Mary Tyler Moore dead at age 80

[MarcB]

Last night's CBS air of "MARY TYLER MOORE, Love is all around," was a complete
disappointment. It could have been called "Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey reminisce."
Like advertising a Lobster feast but without much, if any, lobster............

It was so disappointing. No Valarie Harper, No Betty White, No Coris Leachman, and no Ed Asner. Just a few minutes talking to Dick Van Dyke. And is just me or did Gayle King's voice sound kind of hoarse?

 

[vchimpanzee]

And while looking up The Dick Van Dyke Show episodes have a look at some episodes from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Definitely fun stuff. Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern (Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper), Ed Asner as her boss and Lorenzo Music as, "Hello, this is Carlton, your doorman", Rhoda's mother, Ida (Nancy Walker) and the ditzy neighbor (Cloris Leachman). Betty White was another one, and Ted Knight.

Edward Asner, Cloris Leachman and Betty White are the remaining living cast members, I believe - of the regulars I should say, as the cast was massive at the time. Very popular sitcom in the day.

I thought Carlton was only on "Rhoda".

 

[Silkie]

I think you're probably right. I might be thinking of Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern together when Carlton rang. Much of the cast appeared on both shows; and they were both popular.

"Yes, Carlton, what is it?"
"Hello, this is Carlton, your doorman".

I was so sure of myself, but I was mistaken - ha ha ha. Just went back and checked. Lorenzo Music was a writer for The Mary Tyler Moore Show as well as producing the spinoff, Rhoda, where he appeared as Carlton the doorman.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Kevin Siers is a Pulitzer winning cartoonist.

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