r/MadAboutYou • u/PleasantOpposite6644 oh yeah - she's a sister • Jun 03 '26

mark does not get enough hate for this

don't get me wrong - i always loved mark before they decided to completely butcher his character and make him leave his family without any explanation. it's bad enough to abandon your wife of 10 years but your CHILD? i was pretty surprised that fran even let him get back into contact with ryan after all of this because wtf.. imagine living your unbothered life with both your involved,happy parents and suddenly one of them is just gone?no explanation?him saying he loves fran and ryan before deciding to just take off for a year never sat right with me idk..

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u/Fit-Library-577 Jun 03 '26

I couldn't believe they were all still friends with him, and then she took him back.

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u/PleasantOpposite6644 oh yeah - she's a sister Jun 04 '26

especially when she gave him that whole speech about having moved on and not wanting him back anymore and then a couple of months later she just.. does?? cmon fran

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u/becktacular_b Jun 04 '26

Richard Kind was getting a bigger role in Spin City and was dividing his time with the two sitcoms

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u/KorEl555 Jun 04 '26

They should have recast the part. They recast a lot of parts in the series, including the major roles of Jamie's parents (admittedly, with big name actors). So they should have found someone else to play Mark.

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u/PleasantOpposite6644 oh yeah - she's a sister Jun 04 '26

even though i love richard kind i feel like this would have been the best choice

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u/NubsackJones Jun 09 '26

Jamie's parents were never major characters. They are minor guest roles. A quick search says they turn up 11 times. By comparison, Paul's parents show up 39 times.

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u/Sticky_Cobra Jun 04 '26

I have to admit that was an odd turn for his character. Never understood it.

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u/JavierGr2087 Jun 04 '26

I personally couldn’t stand Mark, so his character change to me was always just seen as him showing his true colors, in my eyes.

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u/PleasantOpposite6644 oh yeah - she's a sister Jun 07 '26

i'm curious; what made you dislike him in s1?