Comedies that had different formats/casts

[franciis]

Three formats of Temperatures Rising....Two formats of Rhoda....and Phyllis tv show.....2nd season.......had her in new office...

Diff regular family members on ..Mama's Family..

[merlinjones]

Doris Day - three formats at least.

The Lucy Show/Here's Lucy - three (maybe 4) formats

Wonder Woman - three formats (and a fourth in final ep)

Rhoda and Phyllis - more than two each depending on how you count

My Three Sons - I'd say three formats

Petticoat Junction - a completely different show by the time it ended, but how many formats?

Batman - 2 formats (three if you count change in tone)

Lost in Space - 2 (maybe 3) formats if you count change in tone and location

Josie and the Pussycats - 2 formats

Super Friends - 4 or 5

Scooby Doo - virtually countless

[dee2364]

1. Hazel, for sure. It got rid of the Baxters, then had Hazel working for a different family in the end.

2. Suddenly Susan. It completely shifted gears after one of the cast members killed himself. IIRC, the entire cast was rid of in the last season and Susan's job moved to a different location with a new boss.

3. Joey Bishop Show. Started off as a family sitcom, then became a showbiz sitcom. Went through several dramatic cast changes and switched from black and white to color to black and white again.

4. The Odd Couple. Went from no audience in the first season to live audience in the next.

5. The Honeymooners. Started out as a skit on the Jackie Gleason Show, became its own show, then came back in a number of color specials in the 1960s and 70s.

6. Too Close for Comfort became The Ted Knight Show, with the same characters more or less (except the two daughters) and a new setup.

[Charles Knox]

Bob (format and cast changes)
ELLEN (3 format and cast changes)
Cheers (some minor cast and format change starting with the 6th season)
Newhart ( cast changes in the 2nd and third season. The 2nd season switched over from video to film.

[Merry24]

Scooby-Doo yes, I know it’s not a comedy but fits
Went from…

Fred Daphanie Velma Shaggy Scooby to

Shaggy Scooby Scrappy Doo to

Daphanie Shaggy Scooby and Scappy Doo


Same with The Flintstones It eventually became the adventurers of Fred & Barney mainly.



Little House On The Prairie
Pa & Ma & Mary & Laura and Carrie and Jack to

Pa & Ma & Laura and Albert & Carry and James & Casandra & Baby Grace & Bandit to Towns people

Laura & Almanzo & Mr.Edwards and town.


Regarding Sitcoms


All In The Family/Archie Bunkers Place

Archie Edith Gloria Mike to

Archie Edith Gloria Mike and Joey to

Archie Edith Stephanie to

Archie & Stephanie


Threes Company/Three’s A Crowd

Jack Janet Chrissy The Ropers to

Jack Janet Chrissy Mr.Furley to

Jack Janet Cindy Mr.Furley to

Jack Janet Terrie Cindy Mr.Furley to

Jack Janet Terrie Mr.Furley to

Jack

[tvfan25]

Charles In Charge. He worked for two different families.

Good Times. After James left and Florida just made guest appearances, it was mostly Willona, the kids and Bookman.

Valerie/The Hogan Family. They replaced Valerie with Aunt Sandy.

The Andy Griffith Show. They tried to replace Barney with Warren which was a disaster!

[howilu]

The final season of The New Dick Van Dyke Show that moves Dick and Jenny Preston from Phoenix to Los Angeles so he csn play a role on a fictional soap opera Those Who Care. New cast members include Dick Van Patten, Barbara Rush, Richard Dawson and Chita Rivera.

[SarahBellum]

Spin City:
Michael J Fox departs, Heather Locklear & Charlie Sheen added.

Barney Miller:
Home scenes with wife Liz dropped, Chano and Fish depart, Dietrich and Levitt added. Also Yamana gone when Jack Soo died.

[24/7 reruns]

The show that probably had the greatest amount of cast changes - Bewitched

2 Darrins
2 Mrs. Kravitzs
2 Loise Tates
2 Frank Stevens (Darrin's dad)

Burns and Allen comes close with

4 Harry Mortons
2 Announcers

[DJM77]

Originally Posted by tvfan25

Good Times. After James left and Florida just made guest appearances, it was mostly Willona, the kids and Bookman.

Florida was completely absent during season five because she was living in Arizona with Carl. She was a regular cast member for all of the other seasons.