SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS to Air Colorized Episodes of Classic Series; Hooperman to Arrive on DVD

Saturday, November 19, 2016

SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS to Air Colorized Episodes of Classic Series; Hooperman to Arrive on DVD

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about plans for new colorized episodes of classic black and white series to be aired on CBS, news of The Cosby Show returning to national TV for the first time in over a year, and DVDs for a forgotten classic series of the 80s. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

CBS is moving forward with their tradition of airing colorized episodes of classic TV series in primetime, with a new colorized episode of I Love Lucy and (for the first time) two colorized episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show. They will all air in December. (TV Obscurities)
Despite saying he wouldn't be back to play the role, it turns out Alec Baldwin will return to Saturday Night Live this weekend to play the role of Donald Trump after all, but he still insists that he won't be returning to do it often. (CNN Money)
On Friday, NBC is airing the full and unedited version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas in celebration of the 50th anniversary, which hasn't been seen in over a decade. (Deadline)
The Cosby Show, which used to seemingly air nonstop everywhere then abruptly stopped for reasons that we're all aware of by now, will be returning to the air on Bounce TV in a few weeks. (SitcomsOnline)
MeTV has holiday plans that are sure to satisfy their viewers. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

Olive Films has had a history of giving us some of the "forgotten" series from the 20th Century Fox library, and they will be doing it yet again in January, as they release Hooperman on January 27. In fact, the entire series will be released, with Hooperman - Season One and Hooperman - Season Two coming as two separate releases.
Another obscure series was not only announced, but also released this week as a manufacture on demand release: Out of Practice - The Complete Series, on both DVD and Blu-ray.

TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 22) HOME MEDIA RELEASES

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01JQXEMZ0/happydaysonline5-20

Lou Grant - The Complete Third Season (DVD, $39.97): Shout! Factory brings another season of this spinoff of The Mary Tyler Moore Show to DVD in this release.

FOLLOW ME

Who to Follow: Lisa Loring (Twitter), "The Original Wednesday Addams"

Claim to Fame: Thanksgiving may be coming up this week, but before we get there, we're going to (briefly) relive Halloween with Lisa Loring, who was best known for playing the role of Wednesday Addams on the classic TV series The Addams Family. Her first role was on an episode of Dr. Kildare, but shortly thereafter, she landed the role on The Addams Family. Once that series ended, she went on to the short lived Phyllis Diller sitcom The Pruitts of Southampton, which came from the same creator as The Addams Family. Later in life, she appeared in series such as Fantasy Island, Barnaby Jones, and As the World Turns. She took a bit of a hiatus from acting for several years, in part due to some personal life issues, but in recent years she has returned to acting in independent films. And like many child stars of the era, she can frequently be found at events and conventions promoting nostalgic television.

Pick of the Tweets: "I'm at Monsterfestmania with Felix Silla and @IvonnaCadaver. Come find me and say hi! (pic)" (July 29, 2016)

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Thursday, November 30

Young Sheldon - "A Romantic Getaway and a Germanic Meat-Based Diet" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Mandy surprises Georgie with a spa weekend and Sheldon prepares for his summer in Germany.

Ghosts - "Ghost Hunter" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam and Jay’s assistant, Freddie (Mike Lane), purchases ghost-hunting equipment when suspicious activity leads him to theorize the B&B is haunted. Also, Sasappis risks losing his relationship with Jessica (Nichole Sakura) when Freddie sells his car.

Ghosts (UK) - "Moonah Ston" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When Mike and Alison’s posh neighbors swindle Mike into agreeing to an obscene payment for the rights to their contested driveway, Alison attempts to win the rights back over a game of poker. Also, the ghosts help Robin celebrate the lunar eclipse.

Ghosts (UK) - "Getting Out" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Alison and Mike, exhausted and broke, are ecstatic to receive an offer from a luxury hotel chain to buy Button House, but their potential departure drives a wedge between the ghosts.

Son of a Critch - "Who Dares Dare Hudaro?" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Mark falls under the spell of a visiting hypnotist and lets his grades slip; Pop struggles to lose weight when he gets too fat for his pants.

Children Ruin Everything - "Money" (The CW, 8:30PM ET/PT)
With saving for retirement at the top of her mind, Astrid proposes to James that they try to get through the last few days of the month without dipping beyond their monthly budget just once; the Berney's find creative ways to stay on target.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 27)

Thursday, November 30

Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Catch Sarah on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
John Stamos (Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You, Again?) - John is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) - Josh appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred sits-in with the 8G Band on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Sara Bareilles (Girls5eva) - NBC's Today has Sara for the Citi Music Series in the 9am hour.
Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy/American Dad!/The Cleveland Show) and Liz Gillies (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/Victorious) - Seth and Liz perform on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ariana DeBose (Schmigadoon!) - Ariana is telling Drew about her role in Wish, facing rejection and manifesting getting to where she is now on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Tatyana Ali (Second Generation Wayans/Love That Girl!/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Tatyana talks about Lifetime's The Holiday Proposal Plan on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Niecy Nash-Betts (Reno 911!/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb) - Niecy stops by and chef Brian Hart Hoffman mixes things up in the Sherri kitchen on Sherri, so check your local listings.