Leslie Jones to Star in Remake of The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 04-01-2026, 10:47 AM

It is bad enough we have a fake Matlock and possibly a fake Rockford coming. ABC announced today that Leslie Jones will star in a remake of The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards. Jones was likely the worst game show host ever with her screaming attempt at Supermarket Sweep, proof that just being a big fan of a show does not qualify you to host it. Nikki Glaser will play her best friend Rhoda Morgenstern. Joel McHale, who never passes up an opportunity to admire himself on camera, will play the boss Lou Grant. Nate Bargatze the average, who proved on his game show he is not smarter than a 1st grader, will play pompous newscaster Ted Baxter. Rodney Carrington, an obscure comedian who had a two season sitcom on ABC two decades ago, will play Murray Slaughter. While there will still be a theme song, this version the theme song will be rap. ABC for some odd reason is so high on this remake of The Mary Tyler Moore Show they ordered it straight to series for fall 2026 without even seeing a pilot episode.

stevea · 04-01-2026, 11:45 AM

Are they thinking ahead and planning Rhoda after four seasons?

opus · 04-01-2026, 11:55 AM

Hopefully next year’s April Fools Day thing is more believable.

JamesG · 04-01-2026, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by opus

Hopefully next year’s April Fools Day thing is more believable.

Yeah, this one was

Frank Gannucci · 04-01-2026, 06:44 PM

I guess you can say this show won’t make it after all.

James28 · 04-01-2026, 11:36 PM

Sorry, I haven't done April Fools Day since the COVID-19 Pandemic, and I'm not about to start back right now, or ever.

Edward216 · 04-01-2026, 11:46 PM

Yeah that's going to totally suck! Some shows should NEVER be remade!!

Ed.

icecream · 04-02-2026, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Yeah, this one was

Someone who made a joke about bringing back slavery didn't like my post. I must be doing something right.

JamesG · 04-03-2026, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by icecream

Someone who made a joke about bringing back slavery didn't like my post. I must be doing something right.

Nobody liked it.

04-01-2026, 10:47 AM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,603	Leslie Jones to Star in Remake of The Mary Tyler Moore Show It is bad enough we have a fake Matlock and possibly a fake Rockford coming. ABC announced today that Leslie Jones will star in a remake of The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards. Jones was likely the worst game show host ever with her screaming attempt at Supermarket Sweep, proof that just being a big fan of a show does not qualify you to host it. Nikki Glaser will play her best friend Rhoda Morgenstern. Joel McHale, who never passes up an opportunity to admire himself on camera, will play the boss Lou Grant. Nate Bargatze the average, who proved on his game show he is not smarter than a 1st grader, will play pompous newscaster Ted Baxter. Rodney Carrington, an obscure comedian who had a two season sitcom on ABC two decades ago, will play Murray Slaughter. While there will still be a theme song, this version the theme song will be rap. ABC for some odd reason is so high on this remake of The Mary Tyler Moore Show they ordered it straight to series for fall 2026 without even seeing a pilot episode.
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04-01-2026, 11:36 PM	#6
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	Sorry, I haven't done April Fools Day since the COVID-19 Pandemic, and I'm not about to start back right now, or ever.
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04-01-2026, 11:45 AM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,160	Are they thinking ahead and planning Rhoda after four seasons?

04-01-2026, 11:55 AM	#3
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,048	Hopefully next year’s April Fools Day thing is more believable.

04-01-2026, 06:44 PM	#5
Frank Gannucci Member Forum Star Join Date: Mar 05, 2007 Posts: 15,893	I guess you can say this show won’t make it after all.

04-01-2026, 11:46 PM	#7
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,625	Yeah that's going to totally suck! Some shows should NEVER be remade!! Ed.