The wife of Bob’s patient Emil Peterson did finally appear in a very memorable episode. Mr. Peterson had talked about her for quite a while, describing her as a behemoth weightlifter/wrestler – in other words, a ridiculous mismatch for the wispy Mr. Peterson.
When Doris Peterson finally appeared, it was pretty hard to live up to the hype. But it was one of my favorite episodes.
One of the earliest invisible TV characters, Barney Fife’s mysterious friend Juanita on The Andy Griffith Show, was as close as you could get to phone sex in those days.
When Doris Peterson finally appeared, it was pretty hard to live up to the hype. But it was one of my favorite episodes.
One of the earliest invisible TV characters, Barney Fife’s mysterious friend Juanita on The Andy Griffith Show, was as close as you could get to phone sex in those days.
**MAS*H ** - We also saw BJ’s wife and daughter in the episode where they secretly tape his comments to get him through a rough spot over his anniversary. They play the tape along with a home movie that shows Peg and Erin.
John Beresford Tipton on The Millionaire. He gave million-dollar checks out to people at random, but you never saw his face – just his secretary whose job was to hand them out. Paul Frees did the voice.
Dr. Peter Brady, lead character, in The Invisible Man, for obvious reasons. (No, he couldn’t make himself visible.)
Here’s a good one: Tino, from My So-Called Life. Tino was the MAN. What’s happening this weekend? Tino knows a party. You need concert tickets? Get 'em from Tino. Need a fake ID? Tino will hook you up. Need a ride to the hospital? Tino’s already got the engine running. But you never see him…
On the same show: the Chase family cat. They buy cat food, and kitty litter, and they ask, “Did you remember to feed the cat?” But the cat never appears.
Sure was. Hawkeye and BJ found it and watched it. Frank’s wife looked unhappy and wanted to get it over with, while Frank was all snaky smiles. Later in the home movie, they see the wife telling Frank to get in the car, as Hawkeye fills in the words. Later on in the episode, Hot Lips is telling Frank to get in the car, and Hawkeye again fills in the words.
I remember Vera making a partial appearance on another episode of Cheers. She’s meeting Norm at the bar and waiting for him on the steps outside the door leading up to the street. We see her through the window, from the knees down.
Angela Valentine on Leave It to Beaver She had six toes and threw up in class.
On the very old DuMont Network program, Rocky King, Private Detective Rocky’s wife was never shown, because they happened to use whatever actress was available at the moment to read her lines.
Reality Chuck
I was wondering when Mr. Tipton “The Millionaire” was going to be mentioned. (For a moment I thought I’d be the one that would mention him first).
In the one season television show Bracken’s World , Bracken was never seen but his voice was that of Warren Stevens. As the season progressed, Leslie Nielsen portrayed the hitherto unseen Mr Bracken.
Maybe it was a combination of some bad burritos and lack of sleep, but I could have sworn we saw Radar’s mom in some home movies that were sent to him in Korea.
Distressingly, it appeared that Walter O’Reilly’s mother looked just like Gary Burghoff in drag.
Speaking of Dumont Network shows… The Continental’s conquests were never seen. Yep, Christopher Walken’s recurring SNL character was based on an actual TV show from the 50s.
