Did the addition of Ron Carey and June Gable help or hurt the show ? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 04-14-2003, 07:58 PM

These additions were at the beginning of the 1976-77 season and just wanted to know were they on the show to the end or taken off?

focusly · 04-15-2003, 12:24 AM

Carey was on till the end, Gable didn't last long (thank God). I liked Carey, but I couldn't stand Gable's character - no offense to Gable herself or anything.

DetectiveGriffin · 04-15-2003, 01:16 PM

who's june gable (was she licori / le corey - whichever way it's spelled ) ?

maclen · 04-15-2003, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by DetectiveGriffin
who's june gable (was she licori / le corey - whichever way it's spelled ) ?

June Gable is Det. Battista, the fake Puerto Rican. Her stint in Barney Miller was short. It just didn't work out.

Det. Licori was played by Mari Gorman, who ended up playing Bruno Bender's wife for the rest of the series. She also played a housewife who decided to go solicit, only to get arrested before she did anything. I actually liked the Det. Licori character; she was shy, somewhat insecure, suspicious, but seemed to have a good heart and wanted to be part of the group. She also had a very jealous husband who checked up on her. She had more possibilities than Battista, as a cast member. The interplay between her and Wojo in the "Evaluation" episode, after she walked in the bathroom while she was there, was pretty funny and interesting.

The casting of Ron Carey helped the show, as his Officer Levitt character became an indispensable part of the series.

maclen

DetectiveGriffin · 04-15-2003, 04:09 PM

oh yeah, i remember her. she couldnt reach her name on the board, everyone made a point of writing it out of her reach. <G>

catlover79 · 09-02-2008, 11:40 AM

I personally never had a problem with Carl Levitt. Never saw any of June Gable's episodes.

LeeBlue · 09-02-2008, 03:59 PM

After Ron Carey was added, I thought Levitt was an important part of the show.. His character was well-written and very funny.

I would liked to have seen a female officer as a semi-regular, too, but none of the characters seemed to work out.

catlover79 · 09-02-2008, 04:05 PM

^ It was always funny how Levitt would always suck up to Barney and the other guys.

Luger always called him "Levine", as you may recall.

04-14-2003, 07:58 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,057	Did the addition of Ron Carey and June Gable help or hurt the show ? These additions were at the beginning of the 1976-77 season and just wanted to know were they on the show to the end or taken off?

09-02-2008, 11:40 AM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I personally never had a problem with Carl Levitt. Never saw any of June Gable's episodes.
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09-02-2008, 03:59 PM	#7
LeeBlue Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 16, 2006 Location: NYS Posts: 871	Did the addition of Ron Carey and June Gable help or hurt the show? After Ron Carey was added, I thought Levitt was an important part of the show.. His character was well-written and very funny. I would liked to have seen a female officer as a semi-regular, too, but none of the characters seemed to work out.

04-15-2003, 12:24 AM	#2
focusly Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 22, 2003 Posts: 7	Carey was on till the end, Gable didn't last long (thank God). I liked Carey, but I couldn't stand Gable's character - no offense to Gable herself or anything.

04-15-2003, 01:16 PM	#3
DetectiveGriffin Sankontessou! Senior Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2001 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 1,288	who's june gable (was she licori / le corey - whichever way it's spelled ) ?

04-15-2003, 04:09 PM	#5
DetectiveGriffin Sankontessou! Senior Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2001 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 1,288	oh yeah, i remember her. she couldnt reach her name on the board, everyone made a point of writing it out of her reach. <G>

09-02-2008, 04:05 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ It was always funny how Levitt would always suck up to Barney and the other guys. Luger always called him "Levine", as you may recall.