Cherie Johnson not added to regular cast

[SimpsonsFan]

Does anyone know why Cherie Johnson's name was never added to the opening credits? I think it's strange because she was on the show since season 2 and appeared in so many eps those 8 yrs.

[GCW]

Originally Posted by SimpsonsFan

Does anyone know why Cherie Johnson's name was never added to the opening credits? I think it's strange because she was on the show since season 2 and appeared in so many eps those 8 yrs.

I also wondered about that also. I mean she appeared as much if not more than Waldo and he was added to the opening credits. Even 3J was added and he did not appear as much as Maxine. I don't know why and I heard Cherie Johnson was one of the producers' niece and I am surprised he did not pull strings to get her added to the regular cast.

[SimpsonsFan]

Originally Posted by GCW

I also wondered about that also. I mean she appeared as much if not more than Waldo and he was added to the opening credits. Even 3J was added and he did not appear as much as Maxine. I don't know why and I heard Cherie Johnson was one of the producers' niece and I am surprised he did not pull strings to get her added to the regular cast.

That's right, she's related to executive producer, David W. Duclon, the only reason that I can think of as to why Orlando Brown's name was added to the list is because 3J is a family member, but they still should have had Cherie Johnson's name in the opening credits.

[Urkel_2003]

Originally Posted by SimpsonsFan

That's right, she's related to executive producer, David W. Duclon, the only reason that I can think of as to why Orlando Brown's name was added to the list is because 3J is a family member, but they still should have had Cherie Johnson's name in the opening credits.

I think the reason for this is Max was not there quite enough to become a regular cast member, yet she was there just enough to be a well known reocurring charachter. So I guess she was kind of between a Rock and a Hard Place.

[SimpsonsFan]

Originally Posted by Urkel_2003

I think the reason for this is Max was not there quite enough to become a regular cast member, yet she was there just enough to be a well known reocurring charachter. So I guess she was kind of between a Rock and a Hard Place.

That's right, although Eddie's friend, Waldo, was added to the regular cast, there were quite a few eps about him, there were never really any eps that focused primarily on Maxine.