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Old 11-11-2014, 11:28 PM   #1
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Default Explanation of why Kim Fields appeared in place of Gary Coleman in season 4

The reason why Gary Coleman was missing in a couple of eps in season 4 was because of contract differences with Tandem Productions which was started by his parents who felt he deserved more money



So the eps that Kim Fields appeared in for Gary Coleman below was due to him not showing up for production

First Day Blues.........Kim Fields appears

The Team..................Kim Field appears


It's stated in the article he was missing in 4 eps during season 4 but I cannot discover the other 2 eps he was missing in.



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Default TOOTIE on STROKES...

Kim actually played Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey on
5 Diff'rent episodes of Diff'rent Strokes from 1979 - 1981

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The Bank Job (1980)
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I think I saw Kim Fields in a few eps of DS when Gary Coleman was on...


Not in season 4 u didn't
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Her appearances in 1981 was to replace Gary coleman
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I was saying...it was made in 1981 so it wasn't Season 4...
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Her appearances in 1981 was to replace Gary coleman
And what is your point???

No one is arguing with you....

BUT She was never placed on DS to "REPLACE" Gary......

Get you facts right before you keep posting here and sounding like an IDIOT!



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I was saying...it was made in 1981 so it wasn't Season 4...

1981-82 was season 4
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And what is your point???

No one is arguing with you....

BUT She was never placed on DS to "REPLACE" Gary......

Get you facts right before you keep posting here and sounding like an IDIOT!


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You may have 84,000 posts on here.......
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DUDE or Dudette..... I don't care how long you been here and how many posts you have on here..... the fact of the matter is, I came on here to honor my friend, the late Dana Plato...... and not to argue with idiot people that think they are know it alls......


That being said, this is my last comment on this issue......

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I watched "First Day Blues" a couple of weeks ago and I'm pretty sure that's what's going on - is the producers brought in Kim Fields and gave her all of Gary Coleman's lines (for the most part) but personally i don't think it worked well. That was second episode of season 4.

Gary was back in episode three "The Model" and everything was good. I think he only ended up missing two episodes (#2 and #4 - the team). I would guess the producers had to cave in to his demands - he was NOT replaceable on that show.
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