I was wondering how long did The Suzzane Soomers Talk Show air.

I remember when that show was on (even though I never watched it). It was only on for a few months between 1994-95.

I wish I saw The Suzzane Soomers Talk Show.

I wish I saw The Suzzane Soomers Talk Show.i did and i really thought it was pretty good she had alot of energy and spark but the show didnt last too long

I remember that it aired in the mornings while I was in school, so I never saw it. Marilu Henner also had a short-lived talk show around the same time.

Yes, both Suzanne Somers and Marilu Henner had syndicated talk shows that came and went in the 1994-95 season.

I might have been in school when The Suzzane Somers show was on in my State

I never even knew Suzanne Somers had a talkshow that year. Did she have any interesting guests?

yes Suzanne Somers had a talk show but like I said I really did not get to see it because it was on while I was in School and by The Time I got out of School The Program was Cancelled The only thing I do know The Suzzane Somers Show aired at 11:00 am CT Time on WNOL-FOX38.

That dolt Suzanne Sommers wasn't even good enough for 3's Company much less her own talk show.

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That dolt Suzanne Sommers wasn't even good enough for 3's Company much less her own talk show.

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At least she still had Step By Step to fall back on at that time.

That dolt Suzanne Sommers wasn't even good enough for 3's Company much less her own talk show.

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Next to John Ritter, she had the most successful post Three's Company career.

Next to John Ritter, she had the most successful post Three's Company career.
Plus she's had a Vegas show, her QVC line, her books, etc. Suzanne is nothing if not resourceful.

I remember that it aired in the mornings while I was in school, so I never saw it. Marilu Henner also had a short-lived talk show around the same time.
Somehow I don't seem to remember Suzanne's talk show but I do remember Marilu's talk show.

I was wondering did she ever have any of Three's Company co-start's on Her Talk Show The Suzzane Somers Show

Next to John Ritter, she had the most successful post Three's Company career.

Jenilee Harrison was pretty successful too. She was on DALLAS which is most popular non-news TV program EVER. Highest rated show EVER maybe only next to the MASH finale.

It is true that Step by Step lasted more years than Jenilee's years on Step by Step. Step by Step was a funny show (at least some episodes) and I just saw an episode this morning but it was the screenwriters and actors other than Suzanne that made it funny.

Suzanne just was picked to be the wife but other actors could've played it just as well.

At least SBS showed that Suzanne could play a different kind of character. Carol was a down-to-earth but very neurotic wife/mother, instead of the complete airhead Chrissy became by the time Suzanne left TC.

Jenilee Harrison was pretty successful too. She was on DALLAS which is most popular non-news TV program EVER. Highest rated show EVER maybe only next to the MASH finale.

It is true that Step by Step lasted more years than Jenilee's years on Step by Step. Step by Step was a funny show (at least some episodes) and I just saw an episode this morning but it was the screenwriters and actors other than Suzanne that made it funny.

Suzanne just was picked to be the wife but other actors could've played it just as well.

Hey Dallas is my favorite TV show of all time so you don't have to tell me about Jenilee's role on that show. She was on it for 2 and a half years. She only came back for half of her third season because of the dream. She was supposed to be killed off in the season finale. I loved her in Dallas but most of the fans didn't care much for her. She had nothing to do with the success of Dallas though. Dallas was already the #1 show in the country when she joined the cast.

Suzanne was very good in SBS. The reason I watched the show from the beginning like I did was because Suzanne and Patrick Duffy were in it. The only one of the kids I ever heard of was Staci Keanan because she had been on My 2 Dads. Yes there were a lot of other actors that were great in it too but Suzanne held her own. You just won't give Suzanne any credit because you don't like her. I have problems with some of the things she says and does too. I don't think she was right in regards to what happened with TC. She however, was part of that show as well as SBS and she was good in them.

At least SBS showed that Suzanne could play a different kind of character. Carol was a down-to-earth but very neurotic wife/mother, instead of the complete airhead Chrissy became by the time Suzanne left TC.
And that's true. Carol was so different from Chrissy which showed that she had range as an actress. I didn't care for the dumbed down Chrissy on TC, They made her almost like a child.

And that's true. Carol was so different from Chrissy which showed that she had range as an actress. I didn't care for the dumbed down Chrissy on TC, They made her almost like a child.
Didn't she also play herself in the TV movie version of her book, Keeping Secrets?

Didn't she also play herself in the TV movie version of her book, Keeping Secrets?
Yes she did. She was also the executive producer of that movie.

Yes she did. She was also the executive producer of that movie.
Thanks, Sonny. That actually was a pretty good book, from what I recall. I took it out of the library years ago and am thinking about reading it again.

Don't forget She's the Sheriff as well (1987-89), a decent series that gave Suzanne an entirely different role. Not to mention a different type of wardrobe!

Don't forget She's the Sheriff as well, a decent series that gave Suzanne an entirely different role. Not to mention a different type of wardrobe!
I never saw that show, but weren't both Jenilee Harrison and Priscilla Barnes guest stars? I heard that Don Knotts was.

Yes I do remember She The Sheriff

I never saw that show, but weren't both Jenilee Harrison and Priscilla Barnes guest stars? I heard that Don Knotts was.

Probably -- those are fun fact type of things.

But I did want to mention that I recall reading about casting of the lead in She's The Sheriff that Priscilla was originally set to play the role that Suzanne did get! Kind of crazy ironic, as she had been a replacement for Suzanne on Three's Company.

She's The Sheriff was short-lived, but I had a bit of a crush on Suzanne in those years so I remember it fairly well. In fact, going by memory I would have thought it ran longer than it did. It helped keep Suzanne "up" as far as household recognition in between her longer-running roles.

Probably -- those are fun fact type of things.

But I did want to mention that I recall reading about casting of the lead in She's The Sheriff that Priscilla was originally set to play the role that Suzanne did get! Kind of crazy ironic, as she had been a replacement for Suzanne on Three's Company.

She's The Sheriff was short-lived, but I had a bit of a crush on Suzanne in those years so I remember it fairly well. In fact, going by memory I would have thought it ran longer than it did. It helped keep Suzanne "up" as far as household recognition in between her longer-running roles.
Does anyone know why Priscilla didn't end up on the show? Was she fired, did she quit, or what?? :confused:

Does anyone know why Priscilla didn't end up on the show? Was she fired, did she quit, or what?? :confused:

I can't believe that Priscilla said that the three years in 3's Company were the worst 3 years of her life becasue she was the best of all 3 blonde roommates.

However she does capitalize on it now because she was at that convention signing at a table with Joyce a couple years ago or so and someone here posted pics of them.

Does anyone know why Priscilla didn't end up on the show? Was she fired, did she quit, or what?? :confused:

Good question. In looking further, Priscilla did appear as Sheriff Hildy in the pilot. I did find the following online:

http://markrothmansblog.blogspot.com/search?q=priscilla

Picking up from last Thursday's post, "We've got Priscilla Barnes", Lorimar told me.
Basically on my say-so.
She and Joyce DeWitt were friends, and miraculously, wresting her part away from her did not effect their friendship.

I first met Priscilla Barnes in New York.
A press conference was set up to announce the beginning of "She's The Sheriff", and to introduce Priscilla Barnes in her return to regular weekly TV.
Her co-star, George Wyner, a survivor of tIhe original pilot, was introduced as well.
I had some script material prepared, and Priscilla and George were going to act it out for the press.
I rehearsed it with them.
Priscilla had read the material, liked it, and said (her first words to me) "Okay, I can do it this way, this way, this way, this way, this way or this way. Pick one."
She then proceeded to demonstrate.
Every way was wonderful.
It was an embarrassment of riches.
My original instincts about her were right on the money.

There is something very sexually arousing about talent.
Not that I needed much coaxing.

The same is true about confident, aggressive women.
She was getting to me quickly.
Not that she gave a crap.

She informed me that she was treated very badly on "Three's Company", and didn't want to have to go through that again.
What she specifically didn't want to have to do on this new show was to be the one who had to "lay the pipe".
This is a term I first heard from Garry Marshall. He might have coined it.
It means spelling out the exposition of the story for the audience.
It's usually a very dreary job for an actor to have to "lay the pipe".

On "Three's Company", she was always relegated to laying the pipe, and wanted none of it.
Neither Jack Klugman nor Tony Randall ever wanted to lay the pipe.
They always wanted Al Molinaro or Penny Marshall to do it.
But sometimes they weren't in the show that week, and SOMEBODY had to lay the pipe.
Garry once told them, mockingly, "Maybe we can drag a guy in off of Melrose Avenue and HE can lay the pipe".

I saw Priscilla's point, but could make no promises that I could be sure I'd keep.
I said I'd do what I could to keep the pipe out of her hands as much as possible.
This response didn't seem good enough for her.

She and George acted out the scene, and were wonderful.
The press seemed very responsive.

Things took longer than they were supposed to, and I'd missed my flight back to the midwest.
I was staying in New York overnight, as was Priscilla.
Someone from Lorimar suggested that we might like tickets for a Broadway Show that night.
They arranged for house seats for "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", a clever musical whodunit that had a gimmick: the audience, by voting, would determine who, in fact dunit.
The actors were prepared to play out many different scenarios, depending on the audience's whim.
The show's lead actor, George Rose, was also it's narrator.
He opened the show, explaining to the audience what they were in for, and how they were to participate, in a rousing opening number called "Join With Us".
A real rouser, and Rose did it with incredible gusto.
He and the cast concluded it to wild, enthusiastic applause from the audience, during which, I turned to Priscilla and said "Now THERE'S a man who likes to lay the pipe".

And she scowled.

That's when I first sensed there would be trouble.

The press did it's job. Priscilla made the cover of the Enquirer, with others returning to weekly TV.
The picture was actually flattering.

The second time I sensed there would be trouble was when she invited me to her acting class, for an evening of scenes, acted out by the students, in which she was to participate in one of.
(Is that English? Oh, well)
She did a knockout comedic version of Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", in which she literally channeled Lucille Ball. She was brilliant.
I told her she was brilliant.
But I also made the mistake of waxing ecstatic over another actress in another scene, and I never heard the end of it.
In her mind, I wasn't there to look at no other actress in no other scene.

I guess it never occurred to Priscilla that the reason she got the part in "Sheriff" was because I wanted her.
Who knows?

The third time was the charm.
Priscilla had some apparently mistaken notion that her deal provided her with some sort of guaranteed creative control.
The Lorimar people told me that she was essentially off her rocker on this one.
And this would have had to be something they would at least run by me, and they hadn't.

She and I had gone to a popular Chinese restaurant in L.A. that I had introduced her to.
She fell in love with it.

A few weeks later, I was in that restaurant with one of the writers, and we were going over a couple of scripts.
She shows up, to pick up a take-out order.
She sees us sitting there, working.
She wants to see the material.

Usually, I'm quite open to input from just about anybody.
Particularly someone as creative as she is.
But I've always made it a rule not to show material to anyone if I don't think it's ready to be shown.
And these scripts were not ready to be shown.

I told her this.
She was not satisfied.
She bellowed something about creative control, got up, and stormed out of the restaurant, dragging her sack of Chinese food behind her.

And that was the last I saw of Priscilla Barnes.
It's a shame. She could have been great.
Also, no TV series since.

Tomorrow: How Priscilla Barnes turned into Suzanne Somers.


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Posted by mark rothman at 8:49 AM 4 comments
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Joyce DeWitt: She Was Almost The Sheriff. Part Two.
As I'm not going to recap, it behooves you to read part one before you read this, or you really won't appreciate it.

Okay. There I am at the Lorimar boardroom.
Same players as last time, except Joyce DeWitt instead of the NBC O and O guy.

She was a lot better looking than he was.
She was a lot better looking than a lot of people.

I thought she looked a lot better in person than she did on TV.
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I'll try to post some more!

Here we finally get to the answer (sorry about the delay):


The next thing I heard after Priscilla Barnes stormed out of the Chinese restaurant was from the Lorimar execs.

Priscilla had presented them with an ultimatum: Either she has the "creative control" she was "Guaranteed", or she was walking.

After they all stopped giggling, they and I considered all the options.

They could sue her brains out, and/or they could get someone more preferable.

They considered themselves in the catbird seat.

They were loving this.

They basically asked themselves the musical question "Who in the wide world would we like to play this part?"

What I hadn't been privy to was that before I was part of the package, they had already made overtures to Suzanne Somers, who had turned them down .

This was because it was still "Pilot Season" for the networks.

"Sheriff" was a syndicated show.

Several cuts below a network show.

She was holdoing out for a possible network pilot.

None had materialized.

Pilot season was now over.

Suzanne Somers was suddenly available.

She'd cost more, but would be worth it, because of all the extra stations she'd most-likely attract.

I had a major rooting interest at this point.

I wanted them to get Suzanne Somers.

I had some ownership in this show, and if it was a hit, I'd do much better for myself.

I had no idea if she was any good, but I knew she wasn't any worse than Joyce DeWitt.

We met with Suzanne and her husband, Alan Hamel, who was her husband personally and professionally.

I can and have written volumes about this concept. So have others.

I had one point that I had to get across---in order for this show to work, she could not, in any way, shape or form, play this part as she played Chrissie on "Three's Company".

She'd have to play an intelligent adult, which is in fact what she was, except perhaps as far as her choice in husbands went.

If she played a stupid Sheriff, the show has no reality base, and could not possibly work.

It can't be "Lucy becomes the Sheriff".

They both seemed to understand and accept this.

All you science buffs out there understand the usual pecking order of the nether regions of existence.
From the top down: paramecium, celebrities' husbands, and amoebae.

Alan Hamel had essentially driven Suzanne Somers' career off a cliff with his ill-fated attempt to renegotiate her contract with "Three's Company".
He was Thelma. She was Louise.

I'll let you all make your own judgements about how "usual" he is in the vast scheme of things.

As a result of his actions, Suzanne was forced to prove that she would "behave herself" here.
So they required her to audition.

None of the parties involved had any doubts that she would pass, no matter how good or bad she was.
All she had to do was jump through the hoops they provided for her.

She swallowed whatever pride she had, and agreed to this.

So I went to her house on Venice Beach, armed with audition material, and we went over it.
I could see that she was missing some things.

I stopped the proceedings, looked her in the eyes and said "You don't know me very well, and there's no reason you should believe what I'm about to say, but here goes: I'm always right.
Oh, I've certainly made more than my share of mistakes in life. But not creatively.
Just do this the way I tell you, and you'll have no trouble getting through this.
Just climb on my back, and I'll get you across the finish line in grand style."

She, of course, looked at me as if I had three heads.
But for some reason, she was willing to buy in to this.

I honestly believed what I was saying. I still do.
Call it ego if you want.

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I can't believe that Priscilla said that the three years in 3's Company were the worst 3 years of her life becasue she was the best of all 3 blonde roommates.

I was in my mid-to-late (very late) teens at the time Priscilla Barnes was doing Three's Company, and to paraphrase Adam West, she definitely induced some stirrings in my utility belt! ;)

Here we finally get to the answer (sorry about the delay):


The next thing I heard after Priscilla Barnes stormed out of the Chinese restaurant was from the Lorimar execs.

Priscilla had presented them with an ultimatum: Either she has the "creative control" she was "Guaranteed", or she was walking.

After they all stopped giggling, they and I considered all the options.

They could sue her brains out, and/or they could get someone more preferable.

They considered themselves in the catbird seat.

They were loving this.

They basically asked themselves the musical question "Who in the wide world would we like to play this part?"

What I hadn't been privy to was that before I was part of the package, they had already made overtures to Suzanne Somers, who had turned them down .

This was because it was still "Pilot Season" for the networks.

"Sheriff" was a syndicated show.

Several cuts below a network show.

She was holdoing out for a possible network pilot.

None had materialized.

Pilot season was now over.

Suzanne Somers was suddenly available.

She'd cost more, but would be worth it, because of all the extra stations she'd most-likely attract.

I had a major rooting interest at this point.

I wanted them to get Suzanne Somers.

I had some ownership in this show, and if it was a hit, I'd do much better for myself.

I had no idea if she was any good, but I knew she wasn't any worse than Joyce DeWitt.

We met with Suzanne and her husband, Alan Hamel, who was her husband personally and professionally.

I can and have written volumes about this concept. So have others.

I had one point that I had to get across---in order for this show to work, she could not, in any way, shape or form, play this part as she played Chrissie on "Three's Company".

She'd have to play an intelligent adult, which is in fact what she was, except perhaps as far as her choice in husbands went.

If she played a stupid Sheriff, the show has no reality base, and could not possibly work.

It can't be "Lucy becomes the Sheriff".

They both seemed to understand and accept this.

All you science buffs out there understand the usual pecking order of the nether regions of existence.
From the top down: paramecium, celebrities' husbands, and amoebae.

Alan Hamel had essentially driven Suzanne Somers' career off a cliff with his ill-fated attempt to renegotiate her contract with "Three's Company".
He was Thelma. She was Louise.

I'll let you all make your own judgements about how "usual" he is in the vast scheme of things.

As a result of his actions, Suzanne was forced to prove that she would "behave herself" here.
So they required her to audition.

None of the parties involved had any doubts that she would pass, no matter how good or bad she was.
All she had to do was jump through the hoops they provided for her.

She swallowed whatever pride she had, and agreed to this.

So I went to her house on Venice Beach, armed with audition material, and we went over it.
I could see that she was missing some things.

I stopped the proceedings, looked her in the eyes and said "You don't know me very well, and there's no reason you should believe what I'm about to say, but here goes: I'm always right.
Oh, I've certainly made more than my share of mistakes in life. But not creatively.
Just do this the way I tell you, and you'll have no trouble getting through this.
Just climb on my back, and I'll get you across the finish line in grand style."

She, of course, looked at me as if I had three heads.
But for some reason, she was willing to buy in to this.

I honestly believed what I was saying. I still do.
Call it ego if you want.

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Thanks for posting that. That's very interesting. :)

I heard Suzanne comment on STS a few years ago at the time of John Ritter's death. She didn't seem to like the show very much. I think she did it as a stepping stone to get back on TV which worked because she soon landed on SBS. I thought STS was a nice show though. It wasn't great but it wasn't that bad of a show.

I was in my mid-to-late (very late) teens at the time Priscilla Barnes was doing Three's Company, and to paraphrase Adam West, she definitely induced some stirrings in my utility belt! ;)
I always thought Priscilla was very pretty but in a girl next door kind of way. I like the opening credits at the zoo where she imitates the flamingo. :lol:

I was quite attracted to Priscilla, and she seemed more approachable in a way than say Leslie Easterbrook, who was playing Ronda on Laverne & Shirley. The way Priscilla wore her hair, for example, was not unlike how the girls in my high school did theirs. (A few years earlier, I was quite taken with Cheryl Ladd when she joined Charlie's Angels. She and Priscilla had sort of a younger look.)

I'm a bigger fan of Leslie's now. I was not much into Jenilee Harrison back then either, but maybe I should give her another chance as well!

Priscilla is one of the best "replacements" in TV history. Not only was she pretty but she was a very good actress. She had a flair for farce comedy. I especially loved her in the Jeffrey Tambor episode. :lol:

I was in my mid-to-late (very late) teens at the time Priscilla Barnes was doing Three's Company, and to paraphrase Adam West, she definitely induced some stirrings in my utility belt! ;)

Priscilla was too skinny but her long legs were nice although they could've been thicker.

However, Priscilla had the most GORGEOUS face of ALL the roomates. Back then when she was in her prime and looking her best she set the TV on fire!

Priscilla is one of the best "replacements" in TV history. Not only was she pretty but she was a very good actress. She had a flair for farce comedy. I especially loved her in the Jeffrey Tambor episode. :lol:

Where did you get that signed pic of luscious Priscilla? Was it a convention and if so when and where was it?

I hear age hasn't been very good to her and the same goes for the other 3 roomates although I think Jenille and Suzanne may be the worst.

I wish that there would show Reruns of The Suzzane Somer Show

Where did you get that signed pic of luscious Priscilla? Was it a convention and if so when and where was it?

I hear age hasn't been very good to her and the same goes for the other 3 roomates although I think Jenille and Suzanne may be the worst.
I found it on a Google image search. It's not mine.

I didnt know she even had a talkshow.

I didnt know she even had a talkshow.
Well, it didn't last too long, so it's easy to see why it was forgotten. :lol: