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TVFactFan · 06-04-2008, 07:37 PM

All Lawanda Page did in this DS ep was drag her Sanford and Son character over to the Penthouse and had that same shaky neck character which made me go-"OH BOY-lo

Where was FRED G SANFORD when you needed him-loll

Ireneparalegal · 06-04-2008, 07:40 PM

She basically took that style to anything she did. If that is what she did best and that is what the producers wanted, who is to say otherwise? When she was on THE LOVE BOAT with Sherman Hemsley (another actor who basically does the same character) she was loud, rude and basically an Aunt Esther, except she was rich in the LB episode.

TVFactFan · 06-04-2008, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

She basically took that style to anything she did. If that is what she did best and that is what the producers wanted, who is to say otherwise? When she was on THE LOVE BOAT with Sherman Hemsley (another actor who basically does the same character) she was loud, rude and basically an Aunt Esther, except she was rich in the LB episode.

She was a one-dimensional character that's for sure-lol she also played the same character on Amen and Martin

Jude The Obscure · 06-04-2008, 08:15 PM

Whitman Mayo simply took his Grady character to DS, even though he was called Jethro B. Simpson. The guy even mentioned running a junkyard! How obvious can you get??

TVFactFan · 06-04-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude86

Whitman Mayo simply took his Grady character to DS, even though he was called Jethro B. Simpson. The guy even mentioned running a junkyard! How obvious can you get??

Yup he did, not as GOOFY as the Grady character but more like the chracter he played on his spinoff-"Grady"

MikeLutton · 06-04-2008, 08:33 PM

i would liked to see more sanford n son charactors guest star on there wonder what happen if redd foxx would guest starred as cousin mrytel campanion or something now that would been something

Brieannas21 · 06-04-2008, 09:04 PM

She did the same thing on Amen also LOL. She didn't do the whole "GLORY" thing but it was the same Charatcher. Also on Martin she was calling people fish eyed fool

TVFactFan · 06-05-2008, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

She did the same thing on Amen also LOL. She didn't do the whole "GLORY" thing but it was the same Charatcher. Also on Martin she was calling people fish eyed fool

i would like to see if she appeared on any talk shows in the 70's or 80's so i can see her NORMAL side-lol

ThomasE · 06-05-2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

She did the same thing on Amen also LOL. She didn't do the whole "GLORY" thing but it was the same Charatcher. Also on Martin she was calling people fish eyed fool

Suffer! LOL.

GARFIELDKOOL · 06-05-2008, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

All Lawanda Page did in this DS ep was drag her Sanford and Son character over to the Penthouse and had that same shaky neck character which made me go-"OH BOY-lo

Where was FRED G SANFORD when you needed him-loll

That was one of my favorite episodes of season 2! The funny part was how she kicked that rug and pretended to slip. It was funny because it was too obvious she was faking!

I will say this, Lawanda seemed more polished as an actress in this episode tham she was on Sanford and Son.

Ireneparalegal · 06-05-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

She was a one-dimensional character that's for sure-lol she also played the same character on Amen and Martin

There are actors/actresses who will play different characters the same way. That is what producers want when they hire people like that. If they wanted a normal person, why look to hire someone like LaWanda Page? Just hire some black actress.

TVFactFan · 06-05-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

There are actors/actresses who will play different characters the same way. That is what producers want when they hire people like that. If they wanted a normal person, why look to hire someone like LaWanda Page? Just hire some black actress.

I'm just saying it's a shame she couldn't play anything else

Ireneparalegal · 06-05-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

I'm just saying it's a shame she couldn't play anything else

It doesn't bother me and I am sure she was content with doing that. It paid well.

TVFactFan · 06-05-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

It doesn't bother me and I am sure she was content with doing that. It paid well.

It don't bother me either, I'm just pointing out that she wasn't able to play any other character. I like pointing stuff out, remember?-lol

GARFIELDKOOL · 06-05-2008, 07:38 PM

But you know what, if she went on and played a very different character from Aunt Esther, Aunt Esther fans like myself would be begging her to use her Esther mannerisms, so I think Lawanda page was meant to play Aunt Esther and nothing else.

06-04-2008, 07:37 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,035	Cousin Myrtle/AuntEsther was annoying even on Diffrent Strokes-LOL All Lawanda Page did in this DS ep was drag her Sanford and Son character over to the Penthouse and had that same shaky neck character which made me go-"OH BOY-lo Where was FRED G SANFORD when you needed him-loll

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Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	She basically took that style to anything she did. If that is what she did best and that is what the producers wanted, who is to say otherwise? When she was on THE LOVE BOAT with Sherman Hemsley (another actor who basically does the same character) she was loud, rude and basically an Aunt Esther, except she was rich in the LB episode.
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06-04-2008, 08:15 PM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Whitman Mayo simply took his Grady character to DS, even though he was called Jethro B. Simpson. The guy even mentioned running a junkyard! How obvious can you get??

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MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,883	i would liked to see more sanford n son charactors guest star on there wonder what happen if redd foxx would guest starred as cousin mrytel campanion or something now that would been something

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Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	She did the same thing on Amen also LOL. She didn't do the whole "GLORY" thing but it was the same Charatcher. Also on Martin she was calling people fish eyed fool

06-05-2008, 07:38 PM	#15
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	But you know what, if she went on and played a very different character from Aunt Esther, Aunt Esther fans like myself would be begging her to use her Esther mannerisms, so I think Lawanda page was meant to play Aunt Esther and nothing else.