Do we ever see A.J.'s girlfriend Liz?
No.
Are there any episodes where Carlos is visibly shown?
Never more than a single limb.
I loved 'Marlowe Come Home.' Are there any more episodes where the dog gets significant screen time?
That one I shall have to leave to others to answer, but I don't believe so. He is in some episodes quite a bit in passing though.
Does Cecilia ever have a regular boyfriend?
Not one that appears in multiple episodes, no. I think she has the same (unseen) one for a while though.
How is Town's departure explained?
He's moved on, and then just never really gets mentioned again. Once they've clearly established that Abigail does things differently, he ceases to exist in everybody's memories, it seems. Typical of television, but rather sad.
I need to watch that one again to be sure of that answer, but it really is your standard off-screen departure. Always sad, and never decently in character, whatever the show it happens in!
Is Rick & A.J.'s half-sister ever mentioned again?
No.
Do they guys keep the Camaro and the Power Wagon until the end? Or do they get new vehicles later on?
They keep those until the end.
Any major changes in hairstyling or clothes? Or do they still look pretty much the same at the end of S8?
Rick's hair steadily declines! AJ makes a few concessions to changing eighties fashions, but that's about it.
My least favorite plot is the one where there's corruption in a small town or rural community. There were two of those episodes in season 4. Does this plot keep showing up during the remainder of the show's run?
Not that I recall. Again, might have to leave that one to somebody else!
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jarrodmcdonald-1
7 years ago
He's moved on, and then just never really gets mentioned again. Once they've clearly established that Abigail does things differently, he ceases to exist in everybody's memories, it seems. Typical of television, but rather sad.
I agree-- Town would deserve a much better send-off. He's an important character for five seasons.
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pacwarbuff
7 years ago
The one thing they do for Town's "send off", is when Abigail tells the Simons that he's been transferred, Town's framed caricature is still on the wall behind the desk. He must have cleared out fast for there not even to be time for him to clean out his office!
I was prepared to despise Abigail, but she turned out to be a good character--but no one compares to Town, and the chemistry he had with Rick and AJ was outstanding. In fact, when Tim Reid was announced as having joined the show, a childhood buddy and I were excited about it since we loved his Venus Flytrap character; the chemistry he had with Howard Hesseman's Johnny Fever was another great pairing.
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jarrodmcdonald-1
7 years ago
Interesting they chose to replace Town with a female instead of another male lieutenant.
If I remember correctly, Reid left to star in the sitcom Frank's Place. It was created by his old WKRP boss Hugh Wilson and costarred Reid's wife Daphne Maxwell. It only lasted a season. So technically, it would have been possible for him to return as Town in a special episode during the 88-89 season. I guess the character was long gone (and forgotten?) by then.
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