I had never really thought about what it would have been like if they recast Darrin in 1966. For some reason recasting Darrin in season 6 is more palatable than recasting in season 3.
I understand the reasoning for recasting Gladys. I remember years ago someone suggested that SG should have played a widowed/divorced woman new to the neighborhood who had her sights set on the recently widowed Abner. I really liked the idea, but it would have screwed up Abner's role. If both his wives plus his sister all thought something funny was going on across the street, Abner would have to start thinking there must be at least some validity to the claims. I wonder why they didn't just bring back one of the other nosy women from the first season (I can't think of the character names at the moment, but I'm talking about the Welcome Wagon women)to fill the nosy neighbor void. They wouldn't have been a recast or a new character.
I agree and disagree with Ol' whats his name. I'm sure they figured people wouldn't notice certain things, but I'm sure they knew they couldn't totally slip things by either. KR had to wear a black wig so she would resemble IV. I think she was also a smoother recast simply because (for the most part) Louse's role was much smaller before KR took over the role.
They waited until Halloween to show the new Gladys Kravitz. In her first scene she doesn't even have any lines. She is a woman on the street, then Darrin clues the audience in that she is Gladys. It's been a while since I've watched it, but I don't think they even show her with Abner until close to the end of the episode or possibly the next episode. I'm sure this was seen as a way to ease the audience in to the new Mrs. Kravitz.
I'm going to have to go watch "Once in a Vail" again. It will be interesting to see from this new perspective.
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