak the lines more naturally, she was told to go back the "regular" way. Larry Matthews and Rusty Hamer ("Make Room for Daddy") spoke their lines the same way, so perhaps they were told to do so as well. I've also heard talk that it's much more difficult to get child actors to give natural performances when it's a three-camera show shot in front of a studio audience. The Dick Van Dyke, Lucy, and Danny Thomas shows were all shot this way.

08-18-2001, 07:45 AM	#9
TVLanFan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 31, 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 199	Hi Gang: Great question, zack.. zack: I think you made some great picks, only one I would disagree with is Beaver. I think that J.Mathers (as well as all of the other kids on LITBeaver) were very natural and very real, especially compared to child actors that came along later. I didn't like the Beav as much when he hit puberty though. The producers still made him act like a 7 year old. I read that Mathers got the part of Beaver because, after his audition, he was fidgety and asked the producer, "Can I leave now, I have to go to a Cub Scout meeting". And that's when they decided to give him the part of Beaver. I mean, what a genuine kid! And, even though I liked My 3 Sons as a kid (I didn't start watching it until "Mike" had left and "Ernie" came on board), I was annoyed when I found out that Ernie was adopted in order to maintain the "3 sons" premise. I remember thinking, "how stupid". factsoflife: Agree with all of your picks except Simpsons. I think those Bart and Lisa are hysterical. Also, re: Different strokes kids...I hated Coleman and Bridges, but D. Plato was too cute for me to hate. But speaking of annoying kids, you forgot to mention several from the Facts of Life. I liked the 4 main girls, but I also remember how annoying (but cute) "Sue Ann" (Julie Piekarski, or something like that) was. And, although I liked Molly Ringwald as a teen ager, I couldn't stand her on FOL. As far as Rosanne, Step by Step, Full House (especially Full House), ALF and Silver Spoons...agree with you 10000% :-) Newhart Fan - True, Matthews' performances didn't seem natural to me either. However, since he wasn't that prominent a character on the show, I didn't really mind him at all. And TV Guy - I've also heard that about the 3 cameras and live audiences...so perhaps Matthews can be excused...Didn't know about Candy Moore (Chirs on "Lucy Show"), but that's an interesting point too. Great posts, everybody!

11-07-2001, 11:37 PM	#10
luvinjuan1980 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 08, 2001 Location: West Sand Lake, NY Posts: 568	Full House kids with the exception of Candace Cameron. Everybody loves Raymond Kids Yes Dear Kids I'll add Sam McKinney and Chrissy Seaver to my list too.

11-11-2001, 10:53 PM	#11
lukes42 I've got nothing... Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2001 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 416	Yes, I must also disagree with the choice of Jerry Mathers as "the Beaver." He was very much a natural actor, and did a marvelous portrayal of his character. Even though it was an unknown disease at the time, Jerry suffered with dyslexia throughout his childhood and his acting career, but could you tell that in his acting? Not at all. He had the title role, so he had to do a good job, otherwise he wouldn't have been chosen to play the Beaver! Sorry on the rant, but I have to defend my favorite character from my favorite show. I have to agree with others on here who say that Ernie, from My Three Sons was also a bad sitcom kid. You can also put Dodie from MTS in that category as well.

11-12-2001, 05:13 PM	#12
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	The Olsen twins just get on my nerves so bad. Just don't even get me started on them. They just keep getting new shows too. In the words of Forrest Gump, that's all I got to say about that. lol

11-16-2001, 03:07 PM	#13
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	My least favorite sitcom kids are the following: Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson ("The Simpsons") Olivia ("The Cosby Show") Jeff and Serena Burton (the Olivia-less last two seasons of "The Waltons"--granted, "TW" wasn't a sitcom) Bud and Kelly Bundy ("Married ... with Children") Jeff Billings and Chuck Coleman (the last two seasons of "The Wonder Years") everyone on "Beverly Hills, 90210" everyone on "The Family Guy" Cousin Oliver is better than all of these put together IMHO!

11-18-2001, 03:37 AM	#14
vienna waits avatars are stupid. Forum Superstar Join Date: May 18, 2001 Location: Ravenclaw Common Room Posts: 29,859	Cousin Oliver on The Brady Bunch

11-18-2001, 11:30 AM	#15
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	The Bradys-I'm glad Danny Bonaduce beat the crap out of Chris Knight!!!!!!!