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shocolah · 11-01-2002, 10:06 PM

Has "Step by Step" ever made a referral (as a joke) about The Brady Bunch? I know Golden Girls once mentioned something about "Designing Women" (I think Sophia said, "what is this, Designing Women?" referring to Blanche's accent). I remember some shows back in the 70's & 80's would say something like, "Goodnight, John-Boy" as a joke referring to The Waltons. I remember "Friends" once said something about Three's Company. I was over at the Brady Bunch board and read something about The X Files having a replica of the Brady house that someone materialized from their mind. (sorry if this is a repeat topic!) Any others you can think of?

FOLrocks1 · 11-01-2002, 10:27 PM

I the Golden Girls Sophia said something like:

'I survived war, disease, and 2 season of Desing Women"

And Blanche says that Tootie was her favorite on the Facts of Life.

shocolah · 11-01-2002, 10:38 PM

Some others I thought of --
On "All in the Family", Archie asks Louise Jefferson if she watched "Julia" and she asks him if he watched the Doris Day show.

boechsner · 11-01-2002, 11:14 PM

This is such an endless topic because in almost every TV show, references were made to other TV shows. Here's a few:

Good Times: references to Julia, Sanford & Son

The Golden Girls: references to Growing Pains, Mr. Belvedere, ALF, Designing Women, The Hogan Family, M*A*S*H, Make Room for Daddy, The Facts of Life, Petticoat Junction

Maude: references to The Partridge Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show

ALF: references to Green Acres, Gilligan's Island

*Melissa* · 11-02-2002, 10:46 AM

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Originally posted by FOLrocks1

And Blanche says that Tootie was her favorite on the Facts of Life.

That's cool, because I remember Dorthy mentioning one of the Facts of Life movies in one episode. There was also a Golden Girls episode where Blanche and Rose were watching I Love Lucy. The Golden Girls must have referred to a lot of shows throughout its run.

Central Perk · 11-02-2002, 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by boechsner

The Golden Girls: references to Growing Pains, Mr. Belvedere, ALF, Designing Women, The Hogan Family, M*A*S*H, Make Room for Daddy, The Facts of Life, Petticoat Junction

I also thought that The Golden Girls made reference to The Cosby Show too.

Barnabas1 · 11-02-2002, 10:55 AM

Welll...Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and Petticoat Junction.

Sean Snow · 11-02-2002, 11:59 AM

On Three's Company I remember Helen saying their (Helen and Stanley's) Wednesday nights together consisted of Baretta and Charlie's Angels. Also, in the episode where Larry almost gets married, they congratulate him with a toast. Chrissy mistakes it for, however, for their favorite shows.

Jack: To happy days.
Janet: To good times!
Chrissy: To Little House on the Prarie!

Also, during Step by Step's last season on ABC, Jean Luc mentioned Carol (Suzanne Somers)'s eerie resemblence to Chrissy Snow.

Sitcomwriter · 11-02-2002, 12:37 PM

Friends-Rachel is watching Joanie and Chachi's marriage and then screams out "But Joanie Loves Chachi!".

Friends-Chandler says something about liking "Dee,The Sarcastic sister from 'What's Happening?' ".

Curb Your Enthusiasm-Constantly makes refrences to "Seinfeld" and in one episode refrenced "Bob Patterson".

Ned and Stacy-Made refrences to "Good Times","Diff'rent Strokes","What's Happening","Wings" (In which Thomas Hayden Church previously starred) and more!

Adamantium · 11-02-2002, 01:43 PM

NewsRadio - Dave's favorite show is "Green Acres". They also mention "M*A*S*H". And Dave missed a semester of "Cheers" studying for the SATs. Beth once referred to a conversation as an episode of "Blossom". They mentioned "Star Trek" Joe mentioned Elmo and Big Bird. Mr. James mentioned "Ellen". Dave mentioned "The Arsenio Hall Show". After Joe tapped Dave's computer to fix it, Dave said "Thanks Fonzie." Also, Bill and Lisa met Jerry Seinfeld, playing himself.

Sitcomwriter · 11-02-2002, 02:54 PM

Three Sisters-Bess said "Oh I loved him (Andy Dick) on 'Newsradio' and Nora (Vicki Lewis) replied "I never watched that show".The Joke? Vicki Lewis played Beth on "Newsradio"!

JT · 11-02-2002, 03:44 PM

"Married with Children": I remember watching a part that went something like this:

(Al is dreaming that he is in heaven)
Al: I want to speak to God!
Angel: He can't be disturbed right now. He's watching "Knots Landing."
Al: No wonder that show was never cancelled!

Also, when it comes to this topic, there are only two words that sum it all up: The Simpsons.

Central Perk · 11-02-2002, 04:13 PM

On Burns/Allen they make reference to I Love Lucy.

dlemond · 11-02-2002, 04:43 PM

That 70's Show makes reference to a bunch of tv shows including Happy Days, WKRP in Cincinnati, Battlestar Galactica, Roots, oh I can't remember but there are so many more.

James · 11-02-2002, 04:58 PM

Some off the top of my head:

Perfect Strangers: Balki sings the theme song to The Brady Bunch to a baby--probably that of Gina (who took a trip to Philadelphia) during the early years

Diff'rent Strokes: Arnold or Willis says their new room is "better than The Brady Bunch" or something similar in the pilot

The Wonder Years: lots of TV shows mentioned, including:
1. Marcia Brady mentioned in a couple of episodes (Paul Pfeiffer, both times--once while playing "Life" in #34, "Don't You Know Anything About Women?" and #41, "Faith" (where Norma loses the tax receipts))
2. Wayne tells Jack that "Get Smart starts in 15 minutes" when he's fixing the TV set in #79, "Pfeiffer's Fortune"
3. Lou Grant (of Mary Tyler Moore fame) and Beaver Cleaver (of LITB fame) mentioned in #110, "Eclipse" (planetarium episode), courtesy of Winnie
4. the narrator describes 1968 as the first year of The Mod Squad in the pilot
5. the theme from Hawaii Five-0 plays during the episode where Rickey Holsenbach gets his driver's license (#74, "Full Moon Rising")
6. a Tom and Jerry cartoon is playing on the TV in the living room
7. I Dream of Jeannie references in #6, "Dance With Me"

The Waltons: During one of the episodes while set in the movie theater, a Warner Brothers cartoon plays on the screen

11-01-2002, 10:06 PM	#1
shocolah Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Posts: 546	Sitcoms that mention other sitcoms or tv shows Has "Step by Step" ever made a referral (as a joke) about The Brady Bunch? I know Golden Girls once mentioned something about "Designing Women" (I think Sophia said, "what is this, Designing Women?" referring to Blanche's accent). I remember some shows back in the 70's & 80's would say something like, "Goodnight, John-Boy" as a joke referring to The Waltons. I remember "Friends" once said something about Three's Company. I was over at the Brady Bunch board and read something about The X Files having a replica of the Brady house that someone materialized from their mind. (sorry if this is a repeat topic!) Any others you can think of?
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11-01-2002, 10:27 PM	#2
FOLrocks1 My favorite ladies! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 09, 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,103	I the Golden Girls Sophia said something like: 'I survived war, disease, and 2 season of Desing Women" And Blanche says that Tootie was her favorite on the Facts of Life.
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11-02-2002, 01:43 PM	#10
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,826	NewsRadio NewsRadio - Dave's favorite show is "Green Acres". They also mention "MAS*H". And Dave missed a semester of "Cheers" studying for the SATs. Beth once referred to a conversation as an episode of "Blossom". They mentioned "Star Trek" Joe mentioned Elmo and Big Bird. Mr. James mentioned "Ellen". Dave mentioned "The Arsenio Hall Show". After Joe tapped Dave's computer to fix it, Dave said "Thanks Fonzie." Also, Bill and Lisa met Jerry Seinfeld, playing himself.

11-02-2002, 03:44 PM	#12
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	"Married with Children": I remember watching a part that went something like this: (Al is dreaming that he is in heaven) Al: I want to speak to God! Angel: He can't be disturbed right now. He's watching "Knots Landing." Al: No wonder that show was never cancelled! Also, when it comes to this topic, there are only two words that sum it all up: The Simpsons.
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11-01-2002, 10:38 PM	#3
shocolah Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Posts: 546	Some others I thought of -- On "All in the Family", Archie asks Louise Jefferson if she watched "Julia" and she asks him if he watched the Doris Day show.

11-01-2002, 11:14 PM	#4
boechsner Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 2,212	This is such an endless topic because in almost every TV show, references were made to other TV shows. Here's a few: Good Times: references to Julia, Sanford & Son The Golden Girls: references to Growing Pains, Mr. Belvedere, ALF, Designing Women, The Hogan Family, MAS*H, Make Room for Daddy, The Facts of Life, Petticoat Junction Maude: references to The Partridge Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show ALF: references to Green Acres, Gilligan's Island

11-02-2002, 10:55 AM	#7
Barnabas1 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 4,598	Welll...Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and Petticoat Junction.
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11-02-2002, 11:59 AM	#8
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,408	On Three's Company I remember Helen saying their (Helen and Stanley's) Wednesday nights together consisted of Baretta and Charlie's Angels. Also, in the episode where Larry almost gets married, they congratulate him with a toast. Chrissy mistakes it for, however, for their favorite shows. Jack: To happy days. Janet: To good times! Chrissy: To Little House on the Prarie! Also, during Step by Step's last season on ABC, Jean Luc mentioned Carol (Suzanne Somers)'s eerie resemblence to Chrissy Snow.

11-02-2002, 12:37 PM	#9
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	Friends-Rachel is watching Joanie and Chachi's marriage and then screams out "But Joanie Loves Chachi!". Friends-Chandler says something about liking "Dee,The Sarcastic sister from 'What's Happening?' ". Curb Your Enthusiasm-Constantly makes refrences to "Seinfeld" and in one episode refrenced "Bob Patterson". Ned and Stacy-Made refrences to "Good Times","Diff'rent Strokes","What's Happening","Wings" (In which Thomas Hayden Church previously starred) and more!

11-02-2002, 02:54 PM	#11
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	Three Sisters-Bess said "Oh I loved him (Andy Dick) on 'Newsradio' and Nora (Vicki Lewis) replied "I never watched that show".The Joke? Vicki Lewis played Beth on "Newsradio"!

11-02-2002, 04:13 PM	#13
Central Perk ~~~~~ Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 10, 2002 Posts: 4,553	On Burns/Allen they make reference to I Love Lucy.

11-02-2002, 04:43 PM	#14
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	That 70's Show makes reference to a bunch of tv shows including Happy Days, WKRP in Cincinnati, Battlestar Galactica, Roots, oh I can't remember but there are so many more.

11-02-2002, 04:58 PM	#15
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	Some off the top of my head: Perfect Strangers: Balki sings the theme song to The Brady Bunch to a baby--probably that of Gina (who took a trip to Philadelphia) during the early years Diff'rent Strokes: Arnold or Willis says their new room is "better than The Brady Bunch" or something similar in the pilot The Wonder Years: lots of TV shows mentioned, including: 1. Marcia Brady mentioned in a couple of episodes (Paul Pfeiffer, both times--once while playing "Life" in #34, "Don't You Know Anything About Women?" and #41, "Faith" (where Norma loses the tax receipts)) 2. Wayne tells Jack that "Get Smart starts in 15 minutes" when he's fixing the TV set in #79, "Pfeiffer's Fortune" 3. Lou Grant (of Mary Tyler Moore fame) and Beaver Cleaver (of LITB fame) mentioned in #110, "Eclipse" (planetarium episode), courtesy of Winnie 4. the narrator describes 1968 as the first year of The Mod Squad in the pilot 5. the theme from Hawaii Five-0 plays during the episode where Rickey Holsenbach gets his driver's license (#74, "Full Moon Rising") 6. a Tom and Jerry cartoon is playing on the TV in the living room 7. I Dream of Jeannie references in #6, "Dance With Me" The Waltons: During one of the episodes while set in the movie theater, a Warner Brothers cartoon plays on the screen