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MRS Johnson?

posted 14 years ago by bowmanblue
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Anyone know why they kept changing the actress who played her?

Were there on-set tensions, or just one of those things?

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[–] bowmanblue 14 years ago

Strange, I could have sworn there were three Mrs Johnsons?

The first was older and more put-upon, the second spouted various Christion rhetoric and the third was only used once, when the character suddenly became a lesbian.

I agree though, the character did change drastically as a result.

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[–] willjohn 12 years ago

There were three.

Eileen Kennaly was the first ( last show she was in).

Tricia Kelly was the second.

Yvonne D'Alpra was the last.

[–] joehrobertsjr1 8 years ago

Kind of funny that the name Fred Johnson from the character in this series was also the name of the one-armed man being pursued by Dr. Kimble in the classic 1960's series The Fugitive.

[–] SteveRes (474) 2 years ago

They often reused actors for different characters, Tricia Kelly who played the second Mrs Johnson also played Alf's home help before Winston arrived. It's a shame she didn't appear and was recast in the final season but maybe she was already working on something else and couldn't commit to it.