Why didn't Jessica Lange ever appear on Kate and Allie?

One of life’s great mysteries, OP.

She was busy.

Gary talked her out of it, OP.

I really like Kate & Allie. Was it considered a prestigious show in the 1980s?

No, not all, r4.

WHET Susan St. James? Is she a hermit now?

"Why didn't Jessica Lange ever appear on Kate and Allie?", screeched Mary into her tear-stained pillow. It's thoughts like these which kept her tossing and turning- caftan in a twist- in the wee hours. "WHYYY?!".

Why didn’t Laurence Olivier ever appear on Murder She Wrote?

Laurence Olivier was a huge fan of The Golden Girls and considered appearing.

Many people’s favorite broadcast at the time was The Naked News. Why the celebrity drought of guest stars on that prestigious program?

Also, why did Mother Teresa never appear on it? Did she have something specific against Jane Curtin?

An 80s lesbian touchstone

A lesbian friend of mine used to call Monday nights on CBS "Dyke Night": Kate & Allie, Cagney & Lacey, and (briefly) My Sister Sam.

Just when you think there’s no one around who’s carin

Just when you think there’s no one around who’s sharin pussy

Just when you think you’re all by yourself / you’re not. A lesbian is always there

[Quote] A lesbian friend of mine used to call Monday nights on CBS "Dyke Night

LMAO

To be fair to OP, Lange appeared with both Curtin and St. James in the film, "How to Beat the High Cost of Living," a project which at one point in its development was to star, Ali McGraw, Goldie Hawn, and Barbra Streisand.

Kate and Allie was a part of CBS Monday night line-up that was targeted toward the female audience in opposition to Monday Night Football. I don't know how prestigious it was, but the creator Bill Persky was a legend in tv and Curtin won two straight Emmy's for it for lead actress, deservedly so. If nothing else, it was the best showcase Jane Curtin ever had for her comedic skills, as she for once was allowed to move out of the "straight man" role and go for the laughs as the tightly wound, divorced Connecticut housewife, Allie Lowell, one of my all time favorite tv characters ever.

[Quote] Just when you think there’s no one around who’s sharin pussy

Lmao

Op are you mentally ill, stupid or from India? Or all of the above??

Jessica Lange's film career was on an upswing when Kate & Allie debuted in 1984. After becoming a laughing stock following King Kong, Lange was hellbent on proving herself a serious actress. Doing an episode of Kate & Allie was just not on the same prestige level as doing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with her idol Kim Stanley.

Cher still regrets not appearing on both The Golden Girls and the Xfiles.

On GG we got Brenda Vaccaro instead.

On the Xfiles we got a drag queen.

Seems fair.

Too bad Paul Newman didn’t appear given the Allie character’s mad obsession with him revealed in that one episode.

What does Susan Dey say about all of this?

OP It keeps me awake at nite too.

[Quote] Laurence Olivier was a huge fan of The Golden Girls and considered appearing.

ANSWER THE QUESTION

Thank, OP. Now I'm watching K&A episodes on youtube.

As stated above, we'll always have High Cost of Living to remind us what could have been OP

I speak Jive..

Why didn’t Oprah ever appear on Diff’Rent Strokes? Was it because of whisper coo?

Welcome back, Lange Loon. I'm always happy when you are released from the treatment center and come back. It shows everyone that the safety net is still working for those most in need.

Do you know what happened to Jessica's filmed play? It appears it can't get a distributor, but you may know. I remember you promised that she would be nominated three times this year and vault back to the A list. That was so sweet and charming.

Oh, how times these days quickly change. Be well.

Haven't thought about Kate and Allie in decades. Why isn't it streaming somewhere? I enjoyed the show when it was on. Unlike other woman-centric shows, it didn't feature a loud, preachy female lead. (Looking at you Designing Women and anything featuring Bea Arthur.)

r29 You just might be the mentally unstable one. That post was ... odd, to say the least.

I think the better question is, why didn't Kate and Allie appear on American Horror Story?

Just when you think there’s no one around who’s carin

Just when you think there’s no one around who’s sharin pussy

Just when you think you’re all by yourself / you’re not. A lesbian is always there

[quote] I think the better question is, why didn't Kate and Allie appear on American Horror Story?

That boy who played Chip who grew up to be the Barron Trump-like behemoth would have been a better choice.

R33 like in r14?