Harry Anderson. Dead at 65.

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Nm

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

Night Court was one of my favorite shows when i was going to State.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Night Court was great.

 

[tatedog]

RIP Harry "the Hat"

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

“50 dollars and time served!”

 

[DawgsOnTheWing]

Family Ties, Cosby, Night Court, Cheers and Hill Street Blues was a nice Thursday night lineup on NBC.

 

[tatedog]

Family Ties, Cosby, Night Court, Cheers and Hill Street Blues was a nice Thursday night lineup on NBC.

Without cheating does anyone actually know the reason networks traditionally put their strongest programming lineup on Thursday nights?

 

[patdog]

He was a great actor, comedian and magician. Night Court is one of my favorite shows all time. Another great show he did was Dave's World for a few years. He played the columnist Dave Barry in his fictional life.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Yes that was a good show too. I watched it every week.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Thursday nights have been huge especially for NBC over the years but probably the biggest juggernaut lineup ever was CBS Saturday nights in the 70s. All In the Family, MASH, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Bob Newhart Show. Everyone stayed home and watched these shows on Saturday night.

 

[tatedog]

Thursday nights have been huge especially for NBC over the years but probably the biggest juggernaut lineup ever was CBS Saturday nights in the 70s. All In the Family, MASH, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Bob Newhart Show. Everyone stayed home and watched these shows on Saturday night.

Yep and the reason the networks have usually loaded up Thursday night is that movies premiere on Fridays (advertising money). It's not as big of a deal today as it was in the 70's and 80's, but there ya go. That Saturday night lineup you mention is unique in that it was four sitcoms (some might argue MASH is not a true sitcom but I think it is) tailored primarily for adults, but yeah that was a powerhouse and four damn good shows. I had totally forgotten about that.

 

[HumpDawgy]

I remember a standup bit he did where he stuck a needle through his arm. Actually pretty funny.

 

[Dawg1976]

Hate to read this. He was very good in the few episodes of Cheers he was in. RIP.

 

[aTotal360]

Night Court, Cheers, and Simon and Simon. Greatest TV theme songs of all time. Airwolf and Knight Rider being next in line.

Not counting "real songs" like Wonder Years.

 

[cowbell88]

Thursday nights have been huge especially for NBC over the years but probably the biggest juggernaut lineup ever was CBS Saturday nights in the 70s. All In the Family, MASH, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Bob Newhart Show. Everyone stayed home and watched these shows on Saturday night.

Friday’s in the early 80s were also HUGE for CBS also. Dukes, Dallas, Falcon Crest. Dukes went of in 85, but Dallas and Falcon Crest finished out Friday nights in late 80’s.

 

[Junction John]

Damn, what a lineup. 4 of the best shows ever.

 

[Junction John]

You would have to turn the channel, but my Fridays were Dukes, then Love Boat and Fantasy Island.

And if you ask why a 13-year old boy would watch Love Boat and Fantasy Island, I'm gonna guess you've never seen the shows. Two words: Barbie. Benton.

 

[Junction John]

That doesn't sound like Bob Newhart.**

 

[Dawgzilla]

Thursday nights have been huge especially for NBC over the years but probably the biggest juggernaut lineup ever was CBS Saturday nights in the 70s. All In the Family, MASH, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Bob Newhart Show. Everyone stayed home and watched these shows on Saturday night.

And followed by the Carol Burnett show. That was 3 hours where CBS had everyone's attention.

 

[MagicDawg]

Working in the magic industry, I got to meet and hang out with Harry a few times. He had a mouth as filthy as his brain was clever. He would sometimes be so foul that I would have to leave the room! But he was unquestionably an amazing performer.

Sadly I never got to see him in his club in Nola, although I saw him perform parts of the act that he did there at other venues. After Katrina, he was eventually so ticked at the incompetent Nola city management that he sold everything and moved to Asheville.

His passing has been taken very hard at the Magic Castle and among many in the industry. We don't get a whole lot of cross-over star power - right now I guess Neil Patrick Harris and Steve Valentine are the only magicians currently working a lot in mainstream film and tv. (Penn & Teller, sure, but their mainstream work is still magic-industry related.)

Anyway, just chiming in to mark Harry's passing. I guess I last hung out with him in 2014 at a party. Saw him again at another event but didn't get to converse.

RIP Harry the Hat