An Alice episode I couldn't understand... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

nerrad · 03-30-2005, 03:21 PM

I received my collection and have been enjoying it. Just like old times. But there is one episode that's kind of strange. Remember the show when Alice wanted to leave. It seems that the guys were running to Alice for everything, Bobby skins his knee, Mike needed a button sewn on his shirt. Alice made the males go to their new mother/wife if they ever needed something done. Her attitude was, "You all have a new wife and mother now". I guess the boys and Mike were so used to having Alice do things for them. You could even see the look on both Carol and Alice's face when Bobby wanted Alice to tend to his knee.

My question is, why was Alice so hurt and upset when everyone started going to Carol? Is that what she wanted in the first place? A telescope arrived and the boys wanted to show it their mother first, Greg was having trouble with his math and took it to his mother instead of Alice. I never could understand why Alice wanted to leave when it was her who made everyone go to the mother.

kingmajesty · 03-30-2005, 03:32 PM

I am looking to buy Alice episodes on tape or dvd does anyone have any for sale I'm willing to buy copies or does anyone know where i could by them

falc04 · 03-30-2005, 04:14 PM

It goes back to that old adage...."be careful what you wish for".

TripperFan · 03-30-2005, 06:11 PM

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It goes back to that old adage...."be careful what you wish for".

I agree, probably was partially doing it to make Carol feel like the mom and needed and hoped to get the boys to bond with her, and then when it happened, she was hurt deep down that maybe she really wasn't needed any longer.

Women are kinda goofy like that sometimes!! Its the maternal instinct.

PracTz · 04-02-2005, 04:27 PM

Of course, I never quite understood why Alice had clearly considered herself to be a 2nd mother to the Brady Boys had NEVER attempted to try to persuade the widowed Mr. Brady to marry HER before he met Carol! They weren't that far apart in age and the characters had gotten along well but there was always that stiff employer/employee formality- and it's interesting that Carol seemed to be the one more concerned with Alice's well-being than Mike!

TV Guy · 04-03-2005, 04:46 PM

Can you imagine Alice, pre-Carol, slinking around the house in some skimpy nightie with her hair down, trying to seduce Mike? Ewwww.

rich2 · 04-08-2005, 12:38 AM

It's simple. Alice assumed that the boys were too slow to warm to Carol, and so she decided to "help" push things along by encouraging them to go to Carol for their needs. The surprise was that she didn't think the boys were going to accept Carol as quickly as they did.

She was naturally hurt. She went from being the top dog who everyone needed, to being second favorite. She was quickly replaced as the boys' favorite, while she probably had thought that it would have taken longer. The main issue was the speed at which things were changing, which didn't give her time to accept it.

sixfingers · 06-07-2008, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TV Guy

Can you imagine Alice, pre-Carol, slinking around the house in some skimpy nightie with her hair down, trying to seduce Mike? Ewwww.

Can't get blood from a turnip

Ethelfan1993 · 04-22-2009, 03:40 PM

I agree with everyone else about the reason why she wanted to leave. Someone posted about her not trying to marry Mike before Carol came along. I think that was because she might have been a lesbian. I mean it was obvious to me.

Smartboy · 04-24-2009, 04:48 PM

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I agree with everyone else about the reason why she wanted to leave. Someone posted about her not trying to marry Mike before Carol came along. I think that was because she might have been a lesbian. I mean it was obvious to me.

If Alice was a lesbian, why would she have ever started dating Sam Franklin the butcher? Let us look at this logically!

TripperFan · 04-24-2009, 05:53 PM

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If Alice was a lesbian, why would she have ever started dating Sam Franklin the butcher? Let us look at this logically!

Exactly!! I don't know what gave them the idea that Alice was a lesbian?!?!?! Doesn't make any sense at all.

Ethelfan1993 · 05-11-2009, 10:26 AM

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Exactly!! I don't know what gave them the idea that Alice was a lesbian?!?!?! Doesn't make any sense at all.

Actually it does. I happen to be a lesbian and I had a boyfriend for years because I was trying to hide it. It is very possible that Alice was a lesbian. What makes you think she wasn't?

TryN2BGood · 05-11-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TV Guy

Can you imagine Alice, pre-Carol, slinking around the house in some skimpy nightie with her hair down, trying to seduce Mike? Ewwww.

Not his type

TripperFan · 05-11-2009, 12:18 PM

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Actually it does. I happen to be a lesbian and I had a boyfriend for years because I was trying to hide it. It is very possible that Alice was a lesbian. What makes you think she wasn't?

Just the way she spoke about Sam and how much she wanted to get married to him. If she was using a guy as cover, that's fine (my best friend from highschool is a lesbian, had some boyfriends but NEVER talked about marrying any of them).

And besides, what's the point of making a character a closet lesbian????? Especially in the late 60s - just wouldn't have happened.

Now if we discuss Ann B. Davis' sexuality in REAL life, yes, then I'd say it's quite possible (and who cares) - but not as her character. It's a moot point then.

RIC FLAIR · 06-20-2009, 05:54 PM

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If Alice was a lesbian, why would she have ever started dating Sam Franklin the butcher? Let us look at this logically!

MIKE WAS GAY AND HE MARRIED CAROL

03-30-2005, 03:21 PM	#1
nerrad Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 06, 2003 Location: pfunkytown Posts: 1,253	An Alice episode I couldn't understand... I received my collection and have been enjoying it. Just like old times. But there is one episode that's kind of strange. Remember the show when Alice wanted to leave. It seems that the guys were running to Alice for everything, Bobby skins his knee, Mike needed a button sewn on his shirt. Alice made the males go to their new mother/wife if they ever needed something done. Her attitude was, "You all have a new wife and mother now". I guess the boys and Mike were so used to having Alice do things for them. You could even see the look on both Carol and Alice's face when Bobby wanted Alice to tend to his knee. My question is, why was Alice so hurt and upset when everyone started going to Carol? Is that what she wanted in the first place? A telescope arrived and the boys wanted to show it their mother first, Greg was having trouble with his math and took it to his mother instead of Alice. I never could understand why Alice wanted to leave when it was her who made everyone go to the mother.

03-30-2005, 03:32 PM	#2
kingmajesty Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 26, 2004 Posts: 7	Alice episodes I am looking to buy Alice episodes on tape or dvd does anyone have any for sale I'm willing to buy copies or does anyone know where i could by them

03-30-2005, 04:14 PM	#3
falc04 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 12, 2004 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 161	It goes back to that old adage...."be careful what you wish for".

04-02-2005, 04:27 PM	#5
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	Of course, I never quite understood why Alice had clearly considered herself to be a 2nd mother to the Brady Boys had NEVER attempted to try to persuade the widowed Mr. Brady to marry HER before he met Carol! They weren't that far apart in age and the characters had gotten along well but there was always that stiff employer/employee formality- and it's interesting that Carol seemed to be the one more concerned with Alice's well-being than Mike!

04-03-2005, 04:46 PM	#6
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Can you imagine Alice, pre-Carol, slinking around the house in some skimpy nightie with her hair down, trying to seduce Mike? Ewwww.

04-08-2005, 12:38 AM	#7
rich2 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 07, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 65	It's simple. Alice assumed that the boys were too slow to warm to Carol, and so she decided to "help" push things along by encouraging them to go to Carol for their needs. The surprise was that she didn't think the boys were going to accept Carol as quickly as they did. She was naturally hurt. She went from being the top dog who everyone needed, to being second favorite. She was quickly replaced as the boys' favorite, while she probably had thought that it would have taken longer. The main issue was the speed at which things were changing, which didn't give her time to accept it.

04-22-2009, 03:40 PM	#9
Ethelfan1993 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 20, 2009 Location: Calhoun Falls, South Carolina Posts: 71	I agree with everyone else about the reason why she wanted to leave. Someone posted about her not trying to marry Mike before Carol came along. I think that was because she might have been a lesbian. I mean it was obvious to me.