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<blockquote data-quote="Bobby Southworth" data-source="post: 446134" data-attributes="member: 4960">I&#039;ve always wished they had included that unaired pilot in the 1st and 2nd season DVD. I&#039;m assuming there was a whole episode filmed??Mark Linn Baker. I thought he brought a lot of unique humor to the Larry character, especially his facial expressions. Unfortunately, as the show became a success, both of the characters were exaggerated..which tends to happen, but in this case, it made Larry look like a scheming weakling(at times), and Balki less intelligent. Where, in the beginning, Larry was a bit neurotic, but he was basically just representative of an average guy, and Balki was just naive, and learning about America.I also wish the other characters, Jennifer and Maryanne(their girlfriends)had been developed more. I have mixed feelings on this because I&#039;ve read that the creators were very careful about keeping the show about Larry and Balki, and I have a place for that, but then the other characters just seem more like plot devices, which I guess in a sense they were?I think they rushed the cousins into relationships too fast. It was fine to see Larry crushing on Jennifer, but it would have been more interesting if perhaps they had the cousins dating around a little more at some point during the series, or just had simply fleshed out the girl&#039;s characters. I feel the same way about the other additional cast members, such as Lydia(Belita Moreno), Mr. Gorpley(Sam Anderson) but in a way those scenarios worked a little better because those characters could be funny in smaller doses.and most importantly..one of the best theme songs ever!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I didn&#039;t post the iconic version used from season 3 on, but opted to go with my favorite version of the opening.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bobby Southworth, post: 446134, member: 4960"] I've always wished they had included that unaired pilot in the 1st and 2nd season DVD. I'm assuming there was a whole episode filmed?? Mark Linn Baker. I thought he brought a lot of unique humor to the Larry character, especially his facial expressions. Unfortunately, as the show became a success, both of the characters were exaggerated..which tends to happen, but in this case, it made Larry look like a scheming weakling(at times), and Balki less intelligent. Where, in the beginning, Larry was a bit neurotic, but he was basically just representative of an average guy, and Balki was just naive, and learning about America. I also wish the other characters, Jennifer and Maryanne(their girlfriends)had been developed more. I have mixed feelings on this because I've read that the creators were very careful about keeping the show about Larry and Balki, and I have a place for that, but then the other characters just seem more like plot devices, which I guess in a sense they were? I think they rushed the cousins into relationships too fast. It was fine to see Larry crushing on Jennifer, but it would have been more interesting if perhaps they had the cousins dating around a little more at some point during the series, or just had simply fleshed out the girl's characters. I feel the same way about the other additional cast members, such as Lydia(Belita Moreno), Mr. Gorpley(Sam Anderson) but in a way those scenarios worked a little better because those characters could be funny in smaller doses. and most importantly..one of the best theme songs ever! :) I didn't post the iconic version used from season 3 on, but opted to go with my favorite version of the opening. [/QUOTE]

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