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OnEverybody Loves Raymond,it was Marie and Frank Barone (Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle).
The kids onThe Cosby Showhad Russell and Anna Huxtable (Earle Hyman and Clarice Taylor).
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ABCsModern Familyis ruled over by Jay Pritchett (Ed ONeill).
And, of course, there are the Golden Girls.
They called her, and she turned them down, Hopkins reveals.
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But after a quick phone call, Hopkins got LeNoire to change her mind.
And she called them back and she took it.
Not only did she say yes, she appeared in 157 of the comedys 215 episodes.
But its an emotional foundation that an actor brings to a set, and Rosetta had that.
Who she was made everybody want to be better.
It made everybody want to be more professional.
So Rosetta was really the emotional foundation of the show.
She was like the queen, recalls her TV son Reginald VelJohnson.
And you always treated her with respect or extra respect.
Im grateful for it, looking back.
Well, you have to.
He was the worst, VelJohnson jokes.
She didnt bother me, Jaleel White, who played Steve Urkel, says.
But he still abides by one professional rule she imparted on him all those years ago.
She would knock it out of my hand, he adds.
You dont come to this stage eating any food.'
