wiffleball 4,684 Posted August 21, 2018 Just caught the first bit of Barney Miller early this morning. I had forgotten that Steve landesburg originally showed up as a con man priest in one episode in season 2. He got on so well that he became a series regular as a detective. The only other time I can think of a situation like this is with Colonel Potter. Who originally showed up as a one-off lunatic racist General character and then of course came back as Colonel Potter. Can anybody think of any other TV show where something like this occurred? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,959 Posted August 21, 2018 Just caught the first bit of Barney Miller early this morning. I had forgotten that Steve landesburg originally showed up as a con man priest in one episode in season 2. He got on so well that he became a series regular as a detective. The only other time I can think of a situation like this is with Colonel Potter. Who originally showed up as a one-off lunatic racist General character and then of course came back as Colonel Potter. Can anybody think of any other TV show where something like this occurred? Digbys mom was a fluffer in Debbie Does Dallas, then she was cheerleader #2 in the anal gangbang in DDD 2 and 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,782 Posted August 21, 2018 Several things here, one off who changed character, one off who became regular, one off who became a semi-regular then became a spinoff (Mork, Laverne and Shirley). Bebe Neuwirth as Lillith Crane was a one off as a date for a former one-off become regular who became a regular and actually won 2 Emmys for Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofTEK 71 Posted August 21, 2018 I believe Fonzie was supposed to be a minor character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,563 Posted August 21, 2018 Jessie Pinkman was supposed to die early in breaking bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drizzay 651 Posted August 21, 2018 They have been doing this on the Bachelor and Bachelorette for years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 710 Posted August 21, 2018 The guy that played Vito Spadafore (?) also played a customer in a bakery in one episode of the Sopranos before he took the role of Vito. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuardBum 73 Posted August 21, 2018 Benson spinoff from Soap. Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Xena from Hercules Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted August 21, 2018 Apu from the Simpsons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofTEK 71 Posted August 21, 2018 boner Porkbutt from the Geek Club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crackattack 513 Posted August 21, 2018 Cleveland Brown Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,593 Posted August 21, 2018 The kid that plays Tomen Baratheon had been on an earlier episode of Game of Thrones as an expendable Lannister cousin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,083 Posted August 21, 2018 Whoopie goldbergs character on STNG. Guinan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,342 Posted August 21, 2018 The guy that played Vito Spadafore (?) also played a customer in a bakery in one episode of the Sopranos before he took the role of Vito. Only submission so far that is relevant to the question. A+ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drizzay 651 Posted August 21, 2018 The actor in Deadwood who played Jack McCall in season 1, also played Francis Wolcott in Season 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted August 21, 2018 Andy Griffith Howard Morris aka Ernest T Bass played a TV repairman on the show before his recurring role as Ernest T. His voice was also heard via radio on the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,155 Posted August 21, 2018 Rusty Syringes alias ReclinerPilot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sho Nuff 720 Posted August 21, 2018 President Bartlet on The West Wing. Supposed to only be a minor character from time to time. But Sheen played it so well they expanded the role. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted August 21, 2018 I think most of you don't understand the question in the OP. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porkbutt 871 Posted August 21, 2018 Porkbutt from the Geek Club. dude is awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,315 Posted August 21, 2018 I think most of you don't understand the question in the OP. Nobody understands a thing Wiff says... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 4,155 Posted August 21, 2018 Nobody understands a thing Wiff says... Pretty much...I'm fluent in 8 languages*, but Wiffle isn't one of them. *Also not really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,315 Posted August 21, 2018 http://mentalfloss.com/article/53689/15-actors-brought-back-play-different-roles-same-show Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,782 Posted August 21, 2018 Meh, we all knew, we were just trying to make the thread interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted August 21, 2018 http://mentalfloss.com/article/53689/15-actors-brought-back-play-different-roles-same-show I remember the Hill Street Blues characters. I didn't realize the hooker killer from Deadwood was also Wild Bill's killer. Didn't watch most of those other shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,684 Posted August 21, 2018 Only submission so far that is relevant to the question. A+ Agree 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,684 Posted August 21, 2018 I think most of you don't understand the question in the OP. Agree. Reading compression. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofTEK 71 Posted August 21, 2018 Agree. Reading compression. Reading compression? Is that like Evelyn Wood? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted August 21, 2018 Urkel wasn’t intended to be the focal point of family matters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted August 21, 2018 Holy crap you guys are morons. The thread is about actors who played a character once on a given show, then came back on the same show as a different, recurring character. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted August 21, 2018 Holy crap you guys are morons. The thread is about actors who played a character once on a given show, then came back on the same show as a different, recurring character. Oh I see, well that’s not what the title implies. Can you blame me for not dissecting a Wiff topic more thoroughly to understand the exact intent of his thread? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted August 21, 2018 Oh I see, well thats not what the title implies. Can you blame me for not dissecting a Wiff topic more thoroughly to understand the exact intent of his thread? Fair point Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,684 Posted August 21, 2018 Oh I see, well thats not what the title implies. Can you blame me for not dissecting a Wiff topic more thoroughly to understand the exact intent of his thread? God you're focking retarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,315 Posted August 21, 2018 God you're focking retarded. Irony... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,684 Posted August 21, 2018 Holy crap you guys are morons. The thread is about actors who played a character once on a given show, then came back on the same show as a different, recurring character. Only two different clear examples. Couldn't get any more clear-cut than that. I actually literally almost put in no, not Mork. But then I figured people were smart enough to figure it out after two examples. God forbid you read more than five words. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites