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06-06-07 | 12:29 AM

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I'll Second Ted McGinley on Married with Children. Giving Al a partner in crime made the show 100% better.

I'll third this.

Jefferson was a fine addition.

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06-06-07 | 12:56 AM

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Ted McGinley replacing David Garrison & yeah I know he's the patron saint of "Jumping the Shark" but who cares.

It's funny, but that was the first one that came to my mind, but out of fear of ridicule I was going to be an ass and say the character Seven on MWC, with runner up Chachi on Happy Days and Cousin Oliver on The Brady Bunch. But my honest answer is the same as yours, with runners up: Rev. Jim, Taxi; Woody, Cheers; Tony Blundetto, The Sopranos

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06-06-07 | 01:45 AM

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Kevin Murphy replacing Josh Weinstein as the voice of Tom Servo in Mystery Science Theater 3000

Rick Moranis and Martin Short to SCTV

Eddie Murphy and Phil Hartman to Saturday Night Live

Wayne Knight, Jerry Stiller and Estelle Harris to Seinfeld

Joe Pantoliano to The Sopranos

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06-06-07 | 06:36 AM

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Paul Rudd for Friends. I thought he was the best one they matched with Phoebe.

"Crap Bag" Good one. If he ever gets super famous people will catch the reruns and be like "he was on Friends?"

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Wayne Knight, Jerry Stiller and Estelle Harris to Seinfeld

Wow. Is this the first mention of them? This might be the winner. Seinfeld wouldn't be Seinfeld without these three characters.

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06-06-07 | 08:42 AM

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Benjamin Bratt to L & O

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06-06-07 | 09:18 AM

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Steve Landesberg on Barney Miller

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06-06-07 | 09:22 AM

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Rob Lowe and Emily VanCamp on Brothers and Sisters

Henry Simmons on Shark

Those shows have both only done one season though. I don't really think that's a well established cast.

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06-06-07 | 09:44 AM

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I'll Second Ted McGinley on Married with Children. Giving Al a partner in crime made the show 100% better.

Well considering he was a complete wash when he joined Happy Days when it had long become "Sad Days", he certainly redeemed himself here. I completely agree.

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If you consider him to be a cast addition, William H. Macy on Sports Night. I doubt he'd be would have been more than a recurring character even if the show had continued, though.

That was the first that came into my head as well even though I agree with your "recurring character" suspicion.

No love for Faith (Eliza Dushku)? Sure she came and went, but she was on Buffy for whole seasons at a time.

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06-07-07 | 05:24 AM

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^Depends on how you look at this question...when I think cast, I think regular, but if Jerry Stiller and company count on Seinfeld, certainly Eliza Dushku should for Buffy.

Ill also add Emma Caulfield on Buffy and Julie Bowen on Boston Legal.