When John Houseman came on as the grandfather. I couldn't even watch to see what that hot little bitch was wearing, which used to be enough motivation. And yes, the marriage was pathetic. When Jason Bateman left do to Ricky Schroeder's jealousy of fame This show jumped when Kate made Edward redecorate and took out the cool-ass train and arcade games. I must take this time to say that Erin Gray is the quintessential flat-chested early 80's picture of beauty.
Old habits die hard.
That was an urban legend. That's Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire. Sure, the Ricker was a dork. But the show was always like that, so you can't really say that constituted a jump. I think the show lost it when it moved to an earlier slot on a new night.