Spencer

I remember waiting with anticipation every week - waiting to see that cute boy "Spencer" again. I became a Big Chad Lowe fan that year and then I couldn't believe it when they took my beloved show off the air. As quickly as he had come into my living room and blew me away with his really really charming good looks and funny character, he was gone. What would I do now without my adorable Spencer to look at anymore? This boy was as cute as they come and I only wish someone would put these precious few episodes of 80s television sit-com on DVD for us (apparently also precious few) fans to enjoy. I can't even find any pictures of Chad Lowe's character "Spencer" on the web or anywhere! And I thought you could find ANYTHING on the web!! What's wrong with this world when you can't even find a single picture of an adorable teen celebrity online. There's even the opportunity for the awesome "shirtless" Spencer, as he had his shirt off during one episode when he had a date and he was getting ready to go out. I remember he was splashing baby powder on his body and he opened his pants and looked down at them and splashed some baby power "down there" too. Aw, Babeeeeee!!

Spencer was one of my favorite shows and i taped them when it was in prime time. too bad it only lasted one season (for me) because of two things. first, they replace chad Lowe with some geeky, mopey dork that had absolutely no charisma or personality. all because Mr Lowe wanted top billing. maybe it would have been worth it. second of all, they make the father disappear. i loved Bailey and Wayne as the best friends. the mere sight of them cracked me up. my favorite episode was the new years eve one when the two goofs thought they had dates with smoking chicks, while Spencer had a date with a girl considerably taller than he was. chick from back to school. anyway, had chad not wanted STAR status, or the execs decided just to give in to his wishes, the show probably would have lasted a few more seasons. boo too you NBC.

I remember "Spencer" in 1984 being wildly funny and after just a few episodes there was talk on shows similar to "Entertainment Tonight" (maybe it was that show) that Chad Lowe seemed to be as talented as his brother Rob Lowe. Then I heard after only about 7 episodes Chad wanted to get out of the show right away to do movies.

I originally thought it was because he knew the critics were talking about how great he was on the show and wanted to get out while he was hot and before he was typecast as only a t.v. star, but it could be because doing a t.v. series was much more time-consuming and demanding than he wanted and figured he could get movie roles right away with his new popularity. The show had a completely different feel to it without him , I like probably many others only watched 1 of the 7 more episodes with the new actor.

It seems like it was two years before Chad finally continued his acting with a t.v. movie. I might have seen something he was in but didn't know it was him after that, but I didn't notice him again until his wife was giving her acceptance speech for best actress in 2002. I had forgotten about his show "Spencer" until then and thought if he had stayed on that show he probably would have had many awards by then for his t.v. work and could have done movies during the summer. Hope to see it on DVD.

I thought it was real funny for the short time it was on-too bad!

I enjoyed watching this show on Saturday nights, and was disappointed when the show left NBC's lineup. If my memory serves me correctly, Chad Lowe, who was 16 when the show started, wanted out of the demanding schedule required to make a situation comedy (in late 1984) -- during a time when this show was receiving favorable ratings. The role of Spencer Winger went to Rossie Harris after Mr. Lowe's departure from the series. Shortly after (or coincident with) Mr. Lowe's concerns surfacing, Ronny Cox voiced a similar concern and wanted to leave the show as well. The series was ultimately canceled, however I cannot remember if it was NBC's decision, or that of the show's producers.