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Outside Of The TV House Doesn't Match The Sets

Markxxx

Markxxx

When you look at the opening credits of All In The Family at the end they zoom in the house. Now the outside of the Bunker house is not consistent with the sets that show the Bunker's porch.

Now of course I guess you could make the argument that the opening theme is NOT showing the Bunker house, but just a random house in Queens or NYC.

But anyway...

My question is what other TV shows have TV houses that from the outside don't seem to match the inside sets. (If that makes sense) :)
 
The one that ALWAYS irritates me is the front door on "The King of Queens". They are nowhere near the same. I don't know why it does, but it always takes away from my enjoyment of the show. Go figure!
 
The Southfork Ranch house didn't match the interior on Dallas. There really wasn't any chance to compare either of the back sliding doors from the inside, nor the back door under the pillars. IIRR, the garage was never used (at least during the actual ranch location shoots) so no comparisons there either. Which leaves the front door. The actual front door at the Ranch has 12 windowpanes in it, while the interior of the show set had a solid wooden door.
 
Most shows with San Francisco settings are way off. The stock-shots of the outside of the house will show some classic Victorian home with multi-colored "gingerbread" touches popular at the turn of the 20th century, yet the "interior" (sets) will be totally modern. While many Victorian homes have been modernized (up-to-date kitchen appliances, bathrooms, etc.), they generally retain the original Victorian look in the interior.

Also - even in this down economy, these big Victorians are multi-million dollar homes - still not affordable by supposedly "middle-class" sitcom families.
 
Lkeller said:
Most shows with San Francisco settings are way off. The stock-shots of the outside of the house will show some classic Victorian home with multi-colored "gingerbread" touches popular at the turn of the 20th century, yet the "interior" (sets) will be totally modern. While many Victorian homes have been modernized (up-to-date kitchen appliances, bathrooms, etc.), they generally retain the original Victorian look in the interior.

Also - even in this down economy, these big Victorians are multi-million dollar homes - still not affordable by supposedly "middle-class" sitcom families.
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San Francisco is one the most childless cities
 
The Brady house was a classic split-level, with a half-staircase both up and down just to the left of the main entrance. This was a popular style in the late 50's and early 60's, as this house in North Hollywood was built in 1959.

More:

http://www.1164.com/burbank/bradys/index.html
 
nomadcowatbk said:
The house that was for the Brady Bunch is only one floor, but probably has more than one bathroom and real grass
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I'll take that one better. That Mike was an amazing architect. From the outside it looks like any other house, but inside is a castle. The living room has what appears to be a ten foot ceiling. The attic has a high pitch allowing lots of living space. Mike's office that sits on a lower level.

The only thing Mike forgot to include in the plans was a toilet in the kids bathroom.
 
radiorob2.0 said:
nomadcowatbk said:
The house that was for the Brady Bunch is only one floor, but probably has more than one bathroom and real grass
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I'll take that one better. That Mike was an amazing architect. From the outside it looks like any other house, but inside is a castle. The living room has what appears to be a ten foot ceiling. The attic has a high pitch allowing lots of living space. Mike's office that sits on a lower level.

The only thing Mike forgot to include in the plans was a toilet in the kids bathroom.
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I guess they didn't even allow toilets to be shown then since a toilet flushing was a big deal on All in the Family
 
71dude said:
The Waltons had a huge house (and a guest house!). But only one bathroom for 11 people?
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The one bathroom would be correct for the period as indoor plumbing was a novelty.

"Happy Days" rearranged the living room including entry way when the program changed its production to include a studio audience.
 
nomadcowatbk said:
The Huxtables lived in a pretty big house by NYC Standards
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Yeah, but he was supposed to be a medical doctor with a thriving practice, so I don't think the big New York house is too much of a stretch.

71dude said:
The Waltons had a huge house (and a guest house!). But only one bathroom for 11 people?
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I wasn't a Waltons watcher, but weren't they supposed to be on the poor side? If so, a huge house wouldn't be likely - but one bathroom per house was pretty common for the middle and lower classes until after World War II. A lot of older San Francisco houses - even big ones - originally had one bathroom, with maybe an extra "water closet" (toilet only) in the basement.
 
One of the biggest offenders of this is Full House.

The layout of the set suggested that the garage was in the back of the home on the lower level and the front door was positioned in the middle of the living room.

The outside shot showed the front door on the far right side of the home. The garage was shown in the front of the home even after the Tanners changed the garage into a bedroom and later a studio.

The placement of the garage/bedroom/studio also didn't line up with the rest of the home and the layout of the backyard, either.
 
Another one I thought of is the Ropers

The townhouses of the Ropers and the Brooks are side by side.

If you're looking at the townhouses, the Brooks, live on the left and the Ropers to the right.

But as soon as you walk in the Ropers have an alcove to the LEFT.

As soon as you walk in the Brooks have an alcove to the RIGHT.

It's not possible
 
Apollo7979 said:
One of the biggest offenders of this is Full House.

The layout of the set suggested that the garage was in the back of the home on the lower level and the front door was positioned in the middle of the living room.

The outside shot showed the front door on the far right side of the home. The garage was shown in the front of the home even after the Tanners changed the garage into a bedroom and later a studio.

The placement of the garage/bedroom/studio also didn't line up with the rest of the home and the layout of the backyard, either.
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well this show did have 3 straight men raising 3 girls in San Francisco?
 
nomadcowatbk said:
Apollo7979 said:
One of the biggest offenders of this is Full House.

The layout of the set suggested that the garage was in the back of the home on the lower level and the front door was positioned in the middle of the living room.

The outside shot showed the front door on the far right side of the home. The garage was shown in the front of the home even after the Tanners changed the garage into a bedroom and later a studio.

The placement of the garage/bedroom/studio also didn't line up with the rest of the home and the layout of the backyard, either.
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well this show did have 3 straight men raising 3 girls in San Francisco?
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Ha, ha - cute remark. I live in San Francisco, and I can assure you that tens of thousands of straight men live here; and I'm sure you could find at least a few dozen examples of "blended" families in which 3 straight men are living in a house where one of the men is divorced or widowed and has 3 kids. Housing is expensive here - sharing is sometimes a necessity.

But even here in SF, all of the neighbors would assume that the 3 men were gay. ;D

About 3 decades ago, I shared my first home here with a roomate who was another straight man. I know all the neighbors assumed we were a couple. You could see their looks of confusion when my girlfriend (now my wife) moved in.
 
Maine-i-ac said:
The one that ALWAYS irritates me is the front door on "The King of Queens". They are nowhere near the same. I don't know why it does, but it always takes away from my enjoyment of the show. Go figure!
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Have to agree with you. My house is a virtual twin of the one they show on the outside,
and the floor plan is absolutely nothing like what they portray. The basement garage for example.
Many of these houses were built in the 1910-1920 timeframe where they would not have had a
garage. In my case the basement ceilings would be too low to accommodate one.
 
Even the Leave it to Beaver house didn't make much sense, however that show used two exterior shots of different homes during their run. Correct me if I am wrong, but the 2nd Beaver home was also the The Marcus Welby home. Probably no longer on the Universal tour, (and likely torn down) but when I took this tour in the 70's, these facts were pointed out.

As for the Brady home, please see my post above. I think this house is probably the best example of the exterior not meeting the expectations of the interior. The home still exists, but has been modified. I will admit, few really care except for us inside-tv fans.
 
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