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Guest stars from original Matlock series?
Madeline's last name (spoilers if you haven't seen the pilot)
Michael Scott and The Peter Principle
"Champagne for One" goof?
The bird cage ???
What became of the little old lady in "The Baby"?
Frequency?
Was there a character named Martin Cref (sp?)
Finally, an episode that I almost solved myself!
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I think the whole point of Elliot Carlin was to be unlikable. (Not saying that the character wanted to be unlikable -- though I suspect he did -- more that the writers wanted him to be unlikable.) So he was a successful character.
To me, though, he was funny-unlikable, while to you he was apparently annoying-unlikable.
<blockquote> How can we possibly find it plausible a navigator can be so dumb???</blockquote>
There are different kinds of "dumb." I don't think Howard is particularly illogical or ignorant. Mostly he just has his own way of looking at things, which is apparently not inconsistent with aircraft navigation.
Someone compared Howard to Dick Martin's character on Laugh-In. That character was itself based on the version of herself that Gracie Allen played on Burns & Allen. Oddly enough, I think Howard (at least in the early seasons) had more in common with Gracie than with Dick.
I never noticed either. But maybe this explains why I don't have much trouble remembering the names, despite the fairly large number of regular and recurring characters.
Unless I'm misinterpreting pretty badly, the so-called "den" is the little alcove to the left of the kitchen. There doesn't seem to be a door on it, so it wouldn't be a particularly good spot for a second TV.
The Newhart statue is on the Navy Pier, almost at the far end, to your right as you're headed out there.
I've been there, but before the statue was (likewise the Mary statue in Mpls.)
I agree with several people about Larry, Darryl, & Darryl. It got to the point where the audience spent the first part of each episode basically waiting for them to show up -- sort of the way Good Times degenerated into waiting for J. J. to say "Dy-no-mite!"
The show had its good points. I love Tom Poston, and I think I liked Mary Frann's character a little better than Suzanne Pleshette's. But LD&D kinda ruined it for me. I watched the whole series on broadcast, but haven't bothered buying the DVD.
We do have TBNS on DVD, and it actually seems to have improved with age.
Apparently they blacked out all home games until 1973, when they adopted a "sold out" exception. But the game had to be sold out at least 72 hours beforehand, to allow time for the broadcast changes to be made. So either this game occurred just before that rule change or the last ticket wasn't sold in time.
I've been assuming that she wore those long skirts as a "hostess outfit" at home. When she comes to Bob's office, she tends to wear pants.
But she's also a part-time teacher, and now I'm trying to recall what she wore in the "career day" episode (when several professionals, including Bob, told her class about their jobs). OK, I checked Quora, and apparently most schools dropped their "no slacks" rule (for female students and teachers) in the early 70s when skirts got so short that slacks were actually the more conservative choice.
When I say "original Matlock" and "new Matlock," I'm referring to the titles of the two shows, rather than their lead characters.
<blockquote>As we have learned, the character's name isn't really Matlock.</blockquote>
My personal impression is that her maiden name was probably Matlock. Is that what you mean, that she now uses her husband's last name -- or do you mean that her name never was Matlock? If the latter, I'm interested to know your reasons.
If you mean what he's best known for, I think that'd be The Office, Sherlock, and The Hobbit. Fargo was also a good role, though.
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