Hi Fred, another great time capsule. Yes I did see most of these shows, changing cast members never really surprised me. If the show was good it was good for the show. I really like your work . Our generation saw the best of the best in television. Thanks Fred. 👍👍👍👍👍
You know Fred, I really Love All the Effort you do, in putting these videos, but this one was not only Outstanding ! But Excellent Music as well. Thank You for March madness, and for the wonderfull screen shot of Susan Sommers. 😃 Absolutely, Without A Doubt, one of you BEST Video's EVER !
and every soap opera, they announced the changes so no one would get confused. I liked how "Rosanne" pulled it off toying with the idea that no one would notice, except for the youngest child
Thanks for all the work! It was a joy to go down memory lane. Love how you ended with this test pattern. Havnt seen that in a long time. Would love to see that decoded
Dick York didn't quit, he was fired by the network. He had a seizure and went into a coma while rehearsing a scene. Producer William Asher refused to let York go and wanted to wait for him to get better, but he was under pressure by the network to replace him because he was too ill to return back to work and they didn't want to wait for him.
You forgot to mention that on Family Affair John Williams was only a temporary replacement and Sebastian Cabot returned to the role of Mr.French later. Actually it was one of the rare times that both actors fit the role perfectly,( I always thought Williams would had made a great Alfred for Batman).
thank you thank you thank you for taking me back many many years. I grew up watching every one of these shows an overtime or forgotten all the changes in them. thanks for the walk down memory lane bring back so many good memories growing up back in Ohio. the music you played during the video is probably the best song selections I have ever heard on a TH-cam video I not only give you one thumbs up not two thumbs up but a hundred and one thumbs up on this video thanks again you made my day.
FredFlix you're welcome very much. watching the video and seeing all those shows from back when brought back memories of my mother and father my sister and I watching TV and laughing so hard at their shows. do you remember the episode Man from Uncle, oh and the goofy Get Smart
"just a guy" - I like that. This is a trivia trip down TV memory lane. I remember shows such as Bewitched, The Adventures of Superman, Batman and Bonanza (seeing repeats as a kid). cheers to you, FredFlix for posting this video. :)
What about Joseph Kearns, who played Mr. George Wilson on "Dennis the Menace"? Kearns passed away toward the end of Season 3, and was replaced by Gale Gordon (later "Mr. Mooney" of "The Lucy Show" as George's brother, John. Nobody died in sitcomland in the 60s, so they had George moving away to Florida (or some place like that).
Awesome videos thank you for sharing! On the Batman clip of the villains Catwoman Lee Meriwether also played Catwoman! I love your Music Choice by the way☺
Very nicely put together. Interesting, fact-filled and witty. There were some others I was hoping to see but an awful lot that I didn't know about. Thank you.
When I was a little kid, I wanted to live with those three beautiful girls on petticoat junction. Casting changes did nothing to settle me down. I loved all of the characters in this series. Buchanan was not just a wonderful character actor, he was unique: that spells success.
Joseph Kearns as George Wilson, Gale Gordon as George's brother, John Wilson, Sylvia Field as George's wife, Martha Wilson, and Sara Seegar as John's wife, Eloise Wilson.-----Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace was never the same after Joe Kearns died. I always looked forward to hearing him use the expression Great Scott, and now he has me doing it.
Yeah, but that wasn't Gale Gordons fault. Not to take away from the significant contributions of Joe Kearns, I think by the time Gordon came onboard, Dennis had started to age-out of the role. Its one thing when a 5-9 year old has an "oops" moment. You kind of have to forgive him because you know he didn't really mean it and he's just so dang cute. But once a kid gets bigger and can think through the consequences of his actions, his "oopsies" stop being so cute. Granted Joseph Kearns chemistry with Dennis was just wonderful... "Martha! Where's my nerve medicine?!?!?" But Gale Gordon looked too young to play the same feeble retiree that Kearns did. He had to reinvent the role to some degree. So "Great Caesars' Ghost!" just didn't cut it for you, huh? LOL. I loved Gale Gordon, mostly for his playing Lucy's foil for so many years. I also really have a thing for Sylvia Fields. Her voice and accent sounded exactly like a dear Grand-Aunt of mine, not to mention that they looked a lot alike too, But the voice was uncanny. And now when I can no longer remember my Aunt - she died 30+ years ago - I can still see the slightly prettier Sylvia Fields and it take me back to my childhood.
I was too young to notice that much of what you are talking about Nash1a, because, I was like four when I realized that the show was on tv and would watch it. It reminds me of staying at my grandparents' house. When my grandparents would lay down to take a nap, my grandma would put the tv on, and whoever was staying with me at the house, we would watch those shows.
Correct except for Angela Cartwright on Make Room for Daddy, she was the daughter of the 2nd wife played by Marjorie Lord, so Danny had to keep her, not that she just popped up one day as you mentioned & he just decided to keep her. I'm a big fan of Sherry Jackson & Angela Cartwright, so I've been re-watching the episodes of Make Room for Daddy over & over every night on Cozi TV
Alias Smith and Jones Western show on ABC 1960s early 70s Peter duel died and he was replaced by the narrator of the television show Roger Davis who by the way annnounced the debut of the 1980 Chevy Citation in those TV commercials in April 1979. Thank you Fred for the look back . Awesome job
made extra trippy as Davis had appeared as a Villain less than Half a season earlier... and he and Duel looked nothing alike which made the transition extra jarring
Well done and many memories here. I'm glad you included Chester Goode because he was unique and was replaced by a unique Ken Curtis, both excellent in their roles; funny and a little strange to be a deputy, but humans well characterized. Thanks for posting! :)
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June Lockhart replaced Bea Benaderet in Season 6, not 7, of Petticoat Junction. Bea's last episode was Season 6 episode 4, June was introduced a few episodes later.
Random thoughts: Dick York's departure from "Bewitched" was very sad, because it was health-related. Ironically, Dick Sargent had been offered the role first, but turned it down...William Frawley was, by most accounts, a pretty mean bastard. I'm surprised he was able to make it on a show with kids...I always wondered why the producers of "Mission Impossible" couldn't figure out a way to work around Steven Hill's religious observance of Saturdays. There were six other days in the week when he could've been on the set, and they could've shot around him on Saturdays. Obviously the producers of "Law & Order" had no problems figuring it out, and he was great on that show for 10 years...Leonard Nimoy went straight from "Star Trek" to "Mission Impossible" when "Trek" was canceled, but before he took the role he contacted Martin Landau to make sure Landau was finished with the show. When Landau said he was, Nimoy committed to "MI". I liked him in the role of Paris, but I don't think the show was as a good as it was with Landau and Barbara Bain...I used to love "The Wild, Wild West", and Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon. That first heart attack in 1968 nearly killed him, but he survived and came back. Strangely, his death came as a result of another heart attack that occurred just after he played a game of tennis. I've never been able to figure out why a 61-year old man with a heart condition would've been involved in such a strenuous activity. The "Wild, Wild West" was canceled by CBS as a sop to the U.S. Congress, which at the time was investigating violence on TV as a cause of violence in real life. Nearly 50 years later we're still having the same debate...I don't remember ever watching "Lassie", but she sure went through a lot of families. And talking about replacement players, all of the dogs who played Lassie were male because female collies go into heat twice a year and shed quite a bit of their coats at the time. That made them unsuited to the demands of the production schedule...Part of the changes in "The Doris Day" show came from the CBS "rural purge" of the early '70s, when they canceled rural- and family-based shows. With the Womens' Movement came changes in the way career women were presented, so Doris went from a widowed mother of two to a single woman without kids, who were eliminated from the series and never spoken of again. In the real world, that would've earned her an investigation by the police...The cast changes on "The Andy Griffith Show" came about under happy circumstances, as characters left the series for their own spinoff shows or movie careers. I never thought Don Knotts was ever as good in anything else as he was as Barney Fife, and I never understood his appeal as a movie star, even in Disney kids' movies. And the less said about Mr. Furley, the better. However, it was nice to see him round out his career as the mysterious TV repairman in "Pleasantville"...I've seen the performances of Pert Kelton and Sheila McRae as Alice Kramden, but Audrey Meadows is, was, and always will be the definitive Alice. Her chemistry with Jackie Gleason was awesome to watch...The first Mrs. Kravitz was funnier, in my opinion, but sadly Alice Pearce died of ovarian cancer during the second season of the show. Amazingly, while she looked much older, she was only 48 when she died...I always preferred Mike Evans' portrayal of Lionel Jefferson, but he left "The Jeffersons" primarily because he was a producer and writer of "Good Times", which was running at the same time...As much as people remember Chevy Chase on "Saturday Night Live", they forget that he was a cast member for just the first season. His performances in that single season were so memorable that it always feels as if he had been on the show much longer than he was...I think Wayne Rogers as Trapper John McIntyre would've made more sense on "Trapper John, M.D.", since he had played the role on "M*A*S*H", but he turned it down so he wouldn't be typecast as a doctor. I don't think the rest of his career after "M*A*S*H" was as good as it could've been, but he was a financial whiz and made a ton of money in the stock market so he never had to worry about making a living in show business...Funny, but as good as McLean Stevenson, Wayne Rogers, Larry Linville, and Gary Burghoff were in their roles, I've always felt that "M*A*S*H" got better from every one of its cast changes...An aging Joan Crawford appearing on "The Secret Storm" in a role played by her daughter has to be not only the most laughable casting choice in history, but also the biggest indicator of Crawford's insatiable ego and panicked desperation at that stage of her career.
She was indeed blacklisted, which caused her to be dropped from the "Honeymooners" sketches. Audrey Meadows replaced her, and the rest is history. Frankly, Audrey's performance as Alice is what made the show, because her sassy wit and iron backbone was the perfect balance to Gleason's bombast.
I read in a book about My Three Sons that Bill Frawley had an X rated mouth to match his personality Stan Livingston said that during the first season as they were filming the Thanksgiving episode Bill was cursing about something on the set, and was using the F bomb and screaming GD it. and he was also having the boys throw pots and pans at the set of The Lucy Show to torment Vivian Vance, whom he despised, but she despised him too. Lucy should have fired him for the things he did, plus I read that he was so drunk toward the end of his time on My Three Sons that Tim Considine had to stand next to him or sit next to him to keep him from falling down.
Anyone who remembers the changes from those days is ( I shudder to use the word correctly) privileged. I watched early television, as a child. All my fantasies stem from that era. Simply wonderful.
yes, but it wasn't immediate, I believe there were several season's when it was just the three of them. I never cared for the Candy character. Around the time Pernell Robert's was threatening to leave, they wrote in a cousin "Will Cartwright" played by Guy Williams of Zorro fame, who they wanted to replace as the Adam character. Apparently it didn't pan out. There were at least three episodes with the "Will Cartwright" character... anyone know any more about this?
Wow, he must have got lost on that planet visited by the Enterprise where they re-enacted the shootout at the OK Corral! That would explain how he made his way onto the Ponderosa after being lost in space! ;D
Had no idea the cast of Petticoat Junction changed so frequently. Funny I remember the three girls as always being the same. Really interesting video-- thanks for doing all the homework on this.
an earlier comment says Alice Pearce started 'Bewitched' with the knowledge of her illness; and at one point took to wearing an overcoat to cover the weight loss..Bea Benedaret did pretty much the same thing for her final appearance on 'Petticoat Junction'..Alice Pearce's departure was probably anticipated, a recast most likely, under the cirtcumstances, planned for.....
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No. It was still a sitcom. Great line though, when Ed accidentally calls Raul (the new kid) "Chico", Raul corrects him, and Ed replies "You're all Chicos to me". Very sweet, but I bet they wouldn't use that line today...
@@HAL9000s3 Meeno went lots of places, I suppose....but Chico and the Man wasn't one of them. Raul was played by Gabriel Melgar. Peluce was in lots of stuff in the 70s and 80s, most noticeably as Tanner on the TV version of Bad News Bears, and Voyagers! He also appeared on Punky Brewster with his half-sister Soleil Moon-Frye...
Lassie did NOT run away. The Martins were relocating to an area where they felt she would not be happy. So, Timmy made the agonizing decision to give her to Ranger.Stewart.
Thank you. That was a bit of continuity trivia I did not know. I do remember seeing Lassie torn between Jeff (Tommy Rettig) and Timmy (Jon Provost). She finally chose to go with Timmy. Lassie was one strange creature. There are dog lovers who over their lifetimes would go through many dogs; Lassie went through many human caretakers. That's a Helluva lifespan!
@@mdbruffy you're right, and if my memory is correct all the dogs were males because they were easier to train my first memories of the show was with the ranger, afterwards we watched Gentle Ben.
1967 Mannix. Joseph Capanella (and that ridiculous P.I. firm Intertect) got replaced in season two by Gail Fisher when Joe Mannix went private eye. The show actually became cooler to watch.
Welcome Back, Kotter started with John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino and he was replaced by Steven Shortridge as Beau De LaBarre after Travolta left about 1/3 of the way through the final season. Diff'rent Strokes started with Charlotte Rae as housekeeper Edna Garrett who was replaced by Nedra Volz as Adelaide Brubaker, who was later replaced by Mary Jo Catlett as Pearl Gallagher, the last of the three maids. Also on that show, Dixie Carter joined the cast as Maggie McKinney in season 6 but was replaced by Mary Ann Mobley when the show moved from NBC to ABC for its 8th and final season.
And as those of us who aren't exactly spring chickens know, Charlotte Rae left "Diff'rent Strokes" when she became one of the stars of one of my favorite shows as a little kid, "The Facts of Life". I think we girls would've loved to have had a Mrs. Garrett in our lives!
My favorite replacement scenario: cousins. Of course, if you have three people living together as roommates (Three’s Company), and one moves out, it only makes sense that their cousin, who kind of looks like them, would move in to take their place. Or “The Dukes of Hazzard” (which could have been mentioned) when Bo and Luke Duke left, only to be replaced by their eerily similar-looking cousins Coy and Vance Duke, who then drove around in the General Lee and got chased by Boss Hogg, never missing a beat, until the originals returned a season later and replaced the new guys. All perfectly logical in the realm of TV.
I always have thought it amusing that Dick York played Darrin Stephens on Bewitched for about five seasons then was replaced by Dick Sargent playing the same husband to the same wife/witch, Samantha, played continuously by Elizabeth Montgomery.
@@DDumbrille I put it in play in real life. One day a different wife is making breakfast. I somehow know that she has the same name and most of the same idiosyncrasies as the old wife. And the two of us carry on without ever mentioning any of it.
I was about 15 at that time. My sister was about 10. I watched Bewitched only on occasion. One day I thought the Darrin had changed into a different person. My sister argued that it was the same man.
When Lecy Goranson left Rosanne to go to university she was replaced by Sarah Chalke. The closing credits joke had the family watching Bewitched and all commented they liked the original Darrin the best, with the exception of Sarah who said she like the replacement Darrin better. So hilarious.
Kudos on your music choice Fred,especially Ray Charles singing "Don't Change on Me".Being around your age,I knew most of the reasons why the changes.Some good(Mrs.Peel),some bad(Darrin).Great job,look forward to your blasts from the past!
My favorite movie that Lori Saunders was in, and I saw it at the drive end when I was real little was when her parents were killed by a bear and she ended up living in the wild with the wolves or some group of animals. I just remembered when i was little, I really liked that movie. I've never seen it since. Don't even know what it was called.
Well done(audio over esp that sax in Billy joels classic-a wave just came over me.... THAT SONG REALLY IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED SONGS IN MODERN HISTORY)oh back to my point lmaooooo don't forget june lockhart as mrs john Robinson as well
The story behind "Hazel" is that the powers that be didn't let Don de Fore and Whitney Blake know that they weren't rehiring them. They found out from the newspapers. I guess the producers or who whoever handles the money, didn't want to pay them what they were due, so they hired the "Little brother" and his wife and daughter for cheaper rates. I read that some months ago, because I was watching the reruns on Cozy TV and I was curious as to why all of a sudden, George and Missy went to Saudi Arabia and left Sport with George's little brother? Not nice the way they treated Don and Whitney.
My favorite one yet!!!! Except for the "A day in the life of..." series. Thought you were gonna forget MASH. You didn't, and you're right, we all know!!! Great job Fred!!
A bit of useless trivia, the picture over Dick York's shoulder at 0:55 is Rembradt's painting (or one of his apprentices) "Girl with a Broom" It was usually by the front door entrance from about the third season on.
I think I recall that episode, Tilly. Didn't an art aficionado come to the house to discuss an ad campaign with Darren and noticed the painting and identified it as a "real" Rembrandt? Quick! To The IMDB to comb through the episode guide and find out.
Haha that's funny I never knew any mention of it was made on the show, and that sounds just like the type of joke they would do too. I just thought it was clever they had that painting in the house
You could have also included the neighbors changing on Mr. Ed. Roger (Larry Keating) and Kay (Edna Skinner) Addison were replaced by Col. Gordon (Leon Ames) and Winnie (Florence MacMichael) Kirkwood. I'm glad I watched until the end to hear one of my favorite songs from the early 1970's - Reflections of My Life by Marmalade.
Yes, that changes was precipitated by the death of Larry Keating. Edna Skinner appeared without Keating for two or three episodes and then disappeared when the Gordons moved in.
Some of the changes were disasters, others were improvements. I've said before that the Avengers without Diana Rigg is not the Avengers. But Ken Curtis added new life to Gunsmoke when he replaced Dennis Weaver. I never did like when Uncle Charlie replaced Bub on My Three Sons. Charlie seemed angry all the time but Bub seemed pretty affable. I know it's not TV, but nothing matched the car wreck when they tried to replace Curly in the Three Stooges.
I rise in defense of Shemp. Looking at his body of work recently, he was actually very good as the third Stooge. He was no Curly, but he had some very funny moments, and he was certainly better than the guys who followed him, especially the awful Curly Joe Besser (who never should've been added to the act). I think Shemp also deserves a lot of love and respect for putting his own successful career in movies and shorts on hold to help the Stooges maintain the act. He was only going to stand in until Curly got better, but since Curly never recovered Shemp stayed with the Stooges for 9 years, until his sudden death in 1955. I admire him for that.
I've got an old movie, "Private Buckaroo" that Shemp is in, pre-Stooges. Before I saw it I didn't know he had an independent career. The movie also has the Harry James Orchestra and the Andrews Sisters. You know, real modern up-to-date entertainment.
Changes .. The studio that produced Maverick ( Warner Bros) sued James Garner for breach of contract..Mr Garner countersued and won an undisclosed settlement. Years later he sued Universal for Rockford profits and won again. Loved The Avengers w/ Patrick MacNee and all the lovely ladies Honor, Diana, and Linda. Petticoat Junction the three constants were Edgar Buchanan ( Uncle Joe), Frank Cady ( Sam Drucker) and Linda ( Kaye) Henning ( Betty Jo). Who was the daughter of creator Paul Henning ( Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres). Thanks for the content Fred.
Thomas Headley Thanks Thomas. I knew he had been a character actor for many years dating back to the early 1940's. With some work during PJ's run and a bit after.
I agreed with you about Diana Rigg as a jewel. How about "Honey West" (ABC; 1965-1966) starring the lovely Anne Francis, who pre-dated Mrs Peel as a tough private eye? Unfortuately, the network never really gave that show a chance to survive probably because of its time slot.
Excellent video. Although I knew about a number of them, it was good to see them organized. A suggestion for future video: Actors who were intended for a role but turned it down. Example: "Columbo" - Intended for Bing Crosby, went to Peter Falk.
On Happy Days, Richie had an older brother who just disappeared and was never mentioned again. On the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhode only had one little sister...and she was married off in an episode. When Rhoda was spun off into her own show, she suddenly had a different only sister...who was never married.
zoppie Also, one time on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", Rhoda's mother came for a visit and not only mentioned the sister, Brenda, but also a brother, Arnold.
Yes. Tim was "Spin" (to David Stollery's "Marty") in three 'MICKEY MOUSE CLUB" serials, and one of "The Hardy Boys" (with Tommy Kirk) in two "CLUB" serials....and appeared in a few theatrical Disney movies.
FredFlix I could be wrong about it, (don't tell my wife I said that) I tried to google it. Google just kept thinking. I might have to check some more. But I think I saw it once.
Canary also appeared as a villain in the western flick, "Hombre" (1967), starring the late Paul Newman, the late character actor, Richard Boone, and the late character actor, Cameron Mitchell, who want on to becomea regular on "The High Chaparral" (NBC; 1967-1971).
Actually, I believe that Guy was being tested to replace Roberts and appeared while Roberts was still on the show. Roberts believed that Bonanza was a stupid show, and was making noises about leaving. After Williams guested, Roberts signed for one more season and Cousin Will Cartwright was married off, never to be seen again, even after Roberts left. Perhaps Roberts was happy with his decision, but before the Trapper John show, I only remember seeing him once, as a villain on “Mission Impossible”.
Pernell Roberts was as bad as Mandy Patinkin. He left Chicago Hope, then Dead Like Me. Back to Chicago Hope, and he left Criminal Minds. And When Dan Blocker died from heart surgery he didn't come back just for a farewell episode. If anything people would love to see Adam after all he's younger brother is dead.
I heard that Michael Landon wouldn't even spit on David Canary if he was on fire, he was so incensed that the powers that be hired David. I guess Michael Landon wasn't the guy we all thought he was. If he didn't like your being hired on the show he was on, he'd be rude and act like you weren't in the room until they said action, then, he'd do the scene, and when they called cut, the person was invisible once again. I call that immature. You can't blame someone for being hired to do a part.
I enjoyed that. There was an English show called "Bread" which took place in Liverpool where I was brought up. They changed our Joey and our Aveline using different actors and it was never as good after that. Ruth down under
One could say that. But it was less a spinoff and more a way to keep the Andy Griffith show going. Kinda like when All in the Family became Archie Bunker's Place.
Yes, you're absolutely correct about "A Face in the Crowd" (1957). It marked the debut of Andy Griffith, who was playing a phony television star who used and misused people(especially Patricia Neal) to remain at the top. This biting film was loosely based on the controversial television star at the time, Arthur Godfrey, who, in reality, wasn't a nice and good humored fellow that he portrayed on his show. Also, a young and lovely Lee Remick made her debut in the movie as well.
That was Julius LaRosa getting fired on air by Arthur Godfrey. Now, it's only speculation at the time, but the reason is that LaRosa's popularity was threatening Arthur Godfrey. Now, Lee Remick did great in "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959) starring James Stewart dealing with a murder in a small town in Michigan.
Yes, I saw it many times on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). The film was nominated for Best Picture of 1957. It didn't win. It was directed by Billy Wilder and the surprise twist ending is similar to the stunt he pulled in an earlier film of the 1950s: "Stalag 17" (1953) with William Holden in the primary lead.
Let's not forget the best Catwoman of all, Lee Merriweather, who played the role for the 1967 movie version of the show. She was stunning in her cat suit. Rowr!
Pernell Roberts had decided to leave Bonanza and they brought in Ben Cartwright's nephew Will Cartwright to replace him. He was played by Guy Williams. Williams was in several episodes of Bonanza but then Pernell Roberts decided not to leave the show and Guy Williams moved on to loftier roles. He eventually was lost in space. And in the end he was really lost in Argentina.
Guy Williams played Zorro in the late 1950s in the Disney's version on ABC-TV long before he went on "Lost in Space" (CBS; 1965-1968). As for Roberts, he wanted to branch out on his own and didn't want to be "typecast" in the long-running western television show. I think this happens a lot when television shows become monster hits and last too long, such as "Wagon Train," "Bonanza" , and "Gunsmoke".
Pernell Roberts wanted to leave the show the minute he signed his contract. He wanted the show to be about social injustice and fixing it and all that stuff, since, I guess he was one of the late 50's and 60's social justice warriors, and the writers weren't interested in that stuff. It was a Western, not a show about revisionist history. And he had problems, which I don't blame him, with white actors playing Chinese parts or Indian parts or some other minority part. He also didn't like that he had to wear a toupee since he was bald and that he had to say "Pa" when he was a few years younger than Lorne Greene. So, he was a trouble maker from the start. He wanted out of his contract, but, it was ironclad, therefore, he was stuck, and as soon as the four or five year time was up, he was out of there. He never really did anything after that. Perhaps he did theatre, but, I think he sort of shot himself in the foot when he didn't renew his contract on Bonanaza. Michael Landon was rude to anyone who came in to fill the void of Adam. Thought that was immature on Landon's part. Here, all this time, thought he was such a great guy, and find out years after he died, that he was an egotisical lout.
I don't know why Pernell Roberts had such a hard time with the little age difference. He thought he was such a great actor and he couldn't deal with him being only 13 years younger than Lorne Green. Look at Mama's Family. All the adults were older than Vicki Lawrence and had no problem relating to her as a 60 something year old.
Wow, that was terrific. I am a very sentimental person, one of the things wrong with modern culture is a disparagement of sentimentality, but that was beautiful, sentimental journey into a wonderful land of nostalgia. To quote Bob Hope, "Thanks for the memories." Also, you could have mentioned Richard deacon replacing the great Roger Carmel as Roger on The Mothers in Law.
In addition to replacing Darrin and Gladys, "Bewitched" replaced Irene Vernon with Casey Rogers as Louise Tate. Vernon was friends with producer Danny Arnold, when Arnold left due to "creative differences", Vernon was persuaded to leave too. Mary Alice Canfield (Ralph on "Green Acres") played Abner's sister Harriet for several episodes after Alice Pearce died before Sandra Gould was cast as Gladys. Darrin's father, Frank, was played by Robert F. Simon, then Roy Roberts before Simon resumed the role. When Marion Lorne died, the role of Aunt Clara wasn't recast but Alice Ghostley was later introduced as Esmeralda who also struggled with her magical powers.
"Oh my Stars!" has new meaning now. I never liked the chemistry between Agnes and Dick Sargent. He played a bolder Darren who was not afraid of Endora and it seemed illogical to me considering their history. Dick York could play bold too; but a kind of nervous energy bold a little like Don Knotts which made his portrayal more believable to me. Its too bad what happened to Dick York. He just passed away in the last 2 years or so but lived with a chronic degenerative back disease all his life which caused him to seclude himself. He only went public a few months before his death to talk about the disease and promote research.
I loved York as Darren. But yeah Sargent just didn't do it,and no chemistry with Samantha either. I loved how York would get flustered and it's a shame his back pain made him leave
I never liked the new Darren. Thought he was such a party pooper stick in the mud with absolutely NO sense of humor and just wasn't funny as the other Darren was. He was so flat, where Dick York was energetic and ALIVE. I also read not too long ago, that Dick Sargent was originally going to play Darren, but, there was some scheduling conflicts. I'm SO glad because I probably wouldn't have watched the show if that stick in the mud, Dick Sargent played him. Even as a four year old when that show came out, I liked York's Darren. I thought he was ugly, but, I still liked him and thought he was funny. And I liked the original Gladys Kravitz. She was so ugly she was cute. The other one who replaced her was alright, but, I just never liked her as much as I did the original actress.
John Dehner filled in as the boss at Shiloh Ranch for a few episodes in season four of The Virginian, but his character, named Morgan Starr, came off as too tough and demanding, and lacked the kindly grandfather image the others possessed. He didn't go over too well with viewers. William Frawley was dropped from the cast of My Three Sons because his insurance got to be too expensive.
Excellent video! Very well done! By the way... It's BOBBY Buntrock. Barry Buntrock was a fictional character on the old Sid and Marty Krofft Saturday morning series 'Wonderbug', back in the mid-70s.
Nice video, as always. I always thought that when Pete Duel died, his twin brother Geoffrey should have replaced him on "Alias Smith and Jones", instead of Roger Davis. I don't think anyone would have noticed!
I don't think Geoffrey would had done it any way. I'm sure he was still grieving. No offense to Roger Davis, who is a good actor, but my choice to replace Pete would have been Dennis Cole, if anybody. Just the same, that role was tailored fit for Pete I don't think anyone could replace him.
Yea I guess I never thought about it in those terms, he could have been grieving or perhaps even thought it wouldn't be right to replace him. I always looked at it from a viewer standpoint, considering they looked so much alike.
I thought the same thing when I saw Geoffrey as Billy the kid in the John Wayne movie Chisum. But I got to see the two brothers act together in The Name Of The Game and when you see them side by side oddly they are not identical.
yeah geoffrey duel would have been great playing hannable hayes. geoffrey duel was great as billy the kid in john waynes film chisolm my all time favorite duke wayne film hollywood has not since duke wayne died
Couple of things of note. While Pert Kelton played Alice Kramnden in the sketches on Cavalcade of Stars, after she was replaced by Audrey Meadows, Kelton went on to play Alice's mother on the Classic 39. As for MASH, while cast replacements were new characters replacing old ones, the most significant change was between season 1 episodes 1 and 3 for the role of Father Mulcahy. In the pilot, Fr. Mulcahy was played by George Morgan but he was replaced by William Christopher by episode 3. Other times different actors played the same character on the same series, on Roseanne, Lecy Gorenson played Becky from season 1 to the middle of season 5. She was replaced in season 6 by Sarah Chalke. Gorenson returned in season 8 but the role flipped flopped between Gorenson and Chalke during the season until Chalke took over the role until the series ended. Also, Eight is Enough. In the TV pilot, David Bradford was played by Mark Hamil. He was replaced by Grant Goodeve for the remainder of the series.
Pert Kelton did not play Alice's mother on the Classic 39, the actress who played the part was named Ethel Owen. Ethel was the mother of Pamela Britton who played Mrs. Brown on My Favorite Martian. Owen died two months prior to her 104th birthday, talk about a long life! Pert Kelton did play Alice's mother on a episode of 1960's Honeymooners (Sheila Mac Rae was playing Alice by that point).
Wow! Too many shows to comment on. However, of all the shows, MASH had the most logical reason to explain why cast members left: In the military, when your tour of duty is up, you rotate home (which can happen at any time in the story line). I did prefer Noel Neill over Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane in Superman. For me, Audrey Meadows will always be the best Alice on the Honeymooners. And Frank Gorshin was the the wildest Riddler on Batman. Come to think of it, even Lassie was replaced over the years (with identical appearing dogs).
The funny thing is, all throughout the Lassie franchise (except for the most recent show, which flopped) audiences were expected to believe that it was the same dog from the original film.
Nahh .... let's agree to disagree -- Phyllis Coates was a much more fetching, hard-driving reporter than Miss Neill (though i say this with bias -- I had the great fortune to meet PC by chance in Carmel Valley, CA -- and was shocked that she was still so attractive some 20 years after ' Superman ' left the air) !
Great video -- Patrick Macnee also worked with Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers. On Wild Wild West, Alan Hale also filled in for Ross Martin. Lee Meriwether, of course, was Catwoman in the '66 film. The (unaired) Munsters pilot had different actors for Lily (then "Phoebe") and Eddie.
I know you specifically excluded Dallas, but it adds to a special sub-category of cast replacements like that of Mike and Damon Evans on The Jeffersons, where the original actor returns to the role after being replaced. Barbara Bel Geddes as Miz Ellie was replaced by Donna Reed due to illness, but when she got better she came back. (Same thing happened to Lecy Goranson on Roseanne when she took the role of Becky back from Sarah Chalke.) Another special case is where a lead character, the one the show is named after, is recast. It happened on The Adventures of Superboy when John Haymes Newton suddenly turned into Gerard Christopher in the second season, and on The Charmings when Snow Charming (neé Snow White) turned from Caitlin O'Heaney to Carol Huston after one year.
I heard recently that Donna Reed sued over her firing as Miss Ellie; it wasn't resolved before her death. Still, IMO Barbara Bel Geddes was always the real Miss Ellie.
This was interesting and well put together. Thanks for all the work.
This is a truly excellent video. The commentary was very entertaining, particularly as you switched shows. Well done!
I appreciate that, Carl.
Hi Fred, another great time capsule. Yes I did see most of these shows, changing cast members never really surprised me. If the show was good it was good for the show. I really like your work . Our generation saw the best of the best in television.
Thanks Fred. 👍👍👍👍👍
I appreciate that, Byron.
Very well done! Good background music. Not overwhelming.
Thanks, Joseph.
You know Fred, I really Love All the Effort you do, in putting these videos, but this one was not only Outstanding ! But Excellent Music as well. Thank You for March madness, and for the wonderfull screen shot of Susan Sommers. 😃 Absolutely, Without A Doubt, one of you BEST Video's EVER !
and every soap opera, they announced the changes so no one would get confused. I liked how "Rosanne" pulled it off toying with the idea that no one would notice, except for the youngest child
And the son of her sister was gone too.
Thanks for all the work! It was a joy to go down memory lane. Love how you ended with this test pattern. Havnt seen that in a long time. Would love to see that decoded
But before the test pattern, the stations broadcast the national anthem!
Dick York didn't quit, he was fired by the network. He had a seizure and went into a coma while rehearsing a scene. Producer William Asher refused to let York go and wanted to wait for him to get better, but he was under pressure by the network to replace him because he was too ill to return back to work and they didn't want to wait for him.
Fun compilation! And a lot of work, no doubt. Thanks for the memories, Fred---
Great job FredFlix you took me back to my childhood of the late 1960 and early 1970's what a beautiful time to be a child.
You forgot to mention that on Family Affair John Williams was only a temporary replacement and Sebastian Cabot returned to the role of Mr.French later. Actually it was one of the rare times that both actors fit the role perfectly,( I always thought Williams would had made a great Alfred for Batman).
thank you thank you thank you for taking me back many many years. I grew up watching every one of these shows an overtime or forgotten all the changes in them. thanks for the walk down memory lane bring back so many good memories growing up back in Ohio. the music you played during the video is probably the best song selections I have ever heard on a TH-cam video I not only give you one thumbs up not two thumbs up but a hundred and one thumbs up on this video thanks again you made my day.
Wow, I'm flattered, Tom. Thanks.
FredFlix you're welcome very much. watching the video and seeing all those shows from back when brought back memories of my mother and father my sister and I watching TV and laughing so hard at their shows. do you remember the episode Man from Uncle, oh and the goofy Get Smart
Great one, Fred. Have to say, Diana Riggs was my fave. One of my earliest TV crushes.
Your taste in TV crushes is beyond reproach. What a babe.
"just a guy" - I like that.
This is a trivia trip down TV memory lane. I remember shows such as Bewitched, The Adventures of Superman, Batman and Bonanza (seeing repeats as a kid).
cheers to you, FredFlix for posting this video. :)
Pete Duel was such a talent, His was the hardest to take. So tragic.
"Alias Smith and Jones" replaced him with his brother Geoffrey Deuel, but the chemistry wasn't there
What about Joseph Kearns, who played Mr. George Wilson on "Dennis the Menace"? Kearns passed away toward the end of Season 3, and was replaced by Gale Gordon (later "Mr. Mooney" of "The Lucy Show" as George's brother, John. Nobody died in sitcomland in the 60s, so they had George moving away to Florida (or some place like that).
Gale Gordon resembled the comic strip Mr. Wilson .
Awesome videos thank you for sharing! On the Batman clip of the villains Catwoman Lee Meriwether also played Catwoman! I love your Music Choice by the way☺
I assume Lee Merriwether wasn't included because she didn't play Catwoman on television, but only in the 1966 film.
This was so fun to watch!!! Thank you so much for making it!
You're welcome, Jenny Q.
Great job! I love the memories. For me, this is one of your best!
Very nicely put together. Interesting, fact-filled and witty.
There were some others I was hoping to see but an awful lot that I didn't know about. Thank you.
When I was a little kid, I wanted to live with those three beautiful girls on petticoat junction. Casting changes did nothing to settle me down. I loved all of the characters in this series. Buchanan was not just a wonderful character actor, he was unique: that spells success.
Me, I wanted to go swimming with them in that water tank!
Echo that hank 👍all the actresses that were replaced we're equally hot!
But, IMO, Lori Saunders was the hottest.
@@hankgillette But without that dog!
Thanks - I really enjoyed that. The Crawford incident was bizarre.
Joseph Kearns as George Wilson, Gale Gordon as George's brother, John Wilson, Sylvia Field as George's wife, Martha Wilson, and Sara Seegar as John's wife, Eloise Wilson.-----Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace was never the same after Joe Kearns died. I always looked forward to hearing him use the expression Great Scott, and now he has me doing it.
Yeah, but that wasn't Gale Gordons fault. Not to take away from the significant contributions of Joe Kearns, I think by the time Gordon came onboard, Dennis had started to age-out of the role. Its one thing when a 5-9 year old has an "oops" moment. You kind of have to forgive him because you know he didn't really mean it and he's just so dang cute. But once a kid gets bigger and can think through the consequences of his actions, his "oopsies" stop being so cute. Granted Joseph Kearns chemistry with Dennis was just wonderful... "Martha! Where's my nerve medicine?!?!?" But Gale Gordon looked too young to play the same feeble retiree that Kearns did. He had to reinvent the role to some degree. So "Great Caesars' Ghost!" just didn't cut it for you, huh? LOL. I loved Gale Gordon, mostly for his playing Lucy's foil for so many years. I also really have a thing for Sylvia Fields. Her voice and accent sounded exactly like a dear Grand-Aunt of mine, not to mention that they looked a lot alike too, But the voice was uncanny. And now when I can no longer remember my Aunt - she died 30+ years ago - I can still see the slightly prettier Sylvia Fields and it take me back to my childhood.
YEAH!
That was all due to death of the actors, wasn't it, Ken? I think I heard that somewhere years ago.
I was too young to notice that much of what you are talking about Nash1a, because, I was like four when I realized that the show was on tv and would watch it. It reminds me of staying at my grandparents' house. When my grandparents would lay down to take a nap, my grandma would put the tv on, and whoever was staying with me at the house, we would watch those shows.
Thanks for sharing this with us all. Brings back a LOT of memories.
Correct except for Angela Cartwright on Make Room for Daddy, she was the daughter of the 2nd wife played by Marjorie Lord, so Danny had to keep her, not that she just popped up one day as you mentioned & he just decided to keep her. I'm a big fan of Sherry Jackson & Angela Cartwright, so I've been re-watching the episodes of Make Room for Daddy over & over every night on Cozi TV
Another great entry to your collection of memories, Fred. It is always a pleasure to see what you will come up with next.
Thanks muchly, stendec.
Alias Smith and Jones Western show on ABC 1960s early 70s Peter duel died and he was replaced by the narrator of the television show Roger Davis who by the way annnounced the debut of the 1980 Chevy Citation in those TV commercials in April 1979. Thank you Fred for the look back . Awesome job
made extra trippy as Davis had appeared as a Villain less than Half a season earlier... and he and Duel looked nothing alike which made the transition extra jarring
Another great episode. Thanks for all the installments and their wonderful soundtracks.
These were the good old shows Mr Fred ,thanks mate
There was also Joan Pringle, who replaced Lynne Moody, as Tracy Curtis Taylor, on 'That's my mama'.
Humorous, irreverent and informative. My three favourite things, thanks!
You're welcome, Selwyn.
You do such a good job of giving us Nostalgia thank you for your time
Lori Saunders. Diana Rigg. Julie Newmar. Susan Dey.
Love ‘em.
Dude, your choice of music is always spot on.
LOL thank you for showing me just how old I truly am. OMG I remember all of these stars and shows. Even going back to 12-O-Clock High
Well done and many memories here. I'm glad you included Chester Goode because he was unique and was replaced by a unique Ken Curtis, both excellent in their roles; funny and a little strange to be a deputy, but humans well characterized. Thanks for posting! :)
I just discovered your channel. What a great channel it is. I just subscribed and i will tell all my friends. Informative, interesting and original presentation. Love it!
June Lockhart replaced Bea Benaderet in Season 6, not 7, of Petticoat Junction. Bea's last episode was Season 6 episode 4, June was introduced a few episodes later.
Random thoughts: Dick York's departure from "Bewitched" was very sad, because it was health-related. Ironically, Dick Sargent had been offered the role first, but turned it down...William Frawley was, by most accounts, a pretty mean bastard. I'm surprised he was able to make it on a show with kids...I always wondered why the producers of "Mission Impossible" couldn't figure out a way to work around Steven Hill's religious observance of Saturdays. There were six other days in the week when he could've been on the set, and they could've shot around him on Saturdays. Obviously the producers of "Law & Order" had no problems figuring it out, and he was great on that show for 10 years...Leonard Nimoy went straight from "Star Trek" to "Mission Impossible" when "Trek" was canceled, but before he took the role he contacted Martin Landau to make sure Landau was finished with the show. When Landau said he was, Nimoy committed to "MI". I liked him in the role of Paris, but I don't think the show was as a good as it was with Landau and Barbara Bain...I used to love "The Wild, Wild West", and Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon. That first heart attack in 1968 nearly killed him, but he survived and came back. Strangely, his death came as a result of another heart attack that occurred just after he played a game of tennis. I've never been able to figure out why a 61-year old man with a heart condition would've been involved in such a strenuous activity. The "Wild, Wild West" was canceled by CBS as a sop to the U.S. Congress, which at the time was investigating violence on TV as a cause of violence in real life. Nearly 50 years later we're still having the same debate...I don't remember ever watching "Lassie", but she sure went through a lot of families. And talking about replacement players, all of the dogs who played Lassie were male because female collies go into heat twice a year and shed quite a bit of their coats at the time. That made them unsuited to the demands of the production schedule...Part of the changes in "The Doris Day" show came from the CBS "rural purge" of the early '70s, when they canceled rural- and family-based shows. With the Womens' Movement came changes in the way career women were presented, so Doris went from a widowed mother of two to a single woman without kids, who were eliminated from the series and never spoken of again. In the real world, that would've earned her an investigation by the police...The cast changes on "The Andy Griffith Show" came about under happy circumstances, as characters left the series for their own spinoff shows or movie careers. I never thought Don Knotts was ever as good in anything else as he was as Barney Fife, and I never understood his appeal as a movie star, even in Disney kids' movies. And the less said about Mr. Furley, the better. However, it was nice to see him round out his career as the mysterious TV repairman in "Pleasantville"...I've seen the performances of Pert Kelton and Sheila McRae as Alice Kramden, but Audrey Meadows is, was, and always will be the definitive Alice. Her chemistry with Jackie Gleason was awesome to watch...The first Mrs. Kravitz was funnier, in my opinion, but sadly Alice Pearce died of ovarian cancer during the second season of the show. Amazingly, while she looked much older, she was only 48 when she died...I always preferred Mike Evans' portrayal of Lionel Jefferson, but he left "The Jeffersons" primarily because he was a producer and writer of "Good Times", which was running at the same time...As much as people remember Chevy Chase on "Saturday Night Live", they forget that he was a cast member for just the first season. His performances in that single season were so memorable that it always feels as if he had been on the show much longer than he was...I think Wayne Rogers as Trapper John McIntyre would've made more sense on "Trapper John, M.D.", since he had played the role on "M*A*S*H", but he turned it down so he wouldn't be typecast as a doctor. I don't think the rest of his career after "M*A*S*H" was as good as it could've been, but he was a financial whiz and made a ton of money in the stock market so he never had to worry about making a living in show business...Funny, but as good as McLean Stevenson, Wayne Rogers, Larry Linville, and Gary Burghoff were in their roles, I've always felt that "M*A*S*H" got better from every one of its cast changes...An aging Joan Crawford appearing on "The Secret Storm" in a role played by her daughter has to be not only the most laughable casting choice in history, but also the biggest indicator of Crawford's insatiable ego and panicked desperation at that stage of her career.
wow, that's quite a comment. thanks for the information.
Thank you very much! Fred's videos usually bring out my memories and ponderings about things that did or did not happen, and why.
I believe Pert Kelton was blacklisted as this was the period of the "Red Scare"/Communist "witch hunts".
She was indeed blacklisted, which caused her to be dropped from the "Honeymooners" sketches. Audrey Meadows replaced her, and the rest is history. Frankly, Audrey's performance as Alice is what made the show, because her sassy wit and iron backbone was the perfect balance to Gleason's bombast.
I read in a book about My Three Sons that Bill Frawley had an X rated mouth to match his personality Stan Livingston said that during the first season as they were filming the Thanksgiving episode Bill was cursing about something on the set, and was using the F bomb and screaming GD it. and he was also having the boys throw pots and pans at the set of The Lucy Show to torment Vivian Vance, whom he despised, but she despised him too. Lucy should have fired him for the things he did, plus I read that he was so drunk toward the end of his time on My Three Sons that Tim Considine had to stand next to him or sit next to him to keep him from falling down.
Thanks for the music. Brought back many memories.
Oh, the memories of my childhood heartthrobs!
Thank you so much for the memories!
You're welcome, jaspr1999.
Anyone who remembers the changes from those days is ( I shudder to use the word correctly) privileged. I watched early television, as a child. All my fantasies stem from that era. Simply wonderful.
Thanks, Peter.
And I'm pretty sure that when Adam left Bonanza, they added a ranch hand named Candy.
yes, but it wasn't immediate, I believe there were several season's when it was just the three of them. I never cared for the Candy character. Around the time Pernell Robert's was threatening to leave, they wrote in a cousin "Will Cartwright" played by Guy Williams of Zorro fame, who they wanted to replace as the Adam character. Apparently it didn't pan out. There were at least three episodes with the "Will Cartwright" character... anyone know any more about this?
Would that be the same Guy Williams of Lost in Space fame?
yes
Wow, he must have got lost on that planet visited by the Enterprise where they re-enacted the shootout at the OK Corral! That would explain how he made his way onto the Ponderosa after being lost in space! ;D
Yes indeed. It's the same Guy Williams.
Had no idea the cast of Petticoat Junction changed so frequently. Funny I remember the three girls as always being the same. Really interesting video-- thanks for doing all the homework on this.
You're welcome, unevensleener. I did take a good deal of research.
Alice Pearce wasn't "replaced." She died of ovarian cancer during the second season of Bewitched.
an earlier comment says Alice Pearce started 'Bewitched' with the knowledge of her illness; and at one point took to wearing an overcoat to cover the weight loss..Bea Benedaret did pretty much the same thing for her final appearance on 'Petticoat Junction'..Alice Pearce's departure was probably anticipated, a recast most likely, under the cirtcumstances, planned for.....
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This was great. I remember as a kid thinking "What the heck!!!" with some of these changes. Bewitched, Petticoat Junction..
Excellent presentation..Lots of effort to bring back old memories!
I'm glad you realized that, CheckmaeKing2. But it was a labor of love.
When Freddy Prinze died, Chico and the Man went from being a sitcom to a drama with the replacement "Chico" played by a young boy.
Where have you gone, Meeno Peluce?
Chico and the Man should have been cancelled after Freddie Prinze took his life
I thought after Prince's death it became: " ... and the man"
No. It was still a sitcom. Great line though, when Ed accidentally calls Raul (the new kid) "Chico", Raul corrects him, and Ed replies "You're all Chicos to me". Very sweet, but I bet they wouldn't use that line today...
@@HAL9000s3 Meeno went lots of places, I suppose....but Chico and the Man wasn't one of them. Raul was played by Gabriel Melgar. Peluce was in lots of stuff in the 70s and 80s, most noticeably as Tanner on the TV version of Bad News Bears, and Voyagers! He also appeared on Punky Brewster with his half-sister Soleil Moon-Frye...
Most fun watch, thanks. I also must compliment you on your choices for the music ..... superb!
Lassie did NOT run away. The Martins were relocating to an area where they felt she would not be happy. So, Timmy made the agonizing decision to give her to Ranger.Stewart.
Thank you. That was a bit of continuity trivia I did not know. I do remember seeing Lassie torn between Jeff (Tommy Rettig) and Timmy (Jon Provost). She finally chose to go with Timmy.
Lassie was one strange creature. There are dog lovers who over their lifetimes would go through many dogs; Lassie went through many human caretakers. That's a Helluva lifespan!
Jetfire1959 I believe you but was that an episode/ I wish I saw that 0ne.
I remember one season she had puppies and every episode she would find a good home for each one of them.
JH, The thing was, that male dogs played Lassis for that storyline.
@@mdbruffy you're right, and if my memory is correct all the dogs were males because they were easier to train my first memories of the show was with the ranger, afterwards we watched Gentle Ben.
Well researched! Well done! Must have taken you a decade (maybe the 199o's) to put this all together. Thanks!
It took quite a long time, Howard, but I'm glad you enjoyed it.
1967 Mannix. Joseph Capanella (and that ridiculous P.I. firm Intertect) got replaced in season two by Gail Fisher when Joe Mannix went private eye. The show actually became cooler to watch.
Especially with the Hemi 'Cuda he drove !!!
I remember it when i was really young and never saw the b/w version but I, even as a tyke found it cool!
I loved Gail Fisher.
Nice job...good work.
Welcome Back, Kotter started with John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino and he was replaced by Steven Shortridge as Beau De LaBarre after Travolta left about 1/3 of the way through the final season.
Diff'rent Strokes started with Charlotte Rae as housekeeper Edna Garrett who was replaced by Nedra Volz as Adelaide Brubaker, who was later replaced by Mary Jo Catlett as Pearl Gallagher, the last of the three maids.
Also on that show, Dixie Carter joined the cast as Maggie McKinney in season 6 but was replaced by Mary Ann Mobley when the show moved from NBC to ABC for its
8th and final season.
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And as those of us who aren't exactly spring chickens know, Charlotte Rae left "Diff'rent Strokes" when she became one of the stars of one of my favorite shows as a little kid, "The Facts of Life". I think we girls would've loved to have had a Mrs. Garrett in our lives!
Just incredible!!! The music, the content, the nostalgia.. a perfect trio for a fantastic trip down memory lane!!
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Nice one.
You got it! Thanks.
My favorite replacement scenario: cousins. Of course, if you have three people living together as roommates (Three’s Company), and one moves out, it only makes sense that their cousin, who kind of looks like them, would move in to take their place. Or “The Dukes of Hazzard” (which could have been mentioned) when Bo and Luke Duke left, only to be replaced by their eerily similar-looking cousins Coy and Vance Duke, who then drove around in the General Lee and got chased by Boss Hogg, never missing a beat, until the originals returned a season later and replaced the new guys. All perfectly logical in the realm of TV.
I always have thought it amusing that Dick York played Darrin Stephens on Bewitched for about five seasons then was replaced by Dick Sargent playing the same husband to the same wife/witch, Samantha, played continuously by Elizabeth Montgomery.
You're easily amused.
@@DDumbrille I put it in play in real life. One day a different wife is making breakfast. I somehow know that she has the same name and most of the same idiosyncrasies as the old wife. And the two of us carry on without ever mentioning any of it.
I was about 15 at that time. My sister was about 10. I watched Bewitched only on occasion. One day I thought the Darrin had changed into a different person. My sister argued that it was the same man.
When Lecy Goranson left Rosanne to go to university she was replaced by Sarah Chalke. The closing credits joke had the family watching Bewitched and all commented they liked the original Darrin the best, with the exception of Sarah who said she like the replacement Darrin better. So hilarious.
The difference in the two actors' heights was what bothered me. I preferred Dick York in the role.
Great channel ......Thank you for the great memories.
You're welcome, Victor.
The Streets of San Francisco - Michael Douglas with Richard Hatch
Very poor choice cause looking at the episodes you could tell Karl Malden and Richard Hatch had zero chemistry.
This clip brought back a lot of fond memories. You need to work on another video with some more clips of changes!! GREAT JOB!!
Thanks, 773trucker.
Kudos on your music choice Fred,especially Ray Charles singing "Don't Change on Me".Being around your age,I knew most of the reasons why the changes.Some good(Mrs.Peel),some bad(Darrin).Great job,look forward to your blasts from the past!
I appreciate that, Mikeaball.
fred and others, who sang cool changes, its on the tip of my tongue, that song always choked me up for some reason, lmfao
Nice amount of work. Makes one realize how spotty their t.v. watching commitment was / is.
I thought Lori Saunders was one of the sexiest women I had ever seen when I was a teen.
Me too. I was disappointed when I saw her in a Salem commercial (before cigarette ads were banned, of course).
Lori was my favorite on Petticoat Junction.
steve clapper she was gorgeous!!
one sexy brunette
My favorite movie that Lori Saunders was in, and I saw it at the drive end when I was real little was when her parents were killed by a bear and she ended up living in the wild with the wolves or some group of animals. I just remembered when i was little, I really liked that movie. I've never seen it since. Don't even know what it was called.
Well done(audio over esp that sax in Billy joels classic-a wave just came over me.... THAT SONG REALLY IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED SONGS IN MODERN HISTORY)oh back to my point lmaooooo don't forget june lockhart as mrs john Robinson as well
Mommy dearest till the end....
An excellent tribute to some very good shows. I absolutely love the background music selection very spot-on. 👍
A slight hiccup, the kid actor in Hazel was Bobby Buntrock. Thanks for the memories, though.
Yes, but it says Barry Buntrock.
The story behind "Hazel" is that the powers that be didn't let Don de Fore and Whitney Blake know that they weren't rehiring them. They found out from the newspapers. I guess the producers or who whoever handles the money, didn't want to pay them what they were due, so they hired the "Little brother" and his wife and daughter for cheaper rates. I read that some months ago, because I was watching the reruns on Cozy TV and I was curious as to why all of a sudden, George and Missy went to Saudi Arabia and left Sport with George's little brother? Not nice the way they treated Don and Whitney.
Zipsoby..bihubi
He didn't live very long. He was killed in an accident in his early 20s
My favorite one yet!!!! Except for the "A day in the life of..." series. Thought you were gonna forget MASH. You didn't, and you're right, we all know!!! Great job Fred!!
A bit of useless trivia, the picture over Dick York's shoulder at 0:55 is Rembradt's painting (or one of his apprentices) "Girl with a Broom" It was usually by the front door entrance from about the third season on.
I can't say I knew that.
Great bit of trivia, Max. I remember that portrait being there but never had any idea what it was.
Rembradt's.
I think I recall that episode, Tilly. Didn't an art aficionado come to the house to discuss an ad campaign with Darren and noticed the painting and identified it as a "real" Rembrandt? Quick! To The IMDB to comb through the episode guide and find out.
Haha that's funny I never knew any mention of it was made on the show, and that sounds just like the type of joke they would do too. I just thought it was clever they had that painting in the house
FWIW, it's Bobby Buntrock. Not Barry.
This is so great! One of your finest. Thank you for what you do.
Thanks for all the hard work u do for us boomers......great tunes too.....👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You're welcome, Paul.
A very interesting presentation, which obviously required considerable work. Well done, Fred.
Thanks for not telling me who I left out, Marcellus.
You could have also included the neighbors changing on Mr. Ed. Roger (Larry Keating) and Kay (Edna Skinner) Addison were replaced by Col. Gordon (Leon Ames) and Winnie (Florence MacMichael) Kirkwood. I'm glad I watched until the end to hear one of my favorite songs from the early 1970's - Reflections of My Life by Marmalade.
Yes, that changes was precipitated by the death of Larry Keating. Edna Skinner appeared without Keating for two or three episodes and then disappeared when the Gordons moved in.
This was great. And kudos for coming up with so many "change" songs to play over the visuals.
Some of the changes were disasters, others were improvements. I've said before that the Avengers without Diana Rigg is not the Avengers. But Ken Curtis added new life to Gunsmoke when he replaced Dennis Weaver. I never did like when Uncle Charlie replaced Bub on My Three Sons. Charlie seemed angry all the time but Bub seemed pretty affable.
I know it's not TV, but nothing matched the car wreck when they tried to replace Curly in the Three Stooges.
I know a person who says Shemp is her favorite Stooge. There's got to be something wrong with her.
I rise in defense of Shemp. Looking at his body of work recently, he was actually very good as the third Stooge. He was no Curly, but he had some very funny moments, and he was certainly better than the guys who followed him, especially the awful Curly Joe Besser (who never should've been added to the act). I think Shemp also deserves a lot of love and respect for putting his own successful career in movies and shorts on hold to help the Stooges maintain the act. He was only going to stand in until Curly got better, but since Curly never recovered Shemp stayed with the Stooges for 9 years, until his sudden death in 1955. I admire him for that.
Yeah, but he's not your all-time favorite, like that woman I know.
No. I admire him for what he did, but I'm not insane.
I've got an old movie, "Private Buckaroo" that Shemp is in, pre-Stooges. Before I saw it I didn't know he had an independent career. The movie also has the Harry James Orchestra and the Andrews Sisters. You know, real modern up-to-date entertainment.
Changes .. The studio that produced Maverick ( Warner Bros) sued James Garner for breach of contract..Mr Garner countersued and won an undisclosed settlement. Years later he sued Universal for Rockford profits and won again. Loved The Avengers w/ Patrick MacNee and all the lovely ladies Honor, Diana, and Linda. Petticoat Junction the three constants were Edgar Buchanan ( Uncle Joe), Frank Cady ( Sam Drucker) and Linda ( Kaye) Henning ( Betty Jo). Who was the daughter of creator Paul Henning ( Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres). Thanks for the content Fred.
You're welcome, Russ.
FredFlix I think the producers of The Doris Day Show " borrowed " that " let's change your past thing from The Lucy Show.
Thomas Headley Thanks Thomas. I knew he had been a character actor for many years dating back to the early 1940's. With some work during PJ's run and a bit after.
If we're voting for anything, I vote for Diana Rigg.....Shelley Fabares a close second. Just in case. Thanks Fred.
Got a Top 30 TV Babes of the '60s countdown video coming next week, John. And they are way up there.
I agreed with you about Diana Rigg as a jewel. How about "Honey West" (ABC; 1965-1966) starring the lovely Anne Francis, who pre-dated Mrs Peel as a tough private eye? Unfortuately, the network never really gave that show a chance to survive probably because of its time slot.
I'm puttin' Leslie Ann Warren in first place but I'm good with your two next on the babelicious list. Thanks - Lumpy
Honey West Hot! Then later "Police Woman". Angie Dickenson, who amazingly looked like an earlier, classier, Britney Spears. Thanks - Lumpy
did you people forget shelly long being replaced by kristy alley and coach being replaced by woody on cheers?
Excellent video. Although I knew about a number of them, it was good to see them organized. A suggestion for future video: Actors who were intended for a role but turned it down. Example: "Columbo" - Intended for Bing Crosby, went to Peter Falk.
I'll think on that, Solitaire001.
"My Three Sons" had another cast change: the departure of eldest son Mike and his replacement by youngest (adopted) son Ernie.
On Happy Days, Richie had an older brother who just disappeared and was never mentioned again. On the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhode only had one little sister...and she was married off in an episode. When Rhoda was spun off into her own show, she suddenly had a different only sister...who was never married.
There's actually a TV trope for the Happy Days mention called "Brother Chucked" as it has happened on several shows.
zoppie Also, one time on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", Rhoda's mother came for a visit and not only mentioned the sister, Brenda, but also a brother, Arnold.
Mike was the best, Tim Considine, barely mentioned after he left, too bad
Yes. Tim was "Spin" (to David Stollery's "Marty") in three 'MICKEY MOUSE CLUB" serials, and one of "The Hardy Boys" (with Tommy Kirk) in two "CLUB" serials....and appeared in a few theatrical Disney movies.
I thought I saw an episode of lassie where the old "Timmy" met the new "Timmy". Good job on this.
Thanks, James. I would like to see that episode.
FredFlix I could be wrong about it, (don't tell my wife I said that) I tried to google it. Google just kept thinking. I might have to check some more. But I think I saw it once.
David Canary was added to the cast of Bonanza when Purnell left.
Canary also appeared as a villain in the western flick, "Hombre" (1967), starring the late Paul Newman, the late character actor, Richard Boone, and the late character actor, Cameron Mitchell, who want on to becomea regular on "The High Chaparral" (NBC; 1967-1971).
hoosierwood let us not forget that Guy Williams was also on after Parnell Roberts left.
Actually, I believe that Guy was being tested to replace Roberts and appeared while Roberts was still on the show. Roberts believed that Bonanza was a stupid show, and was making noises about leaving. After Williams guested, Roberts signed for one more season and Cousin Will Cartwright was married off, never to be seen again, even after Roberts left. Perhaps Roberts was happy with his decision, but before the Trapper John show, I only remember seeing him once, as a villain on “Mission Impossible”.
Pernell Roberts was as bad as Mandy Patinkin. He left Chicago Hope, then Dead Like Me. Back to Chicago Hope, and he left Criminal Minds. And When Dan Blocker died from heart surgery he didn't come back just for a farewell episode. If anything people would love to see Adam after all he's younger brother is dead.
I heard that Michael Landon wouldn't even spit on David Canary if he was on fire, he was so incensed that the powers that be hired David. I guess Michael Landon wasn't the guy we all thought he was. If he didn't like your being hired on the show he was on, he'd be rude and act like you weren't in the room until they said action, then, he'd do the scene, and when they called cut, the person was invisible once again. I call that immature. You can't blame someone for being hired to do a part.
I enjoyed that. There was an English show called "Bread" which took place in Liverpool where I was brought up. They changed our Joey and our Aveline using different actors and it was never as good after that. Ruth down under
Andy Griffith was replaced by Ken Berry when the show became "Mayberry RFD."
Different show.
One could say that. But it was less a spinoff and more a way to keep the Andy Griffith show going. Kinda like when All in the Family became Archie Bunker's Place.
Yes, you're absolutely correct about "A Face in the Crowd" (1957). It marked the debut of Andy Griffith, who was playing a phony television star who used and misused people(especially Patricia Neal) to remain at the top. This biting film was loosely based on the controversial television star at the time, Arthur Godfrey, who, in reality, wasn't a nice and good humored fellow that he portrayed on his show. Also, a young and lovely Lee Remick made her debut in the movie as well.
That was Julius LaRosa getting fired on air by Arthur Godfrey. Now, it's only speculation at the time, but the reason is that LaRosa's popularity was threatening Arthur Godfrey. Now, Lee Remick did great in "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959) starring James Stewart dealing with a murder in a small town in Michigan.
Yes, I saw it many times on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). The film was nominated for Best Picture of 1957. It didn't win. It was directed by Billy Wilder and the surprise twist ending is similar to the stunt he pulled in an earlier film of the 1950s: "Stalag 17" (1953) with William Holden in the primary lead.
Let's not forget the best Catwoman of all, Lee Merriweather, who played the role for the 1967 movie version of the show. She was stunning in her cat suit. Rowr!
Pernell Roberts had decided to leave Bonanza and they brought in Ben Cartwright's nephew Will Cartwright to replace him.
He was played by Guy Williams. Williams was in several episodes of Bonanza but then Pernell Roberts decided not to leave the show and Guy Williams moved on to loftier roles. He eventually was lost in space.
And in the end he was really lost in Argentina.
Guy Williams played Zorro in the late 1950s in the Disney's version on ABC-TV long before he went on "Lost in Space" (CBS; 1965-1968). As for Roberts, he wanted to branch out on his own and didn't want to be "typecast" in the long-running western television show. I think this happens a lot when television shows become monster hits and last too long, such as "Wagon Train," "Bonanza" , and "Gunsmoke".
Pernell Roberts wanted to leave the show the minute he signed his contract. He wanted the show to be about social injustice and fixing it and all that stuff, since, I guess he was one of the late 50's and 60's social justice warriors, and the writers weren't interested in that stuff. It was a Western, not a show about revisionist history. And he had problems, which I don't blame him, with white actors playing Chinese parts or Indian parts or some other minority part. He also didn't like that he had to wear a toupee since he was bald and that he had to say "Pa" when he was a few years younger than Lorne Greene. So, he was a trouble maker from the start. He wanted out of his contract, but, it was ironclad, therefore, he was stuck, and as soon as the four or five year time was up, he was out of there. He never really did anything after that. Perhaps he did theatre, but, I think he sort of shot himself in the foot when he didn't renew his contract on Bonanaza. Michael Landon was rude to anyone who came in to fill the void of Adam. Thought that was immature on Landon's part. Here, all this time, thought he was such a great guy, and find out years after he died, that he was an egotisical lout.
Bonanza, a show about a 50 year old man and three 47 year old sons.
Never really did anything after that? He had seven seasons starring on "Trapper John, M.D.", spun off, of course from MASH.
I don't know why Pernell Roberts had such a hard time with the little age difference. He thought he was such a great actor and he couldn't deal with him being only 13 years younger than Lorne Green. Look at Mama's Family. All the adults were older than Vicki Lawrence and had no problem relating to her as a 60 something year old.
Wow, that was terrific. I am a very sentimental person, one of the things wrong with modern culture is a disparagement of sentimentality, but that was beautiful, sentimental journey into a wonderful land of nostalgia. To quote Bob Hope, "Thanks for the memories."
Also, you could have mentioned Richard deacon replacing the great Roger Carmel as Roger on The Mothers in Law.
The gorgeous Laurie Sanders as Bobbi Jo was the best cast change. On Petticoat Junction.
Like the original gorgeous girl
I loved Lori Saunders on Petticoat Junction. She really made the character Bobbie Jo much more likable.
Change......not always a good thing, but sometimes a blessing. Thanks Fred!
You're welcome, Cap.
In addition to replacing Darrin and Gladys, "Bewitched" replaced Irene Vernon with Casey Rogers as Louise Tate. Vernon was friends with producer Danny Arnold, when Arnold left due to "creative differences", Vernon was persuaded to leave too. Mary Alice Canfield (Ralph on "Green Acres") played Abner's sister Harriet for several episodes after Alice Pearce died before Sandra Gould was cast as Gladys. Darrin's father, Frank, was played by Robert F. Simon, then Roy Roberts before Simon resumed the role. When Marion Lorne died, the role of Aunt Clara wasn't recast but Alice Ghostley was later introduced as Esmeralda who also struggled with her magical powers.
I understand that Agnes Morehead hated Darren number 2 for she knew he was gay
"Oh my Stars!" has new meaning now. I never liked the chemistry between Agnes and Dick Sargent. He played a bolder Darren who was not afraid of Endora and it seemed illogical to me considering their history. Dick York could play bold too; but a kind of nervous energy bold a little like Don Knotts which made his portrayal more believable to me. Its too bad what happened to Dick York. He just passed away in the last 2 years or so but lived with a chronic degenerative back disease all his life which caused him to seclude himself. He only went public a few months before his death to talk about the disease and promote research.
I loved York as Darren. But yeah Sargent just didn't do it,and no chemistry with Samantha either. I loved how York would get flustered and it's a shame his back pain made him leave
I never liked the new Darren. Thought he was such a party pooper stick in the mud with absolutely NO sense of humor and just wasn't funny as the other Darren was. He was so flat, where Dick York was energetic and ALIVE. I also read not too long ago, that Dick Sargent was originally going to play Darren, but, there was some scheduling conflicts. I'm SO glad because I probably wouldn't have watched the show if that stick in the mud, Dick Sargent played him. Even as a four year old when that show came out, I liked York's Darren. I thought he was ugly, but, I still liked him and thought he was funny. And I liked the original Gladys Kravitz. She was so ugly she was cute. The other one who replaced her was alright, but, I just never liked her as much as I did the original actress.
Casey Rogers was a fine looking woman.
FANTASTIC Music selection! Right on!
Thanks, FG Stout.
John Dehner filled in as the boss at Shiloh Ranch for a few episodes in season four of The Virginian, but his character, named Morgan Starr, came off as too tough and demanding, and lacked the kindly grandfather image the others possessed. He didn't go over too well with viewers.
William Frawley was dropped from the cast of My Three Sons because his insurance got to be too expensive.
Excellent video! Very well done! By the way... It's BOBBY Buntrock. Barry Buntrock was a fictional character on the old Sid and Marty Krofft Saturday morning series 'Wonderbug', back in the mid-70s.
Nice video, as always. I always thought that when Pete Duel died, his twin brother Geoffrey should have replaced him on "Alias Smith and Jones", instead of Roger Davis. I don't think anyone would have noticed!
Bruce V: Geoffrey Deuel (who used his actual family spelling) is the younger brother of Pete Duel, not his twin.
I don't think Geoffrey would had done it any way. I'm sure he was still grieving. No offense to Roger Davis, who is a good actor, but my choice to replace Pete would have been Dennis Cole, if anybody. Just the same, that role was tailored fit for Pete I don't think anyone could replace him.
Yea I guess I never thought about it in those terms, he could have been grieving or perhaps even thought it wouldn't be right to replace him. I always looked at it from a viewer standpoint, considering they looked so much alike.
I thought the same thing when I saw Geoffrey as Billy the kid in the John Wayne movie Chisum. But I got to see the two brothers act together in The Name Of The Game and when you see them side by side oddly they are not identical.
yeah geoffrey duel would have been great playing hannable hayes. geoffrey duel was great as billy the kid in john waynes film chisolm my all time favorite duke wayne film hollywood has not since duke wayne died
Couple of things of note. While Pert Kelton played Alice Kramnden in the sketches on Cavalcade of Stars, after she was replaced by Audrey Meadows, Kelton went on to play Alice's mother on the Classic 39. As for MASH, while cast replacements were new characters replacing old ones, the most significant change was between season 1 episodes 1 and 3 for the role of Father Mulcahy. In the pilot, Fr. Mulcahy was played by George Morgan but he was replaced by William Christopher by episode 3. Other times different actors played the same character on the same series, on Roseanne, Lecy Gorenson played Becky from season 1 to the middle of season 5. She was replaced in season 6 by Sarah Chalke. Gorenson returned in season 8 but the role flipped flopped between Gorenson and Chalke during the season until Chalke took over the role until the series ended. Also, Eight is Enough. In the TV pilot, David Bradford was played by Mark Hamil. He was replaced by Grant Goodeve for the remainder of the series.
Pert Kelton did not play Alice's mother on the Classic 39, the actress who played the part was named Ethel Owen. Ethel was the mother of Pamela Britton who played Mrs. Brown on My Favorite Martian. Owen died two months prior to her 104th birthday, talk about a long life! Pert Kelton did play Alice's mother on a episode of 1960's Honeymooners (Sheila Mac Rae was playing Alice by that point).
Wow! Too many shows to comment on. However, of all the shows, MASH had the most logical reason to explain why cast members left: In the military, when your tour of duty is up, you rotate home (which can happen at any time in the story line). I did prefer Noel Neill over Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane in Superman. For me, Audrey Meadows will always be the best Alice on the Honeymooners. And Frank Gorshin was the the wildest Riddler on Batman. Come to think of it, even Lassie was replaced over the years (with identical appearing dogs).
The funny thing is, all throughout the Lassie franchise (except for the most recent show, which flopped) audiences were expected to believe that it was the same dog from the original film.
According to what I read, all of the Lassies were descended from the original dog.
Nahh .... let's agree to disagree -- Phyllis Coates was a much more fetching, hard-driving reporter than Miss Neill (though i say this with bias -- I had the great fortune to meet PC by chance in Carmel Valley, CA -- and was shocked that she was still so attractive some 20 years after ' Superman ' left the air) !
zoppie - Stop it! It WAS the same Lassie in all the shows and movies! 😉😊
zoppie Rin Tin Tin was the same way. LOL
Great video -- Patrick Macnee also worked with Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers. On Wild Wild West, Alan Hale also filled in for Ross Martin. Lee Meriwether, of course, was Catwoman in the '66 film. The (unaired) Munsters pilot had different actors for Lily (then "Phoebe") and Eddie.
I know you specifically excluded Dallas, but it adds to a special sub-category of cast replacements like that of Mike and Damon Evans on The Jeffersons, where the original actor returns to the role after being replaced. Barbara Bel Geddes as Miz Ellie was replaced by Donna Reed due to illness, but when she got better she came back. (Same thing happened to Lecy Goranson on Roseanne when she took the role of Becky back from Sarah Chalke.)
Another special case is where a lead character, the one the show is named after, is recast. It happened on The Adventures of Superboy when John Haymes Newton suddenly turned into Gerard Christopher in the second season, and on The Charmings when Snow Charming (neé Snow White) turned from Caitlin O'Heaney to Carol Huston after one year.
the lionel jefferson on all in the family was different than the one on the jeffersons
I heard recently that Donna Reed sued over her firing as Miss Ellie; it wasn't resolved before her death. Still, IMO Barbara Bel Geddes was always the real Miss Ellie.
Thank you! I enjoyed this thoroughly including the awesome songs❤
You're welcome, Robin.