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Not so happy any more: Happy Days' icons sue CBS for their cut of merchandising bonanza
UK Daily Mail ^
| April 19 2011
| Daily Mail Reporter
Posted on 04/19/2011 2:02:26 PM PDT by iowamark
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To: Keith in Iowa
“She lost her California home to foreclosure recently and said the money would have made a difference....”
I’m sorry to hear Marion Ross lost her home to foreclosure. I remember a few months back reading that Erin Moran was also in foreclosure.
This isn’t just poor financial planning. This is also not doing other work to generate revenue. Marion may be too old to find meaningful employment now, but Erin Moran isn’t.
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posted on
04/19/2011 2:37:07 PM PDT
by
passionfruit
(When illegals become legal, even they won't do the work Americans won't do)
To: passionfruit
Marion may be too old to find meaningful employment nowI know she recently did voice-overs as SpongeBob's Grandmother.
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posted on
04/19/2011 2:38:15 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: HiTech RedNeck
Remember “Married with Children”?
I know of an acquaintance who worked years ago for CAA, specifically the agent for Ed O Neill who played Al Bundy. My acquaintance now works for Dell Los Angeles and we see each other once in awhile.
Anyhow, there was a reason why Ed O Neill got a portion of the profits from the show. Just like Ted danson’s deal with Cheers, their agents were able to negotiate a fraction off the profits for the show while the agents for Christina Applegate etc being goody 2 shoe agents, negotiated in good faith with Fox.
Fox blindsided them and gave the money to O Neill as profit sharing while the rest of the cast got nothing. They were promised a percentage but words are nothing unless it’s in black and white.
To: iowamark
Where is Fonzi? Why does Richie wear that hat? We know you are bald dude.
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posted on
04/19/2011 2:46:42 PM PDT
by
KMG365
To: max americana
Also, a lot of actors are just grateful to get the work, and especially if at the time, they don’t think the show is going to go anywhere, they don’t think about such things.
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posted on
04/19/2011 2:49:22 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: KMG365; iowamark
Here's Fonzi..........
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posted on
04/19/2011 2:53:37 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Recovering_Democrat
CBS owns the rights from the CBS/Paramount/Viacom merger and then separation. Kind of hard to sort out.
Just saw this on CNN Entertainment. Ron Howard's publicist game a “No comment.” Nothing from Winkler who I have seen recently on some CBS shows.
To: iowamark
Where's Chuck?
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posted on
04/19/2011 2:56:03 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
I heard this story on Cavuto. I think he's rushing home to look in his mom's attic for his lunchbox.
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posted on
04/19/2011 2:57:06 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: iowamark
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posted on
04/19/2011 2:59:28 PM PDT
by
paulycy
(Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: dfwgator
He's driving the boat.
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posted on
04/19/2011 3:01:15 PM PDT
by
iowamark
To: iowamark
You know, that's the episode when the show really jumped the shark ...
Hey, wait a minute ....
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posted on
04/19/2011 3:35:45 PM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: Watershed
The article lists the members who are suing and it appears Ron Howard and Henry Winkler are not involved.They might've had residuals and merchandising profits written into their contracts.
To: passionfruit
They may have run into crooked or incompetent financial advisers. Lucky for me, Jim Cramer has my back.
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posted on
04/19/2011 3:53:17 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(I fell asleep during my air traffic controller job interview and still got hired. Cool!)
To: max americana
Fox blindsided them and gave the money to O Neill as profit sharing while the rest of the cast got nothing. If you don't mind offensive, vulgar humor, there's an episode of Star-ving (google it) where David Faustino has to go beg Ed O'Neill for money. Funny stuff --as is the MWC reunion episode where Faustino learns he is replaced by Seth Green in the role of Bud Bundy.
To: Keith in Iowa
Just kidding. They could be twin brothers.
To: Recovering_Democrat
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posted on
04/20/2011 12:53:11 PM PDT
by
lowbridge
(Rep. Dingell: "Its taken a long time.....to control the people.")
To: iowamark
The legacy of the show, which was one of the most popular on television for a decade, lives on even 30 years after it ended. That's pretty good for a 1970's show based on nostalgia for the 1950's.
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posted on
04/20/2011 1:04:46 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(If gullible, uneducated and uncivilized people didn't exist, politicians would create them.)
To: Keith in Iowa; Vasilli22
It was a joke. In the photo of the cast, Most looks a lot like Bill Maher.
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posted on
04/20/2011 1:11:10 PM PDT
by
Richard Kimball
(Proud member of the Keepers Of Odd Knowledge (KOOK))
To: Richard Kimball
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posted on
04/20/2011 1:12:40 PM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
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