Karen MacKenzie record for an actress on American primetime television. Karen's storylines focus on family troubles, addiction and kidnapping. In her early years on the serial, the character had much more of an "edge" in order to test the audience on who would be the most like J. R. Ewing (Larry Hagman), the primary character of its parent series "Dallas". (The bad girl role would later be taken on by Abby Cunningham, Karen's sister-in-law.) Over time, she became much more of a wholesome character. Series creator David Jacobs said "Karen is the tent pole. She says the things I want to say.
The Good Life (1971 TV series) character Abby Cunningham. Both series were also Lorimar productions. David Wayne would also reunite with Hagman on "Dallas", where he originated role of Willard "Digger" Barnes. The British television series released as "Good Neighbors" in American syndication was originally titled "The Good Life" in the United Kingdom, but changed its name for American audiences to avoid confusion with this earlier series. The Good Life (1971 TV series) The Good Life is an American situation comedy that was aired on NBC as part of its 1971–1972 lineup. The series stars Larry Hagman and Donna Mills, and was produced by Lorimar, in