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GARFIELDKOOL · 05-26-2007, 10:04 PM

I know this is normal nowadays, but Rolly was basically an elder, almost senile, Leola was just an older woman who was probably 20 years younger than Rolly. She was basically almost holding him up.

Ireneparalegal · 05-26-2007, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

I know this is normal nowadays, but Rolly was basically an elder, almost senile, Leola was just an older woman who was probably 20 years younger than Rolly. She was basically almost holding him up.

Senile???? I never saw Rolly that way Kool. I loved Rolly. He was so darn adorable and funny as hell.

GARFIELDKOOL · 05-26-2007, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Senile???? I never saw Rolly that way Kool. I loved Rolly. He was so darn adorable and funny as hell.

He was funny with his sarcastic one-liners. But, he didn't seem as mobile as they trid to make him.

GSU2004 · 05-28-2007, 11:48 AM

Rosetta LeNoire was no spring chicken, lol. I always thought it was dumb how they gave him a fiancee and then she disappears with no explanation. I know Rosetta went on to do Family Matters where she probably thought she would get more camera time but they could hae recasted her Amen character.

ThomasE · 08-24-2007, 09:53 PM

They did recast her with the actress that played Mother Ferguson on the show a year earlier.

GARFIELDKOOL · 08-24-2007, 10:06 PM

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They did recast her with the actress that played Mother Ferguson on the show a year earlier.

Just for the record, on Family Matters the other day, she married Fletcher, and Rolly (Jester Hairston) played Fletcher's father!

ThomasE · 08-24-2007, 10:08 PM

That's right! I remember that for sure. ABC Family aired that ep recently.

catlover79 · 08-25-2007, 01:52 AM

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Just for the record, on Family Matters the other day, she married Fletcher, and Rolly (Jester Hairston) played Fletcher's father!

I was just going to mention that.

By the way, Rolly was by far my favorite character on Amen. He was priceless.

Jester Hairston was also an accomplished singer/songwriter, mainly in the gospel genre. God rest both him and Rosetta LeNoire!

TVFactFan · 08-25-2007, 09:40 PM

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I was just going to mention that.

By the way, Rolly was by far my favorite character on Amen. He was priceless.

Jester Hairston was also an accomplished singer/songwriter, mainly in the gospel genre. God rest both him and Rosetta LeNoire!

Rolly and the Deacon is what made the show watchable. All the other characters were DUDS

GARFIELDKOOL · 08-25-2007, 09:47 PM

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Rolly and the Deacon is what made the show watchable. All the other characters were DUDS

Yeah, Rolly was funny because he had his one liners, and Ernest Frye was nobody but George Jefferson playing a lawyer if you look at it.

catlover79 · 12-09-2007, 01:22 AM

They reran the two part Rolly/Leola wedding episode on ION the other night, and I enjoyed seeing it again. I was howling when one by one, all the main characters came in to the pastor's office to ask Rolly why he was backing out.

Great episode!

Scoobiedoo30 · 12-13-2007, 03:49 PM

why did they recast her in the first place

05-26-2007, 10:04 PM	#1
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Rolly's fiance Leola looked a bit younger than him I know this is normal nowadays, but Rolly was basically an elder, almost senile, Leola was just an older woman who was probably 20 years younger than Rolly. She was basically almost holding him up.

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05-28-2007, 11:48 AM	#4
GSU2004 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 764	Rosetta LeNoire was no spring chicken, lol. I always thought it was dumb how they gave him a fiancee and then she disappears with no explanation. I know Rosetta went on to do Family Matters where she probably thought she would get more camera time but they could hae recasted her Amen character.

08-24-2007, 10:08 PM	#7
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	That's right! I remember that for sure. ABC Family aired that ep recently.

12-09-2007, 01:22 AM	#11
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	They reran the two part Rolly/Leola wedding episode on ION the other night, and I enjoyed seeing it again. I was howling when one by one, all the main characters came in to the pastor's office to ask Rolly why he was backing out. Great episode!