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cinematicdiversions

(1,969 posts)
Mon Aug 30, 2021, 11:23 PM Aug 2021

So what Lone Survivor Shows can you name where only one of the cast is still alive.

We of course were talking about Mary Tyler Moore this weekend with lone survivor Betty White



And you have Different Strokes with Lone survivor Todd Bridges. (Don't worry, Janet Jackson is still alive she was a guest star.)



And of course Tina Louise from Gilligan's Island




So what other lone survivor stars can you name?
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So what Lone Survivor Shows can you name where only one of the cast is still alive. (Original Post) cinematicdiversions Aug 2021 OP
I'll bet "Little Ricky" is the sole survivor of "I Love Lucy" eShirl Aug 2021 #1
You are correct cinematicdiversions Aug 2021 #3
MTM is wrong. John Amos who played Gordy the weatherman is still alive. rsdsharp Aug 2021 #2
I don't think he was considered a "regular"... regnaD kciN Aug 2021 #5
Marla Gibbs from The Jeffersons ... the maid Florence on the show ... everyone else is gone Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #4
Phyllis Lindstrom's daughter. Frasier Balzov Aug 2021 #6
Except Ted Knight in the 80s and MTM in 2017 all the other Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #7
The Beverly Hillbillies. Harker Aug 2021 #8
Bewitched. Adam-12. Harker Aug 2021 #9
Barbra Eden from I Dream of Jeannie GumboYaYa Aug 2021 #10
 

cinematicdiversions

(1,969 posts)
3. You are correct
Mon Aug 30, 2021, 11:33 PM
Aug 2021

Keith Thibodeaux (born December 1, 1950), also known as Richard Keith, is an American former child actor and musician, best known for playing Little Ricky on the television sitcoms I Love Lucy and The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour. ... He is the last living regular appearing cast member from I Love Lucy.

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
5. I don't think he was considered a "regular"...
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:35 AM
Aug 2021

He fell into the same category of "recurring character" as people like Igor or Nurse Kellye in M*A*S*H, who would show up in several episodes a season, but not a majority of them. If you included them as regulars, then of course Lisa Gerritsen (Bess, Phyllis's daughter) would also still be around.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
4. Marla Gibbs from The Jeffersons ... the maid Florence on the show ... everyone else is gone
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:31 AM
Aug 2021

Fun fact ... Roxie Roker, aka Helen Willis, the wife of the interracial neighbor couple in their building ... was Lenny Kravitz's mom.

Tadpole Raisin

(972 posts)
7. Except Ted Knight in the 80s and MTM in 2017 all the other
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:55 AM
Aug 2021

Cast members died between 2019-2021. Hang in there Betty!
I have the closing credits music as a ring tone. Loved that show!

Harker

(14,010 posts)
9. Bewitched. Adam-12.
Tue Aug 31, 2021, 11:00 AM
Aug 2021

I'm not sure why I'm thinking about this.

The girls who played Tabitha, and Kent McCord are sole survivors.

On second thought, the twins are pretty clearly two survivors. That show had some great regulars, and wonderful recurring characters. Aunt Clara, Uncle Arthur, etc.

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