Does Ellen Foley (Billie Young) not get enough respect - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 09-05-2018, 01:26 AM

I know that the producers always had their sights set on Markie Post to play the public defender. But at the time, Post was under contract to do The Fall Guy. The official reasoning for why Ellen Foley was let go was because the relationship between Billy and Judge Stone, felt more like "brother and sister" instead of potential love interests.

Ellen Foley always seemed more scrappy, streetwise and quirky in comparison to more traditional glamour girls like Markie Post. Maybe I'm being cynical sounding, but I figure that producers felt that they needed a "hot babe" to lure the guys in (because I doubt that they would be into Selma Diamond) and Ellen Foley's Billie was too off-kilter.

Heenan Fan · 02-04-2019, 05:10 PM

I liked Ellen Foley and the Billie character. It does seem that she was just a placeholder until Markie Post was available though. I wonder if the producers told Ellen that she was temporary or not?

DJM77 · 02-04-2019, 09:32 PM

Shelley Hack was originally supposed to play the Christine Sullivan character.

http://shelleyhack.blogspot.com/2011...ght-court.html

Heenan Fan · 02-05-2019, 12:26 AM

They don't call her Hack for nothing. Shelley couldn't act and had the Hollywood primadonna attitude from the beginning.

09-05-2018, 01:26 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,662	Does Ellen Foley (Billie Young) not get enough respect I know that the producers always had their sights set on Markie Post to play the public defender. But at the time, Post was under contract to do The Fall Guy. The official reasoning for why Ellen Foley was let go was because the relationship between Billy and Judge Stone, felt more like "brother and sister" instead of potential love interests. Ellen Foley always seemed more scrappy, streetwise and quirky in comparison to more traditional glamour girls like Markie Post. Maybe I'm being cynical sounding, but I figure that producers felt that they needed a "hot babe" to lure the guys in (because I doubt that they would be into Selma Diamond) and Ellen Foley's Billie was too off-kilter.

02-04-2019, 09:32 PM	#3
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,554	Shelley Hack was originally supposed to play the Christine Sullivan character. http://shelleyhack.blogspot.com/2011...ght-court.html
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02-04-2019, 05:10 PM	#2
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	I liked Ellen Foley and the Billie character. It does seem that she was just a placeholder until Markie Post was available though. I wonder if the producers told Ellen that she was temporary or not?

02-05-2019, 12:26 AM	#4
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	They don't call her Hack for nothing. Shelley couldn't act and had the Hollywood primadonna attitude from the beginning.