Maryann Thorpe being iconic for 13 and a 1/2 minutes (Christine Baranski)

Maryann Thorpe at her finest! (Christine Baranski)

[@jonathanfgh1]

Legendary producer Chuck Lorre (i.e. Big Bang Theory) said that once Christine Baranski won her best supporting actress Emmy Cybill's attitude changed dramatically... Maryann's part was cut down and some of the punchlines given to Cybill instead ... Of course the show was cancelled soon after.

[@TheBostricano]

I thought she was sexually accosted by some higher up? Then again, what do I know.

[@robiebtoobin7842]

Ya, it’s pretty obvious that Chuck Lorre is incredibly brilliant with creating sitcoms but not so good at dealing with actors. She’s not the only one he’s had trouble dealing with and thus ended a great show.

[@ionabarker]

I want a series where Maryann and Karen walker are actually long lost friends.

[@Attmay]

@@ionabarker they won't. Not after the way the reboot of her show ended. I'm just waiting for Gary Janetti's NDA to expire so we can hear the real horror stories about her Megan Mullaly. Interesting fact: Megan's first regular sitcom role was a Disney show (from Touchstone) called *The Ellen Burstyn Show* that aired right after the ill-fated *Life with Lucy.* El Ratón is responsible for foisting her on the world, too, just like they stuck us with Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.

[@Attmay]

Les Moonves' hatred of women killed this, ruined the last season of *The Nanny,* and hobbled the Bette Midler sitcom right out of the gate.

[@wmpmacm]

I use to watch this. It is where I fell in love with Christine Baranski.

[@jaengen]

She WAS this show. I suspect Cybill knew it and had trouble accepting that fact.

[@psrpippy]

I met Christina Baranski on a flight to london 6 years ago (I was the crew member in charge that day) and told her the same thing. She was utterly charming.

[@mikemcmahon8982]

Me too.

[@AVADAMS1967]

I don't think there could have been a Karen Walker without a Marianne Thorpe.

[@Attmay]

Karen was a poor man's Patsy Stone crossed with a poor man's Suzanne Sugarbaker. She's at least part of the reason for why that name now has negative connotations. Honestly, even the gay waiter played by Tim Macular on this show was less of a stereotype.

[@popmans9999]

Megan Mullaly said she had to find a way to make Karen be different as that type of character was already done with Maryann in Cybill.

[@piggy310]

​@@popmans9999yeah I remember when she specifically said that

[@flenif2247]

She should have guest starred on "Will & Grace" as a friend of Karen Walker. Marianne was a prototype

[@benjaminacuna8013]

Please! Maryann is perfect Karen was a less impressive version

[@NotChefCook]

Nahhhh ... very different ! Not totally unlike but Maryanne is far , FAR warmer .

[@robertdelapaz6848]

Mary Ann was the scene stealer ❤

[@AVADAMS1967]

I hear that's why the show ended.

[@Luisa_Platt]

@@AVADAMS1967holy shit.

[@kellidinit3725]

One of my all time favorite tv characters ever! 😂😂 I revisit some of these old sitcoms occasionally, especially these days. I need the laughter.

[@danaeads919]

Never a Cybil Shepherd fan. She always seemed like she was holding back, never relaxed. Christine Baranski was always so much fun.

[@Attmay]

I honestly developed a new respect for Cybill after watching this just because I could understand whether it was like trying to make it big in show business after growing up in the South. I loved the episode where her agent died and all his other clients showed up: celebrity impersonators

[@CeciliaKronvall]

Christine Baranaski is outstanding for sure, but I love Cybill Shepard too. Cybill's characters were almost always the good one, the sane one, the one who fixes things etc. I would love to see Cybill in a darker role a charcter with problems, even a serial killer or a psycho. I think she would excell! Is she still acting?

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

First time seeing Maryann I thought of Ab Fab. But I see where Karen Walker got her inspiration.

[@donnarouse9432]

Loved ab fab. Didn't realize their was that much similarity between the two shows. Christine is a winner!

[@SallyWilliams]

The show was actually a reimagined american version, just like High Society (Jean Smart & Mary McDonnell)

[@jamesdove8991]

Love Christine!! ❤ She's awesome in practically every role she's played, comedy and drama, small and big screen.

[@bb2497]

She did Mame at the Kennedy Center. She was amazing!

[@rjddurhamnc]

"Well, I've either spilled my drink or I've peed myself...........oh damn.......it's my drink"

[@fondasarff9701]

Face it, she made the show!

[@sportsbabe1125]

She did and Cybill Shepherd couldn’t stand it. She got Chuck Lorre fired and made Alan Ball’s life hell.

[@johnflynn9619]

Christine stole the show.

[@olly-kai]

No wonder Cybill hated Christine Baranski... She's by far the better actor!

[@fanofjohnmellencamp]

This made my day. I haven’t seen this in forever and I’m going down the rabbit hole of Cybil. Thanks for posting.

[@kimberlybrady6976]

Christine Baranski is always the best thing she's in, even if Julie Walters is in it with her. We need sooooo much more CB!

[@joannyc4665]

Cyrillic Sheppard uber launched Christine Baranski and Bruce Willis with her TV shows. She saw 💎 diamonds.

[@ginogennaroalonso1067]

OK. SHE IS ICONIC AND SPECIAL IN THE SHOW....MARY ANNE THORPE. 2024. 💎👏👏👏....Dr. Dick.

[@NOBS4theUSA]

I LOVE Cybill Sheppard & Christine Baranski, together! This was a very good show!

[@DanFrederiksen]

I heard Cybill was such a diva she self sabotaged. Afraid that any costar outshined her and Baranski was good. She had nothing to worry about but she blew it. Allegedly.

[@mlbrooks4066]

@@DanFrederiksen Cybill's career went nowhere but Christine's zoomed after this. If Cybill messed herself up over it, too bad. That's show biz.

[@stratobungle]

Very strange coincidence! Christine Baranski popped into my head earlier today because I'd seen one of her Big Bang Theory episodes (on TV, NOT KZbin) - and I thought to myself that I really needed to trace back through her career and watch everything because I love her SO much... And then THIS popped up in my feed! I didn't realize she was even in Cybill, it's from a time period where I didn't really watch TV.

[@missmoanypants]

Love it when that happens.

[@m.theresa1385]

All new to me too! They both are amazing!

[@happycat3399]

I just watched The Birdcage. She’s magnificent 😀

[@hallnelson2897]

Maryanne was Smoking Hot and her legs are Killer and she is funny as Hell 😂😂😂

[@sportsbabe1125]

Christine and Alicia made that show. Also liked Alan Rosenberg as Ira.

[@robert9557]

I really liked this show. Christine really made it work. She is so amazing

[@celebrityrog]

Christine is one of my favorite inspirations for daily life. Love her.

[@jimnfl7134]

she is hot too.

[@karenperwass1017]

Omg love Christine ❤❤❤😂😂😂😂 she was great in mama mia

[@theoriginalkrabbypatty]

She was a GREAT friend 🤣🤣🤣

[@Attmay]

The *Smokey and the Bandit III* reference was funny when you remember that Cybill Shepherd actually made a movie musical with Burt Reynolds.

[@loisfolk5492]

Maryann is the greatest character ever EVER. SHOW SHOUND NOT OF EVER BEEN CANCELLED.

[@AVADAMS1967]

I would have loved, still would love a show called "Divorcing Dr. Dick" [Working Title] that focuses on Marianne. xoxo

[@shimmerer_00000]

there’s something about her affectations in the beginning of the clip that REALLY reminds me of niles from frasier

[@seanm6215]

The original Karen Walker

[@TimpossibleOne]

Christine has always had the best lips

[@IHGChick]

OMG.... where have I been? What show was this? How could I have missed this?! Are there reuns?!

[@sportsbabe1125]

Or we could hold a pillow over my face until I stop struggling 🤣🤣🤣

[@independentfilmchannel1476]

My favorite line of Maryann's: "Here, drink this. It makes you not care." Great advice. Ms Baranski had a priceless delivery but generally, she deserved better material.

[@granadosvm]

"a blanket?" "buh, hu, ah, bub", "what about a martini?" "make it a double". The most Marianne moment I could think of. 😂🤣😂

[@amigosindanger]

Look, it's Dr. Beverly Hofstadter and Ms. Agnes van Rhijn...😂

[@billmynatt5115]

I saw this show before AbFab, but it is clearly at least an homage.

[@SallyWilliams]

The show was actually a reimagined american version, just like High Society (Jean Smart & Mary McDonnell)

[@NotChefCook]

@@SallyWilliams- Ohh I LOVED " High Society " !!

[@uppanadam]

I remember this show!! Loved it as a teenager!!

[@Dandmpeck]

All these years later…my favorite is “This is DKNY..Not F-O-O-D!!!” 😂

[@DavidHalChester]

It's quite fascinating. I remember really enjoying this show when it first came out. I remember thinking that Christine Baranski stole every single scene she was in with Cybil Shepherd. I remember thinking that Cybil probably started to hate her because it was quite obvious that Christine was better in all ways. (Sometimes the second banana IS better.) That said, watching it now (June 2024), I'm not laughing at all. It just doesn't strike me as funny. But wow, when it first came out, I wrote a spec script for it and almost got an agent. So, it clearly worked at the time. But... it just doesn't hit me now at all.

[@colleenwhalen6981]

I wish the show was never cancelled. It was a classic. When it was on cable TV way back around 2011, an entire cable channel was devoted to running every single episode and I watched ALL the episodes. As much as I genuinely like Cybill Sheppherd it was Maryanne who always had a martini in her hand was dressed to the nines - slinging her hilarious, sardonic jokes that made the show - everyone else was just "weak tea" compared to Maryanne! I remember the first time I saw Christine Baranski was when she had a small role in the movie about Claus Von Bulow. She only had about 4 scenes but I knew she was going to become a big star in Hollywood. I did not know she had a long career on Broadway long before she was cast in her big break out role as Maryanne. Of course, the tabloids tried to invent some sort of fictitious "feud" between Christinne Baranski and Cybill Shephered but in fact, they were great friends and it was Cybill Sheperd who pushed the producers to cast Baranski in the role, although many other actresses auditioned.

[@tangiiaenjoy]

That beef and white wine joke is KILLER !

[@Ellington3]

This show was funny and witty, I hated how it ended though.

[@TreyWallaceThingsILike]

Same

[@anotherworldddd]

What happened

[@laurenhenderson9574]

@@anotherworlddddended on a hugeee cliffhanger . show was sadly cancelled

[@mlbrooks4066]

The cliffhanger was that Cybill and Maryann were being arrested for murdering Dr. Dick, but they canceled the show and never resolved that.

[@fwdthinker]

Cybill Shepherd claimed in her biography that the show was canceled because she wouldn't sleep with the then head of CBS. Wouldn't be a shocker because there are similar complaints about that guy.

[@TheTobias04]

She was the best thing on the show!!! So beautiful ❤

[@barryledgister4496]

I`m surprised nobody`s mentioned her in `Bowfinger`, the movie which also starred Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy, made in 1999, just after Cybill. Not `mainstream`, but I found it hilarious.

[@happycat3399]

Chuck Lorre, imagine Christine being on Big Bang back together with Chuck. Awesome!!

[@Peggy-nt7eo]

I missed this show. Truly.

[@TheMuffystjohn86]

Underrated MOTHER!

[@mrsmacca126]

That was a TRACTOR..

[@deanbarnette1602]

❤🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣❤️

[@judistench2167]

‘Just do “Patsy”…it’s all you can do…’🤭

[@cynthiaburmeister2819]

Loved this show

[@dww2006]

Charles Durning and Christine Baranski. Could it get any better?

[@captainbarbosa6567]

What's the show and how on earth have I missed it? ☺️

[@TreyWallaceThingsILike]

Cybill 1995-1998 it’s a sitcom

[@captainbarbosa6567]

@@TreyWallaceThingsILike thank you 🙂 ah the lovely 90's 😍 must find more now, they were a fiesta 🤩

[@mscatmoon]

Loved Maryann! Thanks for making this compilation.

[@sweco92]

Thank you so much for uploading this

[@myfavoritefairy]

Christine was also hilarious in "Bad Mom's Christmas."

[@kathydavenport4422]

I love this show and miss it a lot

[@Clutching.My.Pearls]

Mary Ann is the original to Karen Walker!

[@moonwalker5275]

Love her on the good fight.

[@jewel65]

I loved this show!

[@irisheard3170]

Ride or die friend for sure!!!

[@dudacorrea6439]

I LOVE

[@TreyWallaceThingsILike]

Thx

[@AJ-wg7fj]

I never realized how unfunny that show was, wow.

[@TreyWallaceThingsILike]

It’s pretty funny

[@psrpippy]

Cybill can’t act, Christina can, it’s as simple as that.

[@CeciliaKronvall]

Cybill can act, but she always got the sane, nice characters. Christine got the wacky character here!

[@missmoanypants]

1:28 Who wore it better? Maryann Thorpe or Marge Simpson?

[@SheilaBohanon]

This was a good show. Syb.love