# Dr. Joyce Brothers (1927 - 2013)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-joyce-brothers-1927-2013/658274>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 13, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-joyce-brothers-1927-2013/658274 "2013-05-13T23:33:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-joyce-brothers-1927-2013/658274/1 "2013-05-13T23:33:41Z")

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[CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/13/us/joyce-brother-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_c2).

One of the original pop psychiatrists, IIRC. Would Dr. Drew and Dr. Phil be around, and as popular, without her?

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**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:** [May 13, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-joyce-brothers-1927-2013/658274/2 "2013-05-13T23:55:00Z")

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Wow. She’s been around as long as I can remember, and done guest shots on more TV shows (including sitcoms) than probably anyone else. I never bought into her pop psychology, but she did bring positive attention to the profession.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-joyce-brothers-1927-2013/658274/3 "2013-05-14T00:01:37Z")

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She certainly knew a lot about boxing, maybe.

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**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-joyce-brothers-1927-2013/658274/4 "2013-05-14T15:35:15Z")

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I can’t hear her name without this coming to mind:

[QUOTE=Roseanne Roseannadanna]

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We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing  
Please look down upon the Roseannadanna household  
Bring peace to our fathers, good health to our mothers  
And please don’t make me sweat like Dr. Joyce Brothers!  
\*

[/QUOTE]

RIP.