Speaking of the Dobsons, I wanted to pick up on an earlier post about what they had planned moving forward if they would have been allowed to stay on TGL.
Does anyone know if the Dobsons' original plan for Roger Thorpe truly was for Dr. Renee DuBois to alter Roger's face, so that Michael Zaslow could exit the show (as he wanted) and the Dobsons would have brought on a new actor to portray Roger? If not, I wonder how they would have let Roger exit the show...?
I was told in the past that the Dobsons were finally going to reveal Phillip's true parentage to the entire town by the late spring of 1980. This would have resulted in Hope leaving Alan for a time, Justin and Elizabeth finally divorcing, and Jackie leaving town after a breakdown, as something was supposed to happen to Phillip. He would run away from home, I think is what I heard, and Jackie would blame herself for it and leave Springfield. I don't think Cindy Pickett was planning on staying past her contract when it expired in June, so it could be that Jackie left for a bit and returned later with a new actress portraying her...?
Were the Dobsons always planning on killing off Lucille? I've heard conflicting stories.
I have heard that the Dobsons never planned to actually marry Hope and Alan. Marrying them was all Marland. I'm not sure what the end goal was for Hope and Alan in the Dobsons' plans - does anyone venture a guess?
I think the Dobsons did have someone in mind for Amanda's mother, but I was told that it would have been an original character of theirs versus Jennifer Richards, who was an original of Marland's. Does anyone know if they had something in mind for the mother...?
I don't think Rita and Ed were the final game plan for the Dobsons - would Ed and Holly have eventually reunited?
Would Elizabeth and Mike finally have ended up together after she divorced Justin...?
What were their plans for Hillary and Katie...?
I'm trying to determine if the Dobsons would have redeemed Ross, or left him as the black sheep of the Marler family? It would have been fun to see Hope break up with Alan and start dating Ross. Neither Alan nor Mike would probably have been thrilled.
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