# Unexpected Different Attitudes In Older Works **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-different-attitudes-in-older-works/835178 "2019-06-07T19:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 166
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-different-attitudes-in-older-works/835178/166 "2019-06-20T16:09:30Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Which reminds me of how in The Andy Griffith Show, Otis, the town drunk, is portrayed as a lovable comedic character rather than someone who has a serious problem. That reminds me of a real doozy. In an episode of the Dick Van Dyke show (the Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer), Rob and Laurie each set up the new neighbor on dates - Rob sets him up on a date with his coworker (Sally) and Laurie sets him up on a date with her cousin. Both dates apparently go very well - the guy likes Sally, and he likes the cousin. Which one is he going to call for a second date? Apparently neither - but why? The reason why is that the neighbor has a problem - **he beats up women he gets involved with** , and until his psychologist cures him, he’s only dating women once, so he doesn’t get attached. If you think I’m kidding - [The Dick Van Dyke Show: Episode 78: The Lady and the Tiger and the Lawyer](http://dickvandykeshow.blogspot.com/2011/06/episode-78-lady-and-tiger-and-lawyer.html) confirms my memory of the storyline --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-different-attitudes-in-older-works/835178)._