SitcomsOnline Digest: John DiMaggio Returning to Futurama After All; DVD Season Sets of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Finally Coming

Saturday, March 05, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: John DiMaggio Returning to Futurama After All; DVD Season Sets of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Finally Coming

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about the return of the voice of Bender to Futurama, DVDs of one of the first classic sitcoms ever, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It looks like John DiMaggio will get to sign his "shiny metal contract" after all, as he will now return as the voice of Bender in the new episodes of Futurama. (Deadline)
Classic TV on DVD isn't dead yet (and neither is MPI, which we haven't seen a classic TV sitcom release from in years), as DVD preorder links for the first two seasons of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (season 1 and season 2) have popped up this past week. (TVShowsOnDVD via Facebook)
Last week, we mentioned that NBC had a pilot in the works called Hungry, but now the star of the show, Demi Lovato, is out due to the scheduling demands of a regular sitcom role (though she will still remain as executive producer). (TVLine)
The starring role for the Quantum Leap reboot has been announced. (TVLine)
Two network dramas that you have either never heard of or already forgotten about, Ordinary Joe and The Big Leap, have both been cancelled. (TV Source)
Johnny Brown, who played Bookman on Good Times, has died at age 84. (Hollywood Reporter)
Tim Considine of My Three Sons has died. (Deadline)
NBC is dissolving what is left of their partnership with Hulu, as everything will be moving exclusively to Peacock. (Hollywood Reporter)
My Favorite Martian is coming to Antenna TV. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 5 - MARCH 11)

Although it debuted last week, the country music broadcast digital network Circle is already straying away a bit from that theme as they have added The Commish and Hunter to their lineup.
There is a Route 66 binge on Decades this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Thursday, September 29

Young Sheldon - "Four Hundred Cartons of Undeclared Cigarettes and a Niblingo" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
George Sr. bails Meemaw and Georgie out of jail. Also, Sheldon and Missy meet Mandy (Emily Osment), and Mary feels unwelcome at church.

Ghosts - "Spies" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Sam enlists the Ghosts to help secure a good review from an overly critical couple staying at the B&B. Also, Isaac tries to integrate Nigel into his friend group.

Welcome to Flatch - "Welcome to (Barb) Flatch" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Kelley is changing diapers; Cheryl and Joe are raising baby chickens; Shrub is courting Beth; Barb Flatch makes a triumphant return to her hometown to shake things up.

Call Me Kat - "Call Me Ken Jennings" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Kat is seated next to "Jeopardy!" contestant Ken Jennings on her flight home; Kat discovers some significant changes have been made to the cafe by Randi and Phil; Max has returned home from his time in Nashville.

Atlanta - "Light Skinned-ed" (FX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
My family is so crazy we need our own reality TV show. How you still got beef from the 70's? Whew. And y'all need to stop flirting with people's daddy.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 26)

Thursday, September 29

George Clooney (Roseanne/The Facts of Life/ E/R (1984-1985) - Catch George on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Billy appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. Billy appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Kelly Ripa (Hope & Faith) - Kelly is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 10pm on Bravo.
Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso will be on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Jim Rash (Community/Help Me Help You/Thanks/Katie Joplin) - Jim appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
MC Lyte (Partners in Rhyme/Half & Half) - MC shares her journey from rapper and entrepreneur to actress in the new sitcom Partners in Rhyme on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Nick stops by to chat about his new stand-up comedy special, Little Big Boy, on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jurnee Smollett (Wanda at Large/On Our Own) - Jurnee talks about her new film Lou on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Drew Carey (The Drew Carey Show/The Good Life) - Drew talks about The Price Is Right Anniversary on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs), Bette Midler (Bette) and Kathy Najimy (King of the Hill/Veronica's Closet) - Sarah, Bette and Kathy talk about Hocus Pocus 2 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.