Quote of the Week: Lou Grant on Mary's Dinner Parties

 

It's not that I don't have a good time at your parties, Mary. I've had some of the worst times in my life!

~ Lou Grant, 4:10 

Photo of the Week: Dan Blocker with his Kids

Quote of the Week ~ Rhoda Morgenstern on Hot Milk

Did you know that the first man to drink hot milk invented the word "Yuckh!

 

(Season 1, Episode 16)

 

Photo of the Week: Dan Blocker of "Bonanza"

Dan Blocker and his wife, Dolphia Parker, married 1949 until Blocker's death in 1972.

Four children: Dirk, David, Debra, & Danna.

 

My dad's uncle lived down the street from Dan Blocker's brother in Texas.

Quote of the Week ~ Rhoda Morgenstern on Tarragon

Tarragon. You know, that's one of those spices that nobody really knows what it is. They all pretend they do.

 

Book of the Month: I, Rhoda

Last week I finished reading Valerie Harper's autobiography I, Rhoda. It was funny, down-to-earth, and brutally honest, just like Rhoda.

I love Rhoda Morgenstern. She is such a relatable character in that she has everyday struggles, just like the rest of us. And what better way to find out more about Rhoda than to read about the woman who made her come to life, Valerie Harper?

In reading I, Rhoda, I learned so many interesting things about the woman behind the character, Valerie Harper. Did you know she trained many years to be a dancer? That she was married to Dick Schaal, who appeared on numerous episodes of both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and it's spin-off series Rhoda as various characters (remember the guy from season one of MTM that's obsessed with Mary and to whom Rhoda says that immortal line, "I'd like to introduce myself, I'm another person in the room."). I learned about her struggles, her meetings with legends of Hollywood (she saw Rock Hudson at the giant statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, or how her trainer boyfriend helped Paul Newman with his back pain), behind-the-scenes of the MTM show, the origin of the head scarf, and much, much more!

If you are a fan of Rhoda Morgenstern, then you will want to read this book. This is an autobiography I didn't want to put down and you won't either.

A Fresh Start

Ok, it's time for me to whip this blog back into shape. I have neglected it shamefully for over two months and I have no excuse. The problem was, I was basically only posting my Bewitched outfit posts and if I didn't watch an episode and take screenshots of all of Sam's clothes, well, I just didn't have anything to post! And posting an episode everyday make it difficult to keep up, especially if I'm wanting to watch other TV shows in addition to movies for my movie blog. So, here is how things are going to be on THIS blog:

On Sundays I will post a Quote of the Week. Since I am re-watching the first four seasons of The Mary Tyler Moore show they will probably mostly be quotes by Rhoda Morgenstern.

On Mondays I will share a photo of a Classic TV Star or a Behind-the-Scenes photo from a Classic TV show.

On Tuesdays I will spotlight a room from a Classic TV set, for example, the Steven's living room, Tabitha's bedroom, etc. Doing one room at a time will be easier than trying to post an entire house.

The rest of the week will be regular posts (aka hopefully I'll start watching Bewitched again).

On the first of the month I want to highlight a book about Classic Television, whether it be a biography of a TV star or one about television shows in general.