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TVFactFan · 10-07-2005, 10:23 AM

The situation of a Pregnant Women having her baby before her expected due date? I can even count the number of times i seen this on a sitcom

dawsongirl · 10-07-2005, 10:25 PM

And it's always in some weird place, like an elevator or something.

TVFactFan · 10-07-2005, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

And it's always in some weird place, like an elevator or something.

The Most copied Storyline in TV history-lol

Rene · 10-07-2005, 10:46 PM

hmm or there are 2 sisters and one of them likes a boy but the boy likes the other sister and they get mad at each other

Ireneparalegal · 10-08-2005, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

And it's always in some weird place, like an elevator or something.

yeah, like Fresh prince Vanessa Williams had it in an elevator; on Taxi, they showed Alex driving a couple when the wife has her baby in the back of the cab; Everybody loves raymond, when Debra had hers in the car; an episode on ChiPs; an episode on Emergency; hmmmmm what else...

PrettyinPink55 · 10-08-2005, 03:27 AM

A trip to Disneyland/World.

Shows that did this:

Full House
Roseanne,
Boy Meets World
Family Matters
Step By Step

and I'm sure countless others.

Superstar · 10-08-2005, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by PrettyinPink55

A trip to Disneyland/World.

Shows that did this:

Full House
Roseanne,
Boy Meets World
Family Matters
Step By Step

and I'm sure countless others.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch as well

Southern Hellraiser · 10-08-2005, 10:01 AM

Then there were alot of serious (health/drama) episodes in the last or second to the last season

ThomasE · 10-08-2005, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by PrettyinPink55

A trip to Disneyland/World.

Shows that did this:

Full House
Roseanne,
Boy Meets World
Family Matters
Step By Step

and I'm sure countless others.

There is reason that these were all Disney Themed.

1) There are all ABC Shows
2) In 1995, Dinsey bought ABC and wanted to kick off the purchase by having their shows characters visit the theme park.

Full House in 1993, Family Matters in 1995. I had a chance to be in this episode but never followed through. My best friend from High School used to date Kellie Shaynge Williams prior to and he wound up on the Disney episode but not becuase he dated her.

Roseanne in 1996 along with Family Matters and Step By Step. Both Boy Meets World and Step by Step had a crossover interaction with Cory Matthews and Dana Foster having a conversation while near the area for the Dolphins. Then the ABC drama Second Noah did a Disney trip in the fall of 1996 as well. It was probably more convenient for the cast and crew since the show was being filmed in Tampa. I auditioned for guest star roles on this show about 3 times and always lost out to someone else. LOL. I wound up doing extra work.

This is a good topic, SOLOMON/RTVC. For me, I tend to see the lost animal theme. Heck, I saw twice on 3's Company. They did it in 1977 and then again in 1983. The character winds up keeping the animal as a pet. It also happened on Little House on The Prairie, Petticoat Junction, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Full House, Family Matters and there are others.

Plus, there is always someone that has to die for some reason. When I was little, I always thought that every TV Show would eventually have a character that would die and we would see some serious theme to it. LOL. I was just waiting for The Cosby Show to do something along that line and was relieved that it did not happen. LOL.

peter may · 10-08-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

yeah, like Fresh prince Vanessa Williams had it in an elevator; on Taxi, they showed Alex driving a couple when the wife has her baby in the back of the cab; Everybody loves raymond, when Debra had hers in the car; an episode on ChiPs; an episode on Emergency; hmmmmm what else...

They had a woman giving birth in a cab in FRASIER in the episode "Flour Child"

peter may · 10-08-2005, 11:51 AM

ah yeah, i miss frasier, havent seen in months

*goes to dig out the dvds *

GeorgiaboyJeff! · 10-08-2005, 06:51 PM

Another one is when someone gets drunk & it leads to a bad situation! I can't tell you how many sitcoms I've seen where people get drunk.

nickandmore · 10-08-2005, 07:34 PM

Kids turning the house into a hotel when the owners are away.

The ones I can think of now are: Family Ties, Even Stevens, Drake & Josh, Boy Meets World, and more that I can't thin of at the time.

Ireneparalegal · 10-08-2005, 07:36 PM

how abt the horrendously overused "bringing a child/orphan/cousin/nephew young actor/actress into the show because there are no more little kids or the little kids are now big kids.

TVFactFan · 10-08-2005, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

how abt the horrendously overused "bringing a child/orphan/cousin/nephew young actor/actress into the show because there are no more little kids or the little kids are now big kids.

Let's see that happened on

Brady Bunch
Good Times
Cosby Show
Fresh Prince
Jeffersons
Who's The Boss

I'm sure I leaving several off the list-lol

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PrettyinPink55 Forum Veteran The Facts of Life Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,308	A trip to Disneyland/World. Shows that did this: Full House Roseanne, Boy Meets World Family Matters Step By Step and I'm sure countless others. __________________ ♥♥♥

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GeorgiaboyJeff! Forum Regular Member Join Date: May 25, 2002 Posts: 657	Another one is when someone gets drunk & it leads to a bad situation! I can't tell you how many sitcoms I've seen where people get drunk.

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nickandmore Forum Regular Member Join Date: May 30, 2005 Posts: 350	Kids turning the house into a hotel when the owners are away. The ones I can think of now are: Family Ties, Even Stevens, Drake & Josh, Boy Meets World, and more that I can't thin of at the time.

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Ireneparalegal Forum Celebrity LEGAL SPICE ;) Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,548	how abt the horrendously overused "bringing a child/orphan/cousin/nephew young actor/actress into the show because there are no more little kids or the little kids are now big kids.