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LucyFan · 01-18-2002, 11:53 PM

Lucille Ball:
"I Love Lucy"
"The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour"
"The Lucy Show"
"Here's Lucy"
"Life with Lucy"

Bill Cosby:
"The Cosby Show"
"The Cosby Mysteries"
"The Bill Cosby Show"
"Cosby"

Bob Newhart:
"The Bob Newhart Show"
"Newhart"
"Bob"

Ellen Degeneres:
"Ellen"
"The Ellen Show"

Mary Tyler Moore:
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
"The Mary Tyler Moore Hour"

Dick Van Dyke:
"The Dick Van Dyke Show"
"The New Dick Van Dyke Show"
"Van Dyke and Company"

Was/Is there anymore?

MLB · 01-18-2002, 11:58 PM

Mary Tyler Moore also had a short lived series in 1985 called just "Mary."

JT · 01-19-2002, 12:26 AM

The Andy Griffith Show
The New Andy Griffith Show

AKA · 01-19-2002, 02:53 AM

Tom Arnold
"Tom"
"The Tom Show"

Josh9125 · 01-19-2002, 05:00 AM

Carol Burnett had a lot:

"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967)
"Carol Burnett and Friends" (1979)
"Carol & Company" (1990)
"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1991)

Josh9125 · 01-19-2002, 05:12 AM

And Betty White has had two:

"Betty White Show, The" (1954)
"Betty White Show, The" (1977)

TV Guy · 01-19-2002, 03:01 PM

Mary Tyler Moore also had a 1978 variety hour called "Mary", separate from the "Mary Tyler Moore Hour" in 1979 and the "Mary" sitcom in 1985.

Dick Van Dyke had a 1980s sitcom called "The Van Dyke Show".

Carol Burnett had a 1979 ABC variety show called "Carol Burnett and Company". "Carol Burnett & Friends" was the syndicated title for "Carol Burnett Show" reruns. She also did a sitcom pilot in the 1990s called "Burnett" (it never aired).

Bob Newhart had a 1960s variety show called "The Bob Newhart Show", unrelated to his 1970s series.

Bill Cosby had a 1970s variety series called "Cos".

Ted Knight had two separate series called "The Ted Knight Show". One was on CBS in the late 70s, and the other one was a follow-up to "Too Close For Comfort", and was syndicated in 1986.

Jimbo · 01-19-2002, 05:32 PM

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Bob Newhart:
"The Bob Newhart Show"
"Newhart"
"Bob"

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If you really wanted to get picky, you can add "George and Leo" to the above list.

Here's a little known fact for ya, Sammy: Bob Newhart's real first name is George. He was born George Robert Newhart.

Pitooey · 01-19-2002, 10:02 PM

How about Donny and Marie? or Cher?

01-18-2002, 11:53 PM	#1
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	Stars who have/had two or more series named after them Lucille Ball: "I Love Lucy" "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" "The Lucy Show" "Here's Lucy" "Life with Lucy" Bill Cosby: "The Cosby Show" "The Cosby Mysteries" "The Bill Cosby Show" "Cosby" Bob Newhart: "The Bob Newhart Show" "Newhart" "Bob" Ellen Degeneres: "Ellen" "The Ellen Show" Mary Tyler Moore: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" "The Mary Tyler Moore Hour" Dick Van Dyke: "The Dick Van Dyke Show" "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" "Van Dyke and Company" Was/Is there anymore?

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Josh9125 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 19, 2001 Location: Sunset Beach, NC Posts: 2,912	Carol Burnett had a lot: "Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) "Carol Burnett and Friends" (1979) "Carol & Company" (1990) "Carol Burnett Show, The" (1991)

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Josh9125 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 19, 2001 Location: Sunset Beach, NC Posts: 2,912	And Betty White has had two: "Betty White Show, The" (1954) "Betty White Show, The" (1977)

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TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Mary Tyler Moore also had a 1978 variety hour called "Mary", separate from the "Mary Tyler Moore Hour" in 1979 and the "Mary" sitcom in 1985. Dick Van Dyke had a 1980s sitcom called "The Van Dyke Show". Carol Burnett had a 1979 ABC variety show called "Carol Burnett and Company". "Carol Burnett & Friends" was the syndicated title for "Carol Burnett Show" reruns. She also did a sitcom pilot in the 1990s called "Burnett" (it never aired). Bob Newhart had a 1960s variety show called "The Bob Newhart Show", unrelated to his 1970s series. Bill Cosby had a 1970s variety series called "Cos". Ted Knight had two separate series called "The Ted Knight Show". One was on CBS in the late 70s, and the other one was a follow-up to "Too Close For Comfort", and was syndicated in 1986.