# Woo Hoo!! Bob Patterson CANCELLED!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 7, 2001, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947 "2001-11-07T04:06:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/1 "2001-11-07T04:06:11Z")
Why? Simple. Jason Alexander IS NOT FUNNY. Especially trying to hold up an entire show by himself. Some warning signs this was going to happen? Trouble amongst the writers and producers BEFORE the show started taping. Pilot episode was “re-worked” (that is, de-suckified). Two weeks in and it gets moved from a prime slot (Tues. 9pm) to a “at least we’ll get a decent lead-in” slot (Wed 9:30 AFTER Drew Carey). This is the second in the “Seinfeld Curse” trilogy (Julia Loius-Dreyfus gets her chance to get cancelled later in the season). To any other person who was a regular on _Seinfeld_ and hopes to parlay that credit into a TV show, INVEST YOUR SYNDICATION MONEY WELL!! Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/2 "2001-11-07T04:27:29Z")
🆒 Could not stand that dude, even on Seinfeld. Thought his ass was funny, but he’s just a jerk. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy! ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/3 "2001-11-07T04:31:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*To any other person who was a regular on _Seinfeld_ and hopes to parlay that credit into a TV show, INVEST YOUR SYNDICATION MONEY WELL!! > > Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! \*\* And _The Tick_ starts on Thursday; Puddy’s probably making a puddle. ---
**Author:** ![pezwookiee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/4 "2001-11-07T05:21:43Z")
I don’t think the curse works on supporting characters like Puddy and Newman. ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/5 "2001-11-07T11:29:34Z")
I don’t think you shuold blame Jason Alexander. The writing on that show was just awful. I don’t know if he would have done better left to his own devices, but I hear he is real good on Larry David’s cable improv show. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/6 "2001-11-07T12:35:52Z")
_The Tick_ is doomed just because it’s so damned weird. Pity. ---
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/7 "2001-11-07T13:15:38Z")
The idea behind Bob Paterson, a self-help guru who can’t even get his own life in order was a funny idea, but the show just was NOT funny. It barely even built on the original premise, and the writing seemed to go all over the place. This show could not be saved despite what I thought was a pretty good advertising campaign. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/8 "2001-11-07T13:22:39Z")
Actually, the ad campaign turned me off the sitcom. It sounded to desperate to me. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/9 "2001-11-07T14:35:56Z")
Jason Alexander was the #1 reason I stopped watching Seinfeld early on. He has practially no charm and I’m not surprised he failed here. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/10 "2001-11-07T16:37:03Z")
No, George Constanza was the single best reason to watch _Seinfeld_, and is one of the great supporting characters to appear on any situation comedy. As for _Bob Patterson_, when they resorted to having a midget fall out of the upper deck at a baseball game for laughs, you knew the show didn’t have long to last. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/11 "2001-11-07T16:40:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pezwookiee \* > \*\*I don’t think the curse works on supporting characters like Puddy and Newman. \*\* No it doesn’t. Witness the successful “Malcolm in the Middle”, which has two (count 'em) Seinfeld supporting characters - Mr. Kruger and Tim Watley. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/12 "2001-11-07T16:55:49Z")
Writing, writing, writing. Even talented actresses like Bette Midler, Geena Davis, Joan Cusak and Christine Baranski came to grief last year because their godawful sitcoms were written by committee, “to appeal to the target-market audience.” And all individuality and wit were squeezed out of 'em. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/13 "2001-11-07T17:28:55Z")
> [@](#): > > No, George Constanza was the single best reason to watch Seinfeld, and is one of the great supporting characters to appear on any situation comedy. Costanza was a whining moron. And his poor-man’s Woody Allen schtick was tiresome from the start. I didn’t like Kramer all that much, either, but it was understandable why he was so popular. Costanza was someone you wanted to slap around every time he opened his mouth. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/14 "2001-11-07T17:45:59Z")
Don’t forget that Seinfeld’s mechanic that stole his care-neglected car is now Ray’s brother on Everybody Loves Raymond. I think Kramer’s the only one that stands a chance. Has he tried anything? ---
**Author:** ![ramesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@ramesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ramesh)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/15 "2001-11-07T17:57:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*Don’t forget that Seinfeld’s mechanic that stole his care-neglected car is now Ray’s brother on Everybody Loves Raymond. > > I think Kramer’s the only one that stands a chance. Has he tried anything? \*\* The Michael Richards Show which had 3 episodes made. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/16 "2001-11-07T20:46:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RealityChuck \* > > Costanza was a whining moron. > \*\* Maybe, but he was a funny whining moron, and the imbecilic behavior he usually exhibited provided the best laughs of anyone on the show. Without George, the show never would have been a success. Yeah, Kramer was funny, buy way to quirky to carry a large part of the show, and Jerry, while also funny, was more important to the show as someone George (and the others) could play off of. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/17 "2001-11-08T00:41:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*Why? Simple. Jason Alexander IS NOT FUNNY. Especially trying to hold up an entire show by himself. \*\* You, sir, obviously never saw _Duckman_. He had some rants in there that I want to memorize and use in some bizarre situation. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/18 "2001-11-08T01:18:00Z")
Second bannanas do not a bannana split make. “Elaine” is next, and will fair as well. Yes, George was somewhat funny- but he was funny due to Jerry’s takes on him, same with Kramer. Neither was funny without Seinfeld. And bit actors are not the same thing; everyone has to start out in small parts. The guy who played Puddy- is not basicly playing him again on the “Tick”. But George is still George, and Kramer was still Kramer. They could still be funny as someone else’s second bannanas; but they likely feel they are too good for that now. Into obscurity and “Hollywood Squares” they go. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/19 "2001-11-08T04:01:17Z")
Jason Alexander is like Orlando Jones. I like the KFC and 7-Up commercials, but dislike Bob Patterson and Double Take. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947/20 "2001-11-08T04:20:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Terminus Est \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by pezwookiee \* > > \*\*I don’t think the curse works on supporting characters like Puddy and Newman. \*\* > > No it doesn’t. Witness the successful “Malcolm in the Middle”, which has two (count 'em) Seinfeld supporting characters - Mr. Kruger and Tim Watley. \*\* And witness also Newman’s sucessful role on _Third Rock_ as Don the cop. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-bob-patterson-cancelled/91947.md?page=2)