TVs actors you didn't like in one role but liked in another--and vice versa - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

dee2364 · 10-12-2020, 04:15 PM

I know this is sacrilegious but I never liked Audrey Meadows as Alice in The Honeymooners. As much of a pompous blowhard Ralph was and deserved to be put down, I never sided with Alice because I thought Meadows played Alice a little bit too cocky, judgmental and snide. Worst of all, she came across as cold to me. Trixie would always yell at Ed but you could sense that she was a fun loving girl who probably enjoyed going out with him and having a lot of laughs when he wasn't being frustrating because Joyce Randolph gave off a a feeling of warmth. Audrey Meadows not so much.

On the other hand, I loved her on Too Close for Comfort. She was a perfect foil for Henry (Ted Knight) even though she was playing more or less the same type of role. On that show, she would put down Henry but I never felt like she was vicious or arrogant.

Torgo · 10-12-2020, 04:23 PM

Loved Kevin James as Doug on King Of Queens, disliked him as Kevin on Kevin Can Wait.

icecream · 10-12-2020, 06:35 PM

Thomas Haden Church
like- Wings
dislike- Ned and Stacey

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
like- Seinfeld
dislike- The New Adventures of Old Christine

Soleil Moon Frye
like- Punky Brewster
dislike- Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Craig T. Nelson
like- Coach, The District, Monk
dislike- Parenthood

Lauren Graham
like- Gilmore Girls, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
dislike- Parenthood

Jessica Biel
like- 7th Heaven
dislike- The Sinner

Cloris Leachman
like- Raising Hope
dislike- The Facts of Life

Katey Sagal
like- 8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter
dislike- Married with Children

Sally Struthers
like- Gilmore Girls
dislike- All in the Family

Dianne Wiest
like- Life in Pieces
dislike- Law and Order

Vincent DoNofrio
like- Law and Order: Criminal Intent
dislike- Emerald City

Matt Leblanc
like- Man With a Plan
dislike- Friends

Jane Leeves
like- Frasier
dislike- Hot in Cleveland

Elinor Donahue
like- The Andy Griffith Show
dislike- Father Knows Best

Steven Weber
like- Wings
dislike- Without a Trace

Amber Tamblyn
like- Joan of Arcadia, Without a Trace
dislike- The Unusuals

Brad Garrett
like- Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld
dislike- Single Parents, Til Death

Robin Williams
like- Mork and Mindy
dislike- The Crazy Ones

Michael J. Fox
like- Family Ties, Designated Survivor
dislike- The Michael J. Fox Show

Jerry Van Dyke
like- Coach, The Middle
dislike- My Mother the Car

Tony Shalhoub
like- Wings, Monk, BrainDead
dislike- We Are Men

Poppy Montgomery
like- Without a Trace, Reef Break
dislike- Unforgettable

Kurtwood Smith
like- Resurrection
dislike- That 70s Show

Lucy Hale
like- Privileged
dislike- Pretty Little Liars

Renee Olstead
like- Still Standing
dislike- The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Delta Burke
like- DAG, Touched by an Angel
dislike- Designing Women

Beth Behrs
like- The Neighborhood
dislike- 2 Broke Girls

Melissa Joan Hart
like- Sabrina the Teenage Witch
dislike- Melissa and Joey

Jake McDorman
like- Limitless
dislike- Murphy Brown revival

Will Estes
like- Blue Bloods
dislike- 7th Heaven

70s show watcher · 10-13-2020, 05:13 AM

howard hessman liked wkrp disliked one day at a time he played a real loser on that show

dee2364 · 10-13-2020, 10:50 AM

@catsrule: Wow, that's an impressive list! Can you share a reason that made you flip on one of these actors, like the other posters? I'm curious!

dee2364 · 10-13-2020, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

howard hessman liked wkrp disliked one day at a time he played a real loser on that show

I didn't care for him on Head of the Class, either, even though I loved him on WKRP.

icecream · 10-13-2020, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dee2364

@catsrule: Wow, that's an impressive list! Can you share a reason that made you flip on one of these actors, like the other posters? I'm curious!

A lot of the examples I gave I like the one show, but have never cared for the other show. For Soleil Moon Frye, I had never seen Punky Brewster until Peacock launched this year, instantly became a fan. Sabrina I like the high school/ABC era a lot more than the college/WB era. Roxie, Morgan, and the guy who lived with them and Sabrina were a lot less likable than Jenny, Valerie, and Libby. (Libby was mean but that part was acted well.) The Facts of Life was a good show its first seven seasons when Charlotte Rae was the star. But Cloris Leachman was a poor replacement when Charlotte left, the girls were old enough to be on their own then with Blair and Jo all grown. Her senile grandma character on Raising Hope was played really well though. I am a Without a Trace fan, but Steven Weber's character was someone who had it in for Jack Malone. Fortunately that arc didn't last long. Dianne Wiest was funny on Life in Pieces, but unlikable on Law and Order. Fred Dalton Thompson and Steven Hill I much preferred in the DA role there. Will Estes's 7th Heaven role was not someone I cared for. But he is integral to Blue Bloods.

Edward216 · 10-13-2020, 11:20 PM

I've never liked actress Nancy Travis on any sitcom I've seen her in. Except I like her as Vanessa on Last Man Standing, I actually think she's got good chemistry with Tim Allen who plays her husband Mike on the show. I can't explain it, maybe it's the writing and the character I don't know. Because other than Last Man Standing I've always thought she was annoying and uninteresting in anything else I've seen her in.

Ed.

bmasters9 · 10-14-2020, 05:52 PM

Bob Newhart:

Love: The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78)
Dislike: Newhart (1982-90)

RetroGuy2000 · 10-14-2020, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catsrule

The Facts of Life was a good show its first seven seasons when Charlotte Rae was the star. But Cloris Leachman was a poor replacement when Charlotte left, the girls were old enough to be on their own then with Blair and Jo all grown.

YES.

Also, here are my likes/dislikes:

Nicholas Brendon - loved him on Buffy as Xander; hated him as Kevin Lynch on Criminal Minds.

Courteney Cox - loved her as Monica on Friends, disliked her as New Girlfriend on Family Ties (she couldn't hold a candle to Ellen).

icecream · 10-24-2020, 08:22 PM

Judith Light
like- Who's the Boss?
dislike- Manhunt: Deadly Games- what an awful mother she plays here

favoriteshow · 10-25-2020, 03:14 PM

Sarah Chalke
like-Scrubs
dislike-Becky #2 on Roseanne

Judy Reyes
like-Scrubs
dislike-Claws (TNT). Actually I didn't give that show much chance, but didn't have a positive impression of the silent character she portrays.

icecream · 11-19-2020, 02:38 PM

Peggy Rea
like- Grace Under Fire
dislike- The Waltons. Rose replacing Olivia is when The Waltons started to jump the shark.

AMackII · 11-19-2020, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmasters9

Bob Newhart:

Love: The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78)
Dislike: Newhart (1982-90)

In my opinion, I think Bob Newhart was great in both The Bob Newhart Show & Newhart than he was in Bob & George and Leo

Willbo · 11-19-2020, 03:28 PM

I loved Bob Newhart on both of his shows but especially Newhart.

10-12-2020, 04:15 PM	#1
dee2364 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 20, 2019 Posts: 643	TVs actors you didn't like in one role but liked in another--and vice versa I know this is sacrilegious but I never liked Audrey Meadows as Alice in The Honeymooners. As much of a pompous blowhard Ralph was and deserved to be put down, I never sided with Alice because I thought Meadows played Alice a little bit too cocky, judgmental and snide. Worst of all, she came across as cold to me. Trixie would always yell at Ed but you could sense that she was a fun loving girl who probably enjoyed going out with him and having a lot of laughs when he wasn't being frustrating because Joyce Randolph gave off a a feeling of warmth. Audrey Meadows not so much. On the other hand, I loved her on Too Close for Comfort. She was a perfect foil for Henry (Ted Knight) even though she was playing more or less the same type of role. On that show, she would put down Henry but I never felt like she was vicious or arrogant.

10-12-2020, 06:35 PM	#3
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,689	Thomas Haden Church like- Wings dislike- Ned and Stacey Julia Louis-Dreyfus like- Seinfeld dislike- The New Adventures of Old Christine Soleil Moon Frye like- Punky Brewster dislike- Sabrina the Teenage Witch Craig T. Nelson like- Coach, The District, Monk dislike- Parenthood Lauren Graham like- Gilmore Girls, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist dislike- Parenthood Jessica Biel like- 7th Heaven dislike- The Sinner Cloris Leachman like- Raising Hope dislike- The Facts of Life Katey Sagal like- 8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter dislike- Married with Children Sally Struthers like- Gilmore Girls dislike- All in the Family Dianne Wiest like- Life in Pieces dislike- Law and Order Vincent DoNofrio like- Law and Order: Criminal Intent dislike- Emerald City Matt Leblanc like- Man With a Plan dislike- Friends Jane Leeves like- Frasier dislike- Hot in Cleveland Elinor Donahue like- The Andy Griffith Show dislike- Father Knows Best Steven Weber like- Wings dislike- Without a Trace Amber Tamblyn like- Joan of Arcadia, Without a Trace dislike- The Unusuals Brad Garrett like- Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld dislike- Single Parents, Til Death Robin Williams like- Mork and Mindy dislike- The Crazy Ones Michael J. Fox like- Family Ties, Designated Survivor dislike- The Michael J. Fox Show Jerry Van Dyke like- Coach, The Middle dislike- My Mother the Car Tony Shalhoub like- Wings, Monk, BrainDead dislike- We Are Men Poppy Montgomery like- Without a Trace, Reef Break dislike- Unforgettable Kurtwood Smith like- Resurrection dislike- That 70s Show Lucy Hale like- Privileged dislike- Pretty Little Liars Renee Olstead like- Still Standing dislike- The Secret Life of the American Teenager Delta Burke like- DAG, Touched by an Angel dislike- Designing Women Beth Behrs like- The Neighborhood dislike- 2 Broke Girls Melissa Joan Hart like- Sabrina the Teenage Witch dislike- Melissa and Joey Jake McDorman like- Limitless dislike- Murphy Brown revival Will Estes like- Blue Bloods dislike- 7th Heaven
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10-14-2020, 05:52 PM	#9
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10-12-2020, 04:23 PM	#2
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10-13-2020, 05:13 AM	#4
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,548	howard hessman liked wkrp disliked one day at a time he played a real loser on that show

10-13-2020, 10:50 AM	#5
dee2364 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 20, 2019 Posts: 643	@catsrule: Wow, that's an impressive list! Can you share a reason that made you flip on one of these actors, like the other posters? I'm curious!

10-13-2020, 11:20 PM	#8
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,630	I've never liked actress Nancy Travis on any sitcom I've seen her in. Except I like her as Vanessa on Last Man Standing, I actually think she's got good chemistry with Tim Allen who plays her husband Mike on the show. I can't explain it, maybe it's the writing and the character I don't know. Because other than Last Man Standing I've always thought she was annoying and uninteresting in anything else I've seen her in. Ed.

10-24-2020, 08:22 PM	#11
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,689	Judith Light like- Who's the Boss? dislike- Manhunt: Deadly Games- what an awful mother she plays here

10-25-2020, 03:14 PM	#12
favoriteshow Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 08, 2018 Posts: 587	Sarah Chalke like-Scrubs dislike-Becky #2 on Roseanne Judy Reyes like-Scrubs dislike-Claws (TNT). Actually I didn't give that show much chance, but didn't have a positive impression of the silent character she portrays.

11-19-2020, 02:38 PM	#13
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,689	Peggy Rea like- Grace Under Fire dislike- The Waltons. Rose replacing Olivia is when The Waltons started to jump the shark.

11-19-2020, 03:28 PM	#15
Willbo Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 10, 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 859	I loved Bob Newhart on both of his shows but especially Newhart.