She and Rock Hudson had made several movies together and were good friends in real life.
In fact, Rock's last public appearance was on a program where Doris was raising money for animal charities.
And Doris was closer in age to Rock; Susan Saint James looked more like a child wife--or a trophy bride.
Last of all, Doris was a MUCH better actress!
I apologize if this had been discussed before; it's been years since I visited this site.
This was 1971, the height of the hippie generation. Rock may have been dashing (he was), but I'm sure to sell the show to a younger audience they needed a youth-generation hook, and SSJ fit that bill fer sure.
shareAnd that's pretty much what makes this show so dated.
IMO, with Doris, it would be a classic.
I think SSJ was generally a lousy actress, although I admit she was good in KATE & ALLIE.
Maybe the sitcom was her true forte.
Yeah, most of those types of 70s-80s series are badly dated. I used to love Hart to Hart - now, it's painful to watch. Same with Police Woman: Angie D was in her 40s when she was the 'hot babe' who ran around carrying her purse (and I think her legs were too skinny). For me, The Streets of San Francisco still holds up, but maybe that's because I fell in love with San Francisco watching it ...
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