Characters that ruined TV shows [Archive]

seeker007nmss

09-23-2005, 07:49 PM

What TV characters ,that they introduced into a TV show, you think RUINED the show, or weren't needed? These are the ones I just can't stand:

1. Oliver - Brady Bunch
2. Col. Flag - MASH
3. The stuiped British Col. (forget the name) on Hogans Hero's
4. Ernest T. Bass - Andy Grifith Show

Any others?

strandinthewind

09-23-2005, 07:52 PM

. . .
4. Ernest T. Bass - Andy Grifith Show

. . . .

ARE YOU INSANE :laugh: :laugh:

The entire unoriginal cast of Ally McBeal.

LongBlackScarf

09-23-2005, 08:01 PM

What TV characters ,that they introduced into a TV show, you think RUINED the show, or weren't needed?

Children/babies. In any sitcom. Except the Brady Bunch of course. Agreed on Oliver. What an ugly little squint that kid was. :p I have a feeling Doug and Carrie will end up spawning fairly soon on "King of Queens" as Jerry Stiller is spending less time on the show. Those uggo twins and the snotty little girl-brat on "Raymond" were pretty much non-entities anyway. They could have had them all "disapeared" in some sort of pudding-poisoning incident at school and I'd have been none the wiser. :thumbsup:

catinthedark

09-23-2005, 08:11 PM

Kirstie Alley - Cheers

Albert - Little House on the Prairie (yes, I loved that show!)

Sandra Bernhardt, the women in the mall diner where Roseanne worked, Darlene's and Becky's boyfriends - Roseanne

Olivia (Raven Symone), the oldest Cosby daughter and her husband - Cosby Show

All I can think of off the top of my head... I'm sure I'll think of more.

LongBlackScarf

09-23-2005, 08:17 PM

The addition of Cousin Pam on Cosby. Bleh!! I think Geri Jewell was pretty bad on "The Facts of Life" too. It was just too much an in your face "hire the handicapped" crusade. She wasn't that good, and she wasn't that funny, or I may have enjoyed her character. Instead, I just felt really uncomfortable. She didn't fit in at all, no matter how much you wanted her to. :distress:

seeker007nmss

09-23-2005, 08:20 PM

CreepingDeath

09-23-2005, 08:23 PM

Cheech Marin & Don Cheadle- The Golden Palace WTF??

Robert Patrick & Monica Reyes- The X- Files

ryan8472

09-23-2005, 08:26 PM

Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) on Star Trek: The Next Generation

I wanted to murder him on a weekly basis. :nod:

LongBlackScarf

09-23-2005, 08:39 PM

dissention

09-23-2005, 10:19 PM

This is a little "OT" but I think John Amos leaving "Good Times" changed the show. And then of course Esther Rolle split, and came back. I loved Janet Jackson as "Penny". She was so cute. But I loathed Thelma's husband.

I try to forget about those years. Stop reminding me about them. :laugh:

As soon as John Amos left, it was unwatchable. By the time Thelma was about to marry Ebay the African Prince, I couldn't continue watching. Without that full family dynamic, it simply wasn't good. It didn't help that it turned into The JJ Show, either. And don't even get me started on Penny...oy vey.

LongBlackScarf

09-23-2005, 10:23 PM

Ebay the African Prince,.

:lol:

:lol:

Yeah! I actually had to turn on my closed-captioning to see if they were really saying "Ebay." I think they spelled it "Ebe". It still made me laugh. :D

LongBlackScarf

09-23-2005, 10:32 PM

Olivia (Raven Symone), the oldest Cosby daughter and her husband - Cosby Show
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The oldest Huxtable daughter is Sondra. Hubbie Elvin. Olivia's Mom and Dad were Denise and Martin and they bored the hell outta me. Sondra and Elvin were always fighting and it made them more realistic. :D

irishgrl

09-23-2005, 10:55 PM

*sigh* ME. whats that? you didnt know I was ON any shows? Well, thats how completely I RUINED them! all references were permanently deleted.

LongBlackScarf

09-23-2005, 11:13 PM

Just thought of a couple more. The addition of "Theresa" the hospital nurse who gets invited to be a boarder at Archie and Ediths' house. This is after Mike and Gloria have left for CA. She vanishes pretty quickly, thankfully. Then a bit later, (once again in sitcomland when they start running low on plot ideas), we get "The Kid" in the form of Stephanie. :rolleyes:

dissention

09-23-2005, 11:16 PM

More:

-Rosie O'Donnell on "Gimme A Break"
-John Meese replacing Jake Weber on "American Gothic"
-Farrah Forke on "Wings" (but they got rid of her right quick, thankfully)

dissention

09-23-2005, 11:17 PM

The entire unoriginal cast of Ally McBeal.

:shocked:

The first couple of seasons were wonderful.

LongBlackScarf

09-23-2005, 11:33 PM

B.J. Hunicutt on M*A*S*H. Just his name "B.J." made me squirm. And giggle. :lol: I always thought he was a whimp. And then they gave him his little "cheats on beloved wife" ep and that was just WAY too silly. Good Ol BEEEEJ would NEVER do that. :p

DownOnRodeo

09-23-2005, 11:40 PM

Miss Parker's brother, Lyle, on The Pretender. One family connection too many in that show.

Frasier's upstairs neighbour. Was never funny.

The nerdy boy in the Simpsons - not Martin... 'Data' or 'Calculator' or something. Speaks in the most annoying voice and just has dumb lines.

diamondsnake

09-24-2005, 01:04 AM

I don't know if anyone has seen Charmed, but it sucks now that Paige (Rose McGowan is on). It was actually a really good show when Shannen Doherty's character, Prue, was on the show.

strandinthewind

09-24-2005, 01:06 AM

:shocked:

The first couple of seasons were wonderful.

Yes, though it was a tiny double entendre - it started going waaaay downhill when they brought on all those extra characters like, bless her heart, Diane Cannon - have you ever been to her website? Go, it is more than a little scary as her "laugh" greets you :ek:

Wild_Heart03

09-24-2005, 02:16 AM

I don't know if anyone has seen Charmed, but it sucks now that Paige (Rose McGowan is on). It was actually a really good show when Shannen Doherty's character, Prue, was on the show.

Totally agreeing with you there, there was just something about Prue I liked so much more. A lot of people I know say the same thing too.

Mageboy25

09-24-2005, 06:29 AM

WelshWitchPMD

09-24-2005, 07:17 AM

227 ended when Jackee left. That show was NOTHING without her, and Pearl.

The last season sucked from what I remember, Jackee was gone and they had some silly ass white guy, and some other character's I didn't care for.

I used to love that show. I agree Jackee is the reason that we used to watch it. "MAREREE!" :laugh:
I think it's out on DVD now.

WelshWitchPMD

09-24-2005, 07:20 AM

I don't know if anyone has seen Charmed, but it sucks now that Paige (Rose McGowan is on). It was actually a really good show when Shannen Doherty's character, Prue, was on the show.

I used to watch that show for the first 3 seasons. Then they moved the night or something and I lost interest in it.

GODDESS6

09-24-2005, 07:50 AM

The oldest Huxtable daughter is Sondra. Hubbie Elvin. Olivia's Mom and Dad were Denise and Martin and they bored the hell outta me. Sondra and Elvin were always fighting and it made them more realistic. :D
sondra & elvin had twins, this entire show bugged me, it was just too damned clean cut, especially when it came out that bill cosby, who hasn't been shy about preaching total wholesomeness, was brought to light as an adulterer~ i mean i have the brady bunch for that :shrug: ~ tho i will forever be sad that bill's son ennis was murdered like he was~

stargazer99

09-24-2005, 09:34 AM

What TV characters ,that they introduced into a TV show, you think RUINED the show, or weren't needed? These are the ones I just can't stand:

When Delta Burke and Jean Smart left Designing Women and their cousins (played by Jan Hooks and Julia Duffy) came on the show. I couldn't stand either one of them! I felt like scratching my eyes out the few times I watched the show after they joined.

1. Oliver - Brady Bunch

Always the kiss of death when they introduce a supposedly "younger, cuter" kid on a show when the other kids have gotten "old" and aren't so "cute" anymore. Didn't they do the same thing on the Partridge family? I think that kid was called Ricky... he drove me nuts!

danax6

09-24-2005, 09:58 AM

Robert Patrick & Monica Reyes- The X- FilesMost definitely. Gawd, how I hated them. :shocked:

Merf

09-24-2005, 10:26 AM

Tess Harding (Roswell) and Lauren Reed (Alias) :mad:

Janet

09-24-2005, 10:46 AM

Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) on Star Trek: The Next Generation

I wanted to murder him on a weekly basis. :nod:

He was there from the beginning.
But I was 10 when that show started and I watched it every week. I HATED him. My mom could never figure out why but I thought he was so ugly and horrible LOL. Now I mm not as weird about it but it's funny someone else felt that way.

Janet

09-24-2005, 10:50 AM

Cheech Marin & Don Cheadle- The Golden Palace WTF??

Robert Patrick & Monica Reyes- The X- Files

Oh I didn't mind Doggett much. I think it was inevitable. I would never have given up season 8. I needed that last ep of season 8 kiss or I would have never felt fullfilled!

Season 9-the Doggett and Reyes show, now that sucked. CC was so desperate to keep the show going..but it just got very weak. AG and RP are good actors and I enjoy them immensely but they just ARE NOT GA and DD you know? Who is tho??

Janet

09-24-2005, 10:50 AM

Most definitely. Gawd, how I hated them. :shocked:

There you are HAVEN buddy LOL!
Starlite77.

DavidMn

09-24-2005, 10:54 AM

hmm, this is a good one. My vote would have to be for whatever show Gilbert Gottfried was on. I cant stand that voice.

LongBlackScarf

09-24-2005, 11:00 AM

Always the kiss of death when they introduce a supposedly "younger, cuter" kid on a show when the other kids have gotten "old" and aren't so "cute" anymore. Didn't they do the same thing on the Partridge family? I think that kid was called Ricky... he drove me nuts!

I think I remember him. I know there were two different little boys that played Chris in the series. The first was cute the second not so cute. I think that Dick Sargent never worked out well in "Bewitched". He was always very mean to Sam, and he was a real stiff. Then we had the "new" Mrs. Kravitz and she didn't hold a candle to Alice Pierce "ABBBB-NAHH!!!!! :eek: "

stargazer99

09-24-2005, 11:32 AM

I know there were two different little boys that played Chris in the series. The first was cute the second not so cute.

No way! ;) I had a huge crush on the second Chris. I even asked for a drum set one Christmas. Of course, I've always had different taste in boys/men than most. David Cassidy was the heart-throb on that show, and I liked the little brother, Chris! I also had a huge crush on Peter Brady, while most of my friends liked Greg. I liked Parker Stevenson over David Cassidy on the Hardy Boys. I liked Paul Michael Glaser over David Soul on Starsky & Hutch. I could go on and on! :laugh:

Mari

09-24-2005, 12:12 PM

Talking about Star Trek: Enterprise. Entire cast. Entire show. barf.
I miss Voyager...

GypsySorcerer

09-24-2005, 12:13 PM

RavenOfRhiannon

09-24-2005, 03:12 PM

I liked Voyager too. I got the entire series Used on dvd.

On a side note, I have a HUGE crush on Wesley Crusher. He was hot right before he left the series...when he was legal...

I never cared for Mary McCormack (Kate Harper) on The West Wing. I don't think she ruined the show, but she was introduced with little development and BAM, she was right in the thick of things. Any other character introduced on the show was given a nice little arc for development. That is one of the nice things about the show.

(Also the Angela Blake character)

diamondsnake

09-24-2005, 03:31 PM

3's Company: Mr. Furley. He's somewhat funny but his jokes just don't stack up to the Roper's sexual banter. Some of Helen Ropers lines about Mr. Roper's impotence is just some of the funniest stuff I've ever seen on TV.

seeker007nmss

09-24-2005, 08:02 PM

Any of the "Chrissy" replacements on Three's Company. I know it was Somers' antics that got her fired, but the show wasn't the same after she left.

"Warren" on the Andy Griffith Show. There's no Andy Griffith show without Barney.

The color Andy Griffiths just aren't as good to me. :nod:

LongBlackScarf

09-24-2005, 08:09 PM

The color Andy Griffiths just aren't as good to me. :nod:

By then, Andy Griffith was clearly bored with the show, and his performances showed it. I love Aunt Bea, though. And Floyd. Can't stand Goober. And that Howard always gave me the creeps. :shocked:

macfanken

09-24-2005, 08:13 PM

Talking about Star Trek: Enterprise. Entire cast. Entire show. barf.
I miss Voyager...

I'm not a Trekkie, but I loved The Next Generation... used to watch it religiously! Don't like the original and didn't see much of the shows after Next Generation... was Voyager the one with Captain Janeway?

seeker007nmss

09-24-2005, 08:14 PM

By then, Andy Griffith was clearly bored with the show, and his performances showed it. I love Aunt Bea, though. And Floyd. Can't stand Goober. And that Howard always gave me the creeps. :shocked:

We had a radio station put up a billboard with Pink Floyd. It had Floyd the barber....Only tinted pink. Was kinda funny. :nod:

stargazer99

09-24-2005, 08:25 PM

Any of the "Chrissy" replacements on Three's Company. I know it was Somers' antics that got her fired, but the show wasn't the same after she left.

"Warren" on the Andy Griffith Show. There's no Andy Griffith show without Barney.

Agreed! I couldn't stand either of her replacements. Then once the Ropers left, it totally sucked! Couldn't stand Mr. Farley!

Serrart

09-24-2005, 08:53 PM

He was there from the beginning.
But I was 10 when that show started and I watched it every week. I HATED him. My mom could never figure out why but I thought he was so ugly and horrible LOL. Now I mm not as weird about it but it's funny someone else felt that way.

I hated him too, then I thought his character was the indication on why Capt. Picard was afraid to get closer to Dr. Crusher. :p

I loved Star Trek TOS and TNG too, and never got into Deep Space Nine, Voyager or Enterprise: who could have been so dumb to give a starship to Scott Bakula? Please.

Romy

Miss Vicky

09-24-2005, 08:58 PM

Yasmine Bleeth (or however the hell you spell that twit's name) as Kaitlyn Cross on Nash Bridges (yes, I watched that show. RELIGIOUSLY. Still hoping it'll be out on DVD.)

Though I suppose what really ruined that show was when they killed off Evan (Jaime P. Gomez) and took away my eye candy. Poor guy. First he gets shot in the balls the night before his wedding to the boss's daughter (He got caught cheating and in the confusion his gun went off and served as sort of poetic justice), then he gets kicked off the force, then he shacks up with a hooker, then he finds God, gets his job back, wins back the love of his fiance and gets himself killed in the line of duty.

I can't even remember the name of the actor or the character that was brought on to replace him.

LongBlackScarf

09-24-2005, 09:15 PM

The new "John Boy" on The Waltons was just ridiculous. I don't remember bothering to watch any of those eps. I think the show jumped the shark with the death of Will Geer (Who was gay!! Not that it....) and then Ellen Corby had the stroke, and I was pained to see her struggling trying to communicate. :(

Mari

09-25-2005, 06:06 AM

I'm not a Trekkie, but I loved The Next Generation... used to watch it religiously! Don't like the original and didn't see much of the shows after Next Generation... was Voyager the one with Captain Janeway?

Captain Janeway indeed, one of my biggest tv-crushes :D I loved TNG too, I guess the writing was better for that show than Voyager. But Voyager had great action scenes and technical effects and Seven of Nine and Janeway constantly secretly flirting with each other *big grin*

strandinthewind

09-25-2005, 07:54 AM

Captain Janeway indeed, one of my biggest tv-crushes :D I loved TNG too, I guess the writing was better for that show than Voyager. But Voyager had great action scenes and technical effects and Seven of Nine and Janeway constantly secretly flirting with each other *big grin*

I love Voyager and Janeway and I wanna cop a fell on Seven of Nine's boobage :laugh: I was in London a few years ago and they had a Voyager museam, which had her suit, which was waaaayyy cool.

GypsySorcerer

09-25-2005, 11:51 AM

By then, Andy Griffith was clearly bored with the show, and his performances showed it. I love Aunt Bea, though. And Floyd. Can't stand Goober. And that Howard always gave me the creeps. :shocked:
Howard was creepy. :eek: But Floyd was awesome. What a cast that show had.

Mari

09-26-2005, 03:22 AM

I love Voyager and Janeway and I wanna cop a fell on Seven of Nine's boobage :laugh: I was in London a few years ago and they had a Voyager museam, which had her suit, which was waaaayyy cool.

WHERE?!?! If it's still there :laugh:
I did see an exhibition in Rotterdam about the technical side of Trek a few years ago (maybe we're talking about the same thing).

strandinthewind

09-26-2005, 07:08 AM

WHERE?!?! If it's still there :laugh:
I did see an exhibition in Rotterdam about the technical side of Trek a few years ago (maybe we're talking about the same thing).

I think it was a travelling thing as it was in these huge tents in Hyde Park. I loved it!!!!!!