The story was that Rachel Gunn, RN was originally meant to be a vehicle for country singer KT Oslin, but Oslin dropped out because she felt the title character was too mean.
It was also meant to air on CBS, but ended up going to Fox instead, as a spring-summer replacement series. Unfortunately, Gunn ended up lasting just the one season, though for two cast members, it might've been a godsend, after all.
Christine Ebersole (ex-Saturday Night Live) was cast as Gunn after Oslin dropped out. As a bonus, Ebersole also recorded a solo cover of Huey Lewis & The News' "Workin' For a Livin'", which came out 10 years earlier. One can only imagine "Workin'" with a Nashville beat if Oslin had recorded it. It wasn't long after Gunn ended that Kevin Conroy (Dr. Dunkel) moved right into another series for Fox, one that would define his career------Batman: The Animated Series launched just a few days after Gunn's last episode. Megan Mullally would later co-star on Will & Grace. Dan Tullis, Jr. was already on Columbia's payroll, having appeared in a recurring role on Married...With Children.
In this sampler, Gunn falls for a rodeo star. Vlade Divac, then with the Los Angeles Lakers, appears briefly in an unlikely role.
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