# Loni Anderson vs. Dolly Parton **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904 "2014-07-12T01:28:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/61 "2014-07-13T15:04:03Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > NOTICE: The idea for this poll came from **Leaffan**. > [@Leaffan](#): > > Actually, it was a joke response to **Zeldar** ’s “[What POLL are we in most need of?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=728164)” thread. But it’s been fun nonetheless. > [@Zeldar](#): > > I honestly have no idea. I posted this poll on recommendation from **Leaffan** so maybe he will clear that up for you. I will try to look that up for you. Have you tried a Google search yet? I’m not even familiar with _Celebrity Deathmatch_ but I seem to remember a TV show with Burt Reynolds and Loni and some others (and maybe Bert Convy) in something like _Win, Lose or Draw_ that Dolly might have been on. I know Dolly and Burt did at least one movie together. > > Good question. > [@Leaffan](#): > > I have no idea what a celebrity deathmatch is. Again, it was a flippant, off-the-cuff joke reply to **Zeldar** ’s other thread: nothing more, nothing less. > [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > This, but also she apparently pays for college for anyone in her family that wants to go. > > I mean, you’re asking me to choose between a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice who has written beautiful songs and actively works to improve life one of the poorest regions of the country because she cares about the people there, and a beautiful woman who was the least interesting/amusing character on that one tv show 30 years ago. Is this a serious question? This should supply your answer. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/62 "2014-07-13T15:18:11Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > This, but also she apparently pays for college for anyone in her family that wants to go. > > I mean, you’re asking me to choose between a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice who has written beautiful songs and actively works to improve life one of the poorest regions of the country because she cares about the people there, and a beautiful woman who was the least interesting/amusing character on that one tv show 30 years ago. Is this a serious question? Hey, the OP has not clearly defined the criteria(on) for judgment. Also, I wouldn’t consider either “beautiful,” merely mildly attractive. 30 years ago I was 14. I’m a male. Trust me, Jennifer was not the least interesting character on that show. Bailey Quarters maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/63 "2014-07-13T16:15:38Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Because I would not rank her with those others. Hi **Siam**. My favorite music reviewer, Robert Christgau (succinctness personified), gives an easy to digest [overview of her career.](http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=372&name=Dolly+Parton) He makes a couple of interesting points about her singing: _Her singular country treble is unsuited to rock, where little-girlishness works only as an occasional novelty._ and _If Willie and Merle, her equals as country artists, can turn into premier pop singers, why can’t Dolly? Maybe because she’s justifiably smitten with her physical gifts. Just as she can’t resist pushup bras, she can’t resist oversinging._ I’m not the most knowledgeable Dolly fan, but generally agree with **Wordman** that she ranks (at least) with Cash, and maybe with Nelson. I’m very fond of [“Marry Me”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUgUviZA5Xo), off her comparatively recent _Little Sparrow_ album. It’s a joyous song from the POV of a naive country girl. Dolly winks at the nativity, without stepping on the joy. And the bluegrass musicians are the best available. And from the same album, a short, charming, bluegrass version of Cole Porter’s [“I Get a Kick Outta You.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHGMZS8Zw70) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/64 "2014-07-13T16:17:08Z")
So I don’t like Dolly Parton. So sue me. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/65 "2014-07-13T16:19:18Z")
Fun fact: [Loni Anderson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000756/bio) had breast reduction surgery when young. She was a 37D originally. Dolly Parton lost a lot of weight at one point and had surgery to restore her chest to it’s previous look. So neither is “as God intended” but for different reasons. Given that Dolly isn’t into my type, that means Loni wins by default. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/66 "2014-07-13T16:41:12Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Just 17? I know what you mean. Well, the way she looked is way beyond compare. Count me as one who would much rather visit Bailey’s quarters. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/67 "2014-07-13T17:32:58Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I’m not voting because the question is wacky to me. As a straight guy, sure, I get the OP - which chesty, over-the-top blonde from the 70’s is more attractive. > > But Dolly Parton is…_Dolly Parton_. An amazing, top-tier singer-songwriter who has accomplished more in her career than 99.9% of the writers out there. The level of respect she deserves puts her in a class with Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, etc. Her look may not be the real deal, but her talent most certainly is. And I say this as NOT a country fan. > > As a musician, I get it - non-muso’s see her trampy looks over the years and judge her based on that. But that’s like giggling at Prince - be careful, because while he looks like a horse-faced weenie, if you miss that he is one of the most important musicians of the past 50 years, you really come off as clueless. > > Oh, and yeah: Bailey. I came in to post about why Dolly Parton wins, hands down, but WordMan already wrote exactly what I wanted to write, so. . . never mind. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/68 "2014-07-13T17:44:46Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > This should supply your answer. 🙂 That was also not a serious question. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/69 "2014-07-13T17:48:45Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > That was also not a serious question. 🙂 Very good. I wasn’t sure. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/70 "2014-07-13T18:37:29Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Both of them are 68. \ That’d be 136 in breast-years. ---
**Author:** ![orangeapples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@orangeapples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orangeapples)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/71 "2014-07-13T18:38:15Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I honestly have no idea. I posted this poll on recommendation from **Leaffan** so maybe he will clear that up for you. I will try to look that up for you. Have you tried a Google search yet? I’m not even familiar with _Celebrity Deathmatch_ but I seem to remember a TV show with Burt Reynolds and Loni and some others (and maybe Bert Convy) in something like _Win, Lose or Draw_ that Dolly might have been on. I know Dolly and Burt did at least one movie together. > > Good question. > **[Celebrity Deathmatch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Deathmatch)** > > Celebrity Deathmatch is an adult stop-motion claymated series created by Eric Fogel and produced by John Worth Lynn Jr. for MTV. A parody of sports entertainment programs, Celebrity Deathmatch depicted various celebrities engaging in highly stylized professional wrestling matches. The series was known for its large amount of gory violence, including combatants employing different abilities and weapons to deliver particularly brutal attacks, resulting in exaggerated physical injuries. > Two telev... Sorry, shouldn’t have assumed everyone would get that reference. It was an MTV claymation show back in the day, and not at all celebrity friendly, hence the show’s title. 😃 Burt Reynolds was in at least one movie with Ms. Anderson, and at least one movie with Ms. Parton. _Stroker Ace_ and _Best Little Whorehouse in Texas_ respectively. There may be other films I’m not thinking of at the moment. But based solely on the ladies’ appearances in Burt Reynolds vehicles, I gotta go with Dolly. It was the better of those two films. Otherwise I go with Loni. I loves me some _'KRP_. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/72 "2014-07-13T19:51:46Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > But Dolly Parton is…_Dolly Parton_. An amazing, top-tier singer-songwriter who has accomplished more in her career than 99.9% of the writers out there. The level of respect she deserves puts her in a class with Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, etc. Her look may not be the real deal, but her talent most certainly is. And I say this as NOT a country fan. > > As a musician, I get it - non-muso’s see her trampy looks over the years and judge her based on that. But that’s like giggling at Prince - be careful, because while he looks like a horse-faced weenie, if you miss that he is one of the most important musicians of the past 50 years, you really come off as clueless. I agree, well said.(about Prince also) ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/73 "2014-07-14T03:36:36Z")
If it was based on looks, then yeah, Bailey Quarters all the way. Between the two titular titans though, I just have always liked Dolly Parton’s personality, and while I’m not into her music, it’s easy to see she’s wonderfully talented. And way back when, she was a [cute, wholesome looking young woman](http://imgur.com/5bm9SNm), though I imagine the same can be said of Loni Anderson. (I almost typed Loni Sanders, which would make it a different contest altogether.) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/74 "2014-07-14T03:56:13Z")
Just out of curiosity but how tall is Anderson? She looks leggier than Parton (who I think is around 5’1") so I assume she’s taller but I could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/75 "2014-07-14T04:51:19Z")
[A 65-year-old Jan Smithers](http://img2.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/5/s/5syfl3oqimb656yi.jpg?kj8as6ye) ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/76 "2014-07-14T05:03:09Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > I pick **Bailey**. 😃 Double Ditto lol… but i also preferred Mary Anne… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/77 "2014-07-14T05:10:35Z")
> [@Mince](#): > > [A 65-year-old Jan Smithers](http://img2.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/5/s/5syfl3oqimb656yi.jpg?kj8as6ye) Forbidden You don’t have permission to access /images/orig/5/s/5syfl3oqimb656yi.jpg on this server. Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at [img2.bdbphotos.com](http://img2.bdbphotos.com) Port 80 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/78 "2014-07-14T05:30:07Z")
[Recent Bailey.](http://imagecollect.com/picture/jan-smithers-photo-6629447/paley-presents-baby-if-you-ve-ever-wondered-a-wkrp-in-cincinnati-reunion) [Recent Loni.](http://imagecollect.com/picture/loni-anderson-photo-6629454/paley-presents-baby-if-you-ve-ever-wondered-a-wkrp-in-cincinnati-reunion) [Recent Dolly.](http://y108.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/dolly-parton-sings-about-heartbreak-and-moving-on-in-blue-smoke/) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/79 "2014-07-14T05:31:17Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Forbidden > > You don’t have permission to access /images/orig/5/s/5syfl3oqimb656yi.jpg on this server. > Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at [img2.bdbphotos.com](http://img2.bdbphotos.com) Port 80 Shoot. It works now. ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904/80 "2014-07-14T18:51:48Z")
No it doesn’t. Well, I changed browsers and used the link in BING and got a list and the first hit has a JS pic, so it works in a way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loni-anderson-vs-dolly-parton/692904.md?page=5)