Mon Aug 30, 2021, 11:23 PM

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

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 11:32 PM

eShirl (17,856 posts)

1. I'll bet "Little Ricky" is the sole survivor of "I Love Lucy"

but I couldn't prove it.

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 11:33 PM

cinematicdiversions (1,969 posts)

3. You are correct

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.

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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 11:32 PM

rsdsharp (5,624 posts)

2. MTM is wrong. John Amos who played Gordy the weatherman is still alive.

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Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:35 AM

regnaD kciN (25,098 posts)

5. I don't think he was considered a "regular"...

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.

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Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:31 AM

Hugh_Lebowski (27,172 posts)

4. Marla Gibbs from The Jeffersons ... the maid Florence on the show ... everyone else is gone

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

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Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:45 AM

Frasier Balzov (1,176 posts)

6. Phyllis Lindstrom's daughter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Gerritsen

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Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:55 AM

Tadpole Raisin (827 posts)

7. Except Ted Knight in the 80s and MTM in 2017 all the other

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

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Tue Aug 31, 2021, 08:26 AM

Harker (10,823 posts)

8. The Beverly Hillbillies.

Max Baer, "Jethro", is the lone survivor.

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Tue Aug 31, 2021, 11:00 AM

Harker (10,823 posts)

9. Bewitched. Adam-12.

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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Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:24 PM

GumboYaYa (5,871 posts)

10. Barbra Eden from I Dream of Jeannie

But there were only a few main characters in that one.

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