View Full Version : Rejected Titles...LOL
catlover79 07-08-2007, 04:56 PM We've done this game with Good Times, Sanford & Son, One Day at a Time, Barney Miller, etc. Now it's time to tackle MTM!! :lol:
Ted Baxter: The Anchor Who Butchered More Words Than George W. Bush
Anchorman: The Legend of Ted Baxter
My Fair Mary
Could It Be I'm Falling in Lou
I Love Lou
Do You Know the Way to St. Olaf? (starring Sue Ann)
Gordy Goes to the Ghetto
Lou's News
Where Every Hour is Happy Hour (starring Lou Grant)
For the Love of Murray
Here's Looking at You, Kid (starring Mary & Rhoda)
Divine Gold M
Little Mary Sunshine
Twin Cities Kitty (meow)
Bess Friends
Happy Homewrecker Blues
You're My Bess Friend
Rocky Rhoda
The Invisible Lars
Your Wish is Grant-ed
By Georgette!
Martha Stewart WHO?? (starring Sue Ann)
Bad Dates R Us (starring Mary & Rhoda)
Baxter Blues
Pencil Tips Were Made to be Broken
Phyllisophy
This Old Victorian House
Mary's Having a Party...Run the Other Way!! :eek:
Smashing Souffle
The Bland Family (starring Ted & Georgette Baxter)
From Veal Prince Orlaff to St. Olaf
Mikado 07-08-2007, 07:08 PM :lol: Phyllisophy< my fave of the bunch
Mary Mary, not contrary
The leggy producer
I can't lock my door (Everyone comes in)
Laura Petrie? Never heard of her!
News and the single girl
From Capri pants, to pantsuits!
Not Married without Children
The WJM Evening nudes ( X rated version of the show :p )
catlover79 07-08-2007, 07:24 PM Mary Had a Little Lou
The Dim Bulbs (starring Ted & Georgette)
Phyl Me In!
Mushy Murray
The Lovely Lindstroms
Its My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To (Mary's bad parties)
Mary & Rhoda, Single In Minnesota
Ireneparalegal 07-08-2007, 07:56 PM Single Life (Cameo song):lol:
No Sex In The City
Singles R Us
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
catlover79 07-08-2007, 08:17 PM No Sex and the Single Girl
Red Hot Rhoda
The World According to Grant
Murray Ran Away on the Love Boat
catlover79 07-09-2007, 06:00 PM All the Lous That's Fit to Air
Put a Little Lou in Your Heart
Don't Go Down that Rhoda Again (starring Phyllis)
Teds Excellent Adventures In Broadcasting
A Belt Of Booze For Lou
Niven Keeps On Givin'
CWDogg 07-11-2007, 02:54 AM Sleepless in Minnesota
Mary Richards,Mary Richards
Everybody loves Mary
Throw away you're Hats
James Evans with the weather
catlover79 07-20-2007, 05:03 PM Stewed Lou
My Murray, My Captain
From Murray to Monroe (starring Ted Knight)
The Dark Side of Mary Richards (aka Ordinary People)
Mad About Mary (starring Murray)
Marie WHO!? (also starring Murray)
It's Always Mary in Minnesota!!
Ann Romano and I Share a Mother!! :eek:
You Lost that Lou-ing Feeling
Lou Loves a Great Caboose
Already Gone 07-20-2007, 08:36 PM A Not So Jolly Holiday (Mary having to work Christmas Eve)
Conquering Minneapolis (Sue Ann)
A Midwest Guilt Trip (Ida)
catlover79 07-20-2007, 10:36 PM The Looney Landlady
Wrong Said Ted
From the Green Screen to the (Golf) Green (reference to Ted Knight starring in Caddyshack)
The Best of Enemies (starring Rhoda and Phyllis)
Me, Myself and I (also starring Phyllis)
Niven The Hard Way (starring Sue Ann)
Our Ratings Will Make You Cry (starring the staff of WJM News)
Already Gone 07-27-2007, 03:58 PM You Don't Mess Around With Lou
Ramble On (Ted)
I Get Around (Sue Ann)
I threw a Garden Party and Nobody showed up (Mary)
catlover79 07-27-2007, 05:59 PM You Don't Mess Around With Lou
Ramble On (Ted)
I Get Around (Sue Ann)
I threw a Garden Party and Nobody showed up (Mary)
I love the "I Get Around" one - that's perfect. :lol:
Already Gone 07-30-2007, 11:43 AM I love the "I Get Around" one - that's perfect. :lol:
:lol:
Thanks, I thought that would be perfect for her.
Here are Some for Ted
Rub Lou The Wrong Way
King Of Wishful Thinking
Everyday I Play The Fool
Rhoda and Phyllis
I Honestly Loathe You
catlover79 07-30-2007, 01:51 PM How about this one for Mary:
Torn Between Two Loathers
:lol:
Already Gone 07-30-2007, 03:02 PM How about this one for Mary:
Torn Between Two Loathers
:lol:
:lol: Good one! I'll have to come up with some on break.
Here it is.
Greatest Loathe Of All
and
Friends and Loathers
catlover79 07-30-2007, 09:06 PM :lol: Good one! I'll have to come up with some on break.
Here it is.
Greatest Loathe Of All
and
Friends and Loathers
Not bad, Katie. ;)
Fear & Loathing in Minneapolis (starring Rhoda & Phyllis, also Lou & Ted, or Murray & Ted)
Already Gone 07-31-2007, 08:14 AM Not bad, Katie. ;)
Fear & Loathing in Minneapolis (starring Rhoda & Phyllis, also Lou & Ted, or Murray & Ted)
Thanks Monika :) Have a good Time in California.
Rhoda & Phyllis; Lou, Murray and Ted
Loathe Story
I Honestly Loathe You
Loathe of A Lifetime
OH Nuts! 08-25-2007, 10:14 PM Ted Joins Mensa
Ted and the Ventriloquist
Georgette's Voice Lessons
Edie Gourmet (Mrs. Grant takes a cooking class)
Ida Slapter (A mother's encounter with a rude woman)
Murray's New Rug
Sue Ann Entertains A Convection
The Chocolate Souffle That Never Was
catlover79 09-20-2007, 07:57 AM Ted the Tool
Clueless (also starring Ted)
My Teddy (Award) and Me
You're So Vain (Ted, again)
Lou & Me Against the World
catlover79 09-30-2007, 01:34 AM Red Lobster Featuring Eric Shrimp
Phyl & Mare
The Little Newsroom That Couldn't
I'm A Bigger Clown Than Chuckles (starring Ted)
catlover79 05-12-2008, 06:07 PM Mary Maid
Mary Go Round
I'm Just Wild About Mary (starring Murray)
Gold, Frankincense & Murray (the lost Christmas ep)
Egos Aweigh!! (starring Ted)
ClassicTVGal 05-12-2008, 09:12 PM Mary Maid
Mary Go Round
I'm Just Wild About Mary (starring Murray)
Gold, Frankincense & Murray (the lost Christmas ep)
Egos Aweigh!! (starring Ted)
Love 'Em! :)
Great job. ;)
OH Nuts! 05-12-2008, 10:38 PM Phyllis The Nordic Queen of Chutzpah (also aired on Rhoda!)
Sue Ann Really Knows How To "Cook"! (especially at Sailor's Conventions)
Rhoda And The Nudnick Who Came To Dinner
Egads! Mary's Shirt Has A Tiny Wrinkle In It.
Everyday's A Holiday With Mary (guest star Julie Andrews)
Mary Richards: Practically Perfect In Every Way (guest star Dick Van Dyke)
The Hotpoint Gal Is A Real Gas
Mikvah In Minneapolis (aka Rhoda's Hillel Initiation)
Gordy's "Good Times" In Chicago
Hey Phyllis: Go Blow It Out Of Your Gehfluutenhoogel!
catlover79 05-13-2008, 12:22 AM Love 'Em! :)
Great job. ;)
Thank you, sweetie!! :D
PGood97041 05-13-2008, 03:59 AM these are stretches, but it's late and i'm loopy:
Minnesota Fats (for Rhoda and Murray pre Calorie Cutters)
Fill this (if Lars was not a dermatologist but a regular doctor and needed some "samples")
Torn between two sportcoats (The Ted Baxter Story)
Cats (Mary, Rhoda, and Phyllis dish)
There's Something about Mary (she throws bad parties)
(hope that one wasn't used already)
Survivor (Ted the only one who doesn't get fired from WJM at the end)
Mary Pop-ins (Mary's constant visits to Mr. Grant's office)
catlover79 05-13-2008, 09:55 AM ^ Those are great! :rofl: Thanks for sharing them.
catlover79 05-25-2008, 12:15 AM Murray's Angels
Ted & the Devalued Yen
Grudgematch: Rhoda vs. Phyllis (next time - Phyllis vs. Sue Ann)
The Mary Maid of Minneapolis
I Heard It Through the Phyllis Grapevine
OH Nuts! 05-25-2008, 05:49 PM Mary's Four Letter Word Shakes Newsroom (aka Mary Says 'Gosh"!)
Rhoda and The Hempell's Haberdasher
Lars Cooks With Sue Ann LOL
Ted And The Minneapolis Bus Station Gourmet Cafeteria
Murray The Hack (and we don't mean his writing)
Rhoda and The East Sheboygen Canasta Club
catlover79 05-26-2008, 12:11 AM Mary's Four Letter Word Shakes Newsroom (aka Mary Says 'Gosh"!)
Rhoda and The Hempell's Haberdasher
Lars Cooks With Sue Ann LOL
Ted And The Minneapolis Bus Station Gourmet Cafeteria
Murray The Hack (and we don't mean his writing)
Rhoda and The East Sheboygen Canasta Club
:rofl: :brent Rich, once again you've come up with some HYSTERICAL titles. You RULE!!
OH Nuts! 05-26-2008, 12:28 AM I try;) (Just wish I knew The Dukes of Hazzard sweetie - if I did I'd give it a go there)
PGood97041 05-26-2008, 01:14 AM The Mary Tile Her Floor Show...Mary gets in on the home improvement show craze
The Mary Tell me More Show...Rhoda and Phyllis demand a minute by minute accounting of Mary's latest date
catlover79 05-27-2008, 03:55 PM News with Booze (Lou)
News to Cruise (Murray)
The Bubblehead with the Baby Voice (Georgette)
Mary the Referee (also starring Rhoda & Phyllis)
Mirror, Mirror (Ted)
Send In The Clowns (starring Chuckles & Ted)
So Many Dates, So Little Action (Mary)
Too Many Dates And Too Much Action (Sue Ann)
Love Is Just A Desk Away (Murray & Mary)
catlover79 05-28-2008, 04:04 PM ^ :rofl: :brent
PGood97041 05-28-2008, 06:05 PM Going off the board, this one's a rejected title for "Phyllis":
The Streets of San Francisco (a grown-up Bess, finally rejecting Phyllis's smothering mothering, becomes a hooker)
(Sorry, sometimes I can't help myself)
catlover79 05-28-2008, 06:07 PM Going off the board, this one's a rejected title for "Phyllis":
The Streets of San Francisco (a grown-up Bess, finally rejecting Phyllis's smothering mothering, becomes a hooker)
(Sorry, sometimes I can't help myself)
Hey, if Phyllis was my mom, I might have ended up doing the same thing!! :eek: :joke: :rofl:
Mary, Murray & Marie - The Love Triangle
Lou's Lost Liquor
Silver-Haired But Not Silver-Tongued (Ted)
PGood97041 05-29-2008, 04:01 AM Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Rejected because the show was supposed to be a soap opera parody, yet our Mary didn't have a regular boyfriend
Interestingly, Louise Lasser heard about this particular rejected title when she appeared on TMTMS and recycled it a few years later.
catlover79 05-29-2008, 04:12 PM Mary, Murray & Marie - The Love Triangle
Lou's Lost Liquor
Silver-Haired But Not Silver-Tongued (Ted)
BEAUTIFUL! :rofl: :brent
My Headscarf Gave Me A Headache (Rhoda)
A Liver For Lou
catlover79 07-05-2008, 11:36 AM ^ :rofl:
catlover79 07-10-2008, 02:06 PM Lou's News Blues Clues
DON'T Listen to What the Man Said aka The Ted Baxter Story
Phyllis Me This, Phyllis Me That...
PGood97041 07-10-2008, 07:26 PM "Ted Baxter and the Teleprompter of Doom"
(assuming we jump ahead a few years and Ted is reading from a 'prompter)
"As Bad As It Gets": The Ted Baxter Story
also
"Get Smart": Not the Ted Baxter Story
catlover79 07-10-2008, 11:30 PM ^ :brent LOVE THOSE.
If I Had a Hammer...I'd Beat Some Smarts into Ted Baxter aka The Murray Slaughter Story
Seven Years of Cold Showers (Murray's crush on Mary)
Stick a Sock in It, Phyllis
Phyllis Lindstrom: The ORIGINAL Gossip Girl
McGillicuddy 02-10-2009, 12:07 AM Some Like it Hot starring Murray Slaughter in a dress and Sue Ann Nivins on top of a cake.
catlover79 02-10-2009, 12:12 AM Some Like it Hot starring Murray Slaughter in a dress and Sue Ann Nivins on top of a cake.
Now that's just disturbing. :eek: :rofl: :brent
OH Nuts! 03-22-2009, 09:55 AM Almost Nun (aka The Ted Baxter Infidelity Story)
Scandal at WJM! Mary's Unironed Scarf Viewed By All
Scandal #2 In Newsroom: Mary Says "Banana Oil!" On Air; Shocks Censors and Sue Ann
Sue Ann and Blanche Trade Whipped Cream Secrets LOL
Mary's Obits Not A Hit; Lou Sez Not Funny; Mary's Job Outlook Unsunny
Sue Ann's Recipes for Lou: Rump Roast and Pinched Goose!
Tarts & Torts: Sue Ann Sued For Alienation of Affection
ThomasE 03-23-2009, 05:24 PM Shut up, Ted!
Lars, the scandanavian ho
Ted Baxter: All natural and all raw
Throw your hats up in the air (throw em' up like you just don't care)
Rhoda, Joe don't exist yet.
Your wish is "Granted"
Separated from my wife Nancy
W.J.M. (We jealous of Mary)
Chuckles the clown rises from the dead
Dusty's Fan 03-24-2009, 12:41 PM Minoxidil for Murray
Sue Ann Gives Way to Mr. Food
Georgette Goes Goth
ClassicTVGal 04-16-2009, 11:31 PM Mary, Murray & Marie - The Love Triangle
LOL!
ClassicTVGal 04-16-2009, 11:32 PM ^ :brent LOVE THOSE.
If I Had a Hammer...I'd Beat Some Smarts into Ted Baxter aka The Murray Slaughter Story
Seven Years of Cold Showers (Murray's crush on Mary)
Stick a Sock in It, Phyllis
Phyllis Lindstrom: The ORIGINAL Gossip Girl
Yes, they are funny.
catlover79 04-16-2009, 11:48 PM Yes, they are funny.
Thanks! :D
McGillicuddy 04-17-2009, 11:03 AM Shut up, Ted!
Lars, the scandanavian ho
Ted Baxter: All natural and all raw
Throw your hats up in the air (throw em' up like you just don't care)
Rhoda, Joe don't exist yet.
Your wish is "Granted"
Separated from my wife Nancy
W.J.M. (We jealous of Mary)
Chuckles the clown rises from the dead
Nancy? Did you mean Edie?, that Lou's ex-wife.
OH Nuts! 04-18-2009, 12:56 AM Phyllis And The Marauding Sardine Terrorists from St. Vitus
Lars The Studmeister
Hey Phyllis: Go Blow It Out Your Geflootenhuugle!
Ted And The Chimpanzee's Checkers Standoff
"Let Me Entertain You!" (aka Sue Ann Niven's Burlesque Show For Land Starved Sailors)
"Saucy" Sue Ann (And We Don't Mean Her Bordelaisse!)
Lou "Grants" Mary A Raise
"Nun" For Georgette! (e.g. Her Level of Tolerance for Ted's "Monkey Business")
Murray's Moonlighting Venture: Head's "Rug" Business
catlover79 04-18-2009, 01:21 AM ^ Along those same lines:
Ted Baxter's Getting "Nun"
Blue (Almost) Nun (Georgette)
We Got the Bradys' Hand-Me-Downs (aka Robbie Rist joins the MTM cast)
:lol:
OH Nuts! 04-18-2009, 09:53 PM ^ Along those same lines:
Ted Baxter's Getting "Nun"
Blue (Almost) Nun (Georgette)
We Got the Bradys' Hand-Me-Downs (aka Robbie Rist joins the MTM cast)
:lol:
I love it!
catlover79 04-18-2009, 10:15 PM I love it!
Why thank you, Rich. :D
Miss Lisa 04-21-2009, 10:08 PM Okay, I've only scene the first and second season, but I would like to give this a shot anyways.
Merry Mary
Baxter's Babbles
Rejecting Rhoda (the story of Rhoda's love life)
Overboard (the world through Murry's eyes)
Virgin Mary
catlover79 04-21-2009, 10:39 PM ^ Not bad!! :lol:
OH Nuts! 01-03-2019, 12:09 AM Mary’s Untimely Chuckles At Chuckles
Ho Ho Ho! Sue Ann’s In The XXXmas Spirit!
Phyliss’s Lingonberry Tart Surprise
Rhoda’s Shmendrick Date Make Her Irate
Mary’s Ultimatum To Sue Ann: Give Up Lars Or Cook On Mars
Sue Ann And Ted’s Talk Show Is Lead
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