Can you think of shows that maintained the same main cast from beginning to end.
At first I thought just Seinfeld and Friends but then I remembered Elaine isn't in the pilot so just Friends.
Even Star Trek TNG subbed Pulaski for Crusher for a season.
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08-11-2017, 12:53 PM #1Mighty Member
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Shows that never added a cast member
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08-11-2017, 12:57 PM #2Not a Newbie Member
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Quantum Leap because only main cast is Sam & Al.
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08-11-2017, 01:10 PM #3Extraordinary Member
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Star Trek: Enterprise never changed its main crew. Funny thing is, had it received a 5th season, then it wouldn't qualify for this thread, because Shon (Jeffrey Combs) would have been added to the main cast.
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That's a good one.
Originally Posted by JBatmanFan05
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I gave up on season 2. Originally Posted by Cyke
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08-11-2017, 05:27 PM #6Astonishing Member
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Hmmm... let's see, only counting shows that ran more than one season, and not counting supporting cast...
The Addams Family
All in the Family
Arrested Development
The Big Valley
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Flintstones
Gilligan's Island
I Love Lucy (not counting Little Ricky)
Leverage
The Odd Couple (I think Randall and Klugman were the only credited main cast)
WKRP in Cincinnati
Xena: Warrior Princess (again, Lawless and O'Connor were the only main cast)
I would say The Simpsons, but Hank Azaria wasn't credited as main cast until season 2.
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Leverage lost Bellman for half a season and added Jeri Ryan. I never watch Arrested development or all in the family or big valley. How long did wkrp last? Xena is a good one. Originally Posted by AndrewCrossett
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08-11-2017, 05:55 PM #8Astonishing Member
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Was Jeri Ryan ever credited as a regular cast member? Originally Posted by Qwerty
WKRP ran for 3 seasons with no cast changes.
Oh, and I would add The Munsters, The Partridge Family, and the Brady Bunch. (I don't count Cousin Oliver.)
I may have cheated a bit with Xena. I don't think Renee O'Connor was officially credited as a main cast member until some time into the first or second season, though she was in every single episode but one.
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Flintstones added Pebbles and Bam Bam. Originally Posted by AndrewCrossett
My wife agrees with you on Dick Van Dyke (Although she says the pilot was different) and I love Lucy.
My own nomination.
The Librarians, unless we want to disqualify it for the Noah Wyle's character.I think restorative nostalgia is the number one issue with comic book fans.
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ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1950s George Reeves series, though the actress for Lois Lane was replaced)
SHAZAM! (1970s Filmation live-action series, though the actor for Captain Marvel was replaced)
THE MONKEES
GET SMART (original run, not later TV movies)
INCREDIBLE HULK (1970s CBS live action series)
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I don't think they would be considered main cast members, though. On live action shows infant characters aren't main cast, though in the case of The Flintstones it's hard to define what counts as "main cast." Originally Posted by LordMikel
He was in it from the beginning, though. I think he's only credited as a guest star on the episodes he's in. Originally Posted by LordMikel
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08-11-2017, 08:26 PM #12the devil's reject
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The Great Gazoo.jpg Originally Posted by AndrewCrossett
The Great Gazoo disagrees.
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Not a main cast member. Originally Posted by choptop
Friends? I don't think anyone but the core 6 were ever credited as main cast members.
Hogan's Heroes.
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08-11-2017, 08:40 PM #14the devil's reject
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yes he was in the last 11 eps. Originally Posted by AndrewCrossett
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Final season Hogan's Heroes last one character and replaced him with someone else. Originally Posted by AndrewCrossett
I think restorative nostalgia is the number one issue with comic book fans.
A fine distinction between two types of Nostalgia:
Reflective Nostalgia allows us to savor our memories but accepts that they are in the past
Restorative Nostalgia pushes back against the here and now, keeping us stuck trying to relive our glory days.
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