Two (or more) different shows with the same title

[ixnay]

In addition to their CBS and NBC series mentioned earlier, the Smotherses got a shot from ABC in the summer of 1970 with The Smothers Brothers Summer Show. Running from Jul. '70 to Sep. 70, among its episodes were three repeats from the 1967-1969 CBS series.

Also, in the fall of 1971, Tom Smothers did a solo turn hosting the half-hour, syndicated, nicely titled Tom Smothers' Organic Prime Time Space Ride.

ixnay

 

[Ultimajock]

...then there's The Roller Girls, the 1978 NBC sitcom about a Pittsburgh roller derby team, and Rollergirls, the 2006 A&E documentary about the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls, an Austin-based league that's part of the modern-day grassroots roller derby revival...

 

[Braves2005]

The Practice: A sitcom from 1976-1977 on NBC with Danny Thomas and the lawyer drama from 1997-2004 on ABC.

Donny and Marie: A variety show from 1976-1978 until they changed the name of the show to The Osmond Family Show in 1978-1979 and their talk show in the late 1990's-early 2000's.

 

[milwaukee_dave]

Two other examples quickly come to mind, both involving midseason replacements on CBS during the 1994-95 season.

First off, there's "The Office." More than a decade ago, there was an ensemble comedy headlined by Valerie Harper that lasted a half-dozen episodes. Of course, NBC has a hit comedy on its current schedule with the same title, and it is based on the British series that also shares the title.

CBS in the 1994-95 season also unveiled a short-lived drama, "Under One Roof," that focused on an African American family. (Reruns have resurfaced on TV One in recent years.) There's also the current MyNetworkTV sitcom starring Flavor Flav.

 

[only1moore]

Although they aired in different countries, there were two different versions of "Homicide": An Australian version and the US non-related version "Homicide: Life On The Street."

 

[gr8oldies]

"60 Minutes" U.S. and Australian version.

 

[hubcity]

Patrick McGoohan's "The Prisoner" nearly shares a title with the Australian series "Prisoner" - which resulted in the latter's worldwide syndication under a few different names ("Prisoner: Cell Block H" in the US, and "Caged Women" in Canada, for instance.)

 

[gr8oldies]

Sorry if this has been mentioned but werent there a couple of "Night Court"s. Seem to remember one with the principal from Room 222

 

[KyDXIn]

...three different cases of shows named after their stars:
The Smothers Brothers Show, sitcom (CBS 1965-66) and variety show (NBC 1975)

Their variety show was titled "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" - probably to differentiate it from the earlier sitcom (Smothers Brothers Show) which was not a success.
And it ran on CBS from 67-69. As we all know, it was popular, but cancelled by CBS because the network was very uncomfortalbe with the anti-Vietnam War and counter-culture sentiments expressed on the show.

The Smothers Brothers did have a variety show on NBC in 1975 titled
"The Smothers Brothers Show." They used "The Smothers Brothers
Comedy Hour" as the title of their 1988 CBS series which was essentially
the same as the 1967-69 show, with the addition of Tommy's "Yo-Yo Man"
routine.

I stand corrected! I have no memory of either later program. I rarely watched TV in the mid 70s (didn't even have one for a couple of years), but I'm not sure how I missed the 88 CBS series...

Am I correct in remembering for the premiere of the 1988 show, that it involved the brothers in a helicopter being shot at by forces from CBS?

 

[nightfly61]

here's a close but no cigar...
Vegas with Dan Tanna(Robert Wagner) & the more recent LAS Vegas
I always thought 3rd Rock (when just called 3rd Rock) & 30 Rock sounded annoyingly close.

 

[bpatrick]

The show with Michael Constantine was called
"Sirota's Court." It aired on NBC in the 1976-77
season and was VERY similar to "Night Court,"
even taking place in a New York night court.

I should kick myself; I forgot "Jericho." The 1966
version was a World War II-based spy show consisting
of a team of American, British, and Canadian (he may have
been French, but I think a Canadian played him). You're
all probably familiar with the more recent version.

 

[nightfly61]

Wasn't there a show in the mid-late 70's called "House"-..similar to the show "Family"?
Of course everyone knows the new show about the addict Dr. "House"- there's one.

 

[bpatrick]

There was one in the '80s called "Our House," with
Deidre Hall and Wilford Brimley, IIRC.

Also: "Angel." one is a 1960 sitcom about an American
married to a French woman who acts a lot like Lucy
Ricardo (Jess Oppenheimer produced both "I Love Lucy"
and this show); the other is the thing with David Boreanaz.

 

[ixnay]

Vegas with Dan Tanna(Robert Wagner)

To my memory, Vegas was actually entitled Vega$, with the dollar sign posing as an s. And it starred Robert Urich, not Robert Wagner.

And a quick check of the 2003 ed. of the Brooks and Marsh book just confirmed both those factoids.

ixnay

 

[bpatrick]

Has anybody mentioned "Friends"? There was,
of course, the monster '90s hit, but also a kid-
oriented sitcom produced by Aaron Spelling which
aired briefly on ABC in 1979. Jill Whelan, who went
on to play Gavin MacLeod's daughter on "The Love
Boat," was in the cast.

 

[johnnya2k6]

Face The Music: a 15-minute musical show that followed Douglas Edwards' newscast
in the '50s and a 1980 game show with Ron Ely as host

And in between those, an early '70s Canadian game show hosted by Alan Thicke!

 

[Wright County Guy]

Vegas with Dan Tanna(Robert Wagner)

To my memory, Vegas was actually entitled Vega$, with the dollar sign posing as an s. And it starred Robert Urich, not Robert Wagner.

And a quick check of the 2003 ed. of the Brooks and Marsh book just confirmed both those factoids.

ixnay

Do we count "Vega$" (ABC, 1978-1981) and "Vegas" (CBS, starting fall of 2012)?

 

[soundsandsports]

Make Me Laugh (twice): 1950's and in 1979-1980 as a game show with Bobby Van as host.

A newer "Make Me Laugh" was on Comedy Central in 1997 (the late Ken Ober of "Remote Control" fame hosted) and 1998 (some relative unknown named Mark Cohen hosted).

 

[rnigma1]

The show with Michael Constantine was called
"Sirota's Court." It aired on NBC in the 1976-77
season and was VERY similar to "Night Court,"
even taking place in a New York night court.
...

I do recall that... even had the horny DA and weird bailiff... I remember the opening titles, which showed some hookers pulling a guy off the street, and when the judge banged his gavel, a statue of Blind Justice on his bench shattered to bits.
Incidentally there was a "Night Court" series in the '50s, a drama with radio veteran Jay Jostyn (Mr. District Attorney) as the judge.

There were two series titled "That's Life": a '60s NBC sitcom with Robert Morse, and the 2000 CBS series.
And two shows called "The Quest": a 1976 western with Kurt Russell, and the 1982 stinker from Stephen J. Cannell about the competition for the throne of a small kingdom.

 

[rnigma1]

Oh yeah, there were two shows called "Stingray": the Gerry Anderson puppet adventure from the '60s, and the action series from the '80s with Nick Mancuso and his classic 'Vette.

(btw, where is the edit function in these forums?)