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Tubehead · 04-18-2017, 09:48 PM

mine are:
full house
fresh prince of bel air
step by step
family matters
family ties
saved by the bell

MrCleveland · 04-19-2017, 06:19 PM

I will say GAB was a difficult season 5 since the daughters grew-up and the Chief was gone.

Marvo301 · 04-19-2017, 09:10 PM

Diff'rent Strokes

scrapple · 04-19-2017, 10:00 PM

Jerry Mathers was possibly the best child actor on TV, and the early Beavers were great. Unfortunately, he had an awkward growth spurt, so the show wisely changed the focus to Wally and his more-interesting friends (Lumpy, Eddie).

PhoenixAcres · 04-27-2017, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by scrapple

Jerry Mathers was possibly the best child actor on TV, and the early Beavers were great. Unfortunately, he had an awkward growth spurt, so the show wisely changed the focus to Wally and his more-interesting friends (Lumpy, Eddie).

I agree. The later seasons were saved due mostly to Eddie, Lumpy, and Wally.

By contrast, on Father Knows Best I think when the kids were older it was a more entertaining show with more mature themes. Their final season is probably my favorite.

treky · 04-28-2017, 12:31 AM

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, HAPPY DAYS (although HD started its downward slide in the second season when they started doing it in front of a live audience, made Fonzie the focus of 90% of the episodes and gave the Cunninghams a different living room with no explanation.

stevea · 04-28-2017, 12:48 AM

Two and a Half Men. Even though it was Sheen's show, the older episodes when Jake was young were the funniest.

HauntedThunderman94 · 04-30-2017, 08:21 PM

Home Improvement: The show sucked when the boys hit puberty and became grown young men. I like early seasons when they were mischevious little boys.

04-18-2017, 09:48 PM	#1
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	Which shows got bad when the kids starting growing up? mine are: full house fresh prince of bel air step by step family matters family ties saved by the bell

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MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,235	I will say GAB was a difficult season 5 since the daughters grew-up and the Chief was gone.
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Diff'rent Strokes
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04-28-2017, 12:31 AM	#6
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, HAPPY DAYS (although HD started its downward slide in the second season when they started doing it in front of a live audience, made Fonzie the focus of 90% of the episodes and gave the Cunninghams a different living room with no explanation.
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04-19-2017, 10:00 PM	#4
scrapple Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 03, 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 259	Jerry Mathers was possibly the best child actor on TV, and the early Beavers were great. Unfortunately, he had an awkward growth spurt, so the show wisely changed the focus to Wally and his more-interesting friends (Lumpy, Eddie).

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stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,180	Two and a Half Men. Even though it was Sheen's show, the older episodes when Jake was young were the funniest.

04-30-2017, 08:21 PM	#8
HauntedThunderman94 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 09, 2013 Posts: 495	Home Improvement: The show sucked when the boys hit puberty and became grown young men. I like early seasons when they were mischevious little boys.