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Classic TV stars Grind in July

By Tim Surette - TV.com
June 12, 2007 at 06:06:00 PM | more stories by this author

Back to the Grind puts icons in the jobs they played on TV; Loni Anderson, Harry Anderson among participants.

Reality TV can only do so much with old celebrities. They've been put in a house together, become policemen, and tried to find love, but now, they'll be going to work.

Betty White gets cookin' like she did on <em>The Mary Tyler Moore Show</em>.

Betty White gets cookin' like she did on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

TV Land has announced that its newest reality show Back to the Grind will debut on July 18. The program sees television stars of years past try to actually perform the job they pretended to do on TV.

The participants in the show's first season will definitely ring some bells in boob tube addicts' heads. WKRP in Cincinnati's Loni Anderson will work in a radio station, Hanging with Mr. Cooper's Mark Curry will coach a high school basketball team, and The Jeffersons' Sherman Hemsley will try his hand in the dry-cleaning business.

Other actors signed up for the show include Night Court's Harry Anderson, CHiPs' Erik Estrada, Good Times' Jimmie Walker, and St. Elsewhere's Ed Begley, Jr.

Back to the Grind will air every week beginning July 18 at 10:30 p.m.

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8 Comments

 
VanGriffin
While I'm always a fan of Harry Anderson and Night Court is my Fave past comedy, I doubt he will be handing out real sentencing. Real TV shows can only go too far. The Celeb cop show sank fast.
Posted 07/02/2007 4:41pm
fluffybear
This might be interesting!
Posted 06/20/2007 4:02pm
LAURAMARIE63
Hmmmm, sounds like these people need some cash.
Posted 06/14/2007 5:49am
Dakotagirl823
It's sad to see what former celebrities will do to remain in the spotlight. While I normally detest most reality shows, this one might be funny to watch.
Posted 06/13/2007 5:53pm
mammalazz
more reliaty tv just what we dont need
Posted 06/13/2007 11:35am
IndianaMom
This could be scary. I can see Mark Curry coaching basketball.
Posted 06/13/2007 6:05am
shsteve
Pfft. I'd rather watch the CCTV tapes of Gary Coleman sitting at his a desk, during his days as a security guard.
Posted 06/13/2007 3:46am
VanGriffin
Ed Begley Jr??? Good heaven he isn't going to act a REAL doctor is he?
Posted 06/12/2007 7:20pm

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Back to the Grind Television stars attempt to take on the jobs that their characters held on classic shows like Night Court , CHiPS and WKRP . Can they hack it like as well as the rest of the rat race?