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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 406828" data-attributes="member: 5079">For American sitcoms, the 70s and 80s were the heyday of spin-offs at least when it came to lead/major ensemble characters being given their own shows.&nbsp; There wasn&#039;t a whole lot of precedent, if any, for a significant character being &#039;stolen&#039; from a hit TV series for their own; I think that indicates just how popular Rhoda was in the early 70s.&nbsp; Once MAUDE became a hit, CBS started pushing harder for a Rhoda spin-off.Peter -- mostly a background extra, he only has two or three speaking parts.&nbsp;&nbsp; The actor was the son of the assistant director on the show.There are a few characters introduced over the next few seasons who seem to me be be attempts at giving Mary a Rhoda-replacement.&nbsp; Each of them only stuck around for a few episodes; much like Mary&#039;s suitors.&nbsp; I assume they were trials to see if they would have good chemistry with Mary and when that didn&#039;t pan out, they were dropped.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 406828, member: 5079"] For American sitcoms, the 70s and 80s were the heyday of spin-offs at least when it came to lead/major ensemble characters being given their own shows. There wasn't a whole lot of precedent, if any, for a significant character being 'stolen' from a hit TV series for their own; I think that indicates just how popular Rhoda was in the early 70s. Once MAUDE became a hit, CBS started pushing harder for a Rhoda spin-off. Peter -- mostly a background extra, he only has two or three speaking parts. The actor was the son of the assistant director on the show. There are a few characters introduced over the next few seasons who seem to me be be attempts at giving Mary a Rhoda-replacement. Each of them only stuck around for a few episodes; much like Mary's suitors. I assume they were trials to see if they would have good chemistry with Mary and when that didn't pan out, they were dropped. [/QUOTE]

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