But there is a reason for it, one that would have brought the series full circle.

These sitcoms definitely need more love!

It was a safe bet.

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So, the decision to pare down the cast for Season 2 was made.

When Rae left the show,Cloris Leachmanwas brought in as Garrett’s sister.

Instead,it became a set-up for a new series, coming full circle with its own beginnings.

Glenn Howerton as Jack Griffin in front of a chalkboard covered in pictures and writing in A.P. Bio

Blair began the series as the proverbial rich kid who looked at her peers as inferiors.

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