Who's Watching The Kids - After Cancellation

After Cancellation

After Who's Watching the Kids? failed to make a good impression in the ratings, a few of its cast members would again defect to other Garry Marshall series. Scott Baio and Lynda Goodfriend promptly returned to Happy Days in early 1979, in the same roles they had left. Baio, as Chachi Arcola, would transfer over to one more Marshall series before the end of his career phase with this producer. In early 1982, he and Happy Days star Erin Moran received their own spin-off, Joanie Loves Chachi.

Meanwhile, Tammy Lauren was immediately hired for the supporting role of Hilary Benson on Marshall & Miller/Milkis/Boyett's new ABC sitcom Angie, which premiered in February 1979. After the first season of Angie concluded, the producers decided to move Lauren over to an even larger role, as Stacey Richards on their new fantasy-based sitcom Out of the Blue, which only lasted 10 episodes in the fall of 1979.

Marcia Lewis later became a co-star on Marshall's 1940s-era comedy Goodtime Girls, which lasted half a season in early 1980.

Larry Breeding later guest starred on the Marshall hit Laverne & Shirley, in three episodes which aired between February 1982 and May 1983 (the series' end). In his last two appearances, Breeding played the character of Mike Bailey. Breeding was dating series star Penny Marshall during the time he appeared on Laverne & Shirley, following her divorce from Rob Reiner. Breeding's third appearance on the show aired posthumously, however, after the September 28, 1982 car crash on the Hollywood Freeway which claimed his life.

Lynda Goodfriend later appeared in a play at the Lee Strasberg Center, in 1984, called Four Stars. It was written for the stage by a fledgling writing team at the time, Schulte and Mahony, and they retooled the story into a teleplay with Goodfriend's assistance; Goodfriend went on to direct the project as a video special, which starred Julie Paris (daughter to actor and Happy Days director Jerry Paris). The production was financed by Henderson Productions (Garry Marshall), who helped cast the intimate ensemble show.