Who Would You Have Cast as Unseen Characters
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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
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Donna Reed as Miss Ellie's sister Allie. Known as Miss Allie. 
Ray_Krebbs
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I think that is a very good idea. Donna Reed should have been her sister who comes to look after Southfork while Miss Ellie and Clayton take an extended vacation away from their difficult family
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
Telly Talk Champion
Even though I liked her as Miss Ellie trying to recast someone else in Barbara Bel Geddes' role just wasn't going to work.
Having Donna as her sister would certainly have worked.
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Ray_Krebbs
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They could have kept Donna on the show, and all that crap would not have happened in the end
Snarky Oracle!
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I've always thought Donna Reed should have been Jenna's aunt, come to Texas for her niece's nuptials. Once negotiations with BBG are complete, Miss Ellie gets out of the hospital, Bobby "dies" and Reed flies back to somewhere.
Barring that, I'd have Donna Reed on one year of FALCON CREST playing Lana Turner's sister.
So now, who plays Jason Ewing?
Michelle Stevens
'The Lovely Michelle'
Good idea for a thread.
How about Clayton Moore as Jason Ewing?
How about Clayton Moore as Jason Ewing?
Jimmy Todd
Telly Talk Mega Star
James Coburn as Jason Ewing.
Taylor Bennett Jr.
Telly Talk Winner
Willie Aames as Lawrence Templeton, of the prominent Templeton Banking family and Lucy’s date for the prom, to the envy of the studious Muriel Gillis
(somehow he was also related to dastardly oilman Jeb Ames)
(somehow he was also related to dastardly oilman Jeb Ames)
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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
Telly Talk Champion
You can say that again!
All my Mom liked to do was drink gin and watch Knots Landing.
Her taste in American soaps was awful. She even liked Glitter and those awful Naked Gun films!
Willie Oleson
Telly Talk Schemer
Huh? How does that work? Is there going to be a big fireplace/office painting that strongly resembles a famous actor?
Haha - guessing you remember that Charlene guest starred opposite Willie on an early episode of “Eight is Enough“ (also produced by Lorimar).
Jock Ewing Fan
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I think Donna Reed is underrated as Miss Ellie. If she had been a carbon copy, she would have had negative reviews.Even though I liked her as Miss Ellie trying to recast someone else in Barbara Bel Geddes' role just wasn't going to work.
Having Donna as her sister would certainly have worked.
I appreciate that she at least dressed like a wealthy woman, and tried to put her own stamp on the character.
Granted, it was a difficult situation, but if BBG wasn't coming back (supposedly, Donna Reed had a 3 year contract)
Donna Reed could have added some more dimensions to her version of the character.
To each their own, I liked Donna Reed
