Dolly Parton Wants "9 to 5" Reunion on "Grace and Frankie"

[JamesG]

Dolly Parton Wants "9 to 5" Reunion on "Grace and Frankie"
August 13, 2015
by Michael O'Connell


It's been more than 25 years since Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin shared the screen in buddy comedy classic 9 to 5. And while Fonda and Tomlin have since collaborated on recent Netflix series "Grace and Frankie", the holy trinity of frustrated feminists has yet to get the whole band back together.

Brace yourself for that to potentially change. While shilling for her NBC telepic Coat of Many Colors at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Thursday, Parton seemed quite enthusiastic about booking a spot on "Grace and Frankie" — at least after she figured out what it was.

"Who's Grace and Frankie?" Parton asked to a roomful of laughter. "Oh, you should of said 'Jane and Lily.'"





While she's not seen the series, and wasn't exactly sure that it was still up and running, she did not mince words about her desire to be reunited with two actresses. "I told them whenever I get a little block of time, I'd love to come be on the show," she said.

"We always talked about a 9 to 5 reunion."



Parton is at least familiar with the premise and that her two "girlfriends" are playing women whose husbands leave them for each other.

"I don't know what my husband on the show is going to turn out to be," added Parton, "but we'll figure it out."






The self-deprecating 69-year-old went on to mock her age by saying that any 9 to 5 follow-up at this point would more closely resemble The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or Ninety-Five — get it?

... so a guest spot on "Grace and Frankie" is likely the next best thing.





9 to 5, which earned Parton an Oscar nomination for the title song and three Golden Globe noms, centered on three women who are given no choice but to abduct and blackmail their "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" of a boss (played by Dabney Coleman) after Tomlin's character accidentally puts rat poison in his coffee.

A television sitcom based on the film, produced by Jane Fonda, aired 1982-83, 1986-88 for 85 episodes. Parton went on to adapt the film for a brief Broadway run in 2008.

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[JamesG]

It's Too Soon for a 9 to 5 Reunion on "Grace and Frankie", Says Producer
by Lynette Rice
1/17/16


It would be simple to stage a 9 to 5 reunion on Netflix’s "Grace and Frankie" starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin: All they’d have to do is invite Dolly Parton and let the hijinks begin!

But Marta Kauffman, who executive produces the single-camera comedy that’s about to start its second season on Netflix, is in no hurry to stage a homecoming for the three stars of the 1980 movie.



“Season 2 is not the right time. Spoiler alert!” Kauffman told reporters Sunday in Pasadena, California. “Here’s the deal. We’re still creating a world and the world is Grace and Frankie. These are characters you want to know and invest in. The minute we bring in Dolly Parton, who I love, It’s 9 to 5, no matter what you do.”

That said, Kauffman as well as Tomlin and Fonda — who both said they have ideas on how to include Parton — are not deadset to the idea. So stay tuned.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/17...-grace-frankie

[Anna Karenina]

They would be lucky to get her, they shouldn't act so standoffish about the idea.

[Chocolate Moose]

I would love to see them all together again. Doesn't have to be on that show.

[Chocolate Moose]

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