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Old 11-24-2022, 06:28 AM   #1
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Question Are there any other example of actors who were forced to do a TV show

In this particular case, Doris Day was forced to do The Doris Day Show because before her husband died, he had signed a contract with a network about her doing a sitcom and she only found that out after he died.

That's why she did The Doris Day Show from 1968 to 1974 and when the 5 year contract was up, she quit, even though the show was still doing well in the ratings.
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Not that I'm aware of. But Doris sure was a trooper! She did the show and got herself out of the debt her loser husband got her into!
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This Iconic Actress' Sitcom Only Happened Because Her Husband Squandered Her Fortune

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That contract wouldn't have been legal if Doris didn't sign it herself.
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In this particular case, Doris Day was forced to do The Doris Day Show because before her husband died, he had signed a contract with a network about her doing a sitcom and she only found that out after he died.

That's why she did The Doris Day Show from 1968 to 1974 and when the 5 year contract was up, she quit, even though the show was still doing well in the ratings.
I'm catching these episodes this morning for the first time in fifty years, incredible talent pool assembled for Doris Day, including Denver Pyle, Rose Marie and McLean Stevenson.
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Love Doris, love the show.
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Love Doris, love the show.
First two episodes I've seen in fifty years, since the first run, and I'll definitely be back.

Amazed at the talent assembled for Doris Day on this sitcom.
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