Lisa: Isn't mid-season just a dumping ground for second-rate shows that weren't good enough for the fall schedule? Homer: You're thinking of all the other years. This year's shows are classic. There's "The Laughter Family" -- that's animated. Networks like animation 'cause they don't have to pay the actors squat! Ned Flanders: (appears with voice provided by Karl Wiedergott) Plus, they can replace them, and no one can tell the diddley-ifference!
"Duffman can never die! Only the actors who play him!"
—Duffman, "Jaws Wired Shut" episode of The Simpsons
Dr. Manhattan: You know what's interesting? Sabretooth: What? Dr. Manhattan: I can understand anything about nuclear and particle physics. Sabretooth: Yeah? Dr. Manhattan: And I can invent technological advances decades ahead of their time. Sabretooth: Uh-huh. Dr. Manhattan: And I can even understand the concept of time to the point where I do not experience it linearly. Sabretooth: Right. Dr. Manhattan: And even I don't know how Liev Schrieber could become Tyler Mane.
Roseanne: How could they replace a major character like Darrin? Jackie: Well, it was a hit show. They knew they could get away with anything. Becky: Ah, well. I like the second Darrin much better.
—From the opening scene of "Homecoming", the first episode of season six of Roseanne, in which Sarah Chalke played Becky for the first time.
