Mona spinoff eyed with Helmond departure for ABC
Veteran actress Helmond, known as Mona on Who's the Boss, will star in a new Mona spinoff on ABC beginning in September set in New York where she owns a flophouse hotel. The series aims to show an older woman living life fully, with Mona's romantic and mentoring arcs.
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Cosby and Culp to reunite on The Cosby Show episode
TV news items note Bill Cosby and Robert Culp will appear together again in a future The Cosby Show episode. NBC plans Concentration revival five mornings weekly starting next month with host yet to be chosen. Little Richard voices Minute Maid ads. Ken Harrelson joins Yankees TV crew. Jane Elliot adds Days of Our Lives cast.
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TV Guide Highlights Tonight and Movie Summary
8 00 PM PLM recap features Tony Danza comedy about parental fears as Samantha returns from a patty with a neck hickey. Spies Jan and Ben face a dilemma when their boss Barry Corbin is kidnapped, forcing risky rule-breaking to rescue him.
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Critic’s Choices on a possessive lover turns twist in 1984 TV movie
A psychotic admirer story features Yvette Mimieux as a controlling woman whose grip unsettles Simon MacCorkindale in a 1984 TV movie. Frontline’s So You Want to Be President revisits the campaign era with Gary Hart and political nostalgia.
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Older soap stars break age stereotypes on daytime TV
The shift from youth focused plots to vibrant aging characters is marked by performers like Eileen Fulton, who once feared grandmother roles. Industry voices say mature figures bring diversity, romance, and dignity, though calls persist for deeper aging themes and fewer gendered stereotypes.
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TVQ and TV question on Punky Brewster and Silver Spoons return
The NBC fate of Punky Brewster and Silver Spoons is addressed with No. Spoons reruns remain available to local stations and Punky Brewster will return next season. Laverne & Shirley ended after on screen rivals Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams clashed off camera. Williams left in 1982 due to pregnancy filming issues while Marshall continued until The A-Team competition and ABC's May 1983 cancellation.
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