Name the television show whose main character's last name was changed mid-series because of something that happened in real life.
What was the show, the character's original name, the character's "changed" name, and why they changed it?
10 points to the first correct answer
2007-08-11 19:11:32 · 6 answers · asked by Mitchell . 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television ➔ Other - Television
I think it was the Greatest American Hero and the main characters name was Ralph Hinkley and they changed it after the Reagan shooting to Hanley.
2007-08-11 19:27:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It has to be The Greatest American Hero. The name was changed near the end of the first season because John Hinkley had shot Ronald Reagan and others. The name was changed to Hanley.
However, the name was changed back to Hinkley at the beginning of season 2.
I've only seen The Dick Van Dyke Show in repeats so I don't know the story behind that name change, but it looks like there's more than one show that has changed names of a main character.
2007-08-11 20:56:31 · answer #2 · answered by pipi08_2000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Dick Van Dyke answer is true. On the Dick Van Dyke show, the character's name was Laura Meeker Petrie. They changed the character's name from Meeker to Meehan, because Mary Tyler Moore got divorced from her first husband, Richard Meeker.
The only problem with the Greatest American Hero answer is the name was changed in the first season NOT MID SERIES, and the name went back to the original name in the second season.
2007-08-11 20:10:26 · answer #3 · answered by Douglas D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is probably too obscure to be what you're looking for but..
I remember on the Dick Van Dyke show where Laura's Maiden name had to be changed in the script during mid-season from, I believe it was "Meeker", or something like that because Mary Tyler Moore got a divorce in real life and her husband's name was the same, Meeker.
It was changed on the show to something that sounded similar...Meekan or Meehan, not sure.
2007-08-11 19:25:18 · answer #4 · answered by GeneL 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 01:19:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was the greatest american hero. His last name was Hinkley and they changed it to Hanley but they did not like that so they just went with Mr. H after the Incident with the regan shooting.
2007-08-11 21:56:59 · answer #6 · answered by pretty's girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋