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Fictional sitcoms that have the name of the main actor in the title
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:04 am
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:04 am
This is a weird phenomenon, did it start with The Drew Carey show and the Jamie Foxx show? At least The Jamie Fox store was loosely based on his own life.
I always thought it was weird to have a fake show with a real person in it playing a fake version of them self, that being said there are lots of funny shows that do it so maybe it isn’t so weird. Why does this happen so much with comedies? It’s just easier to play a fake version of yourself?
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ETA: my wording was bad, it obviously didn’t start with Drew Carey and Jamie Foxx there are a ton of earlier examples. For some reason I thought those shows were earlier than they were and I didn’t even think about the shoes from before the 80’s
I always thought it was weird to have a fake show with a real person in it playing a fake version of them self, that being said there are lots of funny shows that do it so maybe it isn’t so weird. Why does this happen so much with comedies? It’s just easier to play a fake version of yourself?
Discuss
ETA: my wording was bad, it obviously didn’t start with Drew Carey and Jamie Foxx there are a ton of earlier examples. For some reason I thought those shows were earlier than they were and I didn’t even think about the shoes from before the 80’s
This post was edited on 8/4/22 at 7:19 am
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:07 am to Tiger1242
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did it start with The Drew Carey show and the Jamie Foxx show?
No. Just off the top of my head there was The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Bob Newhart Show.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:10 am to Tiger1242
I Love Lucy
The Andy Griffith Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Bob Newhart Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
They've been doing it forever.
The Andy Griffith Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Bob Newhart Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
They've been doing it forever.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:10 am to Tiger1242
quote:
did it start with The Drew Carey show and the Jamie Foxx show?
No, Seinfeld was before those.
I Love Lucy back in the early 50s.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:11 am to Tiger1242
Leave it to Beaver.
If you count his nickname.
EDIT:
Whoops, sorry. Wasn’t paying attention. You meant the ACTOR’s name in the title.
If you count his nickname.
EDIT:
Whoops, sorry. Wasn’t paying attention. You meant the ACTOR’s name in the title.
This post was edited on 8/4/22 at 7:13 am
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:12 am to Tiger1242
You would also have to include,
The Cosby Show- with Bill Cosby of course
Martin- with Martin Lawrence
Netflix had like one season before it was cancelled of
Marlon- starring Marlon Wayans.
The Cosby Show- with Bill Cosby of course
Martin- with Martin Lawrence
Netflix had like one season before it was cancelled of
Marlon- starring Marlon Wayans.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:15 am to Master of Sinanju
Also The Danny Thomas Show from 1953-1964…on two different networks.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:16 am to Tiger1242
Everybody Loves Raymond (Ray Romano)
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:16 am to Michael T. Tiger
This extends beyond TV back to radio.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:29 am to Master of Sinanju
quote:
I Love Lucy
Bad example - the character's name was also Lucy.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:39 am to Tiger1242
Andy Richter Controls the Universe 
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:40 am to Tiger1242
Gary Shandling did It's Gary Shandling's Show (86-90) then did The Larry Sanders Show (92-98), which were both autobiographical in nature with the second adopting a similar name to his own. Weird but Larry Sanders was hilarious. Hank was the best. Hey Now.....
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:40 am to Tiger1242
Roseanne
Reba
The Bernie Mac Show
The Patty Duke Show
Ellen
The Donna Reed Show
The John Larroquette Show
Reba
The Bernie Mac Show
The Patty Duke Show
Ellen
The Donna Reed Show
The John Larroquette Show
Posted on 8/4/22 at 9:22 am to Tiger1242
SpongeBob SquarePants
Posted on 8/4/22 at 9:27 am to Tiger1242
beavis & butthead
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