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Sad that last night's episode was the last one for the season. I always enjoy watching the show and them coming on here to discuss it with all of you. The short closeouts at the end were nice. Each of them letting down their guard for a bit and admitting that the year wasn't that great for them. The problem with being a young, good looking up and comer is that there will always be another good looking young up and comer to replace you. Just look at the names that Flagg drops that make people say, "Wow! I haven't heard that name in ages." Given time, people will be saying, "Altman Brothers? Yes, I remember them. Weren't they in real estate or something?"

We can explain this in two words: Trust Fund. All that generational wealth has to end up somewhere. A good example is Edith Flagg, Josh's grandmother. Her estate was $100,000,000. We only know of two grandchildren of Edith Flagg so we can do the math there. If Josh inherited a chunk of that then he would be able to afford a home for $80K per month. Here's a cute story told by Ed Potts, grand nephew of Ray Croc (Mcdonald's Ray Croc, whose family fortune grew to over $2.5 billion): "When I was little, people would say that Uncle Ray would be too busy to attend family events, but I always called him anyway to invite him. I'm glad I did because when I graduated high school the biggest present came from Uncle Ray." To put a finer point on it, if you can call people "Uncle Elon, Uncle Donald, or Uncle Jeff (Bezos) then you are looking at a ton of money coming your way.

Funny thing about last nights episode-- In our house, the opinions on Tracy and Josh Flagg flip flopped. For the last few weeks, we felt sorry for Tracy. She seemed overwhelmed by everything and has stated in the past that she wished she could spend more time with her daughters. This week, she seemed to have plenty of time to go on a blind date, and this was after specifying that he had to be rich and in good shape. We flipped to the better on Flagg. Of course he is still hard to watch, but his knowledge did shine through on the Oak Knoll property. Truthfully, if one of my relatives owned Oak Knoll, I would suggest Flagg be the agent.

The Stacey Petrie (Jerry Van Dyke) episodes, the Richard Dawson episode, and a few others, have one thing in common. It is OBVIOUS that the network (or somebody) is using the episode to showcase an actor who they think is an up and coming star. I enjoy the series very much, so I forgive a little bump here or there.

An unwatchble episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show? I noticed an upcoming episode with guest star Richard Dawson. Specifically recorded it because we love seeing actors back when they were much younger and before they hit it big. The episode is Racy Tracy Rattigan. Dawson did a good job of playing an over the top ladies man, and it was fun to see him at such a young age. But the rest of the episode was awkward. Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie were visibly off kilter in their scenes, with a look of "I'm not sure why we're even here." The whole thing looked like a studio setup to showcase their new discovery, Richard Dawson, who spent a large portion of the episode doing bird calls. I think the reason it sticks out is because the rest of the series is very solid. This one, I stopped watching in the middle and deleted it. Do any of you remember this episode?

You make a good point here. This season he actively hates his clients. When the Trousdale seller was taking him through the property, Josh rolled his eyes when the seller tried to give him some history on the house. Then Josh spent the next two episodes cheering for the house not to sell. When they discovered the rat in the pool, Josh wouldn't even ask for somebody to get rid of it before the open house. On the Roxbury listing, Tracy tried to be ethical by stating, "The seller needs representation and the buyer needs representation. Josh will represent one side and I'll represent the other." Josh simply said, "Here's the offer. Call them and tell them to take it." Maybe it's all for the show, but if there is actual money at stake, you'd think his clients would be angry when they see this on TV.

I'll actually stand up for Josh Altman and the others a bit on the workaholic thing. When I was first out of college I worked for a high end car dealer. Because I was young, I didn't do it for the money, I did it because I could drive Lambos and Ferraris across the parking lot to prep them. That 30 second drive each day was worth it! I saw how the super rich approach buying big ticket items: "I'm spending millions of dollars on this house and I want to meet with Josh Altman, not his flunkie. It's Josh Altman on the website, it's Josh Altman on the advertising, and it's Josh Altman showing me the house or I'm not buying it." Because the big spenders insist on this, there is only so much delegating that people can do.

@TV Diva Queen are you saying Josh Altman sold the Dubrow house for the third highest price in OC? He barely mentions it. 😄

I agree with you that Altman is truly in love with Heather and that will be his saving grace. What makes me laugh is how the show treats the workaholic husband and overly tired wife as a brand new thing that has never happened before. I think they should go over-the-top with it and do a Lucille Ball, Desi Arnez type episode where Heather and Josh trade places for a week so they can see how difficult the other side can be. The preview was pretty funny. Josh is trying to show Heather Dubrow around the outside of the house and she totally blows him off. Josh: Let me show you the tennis court Dubrow: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Tennis court. I get it. Josh: But you need to see the views Dubrow: Yeah, yeah. Trees, I get it. Poor Josh was kind of surprised and kind of laughing at the same time. I enjoy it when they loosen up and have fun with the show like that.

This still works. George passes away and Sheldon leaves for college while Georgie is still helping Mary pick up the pieces.

The kids who grew up watching That 70's Show are popping up now saying, "Now that I'm an adult, I understand that Red was a good father." Our local station is rerunning Young Sheldon each evening. Watching those early episodes, George is portrayed a bit negatively, but you can already see them leaving the breadcrumbs for, "You know what? George was actually right in that scene."

I see where you are going and they might take it a step farther. Meemaw has often been harsh towards George. Imagine she insists on George helping her do something such as push her car home when she runs out of gas. This physical labor causes George's heart attack.

It's amazing how much courage this took back then. The studio wanted an Asian couple on standby in case the audience rejected the idea of a black family, and Carl insisted they go in with the black couple no matter what It's disappointing that years later, people with much more money and much more power couldn't be bothered to even try to carry on what Carl Reiner started. There's a video of Jerry Seinfeld where a fan asks him why with all of Seinfeld's guest stars, not one single black comedian was on the show. Jerry gets angry and says, "Why does it matter? It's not the census!" Even with all the pressure and all the threats, Carl Reiner and those from the Dick Van Dyke show never said, "Why does it matter?" It just DID.

Speaking of the other students in the class: Wouldn't Dr. Sturgis or Dr. Linkletter have pulled Sheldon aside and told him, "Sheldon, you are the smartest kid in town. Maybe the smartest kid in Texas. Be ready because you are going into a program where EVERYBODY is the smartest kid in their hometown. This may be the first time you're not the number one in the class."

The character of Herman Glimpsher hits different as we get older. Younger me enjoyed a good laugh at the very idea of Sally being attracted to him. He's a momma's boy. Can't even handle drinking cold milk. Must be home early. Older me has a different opinion. He respects his mother, and is always respectful of Sally. He is careful with money, but wants to pay his fair share, as shown by his desire to pay for Sally and his dinner. He would probably be proud of Sally's accomplishments instead of jealous of them. Not only am I not surprised he and Sally were married in the reunion show, but I don't think Sally "settled" in any way. Funny how your view changes as you get older.