"I Used Crystal Meth and I STILL Got Fat!" - Delta Burke

I wish I was as fat as her.

She would be fantastic for the next season of White Lotus.

R2 She deserves a resurgence at least as much as Jennifer Coolidge deserves steady work!

[quote]"I Used Crystal Meth and I STILL Got Fat!"

You obviously didn't use enough, honey.

I can remember this chick from an old HBO comedy called "First and Down" or "First in Ten" or some such similar shit. What? 1982? Anyway, she played the wife of a football team owner, and catches him getting plowed by the star quarterback - I think this us how she gained control of the team? Divorce. Anyway, just wanted to say that she was slim yet shapely in this sitcom. She was gorgeous before saying "fuck it im hungry!"

R5 It was called "1st and Ten."

She’s pretty much forgotten now.

Most recent pics I could find—she looks good! She doesn’t have her hair or makeup done, but she doesn’t have that painful looking swollen face she had for a few years. I’d love to see her onscreen again.

She looks a lot better than the last time I saw her.

A couple of years ago.

You’re not supposed to have your crystal meth à la mode.

Looks like she's been hitting the Big O.

Delta who?

Sorry, I'm too young to remember her!

She was slim and beautiful from the year she was Miss Florida through at least the first season of DW. No longer slim but still beautiful, she did suffer through a heartbreaking series of tent dresses the rest of the time she was on the show.

She needs a comeback, maybe a Hacks type series.

R15. Love Delta, but let's ease into this. She could have a guest appearance for several episodes on 'Hacks.' It would be so great to see her playing opposite Jean Smart.

And then Delta could go on to win the Emmy for best supporting actress for her work on 'Hacks.'

And then...a starring role on a successful series for her full comeback.

I think she is beautiful - fat or thin, old or young. She never really got to fly as an actress like Annie Potts or Jean Smart- but she is just as talented- if not more-than they are. Her best gift though was having a loyal husband who loved her no matter what. That's what you bitches should be jealous of.

Is she still married to the redneck?

Why on earth do we have to suffer through a comeback for her. I was quite happy when she was gone.

Perhaps she's happy with her life and doesn't really want to act anymore. She's been out of the spotlight for a LONG time.

The feud was such a huge deal back in the day, and the ratings skyrocketed because of it.

All these years later and you never really knew what exactly happened to cause it though. Jean said it got to a point where everybody was forced to choose sides (Delta or Dixie/Thomasons) and it became extremely difficult to do the show I think that played a big part in her leaving.

Glad it's all water under the bridge.

Delta would be PERFECT on Mid Century Modern to fill Lavin's space.

We would love to see you back, Delta.

Fat or thin, come back.

Looking back at "fat" Suzanne, she wasn't THAT big. Yea, she chunked up but she never reached Chrissy Metz size. But man, the clothes they put her in were the absolute looking things ever.

She was great on the TV show Popular as Mary Cherry's mother, Cherry Cherry.

Mama Rose in Gypsy, her Broadway comeback.

As much as I'd love to see her come back in a sitcom, she's almost 70 years old. If she never felt like working again, I couldn't be mad about it.

I think she confused Crystal Meth with Cristal Light, which didn’t work for me, either.

Crystal Light, Diet Coke and Marlboro Lights. The triumvirate of the 1980s.

God bless everyone and have a sexy night.

[Quote] She has all the makings of a gay icon, so why does it seem like she's stuck as a punchline?

Because she was on one tv show a thousand years ago.

"Just give me the good ol' days when sperm was free."

Seriously, r30. Nobody cares about Designing Women. The Golden Girls has aged much better, and younger people are watching it.

The character Suzanne Sugarbaker was always a gay icon. Delta Burke, less so.

[Quote] Crystal Light, Diet Coke and Marlboro Lights. The triumvirate of the 1980s. -R29

You poor, delusional fool. The triumvirate of the 1980s were cigarettes, cocaine, and champagne.

I'm sorry, who?

Nobody fucking remembers this bitch except for a few old fraus and old queens who watch "The View."

Christ, half the cast has been DEAD for YEARS.

Jean Smart went on to be a great success because she's crazy talented.

Annie Potts is very good but in small doses. Guest spots on popular shows are perfect for her.

Dixie Carter was a gay role model on On Our Own way before she was Julia. And she was a horrible singer.

I don't think Delta has any interest in going back to work. If she did, I agree that she'd be great guesting on a White Lotus type show. She looks great in those recent photos. And unlike Kathleen Turner, I actually believe her bloat was caused by medication.

R37 What about ME? I was in New Faces of 1952! With Paul Lynde! We came together, but never in the same room!

Fuck off, R38

R39 I stole your career AND your man.

At least MY pension pot sitcom role was around real women, and not a bunch of unfuckable teens in polyester.

R40, I was top billed for seven seasons, you talentless hack! You're a bitch! You and Joan Collins both!

R41 Top billing on a sitcom about children. That's like Maria on Sesame Street thinking she's the star. Or Nanny on The Muppet Babies.

At least MY writers were generous enough to write my senility into my character. "Arterial flow problem." What was your excuse for being a childless harridan with four virgins living in her attic?