Betty White’s co-star reveals ‘naughty jokes’ on her 100th birthday
nypost.comshowbiz icon for more than eight decades died at the age of 99 on Dec. 31.To commemorate what would have been White’s milestone birthday, her “The Mary Tyler Show” co-star Joyce Bulifant is looking back fondly on her time working with America’s eternal golden girl in the 1970s.“We all felt that Betty was going to live forever,” Bulifant, 84, told Fox News. “But she will live forever in all of our hearts because wherever she went, she just made you feel fun and joyous.”Bulifant played Marie Slaughter, the wife of news writer Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod), on the sitcom.
White portrayed hyper-erotic homemaker Sue Ann Nivens in the series.“We were together on set, but also on game shows, too,” Bulifant continued. “We appeared on ‘Match Game,’ and I sat in the same seat that she did to keep it warm for her until she came back.
I just remember her being so warm, joyful and welcoming to me. She was always so kind, not just to me, but to everyone she met.”She then recalled the fun times she had with White during filming. “One thing I loved about her is that she gave me permission to tell naughty jokes,” Bulifant revealed. “She said that whenever I told her naughty jokes, it sounded like a nursery rhyme.
So that gave me permission.”Of the animal advocate’s role as saucy Sue Ann, Bulifant remembered how “she brought her own wonderful sense of humor to that role.” She said, “She made Sue Ann flirtatious and deliciously fun for everyone.
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