True fans know the Petries have two wedding anniversaries. If you were a friend or neighbor to Rob and Laura, and one of them told you that both anniversaries were coming up later this year, and then asked you which do you think they should buy a gift for and celebrate, what would you tell him/her?

Steve

True fans know the Petries have two wedding anniversaries. If you were a friend or neighbor to Rob and Laura, and one of them told you that both anniversaries were coming up later this year, and then asked you which do you think they should buy a gift for and celebrate, what would you tell him/her?

Steve

They should celebrate the anniversary of their first wedding at Camp Crowder because they were considered married in most states, "practically all of them," and besides I don't think Ritchie was supposed to know about the second wedding performed by Judge Krata. ("Even at my age, I'd rather go on a honeymoon than take a dog to the movies!" :rofl: ) The first wedding was the official one. The second one was merely a formality so they would be legally married in all 50 states.

Lolac
:love:

I agree Lolac!! LOL.

Hey, I just watched that episode last night! Even in 1962 Burt Mustin was an elderly gentleman!

I agree with Lolac that the first wedding was probably the officially recognized one.

I love Burt's "He straightened me out" line.

They gotta celebrate that first wedding.
One thing that always confused me about that
episode were the lines about "only being
married in some states" or Rob's about
"most states." I don't get the logic of
that one. It seems to me if you're married
illegally in your original state, you're
illegally married in every state. It doesn't
matter what the different laws are in that
case. I wonder if Rob and Laura were just
trying to convince themselves, us, or they
were just trying to get around the censor
for what was maybe a pretty risque subject
for that time?

yeah, i agree. And didn't they get married at Camp Crowder, which is in Missouri? So it wouldn't matter what the law is in New York, but where they got their license, in Missouri. If their license is valid there it shouldn't matter, right?

But it sure made for a couple of funny episodes, though.

From Laura's Little Lie:
Buddy: "Hey, congratulations, Rob, I hope it looks like Laura."
Sally: "That's not something you hide from your husband."
Buddy: "Oh, yeah, babies are good news."

...It seems to me if you're married
illegally in your original state, you're
illegally married in every state...
Samme,
I'm not sure how that works out either, but I guess I have to agree with most of you that the first anniversary is the one to celebrate. I'll have to admit though, it's purely for sentimental reasons. If the second wedding is the one that validated the union, then it's really the only authentic "wedding" anniversary, right?

Steve

By the time Laura told the truth about her age they were already a common law married couple, weren't they?

By the time Laura told the truth about her age they were already a common law married couple, weren't they?

EEEWWW! Common Law sounds like such a sacrilige when applied to Rob and Laura! But, practically speaking, it would depend on which state they live in. Here in Virginia, we do not have Common Law, so they would have just not been married.

Lolac
:crazy:

Rob: "Honey, just tell me what it is! Sex: female?? You couldn't have lied about that!!" :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

One of my favorite moments from the ORIGINAL wedding (except, er...Rob didn't make it on time!). "She came all the way from O-HI-O!"