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Dr. Thong · 07-01-2024, 06:26 PM

Betty Garrett was led to believe that the show was going to end with season seven, so she signed up for a play, only to find out that Penny & Cindy agreed to do one more season.

So, the producers wrote the Edna character out by saying she'd run off with another man, leaving Frank behind.

I felt this was so wrong. They could have just said she left town to tend to a sick relative and let it be that. They could have shown Frank talking to her on the phone, and maybe if she was able, Garrett could have made a guest appearance.

I don't think Edna would ever leave Frank that way, and it was a very downbeat moment in a very troubled final season.

king of comedy · 09-04-2024, 08:04 AM

They didn't showed how Frank felt after she left. When Shirley left, everyone was sad.

Dr. Thong · 09-05-2024, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by king of comedy

They didn't showed how Frank felt after she left. When Shirley left, everyone was sad.

If I remember correctly, there was an episode in the final season after Shirley left, where they addressed the issue and they showed how Frank felt.

As I recall, he was pretty angry/depressed about it.

07-01-2024, 06:26 PM	#1
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,545	Edna's Exit Was Handled Badly Betty Garrett was led to believe that the show was going to end with season seven, so she signed up for a play, only to find out that Penny & Cindy agreed to do one more season. So, the producers wrote the Edna character out by saying she'd run off with another man, leaving Frank behind. I felt this was so wrong. They could have just said she left town to tend to a sick relative and let it be that. They could have shown Frank talking to her on the phone, and maybe if she was able, Garrett could have made a guest appearance. I don't think Edna would ever leave Frank that way, and it was a very downbeat moment in a very troubled final season.
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09-04-2024, 08:04 AM	#2
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	They didn't showed how Frank felt after she left. When Shirley left, everyone was sad.