Why was Laurie Petri (MTM) so easily to cry?, Rob was a good guy, it’s a good thing Mary Richards (MTM) didn’t cry with Lou Grant (Ed Asner).
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Jerry Van Dyke was offered the role of Gilligan on Gilligan’s Island made famous by Bob Denver, but he thought it would go no-where, and thought My Mother The Car would do better.
I’m another one who just doesn’t get the lesbian comment at all. It seems offensive on all sorts of levels, but since I don’t get it I’ll let crazy grady try to defend it first. Of course, anyone who thinks Jerry van Dyke is the funny one is beyond hope anyway.
Just for the record, Sally was based on the real-life tv writers Selma Diamond and Lucille Kallen., two of the very rare women comedy writers of the day. (Buddy was originally based on Mel Brooks, before Morey Amsterdam won the job.)
MTM has also been an adult diabetic for most of her life. And a heavy smoker.
As for Rob and Laura - he bent her over the ottoman in the living room. Why do you think that thing was always out of place?
Jerry Van Dyke NOT funny??? You’ve obviously never caught his rendition of “Mule Train” on “The Tonight Show.” One of the most screamingly funny lip-synchs I ever saw. As for “My Mother the Car,”, wasn’t that just a trumped-up version of “Mr. Ed”, (a warm, gentle comedy beloved of many) I enjoyed the oddity of MMTC. Avery Schreiber was so over the top. And it was a nice sentimental sop to Ann Sothern, who slogged her way through show business for decades. Oops! Time for my warm milk and footies.