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Television Mon Sep 19 2011
Sitcom Cast Change Countdown #4: Roseanne
The saga of Becky, the slightly dopey eldest child of Dan and Roseanne Conner, Becky was played by Evanston-born Lecy Goranson until season five, when Goranson left the show to go to college. She was replaced by Sarah Chalke, now of Scrubs fame, until season eight, when Goranson returned.
Except when she didn't. Sometimes, if Goranson wasn't available, Chalke would fill in. The Becky-Switching was a kind of running joke on the show, until producers decided to keep going for a ninth season, Chalke returned full-time, and the self-referential casting jokes stopped.
Check out #5: The Office