John Goodman Could've been 'Paul Hennessy' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 03-21-2023, 09:13 AM

Five years after "Roseanne‘s" original run wrapped, John Goodman was on the short list to play family patriarch Paul Hennessy — until "Three’s Company" funnyman John Ritter, coming off a series of films/TV-movies, sought a sitcom comeback. “You take John Ritter any time you can get John Ritter,” EP Flody Suarez said at the time.

(Goodman would eventually have "8 Simple Rules" star Katey Sagal as a TV wife on "The Conners".)

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TMC · 09-11-2023, 10:54 PM

It's detailed in the book Disneywar: The Battle for the Magic Kingdom.

03-21-2023, 09:13 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,032	John Goodman Could've been 'Paul Hennessy' Five years after "Roseanne‘s" original run wrapped, John Goodman was on the short list to play family patriarch Paul Hennessy — until "Three’s Company" funnyman John Ritter, coming off a series of films/TV-movies, sought a sitcom comeback. “You take John Ritter any time you can get John Ritter,” EP Flody Suarez said at the time. (Goodman would eventually have "8 Simple Rules" star Katey Sagal as a TV wife on "The Conners".) https://tvline.com/lists/tv-actors-a...nage-daughter/

09-11-2023, 10:54 PM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,255	It's detailed in the book Disneywar: The Battle for the Magic Kingdom.