History YMMV / MrBelvedere

** In the Season 5 finale (at least on ABC; Syndication had two more episodes for that season after that) "Almost Heaven", Mr. Belvedere almost dies in a car accident. Christopher Hewett would pass away in 2001.

** In the Season 5 finale (at least on ABC; Syndication had two more episodes for that season after that) "Almost Heaven, Mr. Belvedere almost dies in a car accident. Christopher Hewett would pass away in 2001.

* SeasonalRot: The final two seasons, especially the last one, have often been criticized by fans for being too over-the-top and cartoony. A lot of this had to do with developers and executive producers Frank Dungan and Jeff Stein gradually withdrawing from day-to-day production in favor of creating and producing another series: ''Sister Kate'' on Creator/{{NBC}}.

* AdaptationDisplacement: If you think not many people remember this show, try finding someone who knows there were a novel and three movies featuring Clifton Webb as a "Mr. Belvedere" character decades before.

* CriticalResearchFailure:
** One episode opens with the entire family fighting over the hallway bathroom because the one in George and Marsha's room is out of order. This would have worked in any other major city in America, but Pittsburgh is famous for almost all houses having a bathroom in the basement (theories differ on whether this is for averting sewer backups elsewhere in the house or for steelworkers to clean up when they first got home from work, but it's almost always there - and the Owens did have a finished basement).
** When Mr. Belvedere's novel fails to sell, George tries to comfort him by pointing out that Creator/DrSeuss' first book was a flop. Belvedere says Seuss's first book was ''Literature/TheCatInTheHat'', while George thought it was ''Literature/HortonHearsAWho''. The fact is they're both wrong, as Dr. Seuss's first book was actually ''Literature/AndToThinkThatISawItOnMulberryStreet''.

** When Mr. Belvedere's novel fails to sell, George tries to comfort him by pointing out that Creator/DrSeuss' first book was a flop. Belvedere says Seuss's first book was ''Literature/TheCatInTheHat'', while George thought it was ''Literature/HortonHearsAWho''. The fact is they're both wrong, as Dr. Seuss's first book was actually ''And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street''.

* SeasonalRot: The final two seasons, especially the last one, have often been criticized by fans for being too over-the-top and cartoony. A lot of this had to do with developers and executive producers Frank Dungan and Jeff Stein gradually withdrawing from day-to-day production in favor of creating and producing another series, ''Sister Kate'' on Creator/{{NBC}}.

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/WillieGarson had a recurring role as Kevin's best friend, Carl.
** Creator/CaseyEllison also had a recurring role as Wesley's best friend, Miles Knobnoster.
** Creator/MicheleMatheson also had a recurring role as Heather's best friend, Angela Gilbert/Shostakavich.
* SeasonalRot: The final two seasons, especially the last one, have often been criticized by fans for being too over-the-top and cartoony.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/WillieGarson had a recurring role as Kevin's best friend, Carl.