Post by alfromni on Oct 20, 2020 11:44:37 GMT
13 Sitcoms That Changed Sets or Main Locations:
01. THE FACTS OF LIFE - Season 1 was set at an Eastland School dormitory. Then the main set became the cafeteria of the school
and the main girls lived in rooms in that building. When they graduated they went to live with Mrs. Garrett above Edna's Edibles.
02. THE GOOD GUYS (1968) - Originally set in a diner in the city. In season 2, they moved the diner to a beachfront location. The diner was the same inside, but all the exterior sets changed and they went from having a studio audience to having a laugh track.
03. It's About Time (1966-67) - Originally set in prehistorical times with astronauts McKenzie and Canfield trying to adjust to living in prehistoric times, the show was retooled to bring the astronauts back to the present along with some prehistoric friends who try to adjust to living in modern times.
04. Laverne & Shirley - Laverne & Shirley move to Burbank from Milwaukee with the rest of the gang. They get jobs in an apartment store and become aspiring actresses.
05. Perfect Strangers - Larry and Balki work together at the Ritz Discount Store in the first two seasons. By season three, they work together at the Chicago Chronicle newspaper. They also get a larger apartment around this time. By season seven they live in a house together.
06. Sabrina the Teenage Witch - Initially set in the high school and her aunts' home, in season 5, Sabrina starts college and moves into a house with other students
07. FRENCH FIELDS - a sequel/continuation of the series FRESH FIELDS in which William (Anton Rodgers) accepts a position with a French company and the series follows him and Hester (Julia McKenzie) as they move from London to Calais.
08. I Love Lucy - after 5 and a half years of living in a New York apartment, the last half of the final season saw the Ricardo and Mertzes move to a country farm type location.
09. Only Fools and Horses - A two episode special takes the Trotter family to Florida. When Del and Rodney arrive in Miami, the family of Mafioso boss Vincenzo Ochetti are drawn to Del – who bears a striking resemblance to their Don, who is facing trial, and the possibility of life imprisonment, so they come up with a plan to kill Del so that they can escape a sentencing.
10. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - After several seasons, Mary moves from her upstairs loft apartment to an actual apartment in an apartment building.
11. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - Due to economic problems, the Ingalls, Olesons, and Garveys leave Walnut Grove and move to the city, where they live for several episodes in Season 5.
12. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - The first season-and-a-half saw Dobie and Maynard Krebs in high school, and then they had a stretch of episodes in the Army. They later were discharged and went to junior college.
13. Are You Being Served? - The film version of the series followed the staff as they take a package holiday together while the store is closed for redecoration, a loose adaptation of the play version from the year before. Set in the fictional resort of Costa Plonka, in Spain, the entire cast of the television series reprised their roles in the film.
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01. THE FACTS OF LIFE - Season 1 was set at an Eastland School dormitory. Then the main set became the cafeteria of the school
and the main girls lived in rooms in that building. When they graduated they went to live with Mrs. Garrett above Edna's Edibles.
02. THE GOOD GUYS (1968) - Originally set in a diner in the city. In season 2, they moved the diner to a beachfront location. The diner was the same inside, but all the exterior sets changed and they went from having a studio audience to having a laugh track.
03. It's About Time (1966-67) - Originally set in prehistorical times with astronauts McKenzie and Canfield trying to adjust to living in prehistoric times, the show was retooled to bring the astronauts back to the present along with some prehistoric friends who try to adjust to living in modern times.
04. Laverne & Shirley - Laverne & Shirley move to Burbank from Milwaukee with the rest of the gang. They get jobs in an apartment store and become aspiring actresses.
05. Perfect Strangers - Larry and Balki work together at the Ritz Discount Store in the first two seasons. By season three, they work together at the Chicago Chronicle newspaper. They also get a larger apartment around this time. By season seven they live in a house together.
06. Sabrina the Teenage Witch - Initially set in the high school and her aunts' home, in season 5, Sabrina starts college and moves into a house with other students
07. FRENCH FIELDS - a sequel/continuation of the series FRESH FIELDS in which William (Anton Rodgers) accepts a position with a French company and the series follows him and Hester (Julia McKenzie) as they move from London to Calais.
08. I Love Lucy - after 5 and a half years of living in a New York apartment, the last half of the final season saw the Ricardo and Mertzes move to a country farm type location.
09. Only Fools and Horses - A two episode special takes the Trotter family to Florida. When Del and Rodney arrive in Miami, the family of Mafioso boss Vincenzo Ochetti are drawn to Del – who bears a striking resemblance to their Don, who is facing trial, and the possibility of life imprisonment, so they come up with a plan to kill Del so that they can escape a sentencing.
10. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - After several seasons, Mary moves from her upstairs loft apartment to an actual apartment in an apartment building.
11. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - Due to economic problems, the Ingalls, Olesons, and Garveys leave Walnut Grove and move to the city, where they live for several episodes in Season 5.
12. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - The first season-and-a-half saw Dobie and Maynard Krebs in high school, and then they had a stretch of episodes in the Army. They later were discharged and went to junior college.
13. Are You Being Served? - The film version of the series followed the staff as they take a package holiday together while the store is closed for redecoration, a loose adaptation of the play version from the year before. Set in the fictional resort of Costa Plonka, in Spain, the entire cast of the television series reprised their roles in the film.
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