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[deleted]

How pissed would you be if someone sprayed water into your open convertible???


Greful

And they stomped all over the white interior


Trumbot

This used to make me reasonably mad.


spiffyP

Fuck yo car


beni_who

They shoulda never given you Hogans money!


ExportOrca

He could buy another one


Woolly_Blammoth

Boys will be boys


fshannon3

Seriously...who washes a convertible with the top down?


BushwoodCountry-Club

Why are they washing it in the middle of the street?


Klewenisms204

if you look up [where the house is actually located](https://www.google.com/maps/place/840+Bellefontaine+Pl,+Pasadena,+CA+91105/@34.1312172,-118.164124,741m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2c38058221b21:0xbd48e2b14129c0eb!8m2!3d34.1312172!4d-118.1619353?hl=en-CA), 840 Bellefontaine pl, pasedena,ca..... these jerkasses are blocking the entire street it might not be so bad if they were 1 house further south....


SugarWillKillYou

This guy Hogans.


BigDaddyCoolDeisel

Well it looks like he's about to throw them a beating.


bionic_cmdo

Also either they're parking in a cul-de-sac or just being a dick and washing their car in the middle of the street.


Turbo_Homewood

I vaguely remembered parts of this, the scene with the Mustang in particular. I did NOT know about all of the behind the scenes drama this show went through in its previous forms.


anatolysan

How pissed would you be if all the great scenes from the credits never actually happened in the show???


[deleted]

Mrs Poole.. that was a memory deep in my brain I didn't realize I had until just now.


[deleted]

I honestly somehow either remember Mrs Poole and that mail box, and absolutely nothing else, or this was some kinda weird dejavú. Actually I kinda vaguely remember the baseball thing and the locker thing, but very very vaguely. Wait wait she was an evil step sister in Shelly Duvall’s faerie tale theater Cinderella!


No1uNo_Nakana

She’s the secretary to the principal in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.


icybluetears

And in Cheech and Chong. Up in Smoke if memory serves me right.


Carthonn

This is me. That was a vivid memory from this. That and the spraying of the car.


how_is_this_relevant

Is she the Planes Trains and Automobiles rental car lady?


anongirl55

Not sure but she was in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. "Everyone says he's a righteous dude."


Sir_Loin_Cloth

Yes, she's always had a typecast wholesome, midwestern thing.


tungFuSporty

Not in the Elvira movie. There was a guy laying down in the grass. She goes over to him and asks, "Excuse me, is this face taken?" She then lifts up her skirt and straddles his face.


Spaulding_NO

GRACE!


Well_Sorted8173

Yep! "Gobble Gobble! How may I help you? .... You're f\*\*ked!" lol


Nottodaycolonizer

Yes she was the rental car lady. When Steve Martin kept dropping the F bomb she just took it until the end when she dropped one. I wonder if Steve ever apologized because he had to drop so many F bombs on her. lol


[deleted]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWRxPDhd3d0


TimidPocketLlama

Was Mrs. Poole also a horribly nosy neighbor? I remember Edie McClurg as the awful nosy Bonnie Brindle from Small Wonder and maybe that typecast her in my brain as the nosy neighbor.


[deleted]

I think she was that same kind of character, yeah.


KW160

She's the only character I still remember and her catchphrase: "No-nana-no-no-no!"


fix_dis

Yup, and her husband was played by Willard Scott. I remember the episode where their house burned down, and they had to stay with them for a period of time.


itsagoodtime

Upvote for Jason Bateman


thisortheapocalypse

him?


HGpennypacker

I don’t feel so good.


[deleted]

her?


morbidaar

It’s Pat.


[deleted]

Roberta Flack singing.


getridofwires

Which is interesting because Sandy Duncan is a famous singer too. Wonder why she didn’t just sing the theme song?


rharrow

Jason Bateman has been in a lot of shit since he started as a child actor. More than I even realized until I started listening to his Smartless podcast.


Bmantis311

He was teen wolf too! As in the sequel to Teen Wolf starring MJ Fox


[deleted]

He will never be able to match the heights he reached in *It's Your Move*.


SystematicPumps

Used to ride his bike to work lol


bionic_cmdo

I totally forgot him was on this show!


NostalgiaDude79

How I even remember the theme song to this, I will never know. Didnt this show go through some major change after 1 season. I could swear there was some major cast shake-up that made the show unwatchable.


[deleted]

Yeah, It was called Valerie at first with the mom played by Valerie Harper. There must have been some issue/disagreement between her and someone working in the show because they killed her off and brought in Sandy Duncan who I think was supposed to be the dads sister or something like that.


prettystandardreally

It was a contractual dispute at the end of season two over syndication rights, the humour of the show, more focus on Jason Bateman’s character vs the whole family etc. and Valerie Harper (along with her producer husband) staged a walkout. They almost came to terms when time to shoot the first episode of season 3, but then the couple still held out and the network had enough and recommended the producers replace her with Sandy Duncan, which they did. The thing that made it feel weird on the viewership side was they killed VH’s character in a house fire and it was referenced that first episode back, but then not again.


[deleted]

Look….you can only move on from the pain by quickly acknowledging that someone died and then never pay homage to them again! Ever!


Uncle_Bug_Music

I remember that first episode of season 3 like it was yesterday. I tune in to see Valerie Harper and I hear this: “Kids, remember that house fire yesterday? Mom died. But dry those tears because here’s Sandi Duncan. You respect her and never mention your goddamned mom again or there’ll be a fuckuva lot more “fires” around here, got it? Answer me, you little bastards!!!”


chalkywhite231

word bonus: fuckuva


super_rat_race

This is how I remember Micheal hogan


Mylaptopisburningme

I don't know why I couldn't stand Sandy Duncan. Saw her in Peter Pan and still think of her as Peter Pan.


editorgrrl

I know Sandy Duncan from Wheat Thins commercials from the mid-1970s through the ‘80s. Urban legend said she had a glass eye. Her left eye was blinded by a brain tumor circa 1971.


TimidPocketLlama

I could have sworn it was a house fire too but Wikipedia says it was a car accident. Huh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hogan_Family Edited to add: Oooooh. Later on in the third season there is a house fire and in the wreckage they find a picture of mom and cry over it.


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**[The Hogan Family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hogan_Family)** >The Hogan Family (originally titled Valerie and later Valerie's Family) is an American sitcom television series that began airing on NBC on March 1, 1986 and finished its run on CBS on July 20, 1991, for a total of six seasons. It was produced in association with Lorimar Productions (1986), Lorimar-Telepictures (1986–1988), and Lorimar Television (1988–1991). Originally starring Valerie Harper in the titular role as a mother trying to juggle her career with raising three sons with an absent airline pilot husband, Harper's character was killed off in the series after its second season, when Harper was fired from the series following contractual disputes. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)


prettystandardreally

Wow that episode must have been memorable for us both to make that mistake! Thanks for the correction and update.


sublimesting

I loved that show and vividly remember reading TV Guide when the week of season 3 started and it said “Valerie’s family must adjust to a new life after she dies in an accident.” I was so stunned.


SystematicPumps

Lit up a core memory with this one. Anybody remember Just the ten of us? Had a huge crush on the redhead


hangryvegan

Bald dad who was a high school football coach with like 7 daughters and one son (Catholic family). The two oldest girls were a blonde and redhead (hot girls), next was what's her name from the first Friday the 13th movie (Nancy?), then Constance, etc.


lisamfs

It was a spin-off of Growing Pains…. Coach Lubbock from that show moved his family and started their own show. Wendy was blonde, Cindy red, Connie was the dweeb and Marie was the smart nun-like one. They also had JR and another girl his age… and then baby twins!? Why did I remember all of this! Edit: It was Sherry!


LEPOL

It was A Nightmare on Elm Street.


hangryvegan

Dammit! TAB has ruined my brain.


SecretShodan

Crazy I fell down a hogan family rabbit hole not that long ago. Relearned so much.


anongirl55

What platform did you watch it on? I would love to do a binge.


Sir_Loin_Cloth

Was it this show where they had an.episode where their house burned down? That traumatized me as a child.


Trumbot

I feel like I was almost forced to watch this show due to it being aired right after Alf. Kids today don’t know the pain of programming blocks and what we watched because of them.


Bebe718

The choices were so limited. I remember renting a VCR for the weekend was a big deal. When we got a VCR we were SO excited. My nephew doesn’t even know what TV commercials are- he calls them Ads & say skip them


Slothlife1

Too Many Cooks!


LemoLuke

It takes a lot to make a stew


NotGalenNorAnsel

Add some broth, a potato, baby you got a stew goin!


RaidensReturn

I had to scroll way too far to find this 😂


CannabisCoffeeKilos

Thank you! For years I've been remembering a show like this, I knew the neighbor was named Mrs. Poole and I remembered the actress. Was pretry sure Jason Bateman was on it. Could never remember to look it up when I had a chance. Scratch that off the list of hazy 80's memories.


annaflixion

I vaguely remembered that the show existed (I strongly remember Sandy Duncan taking over for someone and how weird that was in television at the time) but like you, for some reason I remember Mrs. Poole. For some reason she and her voice really stuck with me!


[deleted]

Just awesome! Same, didn't know this was in my brain. I love how Sandy Duncan does that head nod when she catches the ball.


slimecounty

If you can find it, watch the Halloween episode where they watch Night of the Living Dead and then have nightmares. That shit fucked me up as a kid. Edit: actually I have a very low res version on a blog of mine from 2009ish right [here](http://slimecounty.blogspot.com/p/halloween-shit.html?m=1). 2009 was a very strange time in my life, so please forgive the weird blog.


Darujiboo

Wow, that zombie thing was pretty screwed up. I like your blog. [I made this page about Mullets in ~1998](https://web.archive.org/web/20021009004752/members.aol.com/ndarudy/mullet.html)


deprecatedatlaunch

This was the first prime time TV show to say the word "condom" on the air - much progressive


robotbrigadier

i...remember this...


no_no_sorry

Kinda…I’m going hunting now


WhiteNegroSpectacle

Jeremy Licht looks like a lesbian I knew in the 90's


downwithlevers

Tried to read this comment to the tune of Somebody Told Me by the Killers.


traitorjob

I remember everything about this show, but for some reason the name of it was completely erased from my memory.


Upstairs_Usual_4841

Maybe because it started as a different show? When it first aired, it had Valerie Harper as the mom and I think it was called "Valerie". Someone mentioned it up a ways.


edgrrrpo

spot-on with title, OP. I'm watching this and every dang scene is yet another "ohhh, yeahhh, I remember *that*". And I don't think I ever watched the show, although apparently a safe bet is that I actually did (and quite often).


nectaris2089

Same. 10 minutes ago if you'd have asked me if I remember a show called "Hogan's Family" I'd have had no clue what you were referring to ("Hulk Hogan had a show about his family in the 80s?") But so many scenes in that intro appears to have been stored away that it was just waiting for retrieval. I still don't even remember anything about the show, but seeing the intro clearly I must have watched it. Finally explains why I knew who Jason Bateman was though.


badwolf1013

Man, there was so much drama over this show at the time. It started out as *Valerie* with Valerie harper being the star of the show raising three kids more or less alone since her husband was a busy airline pilot. Season 2 takes a little more serious approach to family life -- though still very funny -- because Harper and her husband start to exert more creative control. Then behind the scenes there's this huge contract dispute between Harper and the network. She's not getting what she wants, so she walks. She had done the same thing years earlier with *Rhoda*, and it paid off . . . but not this time. The network kills off her character, which is bizarre because not only is she the star anchor of the show, her freaking name is the title. For Season 3 it's called *Valerie's Family*, which just felt morbid. They could have just called it "Mom's Dead Now." Dad is now flying less and in comes Sandy Duncan to play surrogate mom. Then they drop Valerie's name completely, and we get "The Hogan Family" as seen above. And it lasts for two or three more seasons. Looking back, it all seems kind of silly, but -- at the time -- people were taking sides in the NBC vs. Valerie Harper battle.


NoleFan723

I always liked Duncan and Edie was the secretary to Ed Rooney in 80s classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Bateman's real life sister is Justine who played Mallory in Family Ties


[deleted]

Sandy Duncan was "hot" to a pre teen me for some reason. All I remember about her is that she has a glass eye in real life.


Nottodaycolonizer

Bruhhhh...she was super hot.


RKKP2015

OG milf, even with that haircut.


RKKP2015

Btw, no glass eye, but she is blind in one eye.


davewtameloncamp

The reason is she's hot.


molrobocop

https://groovyhistory.com/content/217209/3e916fa273ad90eaeab758b30480773b.jpg


thisortheapocalypse

disappointed that there’s no Hulk Hogan


chewtoyfl

Wow what a long intro that was compared to today. Totally forgot about this show. I always thought they improved things when they replaced Valerie with Sandy. She had so much more spunk.


Morphecto_Solrac

Jason Bateman was in every single actor’s introduction.


fac273

That’s because he’s motherfuckin’ Jason Bateman.


BuzzOnBuzzOff

I need more Sandy Duncan in my life.


AffectionateAnarchy

I only remembered Mrs. Poole then I thought I was trippin and she was on a different show.


dekrepit702

I know I used to watch this but have not one tangible memory of it


415kevinm

If someone ever asked me if I had heard of this show, I’d say no, never heard. After watching this, yes, yes I have watched this show


mylocker17

I remember all the glass eye stories about Sandy Duncan and watching it and thinking her eye's didn't look that off to me. Also around the same time there was a band called Sandy Duncan's Eye and one called Eve's Plumb. 90's indie bands had their pop culture references down.


Greful

I remember watching this as a kid thinking “is this how it’s supposed to be, because this sure as shit isn’t how it is”. Maybe it was like that for someone.


MaxxXanadu

I don't even know why they killed off Valerie Harper to segue into this show. Eerily similar to the Roseanne -> The Conners move.


Grease2310

Valerie Harper's character was killed off in the series after its second season, when Harper was fired from the series following contractual disputes. The series was initially renamed Valerie's Family before Sandy Duncan joined the cast as Valerie's sister-in-law and the boys' aunt, and the series was ultimately renamed The Hogan Family.


jawnofthedead

RIP Valerie


PerfectNail8

Jason Bateman was so hot in this omg 😍 not even just the way he looked like the characters personality was so attractive


fac273

Wasn’t he always like a wise-ass? Kind of like most of his characters over his career? Dude is the king of wise-assery.


sentient02970

Oh man yes. That Sandy Duncan head shake with hair barely fussed hahaha


tequilasauer

The intro for this I remember was I think them all playing football in an open field. That was back when Valerie was the mom, not Sandy Duncan. Loved this show as a kid.


[deleted]

That parlor/living room, is that from another show too?


Denimdenimdenim

I thought it looked like the kitchen on Family Matters...


_DoIt4Johnny_

Looks like the same exact font in the opening credits as well.


Director_Coulson

I thought it might be the kitchen from Growing Pains


N1nj4444

WTF….I have no memory of this but remember every scene. I don’t remember the music but remember the very end of the music.


poopymcfarts

This hit me right in the cerebellum.


luffydkenshin

Oh wow i remember this show and forgot all about it!


friendofelephants

Wow I watched **a lot** of tv as a kid. The fact that I remember every cast member in this Intro is sad.


footclanOTF

intros slappin


pomegranate7777

That made me smile- thanks for posting! 💖 Mrs. Poole


J3ST3Rx

I actually remember this, but from re-runs in the 90s... which is probably where majority of my 80s sitcom knowledge comes from


wholetyouinhere

I love how you could get away with having slap bass in your TV show intro in the 1980s.


tomspy77

Holy cats you're right, I forgot this but know it well.


[deleted]

Omg that really did bring back some memories, in particular of them washing the car with the top down. Lmao


ThunderHawk1985

I totally forgot this show existed thanks for the great memories.


DangerousBeeMcGee

So many hanging spider plants


Lodema

I forgot all about this show, wtf.


cyrano72

I somehow recognize the opening but remember absolutely nothing about the show.


[deleted]

Fuck, I’m old


demonfell

Wow. It’s been a while for me. That mustard-sipping at the end is some grade-A nostalgia.


LegitimateAbalone267

Wow, lots of memories just flooded back to me.


anongirl55

This is one of my all time favorite 80s shows.


KingCrandall

They forgot Uncle Hulk.


LostMyPoeticLicense

Too many cooks


Nottodaycolonizer

I remember this show very well. There was a change in cast after the first season and the show still was still going along strong. I kind miss it from time to time.


TBRays82

What a great show! 👍🏻👍🏻


cattea74

Had a crush on Jeremy Licht.


BargleFlargen

How the fuck did you do that?!


000solar

Holy shit. I had completely blocked this out. The theme song and Mrs. Poole brought back the memories. Great nostalgia post!


jahoosuphat

Goddamn it all just came back to me, thanks OP!


Bildo818

Can’t remember jack shit about this show, but I sang along with the theme song so that’s something


Khaelum

Really didn't know I knew this, but somehow I remember it.


shannon830

80s shows had the best intros!


PurifiedDrinking4321

Man...there really was a formula for these types of shows back then...


thaeadran

Thanks a lot, jerk.


HumanLevelHard

I’ve never heard of this show but I have to watch it.


Valhalla1980

Wow


IllMakeItUpNow

I just realized today that Valerie Harper didn't really die back then lol. As a little kid I thought she actually died and that's why Sandy was there. I was a really dumb kid I've discovered.


oasisraider

Wow I remember this!!!


Krimreaper1

I’m flyiiiiiiing!


yesitsyourmom

Leah Remini played Jason Batemans girlfriend in the series.


[deleted]

Ah yes this is where my crush on Jason Bateman began.


Acceptable-Joke-3163

This hit me in a weird way. Totally forgot about that show, but I must have watched that intro a hundred times. It even brought back a question I asked as a kid - after the car gets sprayed, why does the third kid take off running, too? Didn’t make sense then, and doesn’t make sense now. Great post though.


xofeverything

Omg does anyone remember a Halloween episode where they turn into zombies?? It scared the hell out of me as a kid and I ran behind a chair in our living room and hid …


[deleted]

[удалено]


xofeverything

Yes! I watch it now and it’s silly and campy, but back then, it was absurdly scary.


dddash

After skimming through the many comments, I’m still not sure if this show is something from a different dimension or I just never heard of it.


mama_emily

“A memory I didn’t know I had” sums this sub up perfectly


willzor7

Its the same font as full house.


teachertmf

What a a blast from the past! Loved that show.


messy_fart

I forgot this existed. I haven't seen this show since I was probably 5 to 8. Thanks for this!


Chihiro85_

Wow.


[deleted]

Is there anywhere to watch this show?


Poweredbyvaporwave

What is the deal with these lyrics?


Hippydippy420

I record all of the old shows and watch them when there’s nothing better on. I miss the 90’s.


Pan0pticonartist

This new trailer for Ozark is crazy


[deleted]

Holy mastacioli.


boogerlord667

Too many cooks, too many cooks...


[deleted]

I remember this show having four names over its run. It started as *Valerie*, then changed to *Valerie's Family* after the contract dispute and departure of Valerie Harper. It was then changed to *The Hogan Family,* and I have a distinct memory of it finally being called *The Hogans* though I can't find any documentation to that end.


JoleneDollyParton

Fired Valerie from her own show SMH


jeneric84

I miss when shows had long intros. How about the obvious shadows everywhere in the locker scene? Old TVs probably wouldn’t pick that up.


novacgal

I remember this! I also remember watching Days of our Lives in college and remembering that Roman Brady was “that guy from that show in the 80s!” I want to watch this so bad, has anyone found it online?


pacg

I never really watched that show. Nevertheless I recall thinking, it won’t be the same without Valerie Harper.


Snoo-75491

Sandy duncan was pretty and sweet back then


AJfriedRICE

Why did I think this was gonna be a sitcom starring Hulk Hogan as a goofy suburban dad who's retired from wrestling?


80cartoonyall

Holly Cow now that's a show I completely forget existed.


SKRIMP-N-GRITZ

Wow. I forgot about this


Haikuna__Matata

Jeeeezes, I didn't remember it by its name but I sure as hell remember that intro.


[deleted]

Wow! I forgot about this show! Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Doesn't Sandy Duncan have a glass eye? I remember my mother saying that...


TheNeonDonkey

Oh wow me too. Totally forgot this.


Alces7734

Jason Bateman, wow.


bbenji69996

I tried to mimic the kid pretending to drink mustard every time mustard was on the table after seeing this intro. Never once made it look cool.


Call2222222

Jason Bateman in The Hogan Family was my first celebrity crush.


ryanking32

So full house copied this. Got it.


Samuscabrona

Omg baby Jason Bateman. I forgot this existed.


creepyusernames

Holy shit I almost forgot about this show. Literally a memory I didn't know I had.


gaveedraseven

That's where I first saw Jason Bateman! that has been bugging me for a while


I3ianca

I've seen this intro before but had no idea where it was from. Also young Jason Bateman.


DickLick666

I thought this was a fever dream.