Shark Bytes

I remember there was an episode in which a blind kid tried to seduce one of Larry's girls by using his blindness to illicit her sympathy. It almost worked too, but Larry cock-blocked him in the end.

As bad as television has gotten, Hello Larry has become a missed classic which never lasted long enough to jump sharks. MacLean Stevenson, you are truly missed.

This was nothing more than a poorly conceived vehicle for MS -- I don't know if it was written for him, or if he just fell into it. It featured really poor writing and forced jokes -- in other words, it was no different than 98% of all the other sitcoms on the air at the same time. It was destined to die an unhappy death, which it did very quickly. Consider ourselves lucky for that.

The similarities between Hello, Larry and Frasier are pure coincidence. I really doubt NBC, looking for a hit sitcom in the 1990s would say "Hey, let's remake 'Hello, Larry'. The difference between the two shows is Frasier had superior writing and acting, the absence of children and a more adult orientation. Hello, Larry wasn't really the worst show on TV but it was pretty middling. If justice had been served it probably should have done as well as other middling sitcoms like Diff'rent Strokes and Facts of Life but Stevenson was the victim of a post-MASH backlash and pile-on ridicule from the media.

Is there an option entitled "BEFORE Day One"? Like the moment that the person who created this abomination was conceived? Dear God in Heaven, what were they thinking? Why? WHY????

I only recently recalled this show, and, as a self pronounced pop culture freak, I can say that the show certainly had it's share of interesting nuances. Certainly the Kim Richards/Paris Hilton connection is something we can't bi-pass, but what I really enjoyed finding out was the character who took place of "Larry's eldest daughter half way through it's life span was also the very smart, and extremely beautiful Krista Errickson of "Little Darlings" fame.

Yes, the sassy little model that stirred up, oh so much trouble at Camp Little Wolf is the same gal who joined the cast half way through it's airing. The "Darrenesque" "stroke" of it all was hardly wasted on any of us but, it took me nearly 30 years now to draw the line between these character's and those Ms. Errickson has since gone to play since.

You can see some of her more grown up examples of her work through out the 80s and 90s in movies like "Jekyll & Hyde, Together Again," but, I choose to think of her for her most recent work behind the camera for the acclaimed documentary concerning the Mysterious Man behind the shroud of Turin.

All recent information about the growth of amazing beauty is that she is far more intelligent than Hollywood ever dared to give her credit for! Shame too. Anyway...kudo's for the flashback.

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I liked this show and both girls on this show I think were hot and so was the producer of larry's show..I liked Mclean on this show best of all his shows..I later got in radio myself and think this was the best tv show based at radio station..
I was also surprised to find out that Kim Richards was paris Hilton's aunt..and was always much better looking than paris;but maybe at times seemed a little snooty..

This show was dumb.

McLean Stevenson did leave Mash on his own. You can look it up at imdb.com. He did not like the fact that his character was a 2nd banana comedian type. Same was true for Wayne Rogers.

I remember seeing an old Saturday Night Live where they made fun of NBC for creating a show like this.

This show would have been just another horrible sitcom, but it MUST be remembered for all time because of the sheer number of absurd formula cliches to boost rating.

1. Diff'rent Strokes crossover thrown in just because it was NBC's only popular show.
2. "Heartwarming" two-parters.
3. New characters to try and save the second season.
4. New BLACK characters to try and save the second season.
5. Specifically, Meadowlark Lemon. WHY???

Actually, McLean Stevenson did not leave MASH, as so many people seem to think...he was forced out. The powers that be decided that since he was such a beloved character on that show, it would automatically translate into his own series. Stevenson didn't even WANT to leave MASH.

As an aside, John Femia went onto another short-lived series, Square Pegs, which we all know and love. He is currently a stand up comedian in NYC. His myspace page is myspace.com/johniola. He is soooooo cool!!!!!

The show was originally suppose to be called "What's Up Chuck?" One of the network brass had a kid named Larry who they promised would have a show's main character named for him.

Kim Richards made the show worth watching. She's still beautiful today!

not a byte per se just an FYI - maybe mentioned down further I haven't noticed...Kim Richards from this show is Paris Hilton's aunt. Her sister is Kathy Richards-Hilton. Their other sister Kyle Richards also was a child actress.

Jumped from day one. McLean is a joke and always will be. His career after leaving M*A*S*H should be a reminder for every other mediocre performer out there that if you luck into a good show do not quit no matter what!

All I know is that Kim Richards was very HOT - loved the hair - eyes and face. And I can only imagine she had a sweet ass too. The show was Ok...and not as bad as many remember. It just came out on a poor network in a rotten time slot with your average stories.
Its a shame that McLean isn't no longer with us as he was a really fine person who just wanted something better like the rest of us. I'm forever grateful that I have the first 3 seasons of Mash to remember just what a nice guy he appeared to be.