Did he have one? If so, in which year? Why? What did he do? How does Laura respond to it?

Did he have one? If so, in which year? Why? What did he do? How does Laura respond to it?

I think the closest Rob came to having a mid-life crisis was when he bought the motorcycle. Laura wasn't too happy about it at first but came around after giving it some thought. If that's all the mid-life crisis he has, she is a LUCKY woman!

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Lolac

I agree, Lolac,
But what else was left for him to do? Laura is so young and beautiful, he didn't need the 19 year-old girlfriends :ladiesman !

Steve

In 1970 Rob moved to Arizona and became a talk show host.

I agree, Lolac,
But what else was left for him to do? Laura is so young and beautiful, he didn't need the 19 year-old girlfriends :ladiesman !

Steve

You got that right, Steve! There are advantages to being a young wife!

Lolac
:love:

I agree the motorcyle was a clue, and so was the Tarantula. But Rob was a lot older than Laura...as he got older and she still stayed young and cute, would he have tried, oh...I don't know...dying his OWN hair! Working out at the gym?

At first, I didn't think Rob ever came close to
to a mid-life crisis simply because he was a
little too young when the series ended and he
was married to the best wife ever on TV. So
he won't have gathered too much sympathy even
if he did. But mentioning the motorcycle and
Tarantula reminds me when of something that
was an almost mid-life panic and things slipping
away with age. That's when he thought he was
losing his hair. That was a real panic. Like
Rob said, "it's a turning point for a man."
And it is a panic of youth slipping away like
a mid-life crisis. But other than that I don't
think Rob would have ever had one because he
didn't really miss out on anything. He had it
all. In fact, compared to him, he probably helped inspire it for more than a few others when they
looked at how good Rob had it for himself. Rob
had it easy. I think in that marriage things
might have been reversed. I think Laura might
have had a tougher time dealing with mid-life.
Just like maybe Mary herself. I remember her
saying she always worried when fans came up
to her and were maybe looking at her critically
that she wasn't as young as they remembered and
were maybe disappointed. We should all have it
as easy as Rob. But that's part of the fantasy too.

What a neat response, Samme, I really enjoyed reading it.

I think Laura might
have had a tougher time dealing with mid-life.
Just like maybe Mary herself. I remember her
saying she always worried when fans came up
to her and were maybe looking at her critically
that she wasn't as young as they remembered and
were maybe disappointed.
That's interesting, Samme. I've never heard that quote, but I'm not surprised given the era Mary grew up in. That Hollywood Glamour Girl era. Your beauty was almost all people were interested in, and I'm afraid not much has changed, as far as show biz carrers go. But Mary is a TV legend now, and she never became a has been; someone who is still quite interested in furthering their carrer, but the public has lost inteterest in. Sure, she's much older now, but she's still working whenever she wants to, and still getting attention from critics.
As for the fans, I can't even imagine anyone being dissapointed about anything when meeting her!

Steve

Thanks very much, Nora. And I agree, Steve.
I was listening to a radio show maybe three
or four years ago and they were talking about
a charity event they had all gone to and
and were bragging at how the fella who did
the comedy voices on their show did his
stand-up act with all his best bits and
how he was just the hit of the evening.
But they said the biggest highlight for
him was that Mary Tyler Moore was there
and asked if he might stop by so she could
tell him how much she enjoyed his act. They
said he was so excited he was just about jumping over chairs to get to Mary's table...And it just
struck me how amazingly strong Mary's appeal is
after even all these years. So I don't think
anyone is disappointed either. It seems that
as far as Rob and Laura and Dick and Mary are
concerned they'll always seem to stay basically
the same to us. And their ages don't seem to
really matter.

... They
said he was so excited he was just about jumping over chairs to get to Mary's table...And it just
struck me how amazingly strong Mary's appeal is
after even all these years.
Great story, Samme, and my point exactly. With all of the celebrities Oprah Winfrey has met and entertained, even in her own home, she cried when she met Mary Tyler Moore! :lol:

Steve

Really? Wow, never knew that.