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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 264620" data-attributes="member: 7">It seems to be a fairly common opinion that Dolly was the highlight of NINE TO FIVE, even over industry pros like Jane Fonda and Dabney Coleman, who is always good as that nasty, egotistical villain. He played a similar type in TOOTSIE as a daytime soap opera director. I&#039;ve never been a terribly big fan of Jane Fonda, however, even if I&#039;ve occasionally liked a movie of hers. Lily Tomlin is another talent in this movie, and she does very good in it. She&#039;s always hilarious in BIG BUSINESS, where she stars opposite Bette Midler as twins swapped at birth. 

Dolly would&#039;ve excelled in situation comedy in the 1980s. I go back to her guest spot on DESIGNING WOMEN, and she seems so at ease in the format. Even though her guest gig there was a dream sequence, she looked lovely, and she seemed at home. She was a very big fan of the show itself, so maybe that helped her. She could&#039;ve at least had her own series in the 1990s. I&#039;m thinking she could&#039;ve done well building off the premise of her movie STRAIGHT TALK. Maybe Dolly could&#039;ve ran a radio station or something in a small-town and she was the celebrity that came back home. It&#039;s a basic plot, but I think she could&#039;ve nailed it. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 264620, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY][FONT=georgia]It seems to be a fairly common opinion that Dolly was the highlight of NINE TO FIVE, even over industry pros like Jane Fonda and Dabney Coleman, who is always good as that nasty, egotistical villain. He played a similar type in TOOTSIE as a daytime soap opera director. I've never been a terribly big fan of Jane Fonda, however, even if I've occasionally liked a movie of hers. Lily Tomlin is another talent in this movie, and she does very good in it. She's always hilarious in BIG BUSINESS, where she stars opposite Bette Midler as twins swapped at birth. Dolly would've excelled in situation comedy in the 1980s. I go back to her guest spot on DESIGNING WOMEN, and she seems so at ease in the format. Even though her guest gig there was a dream sequence, she looked lovely, and she seemed at home. She was a very big fan of the show itself, so maybe that helped her. She could've at least had her own series in the 1990s. I'm thinking she could've done well building off the premise of her movie STRAIGHT TALK. Maybe Dolly could've ran a radio station or something in a small-town and she was the celebrity that came back home. It's a basic plot, but I think she could've nailed it. [/FONT][/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]

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