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Alan Brady's Hair · 01-20-2017, 06:39 PM

Aunt Fran's gut-busting swan song is on MeTV at 6 pm ET tonight.

Anna Karenina · 01-20-2017, 08:48 PM

https://www.datalounge.com/thread/13...d-rue-to-quit-

tlc38tlc38 · 01-25-2017, 12:06 AM

Definitely one of the best episodes, especially of season 3. I hated to see Rue go but I'm really glad she did because Blanche Deveraux is one of the greatest sitcom characters ever created and she could've only been brought to life by the great Rue McClanahan.

Anna Karenina · 01-25-2017, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

Definitely one of the best episodes, especially of season 3. I hated to see Rue go but I'm really glad she did because Blanche Deveraux is one of the greatest sitcom characters ever created and she could've only been brought to life by the great Rue McClanahan.

Rue herself said that Fran choking on that chicken bone was the best thing that ever happened to her.

Wawwie · 01-25-2017, 12:13 AM

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Rue herself said that Fran choking on that chicken bone was the best thing that ever happened to her.

I thought she choked on a tooth pick.

tlc38tlc38 · 01-25-2017, 12:15 AM

^It was an inhaled toothpick in a bathroom stall at The Bigger Jigger.

Alan Brady's Hair · 01-25-2017, 12:35 AM

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^It was an inhaled toothpick in a bathroom stall at The Bigger Jigger.

Good thing she didn't have the fish.

tlc38tlc38 · 01-25-2017, 01:25 AM

^Yeah because that all-you-can-eat catfish is too good to pass up! LOL

JR1 · 03-17-2017, 02:17 PM

Even though Rue was on GG and happy to be not playing Aunt Fran any longer, any word on whether Vicki called Rue to let her know what they were doing with the Fran character? You know, just as an FYI-

MichaelKeith · 03-23-2017, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JR1

Even though Rue was on GG and happy to be not playing Aunt Fran any longer, any word on whether Vicki called Rue to let her know what they were doing with the Fran character? You know, just as an FYI-

That's a good question. I guess it would depend on how close she and Rue were in real life.

'80sSitcoms · 03-23-2017, 03:27 PM

There's never been any indication of that. My assumption is they just stayed in their separate "show universes". Besides, it wasn't Vicki's decision to kill off Fran, it was writer Rick Hawkins'. And Rue probably couldn't have cared less what happened, which is a shame in a way, because Aunt Fran was one of the highlights of the characters of Raytown.

schmave · 03-29-2017, 10:52 AM

Fran was one of my favorite characters from the first incarnation, and I am glad she got occasional mentions in the syndicated universe.
"Farewell Frannie" was a good episode anyway, but especially well done as a transition episode from NBC into syndication because all the changes were explained and didn't make the script clunky in doing so.

'80sSitcoms · 06-21-2017, 10:54 AM

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Fran was one of my favorite characters from the first incarnation, and I am glad she got occasional mentions in the syndicated universe.

Same here. Some guy blogged about his top ten episodes of each season last year, and he couldn't appreciate the unique niche Fran had in the family, or how utterly funny she was (she has some of the best lines). She was one of the highlights of the NBC years.

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"Farewell Frannie" was a good episode anyway, but especially well done as a transition episode from NBC into syndication because all the changes were explained and didn't make the script clunky in doing so.

Exactly. Rick Hawkins wrote a near-perfect script (I say near-perfect because, if only he didn't kill Fran off, lol).

Bonniegirl · 06-21-2017, 12:57 PM

I thought this was one of the worst eps!

But at least Fran was gone. I really didn't like the character of Fran at all!

IMO Mama's family wasn't any good at all till Iola and Bubba came and Fran and Vinton's kids left!

schmave · 06-27-2017, 01:14 PM

I disagree only because I think there's a lot to be appreciated from both runs of the show. They were markedly different, and it's understandable to prefer one and completely dislike the other.
In a perfect world, at least for my preference, they would have mixed the network run into the syndicated one better. By that, I mean having some of the family come back occasionally. Obviously that could not be done with Carol Burnett and to a lesser extent Betty White, but my least favorite thing about the syndicated years was that the farther along the show went, the network run and some of those family members were pretty much completely forgotten.

01-20-2017, 06:39 PM	#1
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,831	Farewell, Frannie Aunt Fran's gut-busting swan song is on MeTV at 6 pm ET tonight.

01-25-2017, 12:06 AM	#3
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,259	Definitely one of the best episodes, especially of season 3. I hated to see Rue go but I'm really glad she did because Blanche Deveraux is one of the greatest sitcom characters ever created and she could've only been brought to life by the great Rue McClanahan.
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01-20-2017, 08:48 PM	#2
Anna Karenina Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 09, 2006 Posts: 10,086	https://www.datalounge.com/thread/13...d-rue-to-quit-

01-25-2017, 12:15 AM	#6
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,259	^It was an inhaled toothpick in a bathroom stall at The Bigger Jigger.

01-25-2017, 01:25 AM	#8
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,259	^Yeah because that all-you-can-eat catfish is too good to pass up! LOL

03-17-2017, 02:17 PM	#9
JR1 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 07, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 742	Even though Rue was on GG and happy to be not playing Aunt Fran any longer, any word on whether Vicki called Rue to let her know what they were doing with the Fran character? You know, just as an FYI-

03-23-2017, 03:27 PM	#11
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	There's never been any indication of that. My assumption is they just stayed in their separate "show universes". Besides, it wasn't Vicki's decision to kill off Fran, it was writer Rick Hawkins'. And Rue probably couldn't have cared less what happened, which is a shame in a way, because Aunt Fran was one of the highlights of the characters of Raytown.

03-29-2017, 10:52 AM	#12
schmave Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 23, 2013 Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio Posts: 654	Fran was one of my favorite characters from the first incarnation, and I am glad she got occasional mentions in the syndicated universe. "Farewell Frannie" was a good episode anyway, but especially well done as a transition episode from NBC into syndication because all the changes were explained and didn't make the script clunky in doing so.

06-21-2017, 12:57 PM	#14
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,847	I thought this was one of the worst eps! But at least Fran was gone. I really didn't like the character of Fran at all! IMO Mama's family wasn't any good at all till Iola and Bubba came and Fran and Vinton's kids left!

06-27-2017, 01:14 PM	#15
schmave Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 23, 2013 Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio Posts: 654	I disagree only because I think there's a lot to be appreciated from both runs of the show. They were markedly different, and it's understandable to prefer one and completely dislike the other. In a perfect world, at least for my preference, they would have mixed the network run into the syndicated one better. By that, I mean having some of the family come back occasionally. Obviously that could not be done with Carol Burnett and to a lesser extent Betty White, but my least favorite thing about the syndicated years was that the farther along the show went, the network run and some of those family members were pretty much completely forgotten.