Modern Family Messed Up With Their Decision To Keep Pam Around

While not everyone was a Pameron fan, Dana Powell had nothing but love for her TV alter ego; after all, she helped develop the over-the-top character. In a 2017 interview with 417 magazine, Powell revealed that the Pameron character wasn't originally written with her in mind. 

"They had a different specific actress in mind when creating the character," she explained. "They had an idea of what they wanted."

As time went on, and Powell was cast in the role, she began working with the writers to ensure that the character played to her comedic strengths. "Over time they've learned my voice and who I am and what I've created her to be, more than the voice you see when you're writing," she said. "Now it's fun. They're writing for me and we're creating together."

As for the brother/sister dynamic with Stonestreet, that wasn't completely made for TV. They were close friends long before she landed the role as his sister on "Modern Family," resulting in an immediate chemistry.

"I'm actually friends with Eric Stonestreet; I've known him for a really long time," she said. "He's sort of a mentor of mine ... people always said 'you guys have such wonderful chemistry together, I hope you can play brother and sister one day.' So when it happened, it was really a big deal for me."

Don't feel bad for Powell that so many fans hated the character. After all, that was sort of the point.

"I play an aggressively horrible woman," she said of the character in 2017. "But she's sweet at heart, you guys. She's just loud."