Did Laura "Fudge" On Her Weight? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

SawgrassSteve · 02-11-2005, 12:40 PM

Please pardon me, but I'm a bit of a fitness & nutrition buff.
In episode #2, "The Meershatz Pipe," scene 3, Laura tells Rob she weighs "112lbs." Mary states her height in Season 1 of TMTMS as being 5' 7". According to the Hamwi Formula for women, Laura's ideal weight range is between 127 - 159lbs. To me, she doesn't look thin enough to only weigh in at 112lbs. What do you think?

Steve

JudgeGarth · 02-11-2005, 12:47 PM

She was "overwrought." Definitely NOT "overweight."

Lolac · 02-11-2005, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SawgrassSteve

Please pardon me, but I'm a bit of a fitness & nutrition buff.
In episode #2, "The Meershatz Pipe," scene 3, Laura tells Rob she weighs "112lbs." Mary states her height in Season 1 of TMTMS as being 5' 7". According to the Hamwi Formula for women, Laura's ideal weight range is between 127 - 159lbs. To me, she doesn't look thin enough to only weigh in at 112lbs. What do you think?

Steve

I've noticed this, too, Steve. In "I Love Lucy," Lucy Ricardo does the same thing in "The Diet." She says she weighs 132 and is a size 12. Well, I'm 5'8", I weigh more than 132 lbs and I wear size 10. In the 50's, size 12 was considered "fit." Nowadays, anything over size 8 is considered large. I've wondered about both of those differentials.

Lolac

Pentimento · 02-11-2005, 01:10 PM

If she is in fact 5'7" (I'm assuming without shoes), it's possible she weighed only 112, but I'd have guessed about 120. As a dancer she was probably in excellent shape, but toned muscle weighs more per cubic inch than fat does. Then again, people do have a tendency to subtract five or ten pounds when giving their weight. I don't know why.

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Originally Posted by JudgeGarth

She was "overwrought." Definitely NOT "overweight."

octobereve · 02-11-2005, 03:40 PM

Also sizes back then ran smaller so Lucy's size 12 is more like today's size 8.

algebra74 · 02-12-2005, 12:26 AM

I have always thought that Mary Tyler Moore had (has) the perfect figure. I don't know how she does it at all. She is in her late sixties and still manages the same figure that she had while on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show , not to mention the fact that she is a vegetarian, an extremely hard feat for a diabetic.

Larry Surrell · 02-12-2005, 11:26 AM

I think Mary was one of the early adopters of the waif-look. In TMTMS she wore some tight outfits which showed off her figure. I just watched an episode the other day where she tries on a green dress with a see through front and there is not an ounce of fat on her!

Lolac · 02-12-2005, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Surrell

I think Mary was one of the early adopters of the waif-look. In TMTMS she wore some tight outfits which showed off her figure. I just watched an episode the other day where she tries on a green dress with a see through front and there is not an ounce of fat on her!

I love that episode!

Lolac

jillm816 · 02-14-2005, 11:42 AM

I've noticed that throughout the five seasons of TDVDS she seems to get thinner with time. In some of the first episodes she doesn't look at all as thin as she does later on- especially in her arms and cheeks. And then on TMTMS she is an absolute stick.
But still I wouldn't guess that she weighed as little as 112lbs. I think Pentimento is right - I think she's fudging a little. But there's nothing necessarily wrong with that.

Nora · 02-15-2005, 11:16 AM

I JUST saw that episode! I immediately thought, 112? Sorry, Mary, NO WAY! Interesting you're bringing that up!

Samme · 02-18-2005, 02:46 AM

I think I thought the same thing when I've
seen that episode. I imagine Carl let Mary
herself fudge on those numbers if a higher
weight was first given. Unfortunately, Mary
seems to have always wanted to be thinner
although I think she always looked better
(and more healthy) not so darn skinny. She
seems to have always been sorta compulsive
that way. They are so many things to ask
Carl, or Mary, or any of them that we'll
probably never know the answers.

SawgrassSteve · 02-21-2005, 05:38 PM

I have a friend who is a paralegal. Believe it or not, here's his take on this subject.
"Laura didn't fudge. She obviously weighs more than 112lbs, which means she couldn't have been referring to herself. And she never told Rob he couldn't out wrestle her, specifically, she merely said that he couldn't "out wrestle a 112lb woman," and that was her subjective observation. You assumed she was talking about herself. Shame on you."
I hate lawyers

!

Steve

Samme · 02-21-2005, 09:20 PM

lol!

LauraNamesake · 07-16-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Lolac

I love that episode!

Lolac

What episode is that?? If you all love it...I want to see it cause it must be good!!!

Nora · 07-17-2008, 10:24 AM

Since I penned my last response (egad, 2004????), I have become an ACE certified personal fitness trainer. I weigh 113, so it's not out of the question that she is 112...but if she is, she is still underweight. Body fat on a woman should be at 21-24%. An athlete may weight in at 20% or less, and MTM is a dancer, so she may qualify, and she may actually come in at that weight after all. If she doesn't look it, it may be because of muscle and tone.

02-11-2005, 12:40 PM	#1
SawgrassSteve Loyal Worshipper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,423	Did Laura "Fudge" On Her Weight? Please pardon me, but I'm a bit of a fitness & nutrition buff. In episode #2, "The Meershatz Pipe," scene 3, Laura tells Rob she weighs "112lbs." Mary states her height in Season 1 of TMTMS as being 5' 7". According to the Hamwi Formula for women, Laura's ideal weight range is between 127 - 159lbs. To me, she doesn't look thin enough to only weigh in at 112lbs. What do you think? Steve
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02-15-2005, 11:16 AM	#10
Nora Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Location: Eastern Shore, Maryland Posts: 138	I JUST saw that episode! I immediately thought, 112? Sorry, Mary, NO WAY! Interesting you're bringing that up!
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02-11-2005, 12:47 PM	#2
JudgeGarth Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2004 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 443	She was "overwrought." Definitely NOT "overweight."

02-11-2005, 03:40 PM	#5
octobereve Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 232	Also sizes back then ran smaller so Lucy's size 12 is more like today's size 8.

02-12-2005, 12:26 AM	#6
algebra74 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 14, 2004 Posts: 337	I have always thought that Mary Tyler Moore had (has) the perfect figure. I don't know how she does it at all. She is in her late sixties and still manages the same figure that she had while on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show , not to mention the fact that she is a vegetarian, an extremely hard feat for a diabetic.

02-12-2005, 11:26 AM	#7
Larry Surrell Ed M. 1918-2006 RIP Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 27, 2003 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 702	I think Mary was one of the early adopters of the waif-look. In TMTMS she wore some tight outfits which showed off her figure. I just watched an episode the other day where she tries on a green dress with a see through front and there is not an ounce of fat on her!

02-14-2005, 11:42 AM	#9
jillm816 Let's dance! Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 29, 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 82	I've noticed that throughout the five seasons of TDVDS she seems to get thinner with time. In some of the first episodes she doesn't look at all as thin as she does later on- especially in her arms and cheeks. And then on TMTMS she is an absolute stick. But still I wouldn't guess that she weighed as little as 112lbs. I think Pentimento is right - I think she's fudging a little. But there's nothing necessarily wrong with that.

02-18-2005, 02:46 AM	#11
Samme Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 679	I think I thought the same thing when I've seen that episode. I imagine Carl let Mary herself fudge on those numbers if a higher weight was first given. Unfortunately, Mary seems to have always wanted to be thinner although I think she always looked better (and more healthy) not so darn skinny. She seems to have always been sorta compulsive that way. They are so many things to ask Carl, or Mary, or any of them that we'll probably never know the answers.

02-21-2005, 05:38 PM	#12
SawgrassSteve Loyal Worshipper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,423	I have a friend who is a paralegal. Believe it or not, here's his take on this subject. "Laura didn't fudge. She obviously weighs more than 112lbs, which means she couldn't have been referring to herself. And she never told Rob he couldn't out wrestle her, specifically, she merely said that he couldn't "out wrestle a 112lb woman," and that was her subjective observation. You assumed she was talking about herself. Shame on you." I hate lawyers ! Steve

02-21-2005, 09:20 PM	#13
Samme Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 679	lol!

07-17-2008, 10:24 AM	#15
Nora Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Location: Eastern Shore, Maryland Posts: 138	Since I penned my last response (egad, 2004????), I have become an ACE certified personal fitness trainer. I weigh 113, so it's not out of the question that she is 112...but if she is, she is still underweight. Body fat on a woman should be at 21-24%. An athlete may weight in at 20% or less, and MTM is a dancer, so she may qualify, and she may actually come in at that weight after all. If she doesn't look it, it may be because of muscle and tone.