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Post by Paul on Apr 28, 2019 20:48:27 GMT -5
At least Life With Louie lasted longer than that other show that had a Franco-American pasta With real "Meat"... which is the name of the character, and.. ewwww.
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Post by chazraps on Apr 28, 2019 21:58:50 GMT -5
Was Louie Anderson ever anywhere near popular enough for this show to be a thing? He was one of the biggest comedians of the 80s and this cartoon won a f***ing Emmy. Put some respect on Louie's name!
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Apr 28, 2019 22:55:47 GMT -5
Was Louie Anderson ever anywhere near popular enough for this show to be a thing? He was a well known comedian at the time much like Howie Mandel, which Fox also gave a cartoon to.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 29, 2019 0:28:20 GMT -5
It’s a shame. Camp Candy was just a few years too early. Guessing a lot of this was trying to find the next Fat Albert. An unfortunate goal in retrospect. Probably thanking their lucky stars they didn’t now.
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Post by wildojinx on Apr 29, 2019 8:42:10 GMT -5
It’s a shame. Camp Candy was just a few years too early. Guessing a lot of this was trying to find the next Fat Albert. Well, before Fat Albert: and before THAT was:
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 29, 2019 8:44:20 GMT -5
True, it was a tried and true method.
Guessing they determined Louie's act was family-friendly enough. Almost surprised Paula Poundstone didn't get a kid's show, though that's perhaps for the best.
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Post by Rhody Codes on Apr 29, 2019 8:50:16 GMT -5
Was Louie Anderson ever anywhere near popular enough for this show to be a thing? He was a well known comedian at the time much like Howie Mandel, which Fox also gave a cartoon to. The old “we need some star power to fill our kids programming line up, so let’s have shows based on actual people” trick.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Apr 29, 2019 9:26:51 GMT -5
It was a glorious time for comedians where you could get your own sitcom or a Saturday morning cartoon. Anderson actually had both, but his sitcom(co-starring Bryan Cranston) came after his cartoon and only lasted 6 episodes.
In that time period, I don't think the comedian needed to be that famous to get their own show, just enough traction like a comedy special, appearances on late night shows and a good agent.
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Post by zrowsdower on Apr 29, 2019 17:51:32 GMT -5
There was an episode where Louie's grandmother died and he was trying to come to terms about it. For some reason, I think of that episode when someone close to me dies.
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Post by Paul on Apr 29, 2019 18:14:31 GMT -5
If the show is as good as you guys say it is, I'll have to check it out.
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Apr 30, 2019 16:29:45 GMT -5
Was Louie Anderson ever anywhere near popular enough for this show to be a thing? He was one of the biggest comedians of the 80s and this cartoon won a f***ing Emmy. Put some respect on Louie's name! Now I know that's not SUPPOSED to be a fat joke, but... For real though, Life with Louie was a funny show His grumpy Dad was pure comedy
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 30, 2019 16:33:34 GMT -5
Seems like pasta shaped like Pamela Anderson should have been a 90’s thing.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Apr 30, 2019 21:06:39 GMT -5
At least Life With Louie lasted longer than that other show that had a Franco-American pasta The animation on Shnookums and Meat wasn't bad, but Disney tried way too hard to rip off Ren & Stimpy. It was awkward.
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Post by arrogantmodel on May 1, 2019 0:48:10 GMT -5
Seems like pasta shaped like Pamela Anderson should have been a 90’s thing. The meatballs were HUGE. But they were fake. 😕 And I think it helped these comedians to get these cartoons that they had or could do a funny voice.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on May 1, 2019 1:08:32 GMT -5
Seems like pasta shaped like Pamela Anderson should have been a 90’s thing. The meatballs were HUGE. But they were fake. 😕 Yeah guy!!!
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Post by Mozenrath on May 1, 2019 4:50:43 GMT -5
At least Life With Louie lasted longer than that other show that had a Franco-American pasta Pretty funny to have Meat in the name, but unless I am missing something, this is just the pasta. I vaguely remember liking this show, then wondering what became of it. Not as big a blow as Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad disappearing was, though.
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Post by Sephiroth on May 1, 2019 5:32:15 GMT -5
Was Louie Anderson ever anywhere near popular enough for this show to be a thing? He was one of the biggest comedians of the 80s and this cartoon won a f***ing Emmy. Put some respect on Louie's name! Crazy as this may sound, I recall reading that Louie Anderson actually had some huckster trying to extort him for money, claiming that Anderson had gotten drunk and sexually compromised him. Anderson paid the jerk off to stay quiet because the show was at its peak at the time-but ultimately he ended up having to go to the FBI. Probably why his career never was the same after the cartoon. For my part, I do remember the show. The only gag I really remember is a Christmas episode where Louie gets the kids from the neighborhood to decorate an old lady’s house because she never has lights up and they think its because she has no relatives to do it for her. And in the end they find out she’s Jewish.
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Post by The Barber on May 1, 2019 5:59:21 GMT -5
True, it was a tried and true method. Guessing they determined Louie's act was family-friendly enough. Almost surprised Paula Poundstone didn't get a kid's show, though that's perhaps for the best. She was on Science Court, if that counts.
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Post by MrElijah on May 1, 2019 11:30:27 GMT -5
Ah, the time period where every comedian had a kid version show; Bruno the kid, Little Rosey, Bobby's World, Life with Louie, and of course, Waynehead. Thank you early to mid 1990s. If you were famous and didn't have a cartoon, you weren't shit.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on May 1, 2019 12:25:54 GMT -5
True, it was a tried and true method. Guessing they determined Louie's act was family-friendly enough. Almost surprised Paula Poundstone didn't get a kid's show, though that's perhaps for the best. Not that it was a kids show,but Home Movies started as a Paula Ponudstone vehicle.
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