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TV Land Awards: 2003

Legend Award

Date:2 March (broadcast: 12 March)
Host:John Ritter
Location:Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Innovator Award

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Groundbreaking Show

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Pop Culture Award

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Future Classic Award

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TV Land Award

Comedy Theme Song You Can't Get Out of Your Head
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • "Cheers" (1982)
  • "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)
  • "The Jeffersons" (1975)

  • Drama Theme Song You Can't Get Out of Your Head
      Winner:
     
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  • "Dragnet" (1951)
    - Also for "Dragnet 1967" (1967).
  • "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)
  • "Hill Street Blues" (1981)

  • Favorite Pet-Human Relationship
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978) - Gary Coleman (I)
    - Abraham the Goldfish and Arnold Jackson.
  • "Flipper" (1964) - Brian Kelly (I); Luke Halpin; Tommy Norden; Flipper (I)
    - Flipper and the Ricks Family.
  • "Green Acres" (1965) - Hank Patterson; Barbara Pepper
    - Arnold and the Ziffels.
  • "Lassie" (1954) - Jon Provost
    - Lassie and Timmy.

  • Nosiest Neighbor
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Cloris Leachman
  • "One Day at a Time" (1975) - Pat Harrington Jr.
  • "Three's Company" (1977) - Don Knotts

  • Most Memorable Female Guest Star in a Comedy as Herself
      Winner:
     
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  • "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978) - Nancy Davis (I)
  • "Happy Days" (1974) - Joyce Brothers
  • "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Betty Ford

  • Single Dad of the Year
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978) - Conrad Bain
  • "My Three Sons" (1960) - Fred MacMurray
  • "Who's the Boss?" (1984) - Tony Danza

  • Most Memorable Male Guest Star in a Comedy as Himself
      Winner:
     
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  • "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Walter Cronkite
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Dan Quayle
  • "The Jeffersons" (1975) - Billy Dee Williams

  • Hippest Fashion Plate - Male
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  • "Magnum, P.I." (1980) - Tom Selleck
  • "Miami Vice" (1984) - Don Johnson (I)
  • "The Brady Bunch" (1969) - Barry Williams (I)
  • "Three's Company" (1977) - Richard Kline (I)

  • Quintessential Non-Traditional Family
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  • "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978) - Conrad Bain; Todd Bridges; Gary Coleman (I); Danny Cooksey; Dana Plato
  • "The Partridge Family" (1970) - Danny Bonaduce; David Cassidy (I); Suzanne Crough; Susan Dey; Brian Forster (I); Jeremy Gelbwaks; Shirley Jones (I)

  • Superest Super Hero
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      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Adventures of Superman" (1952) - George Reeves (I)
  • "The Bionic Woman" (1976) - Lindsay Wagner (I)
  • "The Incredible Hulk" (1978) - Lou Ferrigno
  • "Wonder Woman" (1976) - Lynda Carter

  • Funniest Food Fight
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  • "Bewitched" (1964)
    - For Uncle Arthur and Serena chocolate-covered bananas.
  • "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)
    - For Sue Ann Nivens' "Flying Chocolate Soufflé".
  • "The Brady Bunch" (1969)
    - The Brady Pie Fight on the Paramount Lot.

  • Most Amazing Cast Cross-Over
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  • "CHiPs" (1977)
    - Featuring "H.R. Pufnstuf" (1969).
  • "Happy Days" (1974)
    - Featuring the cast of "Laverne & Shirley" (1976).
  • "Seinfeld" (1990)
    - Featuring the cast of "Murphy Brown" (1988).

  • Small Screen to Silver Screen
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  • George Clooney
  • Tom Hanks
  • Goldie Hawn
  • Will Smith (I)
  • Robin Williams (I)

  • Favorite Variety Show
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  • "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967)
  • "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971)
  • "Toast of the Town" (1948)

  • Favorite "Heard but Not Seen" Character
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  • "Adam-12" (1968) - Shaaron Claridge
  • "Mork & Mindy" (1978) - Ralph James (I)
  • "Rhoda" (1974) - Lorenzo Music

  • Best in the West
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  • "Gunsmoke" (1955)
  • "Maverick" (1957)
  • "The Big Valley" (1965)
  • "The Wild Wild West" (1965)

  • Soapiest Show in Primetime
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  • "Dynasty" (1981)
  • "Falcon Crest" (1981)
  • "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976)
  • "Soap" (1977)

  • Favorite Dual-Role Character
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  • "Bewitched" (1964) - Elizabeth Montgomery (I)
    - For Samantha and Serena.
  • "Knight Rider" (1982) - David Hasselhoff
    - For Michael and Garthe Knight.
  • "The Brady Bunch" (1969) - Christopher Knight (I)
    - For Peter Brady and Arthur.
  • "The Patty Duke Show" (1963) - Patty Duke
    - For Patty and Cathy Lane.

  • Favorite Second Banana
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  • "I Love Lucy" (1951) - Vivian Vance
  • "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) - Tim Conway; Harvey Korman
  • "The Honeymooners" (1955) - Art Carney

  • Hippest Fashion Plate - Female
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  • "Dynasty" (1981) - Joan Collins
  • "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Mary Tyler Moore
  • "Rhoda" (1974) - Valerie Harper (I)
  • "That Girl" (1965) - Marlo Thomas

  • Favorite Crimestopper in a Drama
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  • "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Daniel J. Travanti
  • "Mannix" (1967) - Mike Connors (I)
  • "Police Woman" (1974) - Angie Dickinson

  • Working Stiff of the Year
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  • "Roseanne" (1988) - Roseanne
  • "Taxi" (1978) - Judd Hirsch
  • "The Honeymooners" (1955) - Jackie Gleason (I)

  • Favorite Guest Performance by a Musician on a TV Show
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  • "Designing Women" (1986) - Ray Charles (I)
  • "The Cosby Show" (1984) - Stevie Wonder
  • "The Lucy Show" (1962) - Wayne Newton

  • Dreamiest TV Dream Sequence
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      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Dallas" (1978)
    - For the entire 8th season.
  • "Newhart" (1982)
    - For the last episode.
  • "Roseanne" (1988)
    - For the "Gilligan's Island" parody.

  • Classic TV Teacher of the Year
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  • "Head of the Class" (1986) - Howard Hesseman
  • "Leave It to Beaver" (1957) - Diane Brewster
  • "Room 222" (1969) - Karen Valentine (I)

  • Favorite Classic TV In-Law
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  • "I Love Lucy" (1951) - Kathryn Card
  • "Roseanne" (1988) - Estelle Parsons

  • Catchiest Classic TV Catch Phrase
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      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978)
    - "What Chu Talkin' 'bout Willis?".
  • "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964)
    - "Shazam".
  • "Good Times" (1974)
    - "DYN-O-MITE!".

  • Classic TV Doctor of the Year
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      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Dr. Kildare" (1961) - Richard Chamberlain (I)
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Wayne Rogers (I)
  • "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969) - Robert Young (I)
  • "Medical Center" (1969) - Chad Everett

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