Television doesn’t do many crossover episodes anymore. In recent memory, I can only recollect a few: Law and Order and Homicide: Life on the Street, Arrested Development and Law & Order, and Abed’s appearance in Cougar Town followed by Laurie’s brief, background cameo in an episode of Community. Back in the day, it was a little more common: Mork and Mindy crossed over with Happy Days, and Happy Days crossed over with Laverne and Shirley and, more recently, Seinfeld and Mad About You did a crossover episode. I suppose you could also count crossover episodes between spin-off shows in the same universe, like Buffy and Angel and Doctor Who and Torchwood.
ANYWAY, Happy Endings — the second most GIFable sitcom on television — will now be doing a crossover episode with Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23. Kind of.
From TV Guide:
The crossover — of sorts — will take place during Apartment 23′s Halloween episode, in which we’ll learn that June (Dreama Walker) is a Happy Endings fan. “June makes a video on her iPhone,” Apartment 23 creator Nahnatchka Kahn tells us, likening the video to the ones ‘shippers make for their favorite TV couples. “She does it for Chloe [Krysten Ritter] and one of the Happy Endings guys.”
OK. Actually, that’s kind of lame. All we get is a YouTube video on Apt. 23 with ONE, unspecified male character from Happy Endings? If they want to do this right, there should be an episode in which James Van Der Beek auditions for a role in Happy Endings on an episode of Apt. 23 followed by an episode of Happy Endings in which Van Der Beek plays the character for which he auditioned. Maybe that character was meant to be a series regular, but because of some crazy hijinks in which Van Der Beek confuses a testy Damon Wayans, Jr. for his Dad, the Van Der Beek character is killed off, delivering another blow to Van Der Beek’s comeback.
This idea, on the other hand, is just goofy marketing synergy. That said, I do hope that June chooses Brad. Brad twirls.
Happy Endings and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23 return on Tuesday.
(Source: TVGuide)
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There was also a crossover episode between Friends and ER.
that was just noah wyle and clooney playing doctors. they weren’t the actual ER characters
Those white splotches are feathers… right?
Riiiiiight…..
I was wondering about that too. Then I ended up staring at Jane’s leg and forgot all about it.
I had to think about it a lot. I think what I came up with was Damon Wayons, Jr. went all night (since it is daytime in this photo), having his way with everyone and leaving his mark.
That’s the nicest way I can describe that. If you look at the photo, “Brad” is the only one not marked.
So, Damon had his way with the rest of the cast and placed the condom on them afterwards. That’s the best way I can say it without being dirty.
I do not want to say the dirty way… although the dirty way does have me together with Eliza, Elisha, and Casey prior to allowing them to go back towards Damon. The dirty way is probably not what the marketing department was looking for with this photo. I do like all three of those women though, so the dirty way might be good… for me.
The whole Mork and Mindy crossing over with Happy Days, and Happy Days crossing over with Laverne and Shirley thing was spinoff-whoring, not crossing over.
Guess the spinoff/crossover thing is a fine line. Also, I’ve now thought about Laverne and Shirley 3.6 times longer than is healthy for one day.
The three CSI’s did that as well; taking a case fram Miami to New York and then to Vegas.
That ain’t gonna fly…Stan…
Eh, as long as it isn’t on Happy Ending. Happy Endings….needs to come back asap. I have reran the first 2 seasons to death.
They should have the skeevy looking blondish fellow prank call Dreama Walker at a fast food restaurant. If you don’t gnome what I’m saying get on that, pronto.
The Drew Carey show and whatever else was on the same night back then did a whole cross-over thing when all the shows that night went to Vegas and they meet up in various scenes. I wish I had more information to provide by I’m very lazy and don’t even feel like finishing this sen
Drew Carey Show, Ellen, Coach & Grace Under Fire. I looked that up and I’m not proud of it.
Looks like they’re going to kick up the Dave/Alex/Penny love triangle a notch this season. Team Alex all the way.
I believe that CSI-Original Flavor- did a crossover with Two and a Half Men a couple of years ago.
Alright, I’ll ask. WTF is a ” ‘shipper “?
Internet nerds who fantasize about/write fan fiction about romantic relationships between TV characters.
Like “Oooh, I hope Kate winds up with Jack” and “No way, Kate and Sawyer were meant for each other” would be two examples. The WORST is that whole Bella-Jacob-Edward thing (thankfully Jacob and Edward got together and those movies are over now).
Mad About You and Friends had a kind of ongoing crossover. Lisa Kudrow was a regular as terrible waitress Ursula on Mad About You, and it was eventually established that this was Phoebe’s estranged twin. Some people from Mad About You happened into Central Perk on an episode of Friends and mistook Phoebe for Ursula.
And Paul Reiser’s character in Mad About You once lived in Jerry’s apartment. I’ve seen too much. And Urkel once flew a jet pack from Family Matters to Step by Step. This knowledge earns me tons of nerd cred and wedgies.
It was actually Kramer’s. Paul gave it to Kramer because Jamie was breaking his balls about keeping his bachelor apartment.
Simpsons and the Critic! If only for Booo-urns and get me his non-union Mexican equivalent.
Senor Spielbergo!
Las Vegas and Crossing Jordan. Good times.
NOW YOU’RE JUST CAPITALIZING RANDOM WORDS FOR NO REASON.
” If they want to do this right, there should be an episode in which James Van Der Beek auditions for a role in Happy Endings on an episode of Apt. 23 followed by an episode of Happy Endings in hich Van Der Beek plays the character for which he auditioned.”
I like that. I like that a lot.
“Hello Larry,” “Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes” or GTFO.
It hurts me that not only do I remember this, but at the time I was excited by the concept. I was to old to try and use my age as an excuse.
Okay. Try again.
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ABC did a crossover with the TGIF lineup back in the day. Some weird flashback retro storyline with each of the shows.
Salem time traveled through each show
Friends and Mad About You did a crossover
the must see tv lineup once did a crossover of sorts when a power outage in NY affected all shows except Seinfeld because no one in Seinfeld wanted to do that.
in that same vein, Caroline from Caroline in the City was once on Friends mistaking Joey and Chandler for a gay couple, and Ross appeared on an episode of The Single Guy