'Abby' in the reunion movie blew Buckley away

Disagree! Although Mary Frann was a fine actress and did an admirable job, she was no Betty Buckley!!!

I agree, jkinoz. Mary Frann was a pretty, personable actress. I loved her in NEWHART.

Betty Buckey is a great actress with an incredible range.

I agree, loved Mary Frann in Newhart but Betty is the one and only Abby and it always was a disappointment that she wasn't in the reunion movies and they had to recast.

Stuck-up? She is one of the kindest & most gracious celebs on the planet !

I love her as a performer, but I've heard she can be quite savage to co-workers, underlings, and students. I suspect she is simply a complicated person--usually, true of the most interesting and gifted people I've known.

Mary Frann was a lovely lady and performer, but I just didn't buy her as Abby - too perky and cheerful. Betty's Abby was an interesting character - soft spoken, deeply principled, and fiercely independent. She added a lot of flavor to EIE, and she was greatly missed in the reunions.

I love BB as a performer, too. I don't have a problem with her being 'savage' to co-workers; I'm sure they can dish it right back at her.

However, I have a problem with her being 'savage' to underlings and students. That's not being 'complicated'; that's just plain mean.

Just saying.

I can't bear labels.
~ Janet McTeer

Yes, but remember, the "savage" reports are just hearsay. No actual students or underlings have come forth with complaints against Ms Buckley.