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Trump has the power to destroy our social and educational system?
How do you figure that? He can't even keep destructive illegals OUT of the country because the courts keep blocking him. Education should be on a local level. Washington has NO business running school districts.
I detest BIG government and people like Hillary who want to run our lives. If you think Hitlary was good for America, well, I doubt if I can say anything to dissuade you. But I feel deep down in my bones from everything I have read about that manipulative sociopath, she would be a total DISASTER for this country.
Hillary needs to go and do what she does well, become an ambulance chasing lawyer, sell used cars, peddle "Dr. Good" potions out of the back of a van. She needs to be kept far away from government.
Actually you have a point there. But I detest Hillary SO MUCH that I would have voted for anyone to keep that witch out of the White House. I was never a "yuge" fan of Trump as a businessman, but I simply loathe Hillary so much that I would have voted for ANYONE to keep her OUT of power.
Just watched this episode a few weeks ago while going through season four! Not a favorite. It was no Macedonian Dodo bird or any Serena/Uncle Arthur favorites, but it had its moments.
It was a bit "odd" and different. But as you said in another thread , the Endora and Maurice marriage was "groundbreaking", so too this was ground breaking to see an elderly women in love and involved in a romance.
There was an episode before this one about "Ocky", Clara's boyfriend in the English castle. I wonder if the show was planning a story arc with him before the actress passed away.
When I saw this episode as a child I didn't notice that Richard Hayden wasn't Japanese. But that was the way movies and TV were. I used to watch the Charlie Chan films and Charlie Chan was played by a Caucasian. Ricardo Montalban played a Japanese character on Hawaii Five-O.
I made up a backstory for Mr. Mishimoto that would explain why he didn't look very Japanese. His mother was Caucasian! In the episode he told Samantha that he attended Oxford. So, of all the schools he could attend, why did he go there? I decided that his mother was an Englishwoman and that's why he went to school in England.
But at least Richard Hayden played the character with dignity and grace and not like some cartoonish caricature.
It was interesting and unusual that when Ocky wanted to make up with Clara, she simply vanished and did not say goodbye to Mr. Mishimoto. She left it up to Samantha to give her regrets. Clara must have been really in love with Ocky.
The one thing I always remembered from this episode was the Japanese philosophy of "losing face". It was the first time I heard of it and it stuck with me. It is so important to allow someone to keep his dignity and not embarrass him.
The other thing I remembered was Mr. Mishimoto's favorite dish, Hong Eye Ron Goo Rash, Hungarian Goulash! lol
I approve of him100% Sorry if that offends the Hillary fans, but I approve of ANYONE who would become President and would send that lying witch back to Chappaqua or wherever she rests her broomstick. Someone bought a house for her, i.e., someone who got "something" in the exchange.
At first I thought the OP meant "what time of DAY" and my answer was night time.
I will watch my favorite shows year round, but one of the best times starts in late spring when the few network shows that I do like go into reruns. So I pull out all my old favorites. I've been going through Bewitched season by season for the last few months.
Also, I "get a hankering" for certain shows at different times of the year. I really get into I Love Lucy in late fall and early winter. It's part of my routine. I take my dog for an evening walk. It's dark and cold when I get home and I like to watch ILL and have something to eat. It's just cozy and fun to settle in with Lucy and the gang when it's cold outside.
Oh wow, that's true! I think Maurice and Endora may have had the first "open marriage" on TV.
Just watched the birth of Sam's baby boy last night (I know, one of your "favorite" characters, lol). The proud grandparents were cooing over him at the nursery window. They were getting along fine. They were united in their love for their daughter and grandchildren, but otherwise Maurice and Endora were at odds.
Serena in particular seemed envious of Sam's life. She never let an opportunity pass to make a sharp comment or insult about Darrin or Samantha's "dreary mortal" existence. But every time she popped in, it was with a new hobby. She was a hippy, a flower child spouting poetry, meditating and hanging out with gurus, riding a motorcycle, writing pop songs,etc.
But her cousin Samantha was fulfilled and happy with a purpose in life. She was content to take care of her husband and children and take part in civic affairs to improve her community.
You said it about the hedonistic life! I think of the famous rock stars who "had it all". Talent, fame, adulation, money, cars, mansions, etc., didn't keep some of them from rehab or more tragically, O.D.ing on drugs.
Can't stand rum! When I was in college everyone was drinking beer and I was not a beer drinker (or any other kind of drinker). Some people said that I'd like a rum and coke because it was sweet and not a strong drink. That's what I'd have, but then I got sick of them.
A few years later I had a boyfriend who drank rum and cokes A LOT. I really got sick of them when he drank so much he got sick all over my apartment. Now I can't ever stand the smell of rum!
I posted a similar question years ago on the IMDB board. I wondered why Endora was so intent on getting rid of Darrin. She and the other witches used to talk about historical figures which they had known personally. They obviously lived very long lives.
I can't remember exactly, but I think one reply was that Endora didn't like how involved Samantha was in the mortal world. Even after Darrin was gone perhaps his influence would keep her in that world.
Still, very selfish of Endora. Sam was a grown woman who had the right to make her own choices in life. Darrin didn't force her to marry him. Sometimes I think it was envy on Endora's part. Her marriage was nowhere near as happy as her daughter's was.
I started season five again and just watched the episode where Carlotta insists that Samantha married her son Juke. If Sam had been as weak-willed as Juke , Endora would have kept her under her thumb in almost the same way, I think. But her love for Darrin made her strong and she stood up to her mother.
When I watched this show as a child I thought Maurice and Endora were divorced. They lived apart and when they saw each other at Sam's house, all they did was argue.
Haven't watched this one in a long time. Maybe I'll watch tonight.
It is a funny episode. Those boys were twin terrors. Interesting though that they were not twins, not even related in real life.
Nowadays those kids would be on heavy doses of Ritalin. I wonder if their mother would have any legal liability if they had indeed set Lucy on fire?
gbennett- I do agree with you. Having a baby made Lucy more well rounded. All four characters were less self involved when they focused on the baby's well being.
And he cemented the friendship of the two couples. They became more like family. Little Ricky was the catalyst for many stories. The Ricardos used his college fund to guilt the Mertzes into splitting the stock in "Oil Wells."
Ethel- "That's hitting a rich godmother below my money belt." lol
The nursery school episode was funny. Lucy was against it at first. Then the baby got tonsillitis after attending.
Lucy- "This is all your fault. He inherited his weak tonsils from you. Everyone knows Cubans have weak tonsils."
Every mother could relate to Lucy sneaking into the hospital to stay the night with her child.
And as PlaintiveMelody said, little Ricky brought out the best in grumpy old Fred!
But I do think they could've found a way to introduce Mrs. Trumbull without a baby on the show. But 'No Children Allowed' was a funny episode.
My "on the other hand" problem goes back to what I wrote in my OP, namely those throw away comments to prove that though he was "out of sight", the baby wasn't "out of mind".
"I hope little Ricky gets home soon... he's sleeping... just put him down for his nap... Mrs. Trumbull took him to the park, the zoo, SOMEWHERE else"...etc.
It was the best they could do, I guess, while filming in front of a studio audience. A baby couldn't be in too many scenes.
I suppose the baby's life wasn't much different from other kids with busy parents. Lucy and Desi were at the studio for long hours and their own children were in the care of others.
Lucie Arnaz said that their live-in nanny mostly raised her and her brother.
Anyway, the show was about Lucy's antics, not watching a woman raise a child.
Comedy and music are very subjective, so true! I was a big fan of The Beatles (mostly their earlier stuff). My mom always detested them! I used to think she was joking. But she really couldn't stand any of their music. She thought their music was "stupid".
And she hates Seinfeld too. "What a stupid show. I can't stand that Jerry and his big teeth." (her quote not mine)
Buy she thought the National Lampoon movies with Chevy Chase were hilarious! I found them as amusing as a migraine.
Oh that boxer/brief argument. I could relate in a sort of personal "family" way.
My dad was a "boxer" man. I used to see them billowing on the clothesline. They looked more like kilts. lol Dad liked loose clothes.
I used to ask my mom why he didn't wear regular underwear.
She used to say, 'Oh please, I'm lucky I can get him to wear any underwear at all!"
Other "life's little irritations"- when Jerry and Elaine visited the Seinfelds in Florida and Elaine begged Mrs. Seinfeld- "Please put on the air conditioning!"
Mrs. Seinfeld- "You're hot?"
As Jerry said, "They're nuts with the temperature."
As my dad got older he often wore a jacket IN the house. He'd close the doors and windows in the summer "because there was a draft" when it was 90 degrees.
The ascerbic character of Frank was very funny, more so when you consider that Jerry Stiller was the exact opposite.
Frank always smacking George on the forehead... "A prophylactic wrapper in my bed!" (smack)
Jason Alexander said he had to encourage him to do it because Jerry Stiller didn't want to hit him.
With Kramer, I rewatch old episodes and appreciate Michael Richard's serious, method approach to his character. You probably have some of the DVDs. One of the extras from "The Parking Garage" shows how Michael Richards really did hit his face on that big box with the air conditioner as he put it in the trunk.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus starts laughing but he never breaks character. He just says, "I really hurt myself Elaine."
He also insisted on lugging around an air conditioner and not an empty box to lend realism to the scene.
The boxer vs. briefs argument was funny, as a female I cannot relate to it personally! Still funny.
I found George's problem with his parents more relatable. Remember when he lost his job, and they were arguing in the restaurant?
George explains to Jerry, "The two nut jobs were going at it."
When they were writing the TV pilot and George is talking to the studio executive's daughter about how hard divorce can be on children.
"Of course I'm the product of my parents having stayed together. So you never know."
Not that my parents were every as crazy as Frank and Estelle, but I could relate when they would start some of their silly bickering over nonsense.
One of Jerry's funniest episodes was when he was dog sitting the unseen Farfel when his owner who Jerry met on the plane was hospitalized.
"SHUT UP, SHUT UP! What do you want? Money?" I love animals and have always had dogs. But that scene highlighted Jerry's personality. He was too self centered to care for a dog!
I was REALLY disappointed with Alien 3 when I saw it in the theater. But that was due to my OWN personal expectations.
I thought (and hoped) the third film would feature Ripley, Newt and Hicks as a little family who awaken from hypersleep and are unaware that they are towing some eggs back to Earth. Once they arrive back home, they realize what has happened, all heck breaks loose, the authorities refuse to allow them back on Earth. They are screwed unless they can find a way to solve the problem themselves. Some of Hicks buddies from the Colonial Marines secretly board their ship to help them and save the day. Yay!
Geez, why don't I write Disney movies? LOL
But after I saw the film on TV a few times, it started to grow on me. I like the gritty performances of the prisoners, especially Charles S. Dutton. He was one of the reasons I wanted to see Alien 3 in the first place.
Then my son lent me his copy of the extended version of the film. All those added scenes made everything fall into place. Now I love the film as much as the first two, only in a different way.
Oh yes, he did have a lot of tragedy. Now that you mention it, I recall reading that his son Jonathan was on that ill-fated Pan Am flight that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland.
A lot of the actors who played multiple roles on Bewitched (usually as Darrin's clients) looked much older than their years. Who can forget that great Parley Baer? He was only in his early fifties when he appeared on the first few seasons of Bewitched.
The first Frank Stephens, Robert F. Simon, retired from his job in a first season episode of Bewitched. The actor was only fifty six, but you could believe he was older.
In contrast, Ralph Macchio was thirty one when he played the college "yout" in 'My Cousin Vinny.' He looked young enough to play the grandson of one of Darrin's clients.
The subject of how some people look way older than their age and some look younger really fascinates me. And I mean more "youthful" naturally (not cosmetically enhanced). Some men have that boyish look and some like Charles Lane, look old very fast.
In the ILL episode when Lucy gives birth, Ricky encounters Charles Lane's character in "The Waiting Fathers Room". When I was a kid I didn't understand an OLD man having a baby. But he was only forty eight in that episode!
MaximRecoil- Frank Costanza and his questions and rants?? lol
"You know about the cup sizes? There's A, B, C and D's the largest."
"Where's your mother? You ask me to get a pair of underwear and I'm back in two seconds!"
"You sold my cruise wear?"
"Who takes a person's TV guide?!"
I did think Kramer was funny. His first entrance through Jerry's door (in the pilot) was a bit understated. He pulled two slices of bread out of his bathrobe pocket and asked Jerry for some meat. Admittedly some of his physical antics got wild, but his "business" schemes were hilarious, e.g. Kramerica Enterprises, the cologne that smells like the beach, the "make your own pizza" restaurant, etc.
The character who made me laugh the most was whiny, neurotic George. "Like I don't know that I'm pathetic."
But if people don't find the show funny, that's okay. As it's been stated, humor is so subjective. I've watched a few other sitcoms where I didn't even smile once.
'Accidental Twins' is one of my favorite Aunt Clara"goof-up" episodes. David White was only fifty-one in that episode. Sure he was old enough to be a grandfather, but not that old for a dad with a young son. My brother-in-law became a father for the last time at the age of fifty. (my sister wanted to kill him! lol).
David White was younger than Brad Pitt in that episode. Must've been the grey hair that made him look older! He was one of those men who always had a distinguished older look.
That episode reminds me of a continuity error in the show. In the first season, Louise Tate is excited about finally becoming a mother (And Something Makes Three). But she's worried about how Larry will take the news because they've been married for sixteen years.
In the season three episode, 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered', Darrin insists that he and Sam horn in on the Tate's second honeymoon when he sees the next day's newspaper zapped up by Aunt Clara. It reports that Larry Tate will break his leg and Darrin wants to prevent it.
The newspaper was actually the next day's date from TEN years ago. Larry explains that they are actually on their first honeymoon because ten years ago when they went on their first one, he broke his leg.
By that point the Tates would've been married almost twenty years if Louise was right in season one.
Oh I love those inconsistencies!
I read that Desi did not want to "shoot around" his wife's pregnancy. He said he was excited and "I wanted to talk about my child."
Other shows have written around an actress's pregnancy, but here the stars of the show were expecting and they wanted the baby IN it.
On 'McMillan and Wife', Susan Saint James was pregnant in the first season. They wrote it into the show, but the next season the baby was forgotten about.
Later on, Susan Saint James was pregnant again while starring in 'Kate and Allie'. I remember they had some creative ways to disguise her pregnancy. In one episode she wore a giant bunny costume for a Halloween party. And while sick in bed, Kate reminisced in flashbacks about when she and Allie (Jane Curtin) were expecting at the same time.
They hid Shelley Long's pregnancy on 'Cheers'. But she had a whole bar to hide behind!
The Arnazes were so excited I think they were oblivious to how a baby would throw a monkey wrench into the show.
There could've been a way to have it both ways. They could've started mentioning their son Ricky Jr. who was an adolescent and conveniently away at boarding school! That way they could've done the pregnancy episodes as flashbacks.
"Remember when you were expecting?" type stories. All the baby stories could have been "flashbacks" when Lucy was expecting. But they would never have gone for that idea.
And Lucy ALWAYS "hit her marks". ha! When Lucy meets John Wayne, she knocks Desi out of the way because he's in the way of HER mark as she runs to greet John Wayne. It's mentioned on the DVD extra. "Get in Lucille Ball's way at your own risk" or something like that. She always knew her marks.
Never thought of that. Makes sense. On Bewitched they had a den and there was a second TV in there.
On The Dick van Dyke Show, Rob WORKED in television and the Petries only had one set. It wasn't even one of those bigger floor consoles. It was a small one that they sometimes wheeled into the bedroom to watch at night.
My parents got a portable TV for their bedroom when I was about ten. My dad always called it his "nightlight". My parents would put it on and both of them would fall asleep!
Not everyone has a TV in the bedroom though. As much as he liked watching TV, my ex-husband would NEVER permit a television in the bedroom. There's no way I could have stayed up watching TV while he was trying to sleep. He was a very fussy, light sleeper. I actually preferred to read in bed, but I had to do that in the living room! Some people can't fall asleep with any lights or sound in the background.
Plaintivemelody- Don't feel bad because you missed Annie Hall! But I highly recommend it.
As for Dr. Phil, well I would say he is motivated by money, that's not unethical in itself.
His guests have serious issues but they are still AWARE that they are on TV. For whatever reason, they want to air their family problems for everyone to see. Maybe not the wisest thing, but they are at least complicit in their own exploitation.
There is a difference though between psychology and psychiatry. I saw an interview that Bob Newhart gave. He said he wanted his character, Bob Hartley, to be a psychologist ( what Dr. Phil is) and not a psychiatrist.
He explained that his character could deal with all sorts of quirky behaviors, anxiety, and personality problems. But he couldn't take a lighthearted sitcom approach if he played a psychiatrist who was dealing with much more serious mental issues.
Psychiatrists treat much more serious disorders like schizophrenia which can't be handled with talk therapy. I don't think Dr. Phil is qualified to deal with an illness like Shelley Duvall's. She clearly needed a medical doctor, not an interview!