Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ubiquitous Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-05-17 (Friday) Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:49:10 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 21:49:11 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="da9b86e64ab218241b5425072b674384"; logging-data="175385"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19h/WxhYuAUeARZMGofoe7VhVW+kPbgerA=" Summary: https://youtu.be/kaRZeJo1U2A?si=DahBEti1opb542w5 Keywords: https://youtu.be/kaRZeJo1U2A?si=DahBEti1opb542w5 Cancel-Lock: sha1:fFQimrGtzB25lM2wGfY2RNmXV98= X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.12N (x86 32bit) Bytes: 2388 atropos@mac.com wrote: > Ubiquitous wrote: >> A NEW TATTOO?! THE *SCANDAL* THAT BROUGHT DOWN FANTASY ISLAND AND ABC: >> "Show Me a Hero / Slam Dunk" (Fantasy Island) >> Season 5, Episode 1 >> Aired: Oct. 10, 1981 >> >> Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban) welcomes his goddaughter, Julie (Wendy >> Schaal), as his assistant-in-training with Tattoo (Herve Villichaize). >> >> Villichaize had threatened to walk off the show if Aaron Spelling didn't >> meet his demands. As a result, producers hired his potential replacement >> should he leave the show. >> >> This episode was originally supposed to star Melinda Naud (Happy Days)... >> until a scandal behind the scenes at ABC. > >How did any of that "bring down" ABC? Especially considering ABC is >still around today? If watched, you'd know. :-) ABC was the top network at the time until it became public that the network president hired a pyschic to pick their shows. It was Melinda Naud who introduced the two, so they went with Wendy Schaal as tattoo's replacement to avoid further embarassment. When that idea flopped, they tried to bring back Tattoo, but the show never recovered and the network lost their top rating. I guess I wasn't watching at this point, but they replaced Tattoo with Mr Belvedere in the final season. -- Let's go Brandon!