Inquisitionist
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Heh, Mayor of Chicago.
Peter already seems to be Governor of Chicago, since he's always there instead of in the actual state capital, Springfield.
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(But man, did I hate his haircut. Leave it as it was last episode.)
Agreed. I didn't recognize him at first. Not flattering.
Isn't Zach already supposed to be in college and Grace finishing her junior year in HS according to the timeline? This is the fifth season and when the show started Zach started 9th grade and Grace started 7th grade.The timeline is a little sloppy. Some seasons have picked up immediately after the previous one ended.
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No DVD release date on amazon.com yet. I assume it's still available On Demand with Comcast and other cable providers?
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Jean is still Kasem's wife. She is noted in recent stories about Kasem's disappearance. Very odd and sad. (The article I linked has a photo of Jean with Casey.)
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Oh, goody! It will be fun to rewatch the early episodes in light of what we know comes later.
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All the more impressive! Has anyone read The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book by Vince Waldron? He reports Grant Tinker saying that after producer Sheldon Leonard saw DVD in BBB on Broadway, he walked in to Tinker's office and said "I've found Rob Petrie!" At the time, Tinker was a creative executive at Benton and Bowles, an agency occasionally mentioned on Mad Men.
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She was so lovely. She had sophistication matched with approachability. Such a good find by Carl Reiner and Danny Thomas. The latter remembered her from a an audition for the role of his TV daughter, which she failed because her nose was too dainty. :-)
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Some of those clips are quite long -- today's audiences wouldn't have the patience!
IIRC, MTM was a trained dancer, but DVD was not. He just had natural grace and was a quick study (and a perfectionist). They were so frigging cute together!
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I wrote about Alicia and Don Draper in the Battle Of The Tragic Workaholics!
Winner (...But, Really, Loser): Don.But still more interesting than Alicia!
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I liked it better after I realized that the entire episode was a setup for the punchline of Debra saying "who knows, maybe he'll bring home someone whose father works in the sewers."
It was a heck of a long and painful journey to that anemic joke. ;-)
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He was never on Cheers, but I saw Dana Carvey about a year before he hit it big, too! :-)
Back to topic: Fred Dryer, who also guest-starred as Sam's friend Dave in S1 and beyond, was a finalist for the role of Sam Malone. His audition partner was Julia Duffy, whom I mentioned above. I've read that the other try-out duo was William Devane (ugh -- have always found him repugnant!) and someone who's made such little impression on me that I can't recall her name...
Just found her: Lisa Eichhorn. I can't recall seeing her in ANYthing pre- or post-Cheers.
In the recurring category, you've gotta love Dan Hedaya as Nick Tortelli, who spawned Diane's line: I thought he was wearing mohair pyjamas!
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Post guest-starred on Cheers in 1983; Night Court began airing in 1984. Harry Anderson also guest-starred on Cheers before Night Court.
I also enjoyed Julia Duffy as Diane's college roommate in S1 (the one who translated Russian poetry), and Carol Kane as Diane's friend from the looney bin in S3. I think Post's character was supposed to have known Diane earlier, as they used to pull prank phone calls together.
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When she coldly informed Diane that she'd kill her "if you marry my son", I could almost believe her.
Maybe that's what got her the role of Livia Soprano!
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I guess yelling out HILL! wouldn't have the same impact as NORM! :-)
Last night, I finally watched the Jeopardy episode (thanks, BizBuzz!), which had an unrelated opening scene. Some guy comes back to Cheers for the first time in over 20 years and comments to Woody about how much things have changed, even the tile that used to be on the wall "behind Norm."
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Nice blog piece by Ken Levine. I understand Ted Danson thinking that Sam Malone would not wear well as he aged. I think the character had already reached that point in the final seasons.
I also think Shelley Long deserves a lot of credit for making Danson a better actor. They may have had chemistry in their try-outs, but I think there are instances early in S1 where she really carries the load and he's a step or two behind. He did catch up, thank goodness -- the later episodes of season 1 are among the best comedy ever on TV, IMO.
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I'll stream it on Netflix -- thanks!
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Remember when Alex Trebek showed up? The whole Jeopardy arc was funny!
This must have occurred during the period when I was not watching. I only caught the Nanny G episode in reruns after reading about it online! And I did tune in for the three-episode series finale.
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Cleese was, indeed, perfectly cast in that role. I liked the digs between his character and Frasier as well.
Although I was not a big fan of the later seasons, and this particular episode required quite a bit of ret-conning, I must say that Emma Thompson's turn as Nanny G (Frasier's first wife) was hysterically funny.
And, of course, Shelley herself returning as a guest-star for the final episodes worked pretty well, too.
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Louis Canning (guest star Michael J. Fox) tells Diane (Christine Baranski) that if he is not named managing partner of Lockhart/Gardner he'll move to dissolve the firm, which prompts Diane to seek employment at Florrick/Agos.
Oh, dear lord. They've done some crazy things in terms of how a law firm is owned and managed, but really?
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I thought it was charmless and dull,
Whereas I thought the finale was just about note-perfect, both funny and touching.
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I find the last season episode with the kid whose father was a janitor too cringe-worthy to rewatch. I just wanted to smack Ray every time he opened his mouth.
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I've loved Amy Aquino ever since she played the mom on the short-lived series Brooklyn Bridge, so it was nice to see ELR put her talents to good use (as Peggy).
Some of my favorite episodes are the ones with Lois and Warren, but most especially Older Women, when Warren brings his new, older girlfriend to Thanksgiving shortly after the divorce. There are so many hysterically funny lines and bits of physical comedy in this one, but it also touches realistically on some marital themes, like temptation and the yearning (even if not acted upon) for something new.
I also have a soft spot for Hackidu, both because of Ray's nemesis (I love the way Ray almost growls Parker) and for Paul Reubens' bizarre take on Russell. I never really "got" Pee-wee Herman, but I think Reubens is a terrific comic actor (also love his turn as Prince Gerhardt on 30 Rock).
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I hate the annoying kid, but like the episode. Unfortunately, there are a lot of parents like his: unable to see how awful their "special snowflake" is behaving. I liked Debra bonding with Ray at the end after she finally got it.
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Carla: Bowlers don't sweat.
Diane: They do when they're wearing tweed.
(From the first "Bar Wars" episode, From Beer to Eternity, season 4)
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The Best of ELR: Your Favorite Moments
in Everybody Loves Raymond [V]
Older Women. The group's reactions to Warren's date, Emma, and the ensuing argument this engendered about fidelity had so many great moments. Frank particularly shone in his anecdote about Ray and Debra's 200-pound cleaning woman, Claudia. "There was always a little rumba in the horn section." "Even though she was not what you'd call classically beautiful, I could see what Ray saw in her." "What, I'm not a monk."
But I think my favorite exchange is this one.
Warren: It's not all about looks and sex for me.
Ray: OK, but is any of it?