# Captain and Tennille Divorcing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495 "2014-01-23T02:25:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/41 "2014-01-23T14:27:16Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > My parents were fans. I will never forgive them for Muskrat Love. Worst damned song ever recorded. Don’t blame them. IIRC the song was actually written and originally recorded by America. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/42 "2014-01-23T14:28:23Z")
So the captain has fired his first mate, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/43 "2014-01-23T14:34:18Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Yeah, but the only thing worse is touring with someone you _used_ to be married to. Just ask ABBA! Some counter-examples: John Doe and Exene Cervenka of X Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics Jack and Meg White of The White Stripes All seem to be doing that touring with an ex-spouse thing quite well. (Although The White Stripes are no longer together, the split AFAIK wasn’t about the difficulties of touring with an ex-spouse, but more about how Jack was being limited by a below-average drummer.) ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/44 "2014-01-23T15:22:10Z")
David Caruso on the [topic](http://imgur.com/azQ8lTz): ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/45 "2014-01-23T15:44:49Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > They’re still alive? 😕 Apart from the Parkinson’s, they both look quite good. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/46 "2014-01-23T15:45:41Z")
I wonder if she gets half of his voice-to-text software fortune? ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/47 "2014-01-23T16:27:26Z")
Daryl Dragon is such an awesome rock name. It seems wasted on his style of music. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/48 "2014-01-23T16:33:04Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Apparently Daryl Dragon is suffering from a very advanced case of Parkinson’s, so they might be getting a divorce for insurance reasons. I know people lose money all the time, but the Captain and Tennille should have more money than God. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/49 "2014-01-23T16:35:10Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > I still fondly remember their [TV show](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073970/). I just watched the first 30 seconds of a clip where Andy Griffith was trying rip off Rita Moreno, then Leonard Nimoy rode in on a toy horse to save the day. At this point, my brain exploded. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/50 "2014-01-23T17:23:08Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > :eek: > > They’ve been married as long as I’ve been alive. Why bother now? Shortly before he went off the air, Johnny Carson told this joke to explain his retirement: \*\*\*A 110 year old man who’d been married to a 108 year old woman for 90 years, went to court to file for a divorce. The judge looked over the paperwork and said, “Well, Mr. Jones, everything seems to be in order. But I have to ask you, after 90 years of marriage, why break up NOW?” The old man shrugged and said, “Enough is enough.”\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/51 "2014-01-23T17:27:48Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > They must be having major problems. Probably a kernel of truth to that. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/52 "2014-01-23T17:33:58Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Well unless things have changed, Tony Orlando cannot sing “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” because of a legal dispute. So they might as well break up. How much would it cost me to make Knock Three Times illegal? ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/53 "2014-01-23T17:37:43Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Shortly before he went off the air, Johnny Carson told this joke to explain his retirement: > > \*\*\*A 110 year old man who’d been married to a 108 year old woman for 90 years, went to court to file for a divorce. > > The judge looked over the paperwork and said, “Well, Mr. Jones, everything seems to be in order. But I have to ask you, after 90 years of marriage, why break up NOW?” > > The old man shrugged and said, “Enough is enough.”\*\*\* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/54 "2014-01-23T17:38:12Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > I just watched the first 30 seconds of a clip where Andy Griffith was trying rip off Rita Moreno, then Leonard Nimoy rode in on a toy horse to save the day. > > At this point, my brain exploded. Yeah. I looked that up and now I’m cleaning brain off my monitor. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/55 "2014-01-23T18:25:12Z")
I didn’t know they were married. Actually, aside from them being the wellspring of one of the most awesome Arrested Development jokes ever, I can’t say I know much about them at all. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/56 "2014-01-23T19:37:00Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I didn’t know they were married. Actually, aside from them being the wellspring of one of the most awesome Arrested Development jokes ever, I can’t say I know much about them at all. Tennille? Yes, to not make eye contact. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/57 "2014-01-23T20:17:47Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > I know people lose money all the time, but the Captain and Tennille should have more money than God. When was their last hit? It doesn’t last forever, and sales are constantly declining. I’d imagine their last substantial source of income would be playing concerts, and it doesn’t sound like Daryl has been able to play music for quite some time. Reading the Wikipedia article, she’s been the primary breadwinner since the 90s. While both are songwriters, their big hits were covers of songs by people like Neil Sedaka. The only one of their hits that they wrote was _Do That to Me One More Time_, and the real money in that is in other people covering it, and that happened only a handful of times. From one of the reports, they just had to sell their vacation house. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/58 "2014-01-23T20:20:55Z")
Eh. I’ve been at my current job (off and on) for almost 20 years. I doubt I’ll make it one more. People change, needs change. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/59 "2014-01-23T20:29:05Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Shortly before he went off the air, Johnny Carson told this joke to explain his retirement: > > \*\*\*A 110 year old man who’d been married to a 108 year old woman for 90 years, went to court to file for a divorce. > > The judge looked over the paperwork and said, “Well, Mr. Jones, everything seems to be in order. But I have to ask you, after 90 years of marriage, why break up NOW?” > > The old man shrugged and said, “Enough is enough.”\*\*\* I thought this would be the one that ended “We thought it would be better to wait until the children were dead.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/60 "2014-01-23T22:32:52Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > Daryl Dragon is such an awesome rock name. It seems wasted on his style of music. There used to be a weekly music program back in the 50s/60s that was geared to expose elementary school children to classical music. The conductor was Carmen Dragon, Daryl’s father. I remember it well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495.md?page=4)