Sophia Petrillo from “Golden Girls”
In the pilot episode, a man named Coco who was Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose’s cook, starred alongside the women, and was meant to stay on as a lead. But, the network later decided that the women on the series were so strong that Coco was not necessary — and Sophia Petrillo ended up getting many more lines that were originally intended for Coco, further cementing her place as a main character.