11 hours ago, j swift said:

The irony here is that there is a never verified story that Marla had a clause in her 227 contract that if Jackee got a spin-off then she could never return to the main show.  While on The Jefferson's, Marla's character got a spin-off that quickly failed and she felt lucky to be able to return to the main show.  However, once she was the lead on 227, legend has it, that she resented the attention that Jackee received, so she put the clause in place.  Jackee was given a spin-off, it failed, and she never returned to 227.  So, the fact that she was hired on Days using Jackee's proverbial coattails is ironic.

That can't be true because Jackee recurred on the final season, after the spin-off wasn't picked up.

On 7/22/2021 at 7:47 AM, Faulkner said:

Didn’t she just pass out while getting her star on the Walk of Fame? I think she needs to get somewhere and sit down.

No. Marla did *not* pass out while getting her star on the Walk of Fame.  The ceremony had been going for an hour, and then she seemed a bit lightheaded for a moment while giving her speech, so they paused the ceremony.

Some reporters hastily incorrectly reported that she fainted or was about to faint

It turns out that she simply got overheated but was not about to faint.  Twenty minutes later, she  was sitting down and completing the ceremony where the honoree is photographed at their star.  A spokesperson told EW that Marla had a good time at the afterparty.

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Here's the ceremony on the Walk of Fame youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbUYggaBhE

The first half hour of the youtube is blank (just a photo with no audio) , waiting for the ceremony to begin. It starts around 30 minutes into the vid.

At about 1 hour and 27 minutes, you can see Marla pause in her speech, and they ask if she's okay and she says she is. They help her off the stage. Then there is a few minutes of random people milling about.

Then the video goes blank again (just a photo with no audio) for another 20 minutes or so.
Finally at 1:19:45, the ceremony resumes with Marla getting photographed by her star.

19 hours ago, Chris B said:

That can't be true because Jackee recurred on the final season, after the spin-off wasn't picked up.

Its not true. She did a handful of 227 episodes in its final season

On 7/22/2021 at 12:11 PM, AbcNbc247 said:

Is Olivia gonna be anything like Aunt Irma on Passions? 😂😂

Aunt Irma was great. Definitely one of the best comedic characters that show ever had. 😂😂😂😂😂

Interesting…….

On 7/25/2021 at 11:53 PM, j swift said:

The irony here is that there is a never verified story that Marla had a clause in her 227 contract that if Jackee got a spin-off then she could never return to the main show.  While on The Jefferson's, Marla's character got a spin-off that quickly failed and she felt lucky to be able to return to the main show.  However, once she was the lead on 227, legend has it, that she resented the attention that Jackee received, so she put the clause in place.  Jackee was given a spin-off, it failed, and she never returned to 227.  So, the fact that she was hired on Days using Jackee's proverbial coattails is ironic.

This sounds like someone got it mixed up with the rumor about what happened behind the scenes of Alice with Linda Lavin / Polly Holliday; Polly Holliday got more popular than Linda as her side character Flo, got a spin-off that failed and never returned. Rumor was that Linda Lavin blocked her from returning. I wouldn't be surprised if there's similar rumors every time a popular side character outshines the supposed lead and gets a spin-off that fails. 

Edited July 30, 20214 yr by te.

I wonder if Olivia was on purpose. George Jefferson's mother on The Jefferson's was named Olivia.

On 8/2/2021 at 4:51 PM, KMan101 said:

I wonder if Olivia was on purpose. George Jefferson's mother on The Jefferson's was named Olivia.

I didn't even think of that, but you're absolutely right. Great catch!!

On 7/26/2021 at 11:47 PM, John said:

Its not true. She did a handful of 227 episodes in its final season

Handful? Final season?   The math is mathing here, my friend. 

Jackee last appeared as Sandra in Episode 102, The Perfume Game. 

20 hours ago, ChitHappens said:

Handful? Final season?   The math is mathing here, my friend. 

she did 7 episodes in 227's last season

Reportedly MG resented Jackee for stealing the spotlight, similarly to the Linda Lavin/Polly Holliday situation.  Hopefully these two have put away any grudges or resentments past them by now like Cindy Williams/Penny Marshall or Suzanne Sommers/Joyce deWitt eventually did after many years.

27 minutes ago, Spoon said:

Reportedly MG resented Jackee for stealing the spotlight, similarly to the Linda Lavin/Polly Holliday situation.  Hopefully these two have put away any grudges or resentments past them by now like Cindy Williams/Penny Marshall or Suzanne Sommers/Joyce deWitt eventually did after many years.

The same with her and Isabel Sanford. Isabel thought she was the diva of the show only to be upstaged by Marla. I believe it was Belinda Tolbert that mentioned it.

"I'm so excited and I just can't hide it," or however that song goes! A dream come true. WooHoo!!!!

On 8/12/2021 at 4:07 PM, Soapsuds said:

The same with her and Isabel Sanford. Isabel thought she was the diva of the show only to be upstaged by Marla. I believe it was Belinda Tolbert that mentioned it.

I believe she did in Unsung Hollywood.