I didn’t find any crossover with Gimme a Break or What’s Happening. I don’t have time to look up every actor on Soap but that’s a possibility.
Rhea Perlman knocked out Cheers, and I though Barney Miller for a nanosecond but I’m watching through season 6 of L&O right now and Abe Vigoda appears as retired detective…Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley are out.
Aw,hell got the dates wrong. I got nothin’.
Looking at every show that was on the 1990 season primetime lineup with L&O (I’m the only one at work today and am bored and looking up old TV shows is a fun trip down memory lane), it looks like there are 4 (maybe 5) shows that went on to qualify. Another 10 met the requirements for consideration but did have cast members do L&O.
Appears to Qualify
Empty Nest - Not seeing anbody who has done at least 10 episodes out of 170.
Family Matters - Not seeing anybody who has done at least 10 episodes out of 215
The Simpsons - Not seeing anybody who has done at least 10 episodes out of 485.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Not seeing anybody who has done at least 5 episodes out of 148.
Ruling Needed
Married…with Children - Seasons 4-11 in period and David Garrison (Steve) has appeared as a judge several times on L&O. However, he left the show in the middle of the fourth season but returned four more times over the years.
Eligible But Disqualified
Beverly Hills, 90210 - All 10 seasons in period. Luke Perry in SVU
Coach - 8 of 9 seasons in period. Kenneth Kimmins (43 episodes of 199) in SVU
Full House - 5 of 8 seasons in period. Bob Saget in SVU
In Living Color - All 5 seasons in period. David Alan Grier on SVU; Kelly Coffield Park on L&O x2; Kathleen Robertson in CI
In the Heat of the Night - Seasons 4 through 8 in period; Cyrstal R. Fox in L&O
Matlock - Seasons 4 through 9 in period; Daniel Roebuck in L&O; Kene Holliday (Matlock’s first PI) has done CI and SVU but all of his seasons with Matlock were out of the eligibility period.
Murder, She Wrote - Seasons 7 through 12 in period; Angela Lansbury was in 1 ep of Trial by Jury
Murphy Brown - Seasons 3 through 10 in period. Candace Bergen in L&O and Trial by Jury x3; Grant Shaud in L&O;
Roseanne - Seasons 3 through 9 in period. Sara Gilbert in SVU; Alicia Goranson in SVU; Estelle Parsons in SVU; Martin Mull in SVU; Michael O’Keefe in CI x2, SVU x2, and L&O; Sandra Bernhard in SVU; Tom Arnold in CI
Wings - All 8 seasons in period. Tim Daly in SVU; Steven Weber in SVU; Rebecca Schull in L&O and CI;
Not Eligible for Consideration
American Dreamer - > 1 season
Babes - Only 1 season on air
Bagdad Cafe - Only 2 seasons on air
Carol & Company - Only 2 seasons on air
Cheers - Only 3 of 11 seasons in period
China Beach - Only 3 seasons on air
Cop Rock - > 1 season on air
The Cosby Show - Only 2 of 8 seasons in period
Dallas - Only 1 season out of 14 in period
DEA - > 1 season on air
Dear John - Only 4 seasons on air
Designing Women - Only 3 of 7 seasons in period
A Different World - Only 3 of 6 seasons in period
Doctor Doctor - Only 3 seasons on air
Doogie Howser, M.D. - Only 4 seasons on air
E.A.R.T.H. Force - > 1 season on air
Evening Shade - Only 2 seasons on air
The Family Man - Only 1 season on air
The Fanelli Boys - Only 1 season on air
Father Dowling Mysteries - Only 3 seasons on air
Ferris Beuller - > 1 season on air
The Flash - Only 1 season on air
Gabriel’s Fire - Only 1 season on air
Get a Life - Only 2 seasons on air
Going Places - Only 1 season on air
The Golden Girls - Only 2 of 7 seasons in period
Good Grief - > 1 season on air
Grand - Only 2 seasons on air
Growing Pains - Only 2 of 7 seasons in period
Haywire - Only 2 seasons on air
Head of the Class - Only 1 of 5 seasons in period
The Hogan Family - Only 1 of 6 seasons in period
Hull High - > 1 season on air
Hunter - Only 1 season of 7 in period
Jake and the Fatman - Only 2 of 5 seasons in period
Knot’s Landing - Only 4 out of 14 seasons in period
L.A. Law - Only 4 of 8 seasons in period
Lenny - Only 1 season on air
Life Goes On - Only 4 seasons on air
Lifestories - > 1 season on air
Macguyver - Only 3 of 7 seasons in period
Major Dad - Only 4 seasons on air
Married People - Only 1 season on air
Midnight Caller - Only 3 seasons on air
Night Court - Only 2 out of 9 seasons in period
Over My Dead Body - > 1 season on air
Parenthood - > 1 season on air
Parker Lewis Can’t Lose - Only 3 seasons on air
Perfect Strangers - Only 3 out of 8 seasons in period
Quantum Leap - Only 3 out of 5 seasons in period
thirtysomething - Only 4 seasons on air
The Trials of Rosie O’Neill - Only 2 seasons on air
Top Cops - Only 3 seasons on air
True Colors - Only 2 seasons on air
Twin Peaks - Only 2 seasons on air
Uncle Buck - Only 1 season on air
Who’s the Boss - Only 3 of 8 seasons in period
WIOU - > 1 season on air
The Wonder Years - Only 3 of 6 seasons in period
Working It Out - > 1 season on air
The Young Riders - Only 3 seasons on air
Seinfeld and Northern Exposure should go into the eligible but DQ category. Jerry Stiller was in the L&0. John Collum has been in multiple episodes of both L&O and SVU.
I would guess that someone from The Drew Carey Show would disqualify it. What about Whose Line is it Anyways?
This seems crazy, but what about ER? I know they did a crappy crossover with Third Watch, but I never followed L&O too closely…
Just glancing through, Maura Tierney and Julianna Margulies were on Law and Order, Alex Kingston was on SVU.
For ER:
Maura Tierney (Abby Lockhart) did an episode of L&O way back in Season 2 (1992).
Alex Kingston (Elizabeth Corday) had a multiple episode guest appearance on SVU.
Sherry Stringfield (Susan Lewis) did an episode of L&O in 2008.
Julianna Margulies did an episode in 1993.
Paul McCrane (Dr. Romano) did one in 1993 as well.
Ming-Na did SVU in 2004
Gloria Reuben did 3 episodes of SVU
I checked it last night and had my hopes up until I hit Cynthia Watros (52 episodes as Kellie Newmark on Drew Carey and a 2007 appearance in L&O: CriminalIintent).
The Colbert Report?
Aw, shit.