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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 335493" data-attributes="member: 7">You know, I&#039;ve never thought about Helmond and the possibility that she could&#039;ve been one of THE GOLDEN GIRLS. She had been on SOAP, which was a big hit for the same producers, and it&#039;s easy to understand why they would&#039;ve wanted her back for the newer show. I bet they would&#039;ve offered her Rose because it mirrored Jessica, and she would&#039;ve turned it down, probably preferring to play Blanche just as Rue McClanahan* did. Honestly, I don&#039;t know if I could see Katherine Helmond as Blanche, but she probably could&#039;ve pulled it off. *Rue McClanahan said she was originally offered the role of Mary Campbell on SOAP, but she wanted to play Jessica Tate instead. Since Helmond had already been given that role, the producers decided to push forward without McClanahan. I question the legitimacy of this story because McClanahan was still playing Vivian on MAUDE at the time SOAP was conceived, but that doesn&#039;t entirely rule it out I don&#039;t guess.A fairly interesting look at the failed WHO&#039;S THE BOSS? pilots: [MEDIA=youtube]XFYb1sRZb8w[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 335493, member: 7"] You know, I've never thought about Helmond and the possibility that she could've been one of THE GOLDEN GIRLS. She had been on SOAP, which was a big hit for the same producers, and it's easy to understand why they would've wanted her back for the newer show. I bet they would've offered her Rose because it mirrored Jessica, and she would've turned it down, probably preferring to play Blanche just as Rue McClanahan* did. Honestly, I don't know if I could see Katherine Helmond as Blanche, but she probably could've pulled it off. *Rue McClanahan said she was originally offered the role of Mary Campbell on SOAP, but she wanted to play Jessica Tate instead. Since Helmond had already been given that role, the producers decided to push forward without McClanahan. I question the legitimacy of this story because McClanahan was still playing Vivian on MAUDE at the time SOAP was conceived, but that doesn't entirely rule it out I don't guess. A fairly interesting look at the failed WHO'S THE BOSS? pilots: [MEDIA=youtube]XFYb1sRZb8w[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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