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Debbie Reynolds was definitely tested as a possible replacement in the episode where Dorothy tried to remarry Stan. But the way Debbie played Truby she almost rivaled Blanche more so than a replacement for Dorothy. There was no replacing Arthur or Dorothy anyway. Back to actors having misses, just before "The Golden Girls" Bea had a terrible flop with "Amanda's" which was an adaptation of "Fawlty Towers". Oddly enough, Betty White did a failed pilot for show that was the first attempt to adapt that show. "Amanda's" flopped but managed to produce one episode than "Fawlty Towers" although only 10 aired. Not much a flex though since US sitcoms were expected to last longer than that.

When Anita told Bill and Hayley to politely scram, Hayley looked at her like "I wish I could give you some this poison too, bitch" lol.

Harriet: Oh my gracious. I cannot see what Miss Beadle would see in that great big, uncouth varmint but I suppose some women have limited options. Nels: Now see here, Harriet. It is none of Mr. Edwards and Miss Beadle want to see each other. Harriet: It is too my business! She is suppose to set an example for the children. Do you want Nellie to grow up and marry a stray like Isaiah Edwards?

Alexis slapping him like it would stop the heart attack will never not be funny.

I did not know that one lol. From what I can tell he was a nice man with a good sense of humor. He was spoken of very highly at the reunion

Bill mentioning Hayley's teas and Tomas mentioning he like espresso might be breadcrumbs. Picture it: Hayley poisons the wrong cup or Tomas grabs the wrong cup. Later on, Kat gets theatrical in bed again, Tomas has a fatal heart attack and Kat blames herself. But let me stop writing.

Tomas has the potential to be a casualty of Hayley's plan should be accidentally stumble upon something or if he ends up mixing up drinks with Bill or something like that.

Landon and Anderson were the only real problem and everyone else was calm. Landon would drink heavily on set and the writers once had to change a fight scene because Anderson threatened to actually hit Arngrim.

Tomas is about to use Kat to help his image and Kat will easily be roped into it. Bill is pressed and it serves him right. He looked semi pathetic trying to talk to Dani about Winterfest.

Karen Grassle talks about that in her book. From what I know Landon was often drunk on set (he'd show up like that) and tried to limited Karen's role when she asked for a raise, which she deserved because she did a lot of good work on the show. At the Little House 50th Anniversary she did her panel and didn't put a single ounce of shade into anything about Landon when he was mentioned, so she is very classy. Speaking of Little House drama, the problem amongst the younger actors was Melissa Sue Anderson who shoved Melissa Gilbert off of a wagon and called Alison Arngrim stupid.

If Urich doesn't hold the record then he probably he is very close to it because that is a lot of shows. Carol Burnett is another successful icon who tried and failed with ventures after her big hit. "Carol & Company" was an comedy anthology series that lasted 33 episodes. After that failed, Burnett went for a revival of the "The Carol Burnett Show" but it didn't catch on.

Cicely Tyson was a master of television movies, but only was a regular on two series, the acclaimed but short lived "East Side West Side" and the one season "Sweet Justice" with Melissa Gilbert. That was Gilbert's second attempt at another series post "Little House" after a flop sitcom on Fox called "Stand By Your Man". Robert Urich had an interesting trend of his biggest success being two to three season shows, "S.W.A.T", "Vega$" and "Spenser: For Hire". He had plenty of flops, including the "Bewitched" spinoff "Tabitha, a "Love Boat" revival on UPN and his final TV series role was in "Emeril".

It took awhile to move forward, but it was indeed clear what the team was setting groundwork for. What will be interesting to see is if Ted feels some type of way about seeing Leslie with Marcel.

It seems like this show is more driven toward relationships than anything else, at least initially. The first couple of months almost all about developing each character and the relationships between them. It also seems like MVJ tried to go against the trends of the other soaps by not have a big corporation on the canvas. Corporations aren't a bad thing on soaps, but they often end up being a crutch for writers who don't know what to do with the characters.

Kim must have been in between jobs and in need of a check to do that. It is listed before "Santa Barbara" on her filmography so I'm assuming she was in need. But at least it was a one time job, Pernell Roberts was narrating the mess for all of the episodes.

Michael J. Fox found success after "Family Ties" with "Spin City". Of course he had to leave that for health reasons. Demond Wilson did "Baby...I'm Back!" post Sanford and Son. It got decent ratings, but was apparently canceled because Norman Lear wanted another season of "Good Times". Unlike a lot of shows that feature acts from massive hits, Wilson had a supporting cast that was fairly decent (Denise Nicholas and Helen Martin). A few years later he started in "The New Odd Couple" with Ron Glass, but a writers strike forced the show to recycle episodes from the original series and it was canceled because it didn't find an audience even after original scripts were written. Pernell Roberts had a good run of seven years with "Trapper John MD" years after he left "Bonanza". "Nurse" was very short lived, but it did net Michael Learned a fourth Emmy after three others for "The Waltons".

Someone else that comes to mind with hit and miss is Delta Burke. She had a self-titled sitcom with "Delta" that didn't last and later on "Women Of The House" where she revived Suzanne Sugarbaker after patching things up with the Bloodworths. Redd Foxx tried to revive Fred Sanford with "Sanford" and then had the very short lived "Redd Foxx Show". "The Royal Family" might have gone somewhere had he not passed away because I believe it did get attention because he worked so well with Della Reese, who much like LaWanda Page had the chops to match him and not be dwarfed, Jackie was added to the show to try and save it but to no.avail. Jackee bounced back with "Sister, Sister" and is one of the only successful primetime stars who came back to daytime.

That sounds accurate. "227" came on the air so quickly that it had to have been at least in the planning stages while Marla was still on "The Jeffersons". Marla is one of the more shrewd actresses out there because she was right back on "The Jeffersons" when "Checking In" didn't last so I assume she had a strong contract.

She was definitely to blame because she wanted Carroll and Davis on board as well wanting Gale Gordon as her co-star (who demanded pay for 22 episodes even if the show wasn't given such an order). She also brought in her old crew members one of which was a sound man who was hard of hearing. That was sitcom material in itself.

Lucille Ball managed to maintain a level of success post "I Love Lucy" with "The Lucy Show" and "Here's Lucy". But the massively panned "Life With Lucy" was a horrible way to cap off her career and she never got over it. The supporting cast was crappy and the writing was so antiquated. Carroll O'Connor did well for himself after Archie Bunker by playing a dramatic role in "In The Heat of the Night". "Step by Step" was a decent gig for Suzanne Somers and Patrick Duffy who had previously made names for themselves on long running, iconic shows. Kim Fields found success after "The Facts of Life" with "Living Single" which had the similar four friends living in the same space format. Sherman Hemsley landed in "Amen" only a year after "The Jeffersons" ended, but his co-star Marla Gibbs landed "227" just months after "The Jeffersons" ended. Isabel Sanford was the only Emmy winner out of the bunch, but her only endeavor was a week long tryout syndicated sitcom called "Isabel's Honeymoon Hotel".

Those episodes probably did very well for the show if they are rebroadcasting them. It's a wise choice to not run new episodes when a lot of viewers may not be watching TV because of traveling or holiday celebrations. Showing some of the strongest material might draw in new viewers among channel surfers and those actually watching TV during Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving.

Lol that wasn't Elon, that was Marcel.

Lois Kibbee (Geraldine Saxon) wrote for The Edge of Night while on the show.

Leslie is the dramatic version of Nikki Parker. Of course, Nikki's obsession with Stanley was pretty disturbing even though The Parkers was a sitcom. Bill calling Dani on her honeymoon was really intrusive and annoying. And at the same time the fool is guzzling down tea that Hayley is way too persistent in getting him to drink. Eva has stopped trying to be sympathetic and is more interested in antagonizing Kat.

This upgrade is better than the Abbott Mansion refresh.