I saw this show once and only once at my grandmas house. I thought it was a strange delusion because no one else had ever heard of it lol
@eternalriver7866
11 ай бұрын
Me too and I thought it was magical but no one knew what I’m talking about
@erikandrus4387
2 ай бұрын
I was 11 when this premiered as a mid-season replacement. Believe me when I tell you, as zany as the premise was, it was an original, and the Season 1 cast sold “The Charmings” as a critical darling, that they were invited back for a second season. If Caitlin O’Heaney’s rumored dismissal after season 1 came down to her top billing over Christopher Rich, I fault the producers who could have easily solved this by giving both stars top billing, like Ted Danson and Shelley Long on “Cheers”. Instead the powerhouse trifecta of O’Heaney, Rich, and Judy Parfitt (who deserved top billing!), was never as strong with Carol Huston’s recast as Snow. Huston is a fine actress, but her interpretation of Snow was not as relatable to the Disney princess O’Heaney modeled her portrayal after, making the satire all the more surreal and hysterical!
@CharlesRiley-g9b
24 күн бұрын
"The Charmings" -s1e1 pilot -pilot-you tube
@CharlesRiley-g9b
24 күн бұрын
"the Charmings" -pilot-you tube
@admiralackbar9307
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I remember this show, it was actually really good, and brings back some wonderful memories of better days :)
@CharlesRiley-g9b
24 күн бұрын
"the Charmings" - pilot -pilot-you tube
@ianvarney2112
11 ай бұрын
I thought this show was just a fever dream. But, nope, it actually existed...
@Student____2025__1
Жыл бұрын
The stepmom is a very good actress.
@ProBreakers
10 ай бұрын
Lol, I had completely forgot about this show, though know I remember watching it as a kid, funny how memory works, once jogged all the memories come flooding back.
@joseguevara8321
Жыл бұрын
From the Same People behind "The Nanny", Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser.
@fannishmarcia
11 ай бұрын
Watching for the first time. So far it is very funny! Thank you for posting!
@johnquattrociocchi2639
10 ай бұрын
As a kid in the 1980’s, I loved this show.
@zachhaumesser2092
7 ай бұрын
The reason I know of the show is I would always see the promo ad during my VHS recording of the original 1987 airing of a Muppet family Christmas. I just watched this first episode. It’s a fun show. I got to watch the full Christmas episode now.
@lorimiller623
Жыл бұрын
I remember watching this in 1987, right before I moved out of my parents' house. I only saw a few episodes.
@anneadam8322
Жыл бұрын
Been looking for this. Happy memories my daughter loved this watched every week ❤️❤️
@productreviewproductions439
Жыл бұрын
this was before my time, first time seeing it....I love these off the wall sitcom ideas, this was apparently on TGIF
@nealwhaley63
2 жыл бұрын
“Rapunzel would let her hair down for anyone.” Do tell, Prince Charming! LOL.
@primekiller5729
2 жыл бұрын
This was like a comedy version of Once Upon a Time!
@sweetjoey2
Жыл бұрын
THIS may of been what gave the writers the original idea
@alanguages
10 ай бұрын
The writing for the Charmings was excellent. There was so much material for comedic purposes. Unfortunately, in today's (2023) audience a lot of it would be considered offensive.
@homelesshannah50
5 ай бұрын
Cry more Boomer@@alanguages
@mrswhit76
4 ай бұрын
Brock!
@johnissoevil
Жыл бұрын
Turning a fairy tale into a sitcom. Only in the 80s. Wonder if something like that would work out now. Only executives at Netflix, Hulu, etc. know for sure if they'd pick something like this up.
@blind_t2
5 ай бұрын
probably this could work for disney plus.
@CiskyFCC
Жыл бұрын
Just finished to watch this episode. I watched this show in my country (Italy) on its time, early 90s. It was hilarious. My and my brothers were always expecting for the mirror to parts. He is so funny.🤣It's like I remembered it: a lighthearted half hour of jokes and reference to the fairy tales. Thank you for the upload.
@imera4180
Жыл бұрын
Came across this show randomly. It's silly but has some fun moments :P
@dominickscalpi5686
Жыл бұрын
I have been trying to remember this show for the last 20 years at least, probably more! 😱 Finally! It's made me crazy all these years lol I could have sworn this was on HBO, that it was a lot more "adult" than it actually is, that they were a family of witches, and that they lived in a castle in the clouds... 🤣 Obviously I was misremembering a few things but this is absolutely the show I had been trying to remember lol it's like a blockage just cleared itself 🤣 now if only I can remember this one other show that I watched when I was a kid. It was a cartoon, I could have sworn it was on Nickelodeon, the main characters used these Stonehenge looking things to travel to other parts of the world or maybe it was to other worlds entirely... I now have hope that one day I'll find it now that I've found this one ❤️
@montananerd8244
Жыл бұрын
Omg, I've been trying to remember the name of this show for DECADES, didn't remember enough to find by googling. Thank u!
@StevenLasher
10 ай бұрын
thank you sooooooo much! Ive been waiting over 30 years to see these again. So many memories
@Scotty-Z70
5 ай бұрын
"Rapunzel would let her hair down for anyone" LOL!!!!!
@tys.8027
2 жыл бұрын
Finally! The full series In high quality! Thankyou so much!! Greatly appreciated!!!
@frankcheers7529
7 ай бұрын
I LOVED this when it aired originally in the 80s.
@arenazona1017
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting this up. I have been searching to buy on Blu-ray or DVD. Brings back such good memories. Again. Thank you. 🙂
@zt1053
Жыл бұрын
The ratings were actually not bad in season 1 but then it was put up against the Cosby Show in season 2.
@vin7786
2 жыл бұрын
I remember this show pretty good lol!
@msoileau83
Жыл бұрын
80s sax theme. Because of course.
@hamursh
2 жыл бұрын
You figure out why this show was owned by Sony and not Disney... Touchstone Television was just starting up and it has so many references to the Disney fairy tales that existed at the time.
@mopenstein
2 жыл бұрын
Disney doesn't own those fairy tales. They're public domain tales that have been told for centuries.
@jehobden
Жыл бұрын
@@mopenstein That probably explains why the Dwarf was named Luther and not Dopey, Doc, etc. Disney DOES own that part of the story.
@jaredjlinden
Жыл бұрын
I remember at the time there was a story in the paper about not making Snow in this series look too much like the Disney version, putting her hair bow in a different place, etc.
@lisascorp
10 ай бұрын
@jaredjlinden if you watch later episodes they have a different actress playing Snow. I heard similar to you that Disney didn't want her to look too much like their character (I'm pretty sure Disney was already the owner of ABC TV and since it's a parody and semi dark humor that Disney wasn't pleased w this) The 2nd Snow I thought was more attractive and had better onscreen chemistry with prince charming than this snow. First actress looked more like snow but I prefer the 2nd actress (However she looked like she always had a bit of a sun tan. She really didn't have very fair or light skin. So she didn't look like Snow White.
@lonewolfattack8071
4 ай бұрын
Di$ney wasn't the owner of ABC in 1987 and they certainly didn't own the characters of Snow White and Prince Charming, but they sure acted like they did. Sternin and Fraser were forced to change dozens of things in the pilot because Di$$$ney threatened legal action if they didn't. There was one bit they refused to change and stuck to their guns to the point of going to bookstores and libraries to find a copy of the Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm version to show Di$$$$$$$ney's idiot lawyers that the plot point they thought they owned existed well before "Snow White and Seven Dwarves" did.
@benj7100
2 жыл бұрын
Can’t thank you enough for putting this up! I loved this show, so simple but so much fun. Judy Parfitt was brilliant. Thank you!
@covetous_courier
8 ай бұрын
There’s a reason why this was played on CTV
@alancook01
2 жыл бұрын
These are great quality. Do you have any other channels with other shows?
@sweetjoey2
Жыл бұрын
i haven't seen this in years and i loved this as a child. yes this one could work even now but would disney agree to do it hmm
@roaddjack2404
2 жыл бұрын
lol this show was cheesy as a bowl of kraft dinner but it was alotta fun too!!
@lpep1505
Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: While mulling over bringing the show back for a 3rd season, the producers decided to fly the entire cast to Tahiti to do a test episode of "A Charming Paradise". Unfortunately, a flock of migrating geese hit the engines, and the pilot had to perform an extremely rough crash-landing on the uninhabited island of Huahine. All of the cast perished due to a massive fire that broke out in the cabin, except for Cork Hubbert, who played the dwarf. He somehow managed to miraculously escape the fallen inferno with only a thigh contusion and a broken nose. When help finally arrived 2 weeks later, rescuers noticed what looked like child bite marks on the charred remains of the cast.
@MrDarthryan
3 ай бұрын
yeah right 😂🤣😅😆😆
@markburguron3035
2 жыл бұрын
christopher rich was such a hottie
@guybaker2876
Жыл бұрын
nice
@Damnmel
Жыл бұрын
We were all surprised when we found out Paul Winfield was gay after he died. We clearly just weren’t looking for it. 😂
@NPCSingularity
6 ай бұрын
😂😂 he was sassy as hell in all of his roles.
@georgecrouch9951
Жыл бұрын
Why does she say Mirror Mirror when according to matrix the evil which said Magic Mirror?
@nackydmoose
2 жыл бұрын
Yay! And it's captioned too!!!
@Gransonec
2 жыл бұрын
Oh, dear. I can't believe that I used to watch this show. It's stupid. Did they sleep, for a thousand years, in North America? They wake up and without any means of income, are able to move into a really nice, fully furnished house, with the evil stepmother and a dwarf? What were we thinking, in the 80's?
@chezzza2762
2 жыл бұрын
As kids it wasn't meant to make sense to us, the stupidity of the whole show is probably what made it so fun and watchable
@shiradaniel
2 жыл бұрын
I think they went to a different dimension when they slept, Paul.
@Student____2025__1
2 жыл бұрын
Paul, they had lots of gold in pouches on them. Everything made sense. You need to do your research before you spew ignorance.
@Gransonec
2 жыл бұрын
@@Student____2025__1 Research? Unlike someone, I don't live my life obsessed with one of the worst shows, in television history.
@Student____2025__1
2 жыл бұрын
@@Gransonec I wouldn’t expect your sort to know anything about research. You love to revel in your ignorance. You are clearly a jealous, disturbed individual with no understanding of the value of gemstones and gold. The Charmings had significantly more than they needed to purchase a single family home in 1987. You’re welcome for educating you.
@Student____2025__1
2 жыл бұрын
Why did the actress who played Snow change in the second season?
@jaredjlinden
Жыл бұрын
Caitlin O’Heaney said that Christopher Rich was furious that she got top billing and did everything he could to get her off the show.
@Student____2025__1
Жыл бұрын
@@jaredjlinden Interesting. Sounds like they didn’t get along. I prefer the original actress, though the replacement actress was talented. I liked the sincerity and innocence of the original’s portrayal; she really did seem like she came from another land.
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