9 Characters That Ruined Your Favorite Sitcom: Cousin Oliver Syndrome

9 Characters That Ruined Your Favorite Sitcom: Cousin Oliver Syndrome

When the laugh track flatlines, sitcoms break the glass and summon… the cute kid. From The Brady Bunch's Cousin Oliver, to Growing Pains Luke played by a young Leonardo DiCaprio, the Cosby Show's Raven Symone and Married with Children's Seven, these late-series life rafts rarely kept the shows afloat. We’re diving deep into Cousin Oliver Syndrome—TV’s ultimate red flag that your favorite sitcom was running on fumes.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Olivia Kendall (The Cosby Show)
03:22 - Nicky & Alex Katsopolis (Full House)
05:45 - Luke Brower (Growing Pains)
08:04 - Sam McKinney (Diff’rent Strokes)
10:12 - Billy (Who’s the Boss?)
12:36 - Ricky Stevens (The Partridge Family)
14:28 - 3J (Family Matters)
16:02 - Seven (Married with Children)
17:56 - Cousin Oliver (The Brady Bunch)

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