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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 385595" data-attributes="member: 5079">One of my favorite minor TV characters is &#039;Big&#039; Rosie Greenbaum from LAVERNE &amp; SHIRLEY, played by Carole Ita White.&nbsp; Like Carolyn Appleby on I LOVE LUCY,&nbsp; Rosie was a &#039;frenemy&#039; of the lead characters.&nbsp;&nbsp; White strutted into every scene with a brassy confidence, stealing the spotlight whenever she was on.&nbsp; She appeared 11 times in S2 and by mid-season was practically a de facto cast member.&nbsp; And then she kind of disappeared.&nbsp; In her sole S3 appearance,&nbsp; the brassiness of her performance was toned down and the character is literally humbled by having to clean L&amp;S&#039;s bathroom after losing a bet.&nbsp; She didn&#039;t appear on the show again, except for a single guest appearance in S7.Like Lana on THREE&#039;S COMPANY, I assume something went on behind the scenes to cause the character to be written out, although I&#039;ve never come across any reason.&nbsp; Possibly the network executives thought the character was too abrasive, although I suspect Penny Marshall and/or Cindy Williams didn&#039;t like being upstaged.[ATTACH=full]50392[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 385595, member: 5079"] One of my favorite minor TV characters is 'Big' Rosie Greenbaum from LAVERNE & SHIRLEY, played by Carole Ita White. Like Carolyn Appleby on I LOVE LUCY, Rosie was a 'frenemy' of the lead characters. White strutted into every scene with a brassy confidence, stealing the spotlight whenever she was on. She appeared 11 times in S2 and by mid-season was practically a de facto cast member. And then she kind of disappeared. In her sole S3 appearance, the brassiness of her performance was toned down and the character is literally humbled by having to clean L&S's bathroom after losing a bet. She didn't appear on the show again, except for a single guest appearance in S7. Like Lana on THREE'S COMPANY, I assume something went on behind the scenes to cause the character to be written out, although I've never come across any reason. Possibly the network executives thought the character was too abrasive, although I suspect Penny Marshall and/or Cindy Williams didn't like being upstaged. [ATTACH type="full"]50392[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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