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opus · 06-18-2026, 05:47 PM

3/2/10. Relish in the nostalgia.

https://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2010/...om-hot-in.html

opus · 06-19-2026, 02:20 PM

I just reread it and it seems this is still from an early press release from where Betty White is just supposed to do the pilot episode. Would have been a whole different show without Elka.

TJ · 06-19-2026, 02:50 PM

She was upped to a regular in our second blog post two weeks later. Maybe it was their plan all the time after it was picked up as a series.

Betty White Now a Regular on Hot in Cleveland

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opus · 06-19-2026, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ

She was upped to a regular in our second blog post two weeks later. Maybe it was their plan all the time after it was picked up as a series.

To definitively learn such info is why God invented video podcasts

06-18-2026, 05:47 PM	#1
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06-19-2026, 02:20 PM	#2
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,492	I just reread it and it seems this is still from an early press release from where Betty White is just supposed to do the pilot episode. Would have been a whole different show without Elka.

06-19-2026, 02:50 PM	#3
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,681	She was upped to a regular in our second blog post two weeks later. Maybe it was their plan all the time after it was picked up as a series. Betty White Now a Regular on Hot in Cleveland TV LAND SIGNS THE HOTTEST WOMAN IN TOWN...