SitcomsOnline Digest: Bob Saget Joins Fuller House Cast; Netflix Renews Grace and Frankie; More George Lopez DVDs

Saturday, May 30, 2015

SitcomsOnline Digest: Bob Saget Joins Fuller House Cast; Netflix Renews Grace and Frankie; More George Lopez DVDs

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have yet another Fuller House update, news about more George Lopez DVDs, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It seems as if there is a new Fuller House update every week, and this week, it was announced that Bob Saget would be part of the new series. (New York Post)
Netflix has renewed the comedy series Grace and Frankie for a second season. (Entertainment Weekly)
The Big Bang Theory is now more than just a TV series, as there is now a new scholarship available at UCLA for low-income students studying STEM fields that has been named after the series. The scholarship was mostly funded by Chuck Lorre and cast members, and the first wave of "Big Bang Theory Scholars" will be announced on the set of the series this fall. (Time)
Reynaldo Rey, best known to sitcom fans from his role of Ray the mailman on 227, died this week at the age of 75. (New York Times)
Buzzr TV is set to launch on Monday, and we have the launch schedule for the new network. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

It looks like George Lopez is finally moving ahead on DVD again, thanks to Warner Archive. On June 23, the studio will begin shipping George Lopez - The Complete 4th Season.

JUNE 2 HOME MEDIA RELEASES

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00SG15XW0/ref=nosim/happydaysonline5-20

Parks and Recreation - Season Seven: The Farewell Season (DVD, $39.98): Leslie Knope and the rest of Pawnee says goodbye in the final season of the NBC series. Complete series also available.
Soap - The Complete Series (DVD, $44.98): Mill Creek puts together yet another re-release of a complete series that was previously released by Sony.

FOLLOW ME

Who to Follow: Robert Guillaume (Twitter), "Emmy Award-winning actor best known for iconic roles as Benson, Phantom of the Opera and voice of Rafiki in The Lion King. Author, Father, Friend"

Claim to Fame: These days, Robert Guillaume is probably best known to the younger generation for his work as the voice of Rafiki in the Disney classic, The Lion King. But that is far from the only place in life where he has had success. His career started on stage, but in the 1970s, he was all over TV guest starring at least one on almost all of the classic Norman Lear series. It was 1977 when he got a small role on the ABC series Soap, but that small role became larger and larger, and eventually he could no longer be contained as a character on a series that wasn't about him, so he got a spinoff, Benson. In the late 90s, he appeared on the ABC series SportsNight, and even now as he gets closer to age 90, he hasn't quite retired yet.

Pick of the Tweets: "#TBT Robert Guillaume on playing "Benson DuBois" on "Soap" via @emmytvlegends http://buff.ly/1Pm1JGK" (May 6, 2015)

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Saturday, February 16

Henry Danger - "Grand Theft Otto" (Nickelodeon, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Piper's school parrot, Otto, starts to repeat that Henry is Kid Danger, Henry and Jasper have to stall until Ray, Charlotte and Schwoz can find a way to fix things.

Cousins for Life - "Super Ivy" (Nickelodeon, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Leaf creates a graphic novel with a superhero based on his sister, Ivy; when the publisher insists on changing the lead character to a boy, the kids must convince the publisher that girls can be heroes too.

Knight Squad - "Love at First Knight" (Nickelodeon, 9:00PM ET/PT)
As Warwick's infatuation with the Princess becomes a liability during training, Arc and Ciara help him focus by setting him up with another beautiful princess, but she may not be as sweet as she seems.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 11)

Friday, February 15

Tracy Morgan (The Last O.G./30 Rock/The Tracy Morgan Show) - Watch Tracy on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Rosie O'Donnell (Gimme a Break!) - Rosie appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. He talks about Fox's The Masked Singer and Netflix's You Complete Me, Ho on Access Live, so check your local listings.
Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) - Brian appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about The Enemy Within on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Cavemen/My Secret Identity) - Jerry guest hosts The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings. Jerry and his wife Rebecca Romijn talk about the 2019 American Rescue Dog Show on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
Henry Winkler (Barry/Out of Practice/Happy Days) - Henry stops by The Real, so check your local listings.
Lori Loughlin (Fuller House/Hudson Street/Full House) - Lori talks about When Calls the Heart on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 11:30am ET.
Dan Cortese (What I Like About You/Veronica's Closet) - Dan is part of the panel on Steve, so check your local listings.
Daniel Radcliffe (Miracle Workers) - Daniel is a guest on Couch Surfing at 8am.