Well, I admit I was surprised to know Todd Bridges was even still doing anything, since I had long since thought the Different Strokes curse had gottem him long ago too. But he seems to have done numerous things since then, albiet nothing particularly high profile enough to land him on the SpoilerBuzz radar til now. But now he is set to guest star with Orlando Jones in the episode “Everybody Hates The Substitute”, according to the CW press release.

Orlando Jones and Todd Bridges join the cast of EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS. Orlando Jones guest stars as Mr. Newton a scholarly substitute teacher who makes Chris’ life a living hell while, Todd Bridges plays Doc’s nephew Monk, in the episode entitled, “Everybody Hates the Substitute,” on EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS, Monday, February 12, 2007 (8:00PM-8:30PM ET/PT) on The CW.

I have not been a fan of Everybody Hates Chris, but it certainly has been picking up some great guest stars this season, and has already been picked up for the third season.

Everybody Hates Chris will be back for a third season on the CW. And it will be back for a full season run.

“Under the creative guidance of Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi and performances from an incredibly talented cast, ‘Everybody Hates Chris’ has consistently proven itself to be one of the best comedies on television,” said Ostroff. “Producing one great episode after another, this is a show that we want viewers to associate with The CW. We couldn’t be happier to bring it back for another season.”

Congrats to the cast and crew for getting an early pickup for next season!

Did you start watching Everbody Hates Chris now that Whoopi Goldberg is on the show?  Catch up on the first seaon which is out on DVD today.  Pick it up at Amazon or any local or online retailer.

Whoopi Goldberg joins the cast of Everybody Hates Chris as an overly protective grandmother of a young girl who moves into the neighborhood.

Second Season of Everybody Hates Chris is October 1^st at 7pm on the CW (where this series will appear since it’s first season on the now-defunct UPN.

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