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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 104437" data-attributes="member: 7">Yes, it is quite apparent from the episodes. Cindy did somehow seem "smarter" than Chrissy, to say the least. Her klutzy demeanor did setup many a physical comedy bit. I recall Jenilee Harrison saying in an interview that she and John Ritter would wear pads under their clothes to prevent any possible injury from their stunts. Chrissy did become more and more dingy and simply dumb as her tenure lingered on. In her last few appearances, she was perhaps at her worst. In saying all that, however, ABC seemed quite aware that Suzanne Somers was one of their biggest drawing cards. Supposedly, they tried their best to keep her around; they kept her on to do the "tags" at the end and kept her in the opening credits. With this, one is generally led to believe that the producers hoped everything would work out with Somers, that she would come back, and Harrison would be quickly written out. As we know, none of this happened, Somers was gone, Harrison was back-burnered, and Priscilla Barnes came on. I have heard John Ritter and Ann Wedgeworth both say in interviews that Ritter wasn't too thrilled about Lana's story-arc. He and Wedgeworth got along well, but he just couldn't fathom how a guy as womanizing as Jack could refuse Lana's advances. Wedgeworth, on the other hand, was hurt by the writers' diminishing her role; apparently she didn't know what was going on. The only thing I hate is she was written off without any reason; the same happened with Cindy a year later.</blockquote>

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