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05-11-2001, 11:25 PM

Why did JoMarie Payton leave Family Matters when there was only 8 episodes left.

rserafin · 05-13-2001, 09:58 AM

JoMarie Payton noble left family matters because she felt that she was no longer really playing harriet the way she always had. at the time she left,nobody knew family matters would be canceled 8 episodes later.

Truth · 05-16-2001, 03:04 AM

would they have cancelled it if she would of stayed?

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rserafin · 05-26-2001, 02:20 PM

probably

Furienna · 09-05-2008, 11:09 PM

Yeah, they thought there was going to be a 10th season. But it didn't happen.

Schmoopie · 09-06-2008, 03:51 AM

Wow, I didn't know she left the show! I never saw the last episodes, but she couldn't have seen that coming! How did they write her out? Didn't she play the mother?

Andrea

Furienna · 09-06-2008, 06:50 AM

I've never seen the 9th season either, but as I've understood it, JoMarie was getting tired of how they focused on Steve and neglected the Winslows. She asked for permission to write some family-centred plots, but they wouldn't let her. So she just left in the middle of the 9th season. If they only had known that this was to be the last season, they probably would have just pretended, that Harriette was around, but we didn't get to see her. But since they thought the show would get a 10th season, they ended up hiring another actress, JudyAnn Elder, to play Harriette for the rest of the season.

GolfDude · 09-06-2008, 10:13 AM

she did have a non speaking roll in the series finale as an employee at NASA, watching steve trying to get back to earth after the astronauts got knocked out by a satellite and steve having to do a space walk

Jessica · 09-06-2008, 06:52 PM

At least she stayed almost the whole series.

cleverfun3000 · 09-18-2008, 05:36 PM

GARFIELDKOOL · 09-18-2008, 06:34 PM

What I don't understand is how they casted Judy Ann Elder has Harriet. She could not play that role like Joe Marie could. They should have casted her as an aunt sitting in for Harriet.

Furienna · 09-18-2008, 09:10 PM

I guess they just rather replaced Harriette than wrote her out of the show.

MikeLutton · 09-18-2008, 09:21 PM

i think this like the 100th why did original harriate leave thread lol think people would get it the first time lol but it all good

Jessica · 09-19-2008, 09:45 AM

Haha, you're right.

Haus · 11-13-2008, 02:04 AM

and to think this was her spinoff. She was on Perfect Strangers and they made Family Matters based around the winslows.

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05-13-2001, 09:58 AM	#2
rserafin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 12, 2001 Location: Ballston Spa,New York,USA Posts: 112	JoMarie Payton noble left family matters because she felt that she was no longer really playing harriet the way she always had. at the time she left,nobody knew family matters would be canceled 8 episodes later.

05-16-2001, 03:04 AM	#3
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05-26-2001, 02:20 PM	#4
rserafin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 12, 2001 Location: Ballston Spa,New York,USA Posts: 112	probably

09-05-2008, 11:09 PM	#5
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	Yeah, they thought there was going to be a 10th season. But it didn't happen.

09-06-2008, 06:50 AM	#7
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	I've never seen the 9th season either, but as I've understood it, JoMarie was getting tired of how they focused on Steve and neglected the Winslows. She asked for permission to write some family-centred plots, but they wouldn't let her. So she just left in the middle of the 9th season. If they only had known that this was to be the last season, they probably would have just pretended, that Harriette was around, but we didn't get to see her. But since they thought the show would get a 10th season, they ended up hiring another actress, JudyAnn Elder, to play Harriette for the rest of the season.

09-06-2008, 10:13 AM	#8
GolfDude Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 118	she did have a non speaking roll in the series finale as an employee at NASA, watching steve trying to get back to earth after the astronauts got knocked out by a satellite and steve having to do a space walk

09-06-2008, 06:52 PM	#9
Jessica Retro fan Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 09, 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 9,034	At least she stayed almost the whole series.

09-18-2008, 05:36 PM	#10
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09-18-2008, 06:34 PM	#11
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	What I don't understand is how they casted Judy Ann Elder has Harriet. She could not play that role like Joe Marie could. They should have casted her as an aunt sitting in for Harriet.

09-18-2008, 09:10 PM	#12
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	I guess they just rather replaced Harriette than wrote her out of the show.

09-19-2008, 09:45 AM	#14
Jessica Retro fan Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 09, 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 9,034	Haha, you're right.

11-13-2008, 02:04 AM	#15
Haus Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 11, 2008 Posts: 36	and to think this was her spinoff. She was on Perfect Strangers and they made Family Matters based around the winslows.