Ferris Bueller: The Sitcom | Forgotten Failures
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"Parker Lewis Can't Lose" had a similar premise, but was arguably funnier and snappier. They even poked fun at "Ferris's" inevitable cancellation in one episode.
Always confused the two.. They were on at the same time..
Parker Lewis rules. I remember they totally sonned the Ferris Bueller show at the end of one episode where "Ferris" is sitting in the back of an auditorium watching Parker and his crew, and he goes: "So THATS how he does it!"
Then his buddy(presumably Cameron) goes: "C'mon Ferris, lets get outta here!"
Parker Lewis Can't Lose is a classic. Funny, stylish and hip.
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I need to see this episode. XD
Parker Lewis was definitely a much better show. It was actually respectful to the movie that influenced it plus it lasted three seasons and 75 episodes.
Parker Lewis influenced Scrubs and many of the production team worked on the Weird Science sitcom.
It couldn't lose. Besides, there was GRACE
Indeed, I agree with the overall consensus, that PLCL was a far superior show.
Lois, parker lewis cant lose
More respectful to THREE O'CLOCK HIGH in everything except the main character.
Parker Lewis is a better Ferris Bueller sitcom than the actually Ferris Bueller sitcom lol
I was thinking the same thing!
Exactly 😊
The Ferris Bueller series even kind of admitted it with an episode titled "Ferris Bueller can't win."
It’s absolutely insane how many sitcoms have been made. The amount of canned laughter used could fill a warehouse.
look up the one about the psychic monkey. And Scorch, the meteorologist dragon
@@Louie_The_Dago???
@@tantotopps Theyre real sitcoms
You have to imagine that all of that canned laughter is made by people who are long dead.
I just realized "Saved by the Bell" is a Ferris Bueller ripoff.
I found it funny that within the first minutes of the pilot, there was a major continuity flaw. Ferris in the show references there being a movie made based on him, and then proceeds to bring up Sloan as a new transfer student that he plans to meet for the first time and charm. But if the movie in this show is based on his life and friends, how does it make sense that Sloan was in the movie and now in the show he's just about to meet her? Timeline wise, it makes no sense!
A better question is if the show runner feels it was the right move to axe off Matthew Broderick's portrayal in the movie - why is the lead, a water-down less talented demure statured over-smiling B-listed version of Broderick, still using Broderick's mannerisms in the TV show version. That makes no sense.
"because... reasons."
_-Cinematic Excrement_
Life moves pretty fast. If you spend your time watching inevitably mediocre TV series adaptations of movies, you could miss it.
I like this. This entertained me
They can't all be "Delta House"...
Hey his having fun plus he probably hangs out with family
The only notable thing about this show is that it gave Jennifer Aniston her big break, and that she and the original Jeannie, Jennifer Grey, appeared in one episode of "Friends" together.
Leprechaun gave Jennifer Aniston her big break. Barely anyone remembers the Ferris Bueller show😅
I watched this and had a crush on her. She had her nose done soon after, and I think she wasn’t as cute.
That "Baby Talk" theme is still, after 35 years, stuck in my head, and there's only $83 in the lobotomy fund to get it out.
I remember watching the pilot episode for this when it aired. As soon as "new Ferris" cut Broderick's standee in half with a chainsaw, I turned it off and never went back.
Even if Schlatter had the acting ability and charm to pull that off it still would have been bad. As it is, it feels like a student video.
This show is "Ferris Bueller" in name only. Ferris acts more like a Zack Morris knock off, Cameron lacks his tragic back story from the movie, and Sloane isn't a brunette anymore, but a blonde.
I'm surprised Zack Morris didn't come up in the video. Saved by the Bell was just a Saturday morning show and hadn't yet the cultural phenomenon it would later become when Ferris/Parker started airing. But ZM did ultimately end becoming the 90s version- albeit not as clever or genuine- of the 80s Ferris movie character,
I always hated Cameron. He was such a downer and really had no reason to act like that.
Knock up? Or knock off lmfao
@@The_Bigotyeah it's not like his parents had nothing to do with him being that way you brainless tool
@@The_Bigotthe movie heavily implies his dad is abusive, he has plenty of reasons to hate his life.
This show has always stood out to me because Ferris Bueller seems like an IP that'd be really easy to turn into a teen sitcom. Get a charming lead and focus the show around his schemes at school while alluding Rooney. A lot of other shows inspired by the movie pulled it off so it's kind of funny the one with the actual IP couldn't.
Very true. From watching this video alone, it seems like the showrunners either didn't understand the movie, or they were simply using the name so they can have a show similar to "Parker Lewis" and get away with it. Either way, I don't think this spin off was planned out properly.
*eluding
@@jasonsantiago6308 thank you
Would Matthew Broderick really be that expensive to hire for at least one season?
I remember watching the premiere of this show when I was in high school. It wasn't even half over when I was thinking, "Wow...this is bad." A few weeks later, I saw the first episode of "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" and thought, "This is the show 'Ferris Bueller' SHOULD have been!"
The only tv series based on a John Hughes movie i liked was Weird Science. Really underrated. Vanessa Angel is fantastic in it as Lisa.
Ironically most of the crew who worked on Parker Lewis worked on Weird Science.
It helps that Weird Science had a much more TV friendly premise, as it's basically just *I Dream of Jeannie* with horny teenagers instead of an astronaut.
I loved that show as a kid, but have not revisited it. Does it really hold up?
@@Sam-lm8gi ehhhhh… better than this does, but that’s a low bar. Let’s just say it’s a product of its time lol.
@@andrewcutler1380 Gotcha.
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He looks less like Ferris Bueller and more like a young Patrick Bateman from American Psycho.
The John Lennon joke got me to lol. Well done
The real plot twist is that the only real spin-off that matters for Ferris Bueller is the movie Election (1999) with a young Reese Weatherspoon. In fact I'd like to believe that it IS the real sequel to Farris Bueller in that we see him after he grows up and all of his coolness factor is now burned off and he's become the next high school teacher bully despite his victories as being the most popular kid in high school in the past. Doomed to repeat the cycle.
lol i love that idea honestly.
I also assumed the Broderick casting was intentional for Election. My thought was that Ferris was able to manipulate and deceive his way through life as a teenager with zero consequences. But his punishment comes years later, when he decides to make one student his enemy.
He was a respected, popular teacher, but threw it all away because he sided with a pathetic pervert colleague.
It inhales deeply. The best revenge was when Parker Lewis had this version of Ferris and Cameron in the auditorium watching his performance near the end of Parker’s first season.
Yeah kind of ironic that tv Ferris chainsaws a cutout of his own counterpart yet he is the one that’s worse
The irony is that Jennifer Grey (who played Jeanie in the movie) would go on to do an episode of Friends alongside Jennifer Aniston as one of Rachel’s bridesmaids.
Parker Lewis will always be the better show. Not only was it witty and creative with its stories, but Parker had a great dynamic with Principal Grace Musso. She was mostly on equal footing, with both sides appreciating and blackmailing each other at every turn. Ferris by default never had that. He always succeeded while Rooney was never able to prove his faults. Parker had a balance to both the charm and the outlandish schemes.
Imo, I think the showrunners wanted to capitalize off "Parker Lewis'" success by stealing some of it's concepts and ideas, but couldn't think of a way to do it, so they used the "Ferris" ip to try to sell their show, without understanding why both the other two ips worked. "Ferris" could've had some potential, but the problem is the showrunners for it never took advantage of it.
Wow, what an insult to an 80s classic. Can't say I'm surprised about this series being short-lived. Thank God that Charlie Schlatter, Richard Rielhe, Jennifer Anniston and Judith Kahan worked on better projects. Good video, man. Always a pleasure.
Yeah. My favorite thing that Charlie went to was diagnosis murder with Dick Van Dyke
@@Kyolover8Nice, he was good as The Flash, too.
The Ferris actor is putting on such a strange voice affect and cadence
Using the phrase 'getting away with murder' and Broderick's name in a script is a tricky thing, you know what with Matthew Broderick killing two women in 1987 and getting away with just a $175 fine. RIP Anna and Margaret.
Getting away with vehicular manslaughter just doesn't have the same ring to it.
While not murder, the guy that played the principal in the movie committed a crime that makes watching him stalking a high school student very disturbing.
It was a terrible accident but yes Mattew Broderick is still a huge dick for his actions afterwards.
to be fair it was an accident the principal in the movie is a known pedophile
This shows perfectly fine as far as sitcoms go if you don’t compare it to the film.
More like Ferris Bueller's Way Off *canned laughter breaks the sound barrier*
Parker Lewis Can't Lose was much closer in spirit.
People act like Hollywood only started spewing unoriginal ideas only recently, but we had stuff like this 30 years ago (and it definitely wasn't the only thing).
Movies were original back, that's Hollywood. TV shows however have copied from each other for many decades. Seinfeld was really the first one to change things up.
That creepy kid playing Ferris gives off serial killer vibes.
I thought he was fine
@@jadedheartszYeah, Ted Bundy: The teenage years.
Ironic considering Mathew Broderick himself is only one or two murders short of being an actual serial killer 🙃🙃
@@amygibbons2215Dammit, you beat me to it!
@@JoeyArmstrong2800 disagree
I don't know exactly if this is mostly on Charlie Schlatter, but he from the clips that I've seen, just comes across as a smarmy, preppy douchebag. The thing about Matthew Broderick in the film, is that he had this kind of smooth, easy going charm and charisma, that made you still want to like him. Broderick still came across as the affable boy next door and a kid that you could realistically know or come across in high school. With Schlatter, you just want to punch him in the face.
6:20 This is what I love about your channel man! Like you're still optimistic and trying to find ways to salvage concepts and creativity wherever it may lie. We REALLY need that kinda perspective from the "critique" channels these days. Not a bad idea!
absoloutely. These days if you say "well do you have any better ideas?" you get attacked. But I think it behooves anyone who criticizes something to have a better idea of how it should have been done.
It was pretty much law for late 80s to early 90s sitcoms to have failed sitcoms .
Thoughts on doing a lost version of Ferris? I saw a TV documentary once that said the movie that we know and love was essentially created in the editing room, and that the character of Ferris was a bit harsher and much less lovable. I only heard this once, but it has stuck with me. Id love to see your exploration of the original cut, which was much longer.
Oh yeah! also read the script on a site he would’ve been kind of an asshole I’m glad they changed some things because damn it’s also kind of…dark? Theres a novel too that I read it’s basically like the script it’s almost like an alternate version of the movie I actually kinda liked it though
@@Isabel-sr8epdo u know what the books called. Slap me if it’s just the title of the movie, but I wanna find it and read it
I wish the characters and the actors for Ed Rooney and Grace were in a better show because they're both funny and I'm actually surprised that I got some laughs from their clips
What's funny is i just got back from watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Happy to see one of my favorite CZcamsrs finally got to make a video on Ferris
My god, is there any awesome 80s movie that doesn't have a failed sitcom?!
Every video is a banger with you. Thanks!
I think we need to acknowledge that Charlie Schlatter has gone on to have a great career as a voice actor. He's been the Flash in a bunch of different cartoons and video games.
He has also voiced Robin in the Lego Batman game. My favorite live action thing he went to though was diagnosis murder with Dick Van Dyke.
Another great video. The crazy thing is that NBC already had their Parker Lewis in the form of Zach Morris. The should have moved Saved By the Bell to prime time.
What’s really crazy is that Saved by the Bell started as a Disney Channel show, and they sold the rights to NBC.
They did move it to prime time. It was Saved by the Bell the college years and it bombed spectacularly.
The guy who played Ferris in the show would make a fantastic Patrick Bateman
Dear God.
Can’t unsee it now.
One benefit the TV show Ferris has over his movie counterpart is he didn’t kill two people in real life and get away with it without punishment.
Wait what
I remember this show, it came on after The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. There are Beatles and Monkees connections with this Ferris Bueller show. John Lennon mentioned on this show, Nuns on the Run was produced by George Harrison's HandMade films company, and the daughter of Micky Dolenz played Sloane.
The Rooney idea is such a clearly better idea
Thanks Joe, fantastic video as always.
I love that you covered this show. It seemed like a weird fever dream.
I'm always happy to see a new video from you bro. Great as always!
This Ferris Bueller took the Geneva convention as a to-do list.
I was in my early 20’s in the early 90’s, between school, work and playing in bands I had zero time for television. I worried I missed something, turns out it was a blessing.
Excellent review. Thanks.
Finally!! I was hoping you would do a video on this show.
I've been waiting for your video on this one.
"Parker Lewis Can't Lose" was must see tv for middle school me. I was genuinely sad when it ended.
Great video as always.
Been waiting for this one, I’ve had hauntingly bad memories of this show for decades 😆
I might add two inane bits of trivia: Cameron, as played by Alan Ruck, appeared in the Jamie Kennedy vehicle "Kickin' It Old School". He was a doctor dealing with Kennedy's character after he wakes up from a coma and mentions he is still paying off his father's classic Ferrari. Also, I distinctly remember that TV Guide called out the similarities of Parker Lewis and this, saying that Parker Lewis would be the failure since the "real" Ferris would be in competition.
The prediction might have held some weight if the TV show's version of Ferris didn't feel like someone less cool than Cameron.
Omg I would love to hate/love watch these very early 90s sitcoms. It’s like the 80s still but with crappy 90s technology. 😂❤
I love these forgotten series... Good stuff
We already had a Ferris Buller sitcom. It was "Parker Lewis Can't Lose."
I’m glad you did this video because I had forgotten this show existed and it makes me feel good knowing that all those years ago, I had actual reasons to not like the show. I know I watched both it and Parker Lewis, but I can’t even remember much about either one. I know PL was something I watched regularly, but not much else.
They should have made this show about Bueller in his 50s in jail and he’s explaining about his zany antics and the one that finally put him in jail. Like how I met your mother, but good.
I remember being so excited to watch this as a kid. It only took 1 episode to lose that excitement…
The creators of Cobra Kai doing a Ferris Bueller spin-off series definitely isn't something to be upset about. If anyone could pull off something enjoyable, it's them.
Time will tell. James Cameron made arguably two of the best movie sequels of all time (Aliens & T2) but Avatar was just bad. Pretty as hell and a technical marvel, still, but bad.
Cobra Kai is a lot easier to do than Ferris Bueller. To be honest, Saved by the Bell is probably the closest thing you can get to a good Ferris TV show. The character has no depth. It's about a kid ditching school for one day during his Senior year in high school with his best friend and girlfriend. The side stories with Cameron, Jennie, and Rooney are not something you can do for multiple episodes and seasons. There are just some movies that don't need a sequel or tv show, and this is one of them.
That was the video I didn’t know I needed
I loved Parker Lewis can't lose. I wonder if you plan to do an episode on that show soon?
I love this channel
My memory is very vague, but in one episode of PARKER LEWIS, the characters are observed by two strangers. And one of them says to the other something like: "See Ferris, that's how you do it right!"
I remember this show! I saw the film in theaters back in the day and was a bit surprised it was decided to bring it to the small screen. Seeing Charlie Schlatter slice Broderick's cardboard cutout on camera was definitely a gutsy move IMO. I tuned in out of curiosity and also for Ami Dolenz (daughter of Monkee Micky Dolenz and granddaughter of movie actor George Dolenz) who seemed to have a promising career in the biz at the time (she was in a lot of roles as the BFF of the lead actress in various films and then turned up in B pictures like Witchboard 3). You're right in that the actors are doing the best with what they had to work with, but that just wasn't enough. I definitely like the idea of having Rooney and his assistant relocating to CA and having a show of their own rather than piggyback onto the Ferris film.
As for the reboot with the producers behind Cobra Kai? I have high hopes! Those guys have shown that they do justice to IPs they know and like! Ferris will be shown respect!!
Parker Lewis was smart to not do a direct adaptation and just do inspired by, it enables you to play around with the formula, and Parker had a sort of overall mission to keep “coolness” at Santo Domingo High against the authority figures. The characters of Jerry and Frank were inspired as well.
Hats Off’s got jokes for days when it comes to anything he doesn’t like
You know, yeah it was kind of a terrible show but it came out the week my grandfather died so it kept me and my sister entertained while my parents and grandma made arrangements. It also introduced us to Jennifer Anniston, so it’s not all bad.
Sometimes we just need something innoccuous to get us through. I used Saved By The Bell: The College Years for the same ends!
When it comes to television series based on John Hughes movies, give me "Weird Science" any day.
Best band. I love all of them.
I watched this show when it was airing. The only thing I remember from it was a bit where kids at school would see Jeannie and touch their noses. Jeannie thought they were making fun of her nose job, but it was actually a secret signal.
I remember this being on at the time, but it was shown at the same time as The Simpsons. As much as I loved the Ferris Bueller movie even back then, watching anything other than The Simpsons was inconceivable. To this day I haven't watched a single episode, and if I did I think I'd still prefer Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Now that was a great show.
Great video.
I totally lol’d when I saw this on my feed. I had a guest star role on this show when I was like, 10.
Great job w/ the video....had no idea this show even existed or I just don't remember.
Man. I was thinking that a Ferris Bueller tv series would write itself and couldn’t help but be successful until I saw those clips and premise. It takes talent to squander such an easy setup.
The music that plays everytime Ferris talks to the audience is straight out of a Sega Genesis game in pause mode😅. I missed this show when it was airing but I'd definitely watch it now. I love tacky 80's and early 90's TV shows before cell phones and the internet .
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The biggest thing I remember from this show, the one time I watched it, was the Ferris character was played by the same actor from 18 Again. It was one of those freaky Friday rip offs which had George Burns character swapping places with his grandson, who was played by the kid who played Ferris.
But the real question is: does Ferris exist in this show, or is he a figment of Cameron's imagination?
I saw the movie a blue million times as a kid, one of my all time favorites... but either I never knew about the TV show until I saw it mentioned in a video from Minty's Comedic Arts.... or I had known as a kid, but had since forgotten all about it. Either way, it was news to me at the time. From what I've seen here, it definitely seems they missed the mark on what made the movie so great. It could be why Movie Ferris' good buddy Cameron was able to go on and become captain of a starship Enterprise one day... and TV Show Ferris' friend Cameron... somehow missed his Tuesday installation.
I watched the first episode of this show in the last few years and I struggled to get through it. The chainsaw scene at the beginning was a massive slap in the face to the fanbase.
Hoping you do a video running through the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Director’s Cut. John Hughes had a 2.5 hour version with an hour of deleted scenes. There were a lot of scenes cut that I would love to see!
Some scenes also change the story and the way that you look at the character of Ferris Bueller (including stealing his father’s bond money to fund the day off).
The 2.5 hour version has never been leaked though.
Exceptional use of film clips for reactions here.
the actor who played the principal was great in the sitcom Grounded for Life too, maybe he's just a really good actor
He is. I wish he was in more stuff. He was also in the classic Star Trek TNG episode "The Inner Light" and of course Office Space. Glad you brought up Grounded for Life. Great sitcom that seems to be mostly forgotten now.
Genuinely mean this. This is one of the most bizarrely entertaining shows ever made. Objectively speaking it’s horrible but Richard Riel as Rooney is legitimately hilarious and the insane sound effects that come out of nowhere are phenomenal. It’s a legit fun watch
Parker Lewis Can't Lose is the REAL Ferris Bueller show.
Great editing! 😂
The Ferris Bueller house is actually located in Long Beach California, so his move to LA wasn't too far off. Actually seen it in 2019.
I love your videos sir ❤
I didn't forget this one. I remember it debuted right after the Fresh Prince. I don't even know if all of the episodes aired. Then out of nowhere Blossom was in this time slot.
I can only imagine how annoying little me would have been singing the fresh prince theme then the blossom theme.
I remember this show back in the late 80s. Ami Dolenz from the movie "She's out of control." The first time I saw Jennifer Aniston years before "Friends."
I'd completely forgotten about this tragic diarrhea slick, and now you went and reminded me it existed. Damn.
Too funny! I still remember and love Parker Lewis but knew nothing about this show.
I remember both FB’s day off and Parker Lewis when they were first on. That said, Richard Riehle is a national treasure.
It sounds like the music makes as much effort as the writing does in this series.
Parker Lewis Can't Lose was amazing. I watched one episode of Ferris Bueller & that was it.
I do remember when this show came out. However the only thing I really remember about it was that Matthew Broderick was on a talk show (Carson?), asked about the show, and commented about how TV Ferris sawed a cutout of him in half. I felt that single act, right at the beginning of the show, was designed to make you pick between movie Ferris and TV Ferris, with it pretty easy for everyone to make that call.
Dude this show was so good
That catamaran joke by the secretary was actually pretty funny. Definitely should have focussed on those two
The God awful music you talk about at 4:45 may be a holdover from Saved by the Bell whenever Zach would talk to us in an episode. At least, it felt like something you would see there.