Is it true about the Marla Gibbs & Jackee feud?

[GeorgiaboyJeff!]

I remember people telling me that they would fight on the set alot of 227 & that Marla Gibbs didn't really care for Jackee?? Is this true?

[seventies_sitcoms]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaboyJeff!

I remember people telling me that they would fight on the set alot of 227 & that Marla Gibbs didn't really care for Jackee?? Is this true?

I don't know if it was really true, but I remember hearing that Jackee sort developed an overinflated attitude because the show was supposed to have been a hit because of her character and not Marla's. She must have been on some kind of high because she dropped the Harry from her name. To me that is always a symbol of arrogance when a star does that.

[80sTrivia]

I seem to remember reading about a so-called feud between the two stars. Jackee was definitely a scene-stealer in 227, much like Marla's character of Florence was on The Jeffersons, so that probably got on Marla's nerves a bit. Jackee, at one point, was taping the now-defunct soap opera Another World in New York City and flying to LA on the weekends to tape 227. Normally, when you read about tensions on the set of a movie or television show, there's at least a small grain of truth in the stories...

[jayman75]

If there is a feud, I think it's long over. Marla and Jackee appeared on Lifetime's "Famous Sidekicks" special over a year ago, and seemed to get along very well.

[An 80s Guy]

yes but then again they're on TV they're not gonna act like they're feuding on TV Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams wouldn't do that eaither

[hatwink]

Jackee` always seemed to have this uppity air about her, so if they were feuding, it wouldn't surprise me.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by hatwink

Jackee` always seemed to have this uppity air about her, so if they were feuding, it wouldn't surprise me.

If her spinoff had took off Jackee would have really been showing a*s-lol

[GSU2004]

I also heard about the feud with Jackee and Marla Gibbs. Jackee did an interview with JET Magazine several years ago when Sister, Sister was starting to take off and she explained how time has humbled her. She did admit that her ego did grow on 227 and how she insisted that she was the real star (hence the drop in ratings in season five). She also talked about how 1990-1993 were hard years for her as nothing she did took off. The Royal Family that starred Redd Foxx ended in the middle of the first season after his death. She also filmed other pilots for potential shows but no one picked them up. She reported that she had a hard time accepting the role of the mother on Sister, Sister and she was glad that she did it.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by GSU2004

I also heard about the feud with Jackee and Marla Gibbs. Jackee did an interview with JET Magazine several years ago when Sister, Sister was starting to take off and she explained how time has humbled her. She did admit that her ego did grow on 227 and how she insisted that she was the real star (hence the drop in ratings in season five). She also talked about how 1990-1993 were hard years for her as nothing she did took off. The Royal Family that starred Redd Foxx ended in the middle of the first season after his death. She also filmed other pilots for potential shows but no one picked them up. She reported that she had a hard time accepting the role of the mother on Sister, Sister and she was glad that she did it.

She was a cast member on Royal Family?-lol

[GSU2004]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

She was a cast member on Royal Family?-lol

lol, she stood out like a sore thumb on that show. She came on the episode as a cousin who moved in after Redd Foxx died. I am not sure if she made cameos before his death on the show. I guess the producers were trying to rebrand and refocus the show.

[JuicyCoutureGirl]

To this very day Jackee has this big ego(even though she's my fave on the show).

Back in the day you couldn't tell her nothing(has anyone seen her on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous? I've seen an episode featuring her when I was little, yes, she was showing her a*s like she was the 80's Beyonce or something).

She was something else I can tell you that, if only twenty years ago if she had a crystal ball would she have been showing her a*s(celebrity fit club anyone?) Even on CFC, she thought she was hot **** but when Toccara really shined(i.e: younger and prettier) the green eyed monster kicked in.

And to think I actually wanted to be like her back then.

[TALLguyinKY]

Originally Posted by An 80s Guy

yes but then again they're on TV they're not gonna act like they're feuding on TV Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams wouldn't do that eaither

Well there's long been debate over a mysterious feud between Bea Arthur and Betty White (apparently more from Bea's corner) of "The Golden Girls", and if you think about it, you never see them together or really exchange many words at all. Yes, they're on specials and at events, but have you noticed that Rue is always between them? Hmmmmm? They're never side by side.

I dearly love "The Girls" and of course hope this is all coincidental speculation, but my point is that although there could sadly be some truth to that (sometimes I wonder if Bea was jealous of how popular Rose was and all the big laughs she got, although all the girls were brilliant with big laughs---but Dorothy's were more sarcastic and subtle than Rose's antics), in the "227" documentary with Alaina, Marla, and Jackee, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Marla and Jackee beside each other, and are pleasant and reminiscing throughout the piece? Things seemed fine there, but I haven't watched it in a long time...

And yeah, it's a shame that Jackee did get an ego, but I can kind of understand why---but at least Marla didn't go the route that Linda Lavin did on "Alice" concerning Polly Holliday!

Now if only we can get "227" season 2 to get to DVD!

[JuicyCoutureGirl]

Originally Posted by TALLguyinKY

Well there's long been debate over a mysterious feud between Bea Arthur and Betty White (apparently more from Bea's corner) of "The Golden Girls", and if you think about it, you never see them together or really exchange many words at all. Yes, they're on specials and at events, but have you noticed that Rue is always between them? Hmmmmm? They're never side by side.

I dearly love "The Girls" and of course hope this is all coincidental speculation, but my point is that although there could sadly be some truth to that (sometimes I wonder if Bea was jealous of how popular Rose was and all the big laughs she got, although all the girls were brilliant with big laughs---but Dorothy's were more sarcastic and subtle than Rose's antics), in the "227" documentary with Alaina, Marla, and Jackee, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Marla and Jackee beside each other, and are pleasant and reminiscing throughout the piece? Things seemed fine there, but I haven't watched it in a long time...

And yeah, it's a shame that Jackee did get an ego, but I can kind of understand why---but at least Marla didn't go the route that Linda Lavin did on "Alice" concerning Polly Holliday!

Now if only we can get "227" season 2 to get to DVD!

What happened with Linda and Polly?

[TALLguyinKY]

The bare bones of it is, Linda forced her out because of her (Linda's) ego.

Here are some quotes from the "Alice" board:

"She got her own spin off series and plus there was friction between her and Linda Lavin because people was saying that Flo was the star. If you look at the final episodes with Polly on Alice you can see there was a difference in the way Linda interacted with Polly on the show compared to the earlier episodes. Diane Ladd, the original Flo, replaced Polly as Belle and Linda did not get along with her as well. Midway through the middle of the following season, 5 that is, she asked off the show. Then Celia Weston came along and I guess she did not posed as a threat to Linda and stayed for the rest of the series. I'll tell you one thing the show was not as interesting after Polly left the show. I bet if her and Linda got along splindedly she would had came back to Alice after Flo failed."

"It is true. Linda Lavin HATED Polly Holliday. My uncle worked on Alice from 1977-1978. It was well-known that Lavin had tremendous resentment towards Holliday's success. Lavin felt the show was suppose to be all about her and with Holliday's success surpassing Lavin's, it was a bitter pill to have to swallow. It was rumored that instead of firing Holliday, which could have led to a lawsuit, they would spin the character off into her own show, "Flo". The series wasn't expected to last supposedly. It is a shame because Polly Holliday's talent is greatly missed by TV viewers."

from this thread: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=144288

[Scoobiedoo30]

I did not know that Marla and Kackee did not get along on 227