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Will and Grace Fanatic · 10-07-2003, 07:15 PM

I was at www.zap2it.com and they have this little section where it has facts about tv and movies and one thing that did surprise me was... That Roseanne was the first actress the casting directors thought of to play Peggy Bundy. It didn't say why she never did get the part or why she may have said no to the part. But my thinking is that they may have wanted her to play Peggy because they had seen her HBO speical.

BingAling889 · 10-08-2003, 10:33 PM

Well Michael Richards (Kramer on SEINFELD) auditioned for the role of Al Bundy!!

Brad Russ · 10-14-2003, 02:32 AM

I heard about that on the Married With Children E! True Hollywood Story. Roseanne was suppose to play Peggy like you said, while Bobcat Goldtwait from the Police Academy movies was wanted to play Al. If I remember correctly, the reason she didn't take the part was because they weren't offering her enough creative control or something like that. But I may be wrong. Whatever the case, I'm sure glad she didn't take the part. As far as I'm concerned, Married With Children is a load of crap!

Superbatboy · 10-14-2003, 04:56 PM

Yeah, I remember seeing that on the E! True Hollywood Story of Married W/Children.

Brad Russ · 10-15-2003, 03:46 AM

Oops, I was wrong. It was actually comedian Sam Kinnison that was originally wanted to play Al. I believe Bobcat was their second choice or something.

beckyc · 10-15-2003, 12:07 PM

that would be weird for roseanne to be peggy! thank God she didn't take it!

db108108 · 10-17-2003, 12:25 PM

MWC was good for what it was. I'm not a fan, but it was obviously never made to be something memorable, like Roseanne was.

Can you imagine if Roseanne would have taken the part?

This board wouldn't be here right now!

beckyc · 10-18-2003, 06:23 PM

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MWC was good for what it was. I'm not a fan, but it was obviously never made to be something memorable, like Roseanne was.

what? married with children is memorable!! oh well, everyone has their opinions...

db108108 · 10-18-2003, 06:54 PM

I'n not going to criticize a show that I never saw- I saw lots of episode of MWC. For me, it's kinda like Full House. It was good when I was younger, but upon second viewing as an adult, I a shake my head. Especially at the later seasons.

beckyc · 10-20-2003, 05:09 PM

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I a shake my head. Especially at the later seasons.

lots of shows lose their edge in the later seasons...

10-07-2003, 07:15 PM	#1
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10-14-2003, 02:32 AM	#3
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	I heard about that on the Married With Children E! True Hollywood Story. Roseanne was suppose to play Peggy like you said, while Bobcat Goldtwait from the Police Academy movies was wanted to play Al. If I remember correctly, the reason she didn't take the part was because they weren't offering her enough creative control or something like that. But I may be wrong. Whatever the case, I'm sure glad she didn't take the part. As far as I'm concerned, Married With Children is a load of crap!
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10-14-2003, 04:56 PM	#4
Superbatboy The Brandon Show Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: California..USA Posts: 793	Yeah, I remember seeing that on the E! True Hollywood Story of Married W/Children.
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10-08-2003, 10:33 PM	#2
BingAling889 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 09, 2003 Posts: 40	Well Michael Richards (Kramer on SEINFELD) auditioned for the role of Al Bundy!!

10-15-2003, 03:46 AM	#5
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	Oops, I was wrong. It was actually comedian Sam Kinnison that was originally wanted to play Al. I believe Bobcat was their second choice or something.

10-15-2003, 12:07 PM	#6
beckyc beckyc Frequent Poster Join Date: May 27, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 257	that would be weird for roseanne to be peggy! thank God she didn't take it!

10-17-2003, 12:25 PM	#7
db108108 Teacher (for now) Senior Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2003 Location: 2 hours north of Detroit, 2 hours south of Toronto Posts: 1,023	MWC was good for what it was. I'm not a fan, but it was obviously never made to be something memorable, like Roseanne was. Can you imagine if Roseanne would have taken the part? This board wouldn't be here right now!

10-18-2003, 06:54 PM	#9
db108108 Teacher (for now) Senior Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2003 Location: 2 hours north of Detroit, 2 hours south of Toronto Posts: 1,023	I'n not going to criticize a show that I never saw- I saw lots of episode of MWC. For me, it's kinda like Full House. It was good when I was younger, but upon second viewing as an adult, I a shake my head. Especially at the later seasons.