Obit: Conrad Bain, 89

[DToTheJ]

http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/16/conrad-bain-dead-diffrent-strokes/

How timely: Antenna TV just started airing reruns of "Diff'rent Strokes," so I presume they're now going to show a marathon at some point.

 

[ShawnHill1]

http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/16/conrad-bain-dead-diffrent-strokes/

How timely: Antenna TV just started airing reruns of "Diff'rent Strokes," so I presume they're now going to show a marathon at some point.

Ironically, Antenna TV airs a two-hour block of Diff'rent Strokes episodes every Wednesday night, and an extra hour of episodes on Sunday nights. Surely, perhaps tonight, they'll have an acknowledgement of Mr. Bain's passing on-air.

 

[Mr Tony]

Actually its Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours and Sunday for an hour

 

[vchimpanzee]

:-[ Whatchu talkin bout Willis?

 

[rnigma1]

The obit mentioned his twin brother Bonar, who survives him... I remember an episode of SCTV wherein Guy Caballero hires Bonar to star in a "Diff'rent Strokes" ripoff, and he turns out to be an alien...

 

[ShawnHill1]

Actually its Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours and Sunday for an hour

Thanks for the correction.

As to a Conrad Bain tribute...Antenna TV will do a marathon of episodes Saturday afternoon, starting at 1pm ET with Maude and Diff'rent Strokes episodes.

1-4pm Maude
4-8pm Diff'rent Strokes

 

[Markxxx]

He was one of the few actors that played radically different types on TV shows. Ultra-conservative Arthur and Ultra-liberal Drummond. Like Larry Hagmans, nice guy, Major Nelson and Mega-evil JR

 

[Mr Tony]

Actually its Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours and Sunday for an hour

Thanks for the correction.

As to a Conrad Bain tribute...Antenna TV will do a marathon of episodes Saturday afternoon, starting at 1pm ET with Maude and Diff'rent Strokes episodes.

1-4pm Maude
4-8pm Diff'rent Strokes

thanks for the note. Hopefully my Directv guide updates quick enough to get them

 

[umfan]

If it doesn't just select the shows the menu is presenting or do a manual record.

So long, Mr. D., we'll miss ya!

 

[Mr Tony]

If it doesn't just select the shows the menu is presenting or do a manual record.

oh I know...but it would be easier for the system to automatically do it (since I have the series set to record)

 

[EZway2go]

He was one of the few actors that played radically different types on TV shows. Ultra-conservative Arthur and Ultra-liberal Drummond. Like Larry Hagmans, nice guy, Major Nelson and Mega-evil JR

Oh yeah, that's right. Another was Betty White's Sue Ann Nivens on Mary Tyler Moore and Rose Nylund on Golden Girls.