Now that “Mary & Rhoda” have reunited, and their special on Monday won its timeslot, the networks no doubt are scrambling to revive other classic television teams. Here are a few potential projects:
“Welcome Back, Horshack.” Twenty years after graduating from Brooklyn’s James Buchanan High, Arnold Horshack (Ron Palillo) returns as a teacher to find that his old mentor Gabe Kotter (Gabriel Kaplan) is telling the same jokes to a new generation of Sweathogs.
“Laverne & Shirley, the Disco Years.” It’s 1978, and Laverne (Penny Marshall) and Shirley (Cindy Williams) independently have wound up in New York City to work as waitresses at Studio 54. Hilarity ensues as they try to keep Squiggy away from the nose candy.
“Hawaii 5.1.” Crime-fighting has moved onto the Internet for Danny “Dano” Williams (James MacArthur), who has taken the late Steve McGarrett’s (Jack Lord) law-enforcement team high-tech to bust evil hackers and computer virus spreaders.
“The Jeffersons in Paris.” George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) receives a lucrative offer to transport his dry-cleaning technology overseas, so he and Weezy (Isabel Sanford) relocate to France, where the locals assume George is a direct descendent of Thomas Jefferson.
“Gomer Pyle 2000.” Goll-ee, the Marines sure have changed in the 30 years since Gomer (Jim Nabors) was a humble private. Now he’s back and determined to reach the rank of corporal, but his irascible new boss, Sgt. Ford (Don Rickles), believes in a policy of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Sing.
