Beth Grant's Cameos

[Janice]

I pulled Beth Grant's photo off the web somewhere, darned if I can remember where, lol. She looks very familiar to me. I know I've seen her in many roles.
My husband and I are serious movie buffs. We've got the 53" big screen tv with the surround sound. I make popcorn, and we rent every movie that was a box office success. I usually go to the movies only once or twice a month. I've seen them all. I was thinking of renting Donnie Darko, but now I'm not so sure.

[highloon]

If you and your husband are such big movie buffs, then I'm not surprised that you think you've seen Beth in many roles. Considering her background, you probably have.

Regarding your thought of possibly renting Donnie Darko, I recommend following Hayden's wise words, "Bury it! Bury it with a shovel and then bury the shovel!"

[Janice]

Originally posted by highloon
I recommend following Hayden's wise words, "Bury it! Bury it with a shovel and then bury the shovel!"

LOL, that was one of his funniest quotes ever.

[highloon]

I'm glad you love that moment as much as I do. I remember when I first saw that episode, and Christine had just finished telling Dauber that Judy would understand his romantic blunder with Charlie's mom. When Hayden said, "Here's another perspective...", I about died. His delivery was priceless. I was laughing and clapping, as I often do during Coach. Then when he followed that up with the shovel line, I was laughing so hard my face hurt! I miss having that episode on tape. I lost it several years ago. It was so good, and just another testament to Bill's awesome character development of Dauber. He carried that episode wonderfully!

[Janice]

I loved the retrospective show with Mary Hart the other night. They played the clip with the 'Bury the shovel' quote. I could watch that endlessly and laugh every time.
I also finally caught a glimpse of Beth Grant as the maid.
This 2-part episode was wonderful. The ending montage, set to the song, Jump (think that's the name) was great.
I enjoyed seeing clips of shows I've seen and a glimpse of what's to come. It was emotional to me for some reason.
Man, I just love this show. I ask myself, "How did I live my life happily before Coach?"
Lol, I'm exaggerating of course, but the show does add a lot of humor to my life. I tape it, and when I put the tape in and settle in to watch it with the hubby, I have such a feeling of anticipation. That's one benefit of being a first time viewer.

[highloon]

I loved the retrospective, too. When I saw it, I was having fun seeing clips from the first season, because I completely missed it. I was on the floor with the clip from the ep where Hayden and Luther attend the sports convention in Memphis. When Hayden came out in those Elvis pajamas, I thought I would die laughing. I couldn't stop. I had tears running down my cheeks. I'm dying to see that whole ep. Maybe some day I will.

Thankfully, Universal released the video of that retrospective and added about 15 minutes of outtakes, to boot! I highly recommend getting it if you can. I believe our friend with his own Coach site sells it. What's cool about having that video is that, a few months ago, Pam Stone was here in Vegas doing stand-up comedy, and after the show, I had her sign my video cover. It's got a big picture of Hayden and she drew an arrow pointing to his face and wrote the words, "Ham-headed Cretin", with her signature. That was fun.

One final note on the retropspective: The song at the end is "Shout." How important is it that you know the correct song? It couldn't be more unimportant. But just in case you're ever on Jeopardy and the subject comes up, I would hate for you to lose a thousand dollars by answering "Jump".

[Janice]

You're right, it was of course, "Shout". I had the song in my head, but for some reason Jump was coming to mind. Too much eggnog, lol.
The scene with Hayden in the Elvis PJs was dead hilarious, especially with 'Love Me Tender' written on the back. As he rounds the corner of the bed, and we see the bellbottoms, it's funny beyond words. I saw this episode, and it's wonderful. It has a touching moment or two in it.
I just found out that Pam Stone is a stand-up comedienne. There's a few websites about her. She's won quite a few awards for her comedy.
Funny stuff about the Ham-headed Cretin.

[highloon]

Janice, I've only seen that one clip with the Elvis PJ's. What is the whole ep about? Also, what are the touching moments you referred to? Seeing as how it will probably be months or longer before I'm able to see it, I'd love to know the details. Fill me in, would you? Thanks!

[Janice]

I'll do my best highloon, but please bear in mind that I saw this episode once, months ago.
Hayden attends what I believe is a Coach's Conference. Luther tags along but promises to stay out of his way. The problems arise immediately when Hayden's reservation at the hotel is lost and he's forced to bunk with Luther in cramped quarters. I think Luther finds some friends (off camera) to hang out with...and discovers an Elvis activity which could be Graceland for all I remember.
Full of confidence, Hayden meets three real-life coaches sitting at a table in the hotel lobby. I'll be darned if I know who these famous guys are but the hubby told me this. I ask him a lot while watching Coach and a sport's figure comes on, "Is he a real guy?", lol.
Hayden approaches these men but is so intimidated that he says silly things, none of which I can recall of course. The men are summoned away leaving Hayden feeling alone and inadequate.
Meanwhile, Luther's having a ball while Hayden feels lost. It's obvious he's thinking he's a big fish in a small pond back in Minnesota. There may have been another incident to illustrate this. I recall some attendees didn't know who he was.
His ego deflated, Hayden decides to leave the Conference and go home. There's a scene where Hayden's at the hotel elevator and one of the three famous coachs from the earlier scene approaches Hayden and tells him how much he admires him, how fortunate he is to coach in such a nice city at a nice college. He tells Hayden how his own job is a grind and a pressurecooker.
This bolsters Hayden's spirits. I think he leaves anyway, and I also think that Luther stays behind.
The episode was funny of course as evidenced by that hilarious Elvis pajama scene, yet the tone of the show was sad. Hayden was or clearly felt out of his league. I like the character of Hayden a great deal so it was distressing to see him feeling so down.
Of course, when this episode airs, we can find all the discrepancies in this recollection. It'll be like a Where's Waldo game, lol.
I hope I filled in the blanks for you. It was a good show with Luther providing the comedy and Hayden having us feel sorry for him, but it had a happy ending.
It had that, "There's no place like home" feel to it.

[highloon]

Thanks Janice. Now I want to see that ep all the more! Some of my favorite Coach eps are the ones that blend great comedy with touching moments or character development. This certainly sounds like one of them. Someday soon!

[Janice]

Originally posted by Janice
I'll do my best highloon, but please bear in mind that I saw this episode once, months ago.
Hayden attends what I believe is a Coach's Conference. Luther tags along but promises to stay out of his way. The problems arise immediately when Hayden's reservation at the hotel is lost and he's forced to bunk with Luther in cramped quarters. I think Luther finds some friends (off camera) to hang out with...and discovers an Elvis activity which could be Graceland for all I remember.
Full of confidence, Hayden meets three real-life coaches sitting at a table in the hotel lobby. I'll be darned if I know who these famous guys are but the hubby told me this. I ask him a lot while watching Coach and a sport's figure comes on, "Is he a real guy?", lol.
Hayden approaches these men but is so intimidated that he says silly things, none of which I can recall of course. The men are summoned away leaving Hayden feeling alone and inadequate.
Meanwhile, Luther's having a ball while Hayden feels lost. It's obvious he's thinking he's a big fish in a small pond back in Minnesota. There may have been another incident to illustrate this. I recall some attendees didn't know who he was.
His ego deflated, Hayden decides to leave the Conference and go home. There's a scene where Hayden's at the hotel elevator and one of the three famous coachs from the earlier scene approaches Hayden and tells him how much he admires him, how fortunate he is to coach in such a nice city at a nice college. He tells Hayden how his own job is a grind and a pressurecooker.
This bolsters Hayden's spirits. I think he leaves anyway, and I also think that Luther stays behind.
The episode was funny of course as evidenced by that hilarious Elvis pajama scene, yet the tone of the show was sad. Hayden was or clearly felt out of his league. I like the character of Hayden a great deal so it was distressing to see him feeling so down.
Of course, when this episode airs, we can find all the discrepancies in this recollection. It'll be like a Where's Waldo game, lol.
I hope I filled in the blanks for you. It was a good show with Luther providing the comedy and Hayden having us feel sorry for him, but it had a happy ending.
It had that, "There's no place like home" feel to it.

This episode was on this week, and I'm sort of proud of myself on how accurate I was recalling the details. I had only seen the episode once.
Highloon, did you happen to catch it? That Elvis pajama scene will kill me one of these days I swear.

[highloon]

Hi Janice. Unfortunately, I still don't have cable, so I didn't see it. But some day soon, I will start getting the Columbia House tapes. In the mean time, I'm glad that I at least have the pajama scene on tape from the Mary Hart special. Oh well...

[catlover79]

Beth Grant is on Facebook, and what a delightful lady she is. She described Coach as a great gig. All those moments listed are indeed hilarious. The Margot Kidder moment was probably my favorite. Beth Grant was great at deadpan. How she could say those lines with that stone face and bored voice without losing it is beyond me.

[catlover79]

Oh, whenever Beth Grant's characters are referred to by name, the name is always the same - Martha.