Breakfast Time

This show was by far, the worst mistake Rupert made in all the shows he canceled. I still remember WANTING to get up at 6am each morning and watch the pre-show exercises and then 2 hours of the BEST TELEVISION EVER. You could see that everyone had a BALL and all the guests had a BALL -- Evander Hollyfield, Jackie Chan to name a few. The spot where they visited the couple who had quint-tuplets, all the guy/gals doing remotes, Laurie, Tom and of course BOB. I don't know what the ratings were like but as far as I'm concerned I would rather watch a show displaying the best in people just being people. Even the big stars -- just seemed liked your next door neighbors. When the transition came about and everyone started leaving the show because Mr. Murdoch wanted to change the format -- you could see the gleaming eyes and glowing faces go south. It was the best team of people I have EVER seen put together -- kudos to the head of casting.

I don't' know what Mr. Murdochs problem but hope he realizes today that he missed a major opportunity to put the other morning shows TO SHAME. Even today, all the morning shows including Fox don't even compare to the warmth, fun and enjoyment this show produced.

Miss all you guys -- Tom, Laurie, the "mystery" announcer and yes -- even BOB.

but the form insists I grade it.

it seems as if I might have seen promos for it, but I can't remember whether we had FX in Salem Mass between 1994 and 2001 (on any of the 3 analog cable companies we went thru) it's sad that Josh wrote about it so long ago, cause if he was here now so, what on earth am I doing on its IMDb page if I never saw it? Tom Bergeron (who I remember from People Are Talking) wrote about it (and Josh's comment) in his book. (and of course Donny Osmond is on DWTS this "season" so between fast forwarding to search for Donny (Monday nights are too crowded) I get bits of Bergeron. It seemed like a good idea to get his book (from the library) and find out what happened between PaT and now.

Agree with all the great comments about this great show "Breakfast Time" - NOT fox breakfast or fox after breakfast or whatever they called it when it left FX. Fox definitely killed the golden goose. And I totally agree that Bergeron sold out - and threw Laurie under the bus to get there. No wonder that he ended up doing Bob Saget's old job. You reap what you sow. I'll never forget that sad day when Laurie said goodbye in such a classy way - you should have taken notes Tom - and you too Murdoch! It's no wonder that we are bombarded with the crappy writing on network shows and reality shows - nobody in the industry is capable of creating such a gem as "Breakfast Time" anymore. Rest in Peace - you were truly one of a kind.

Besides never missing an episode, our family was a the visiting family on one of the last Friday episodes in 1996 before the disastrous reformatting the did for Fox as "Fox After Breakfast." it was the episode where Bob Barker, as one of the guests, played "Hard Hat Price Is Right" with highway contractors outside. It was not something that Barker had been told about in advance. All folks associated with the show were sincerely genuine and kind. See Bergeron's autobiography for more insights into this show and its failed successor.

Actually, this was the best show ever after AI and WLIIA. Tom and Laurie were warm, engaging hosts. Bob was annoying, but he was supposed to be. The road warriors were a great addition. I thought the idea of having the family have breakfast in the apartment was charmingly quirky. Long before the Today show and others stole the best parts of this show, Breakfast Time did it right. I want to see them release the highlights on DVD. I'd be even happier to get an entire season. I mourned when they moved this show to Fox and shortened it. They never should have messed with the format. At least we can still see Tom on AFHV and Hollywood Squares. It's not enough, but it's something.