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LouAnn Poovie · 04-19-2001, 10:28 PM

Have you seen the episode "A Dog is a Dog is a Dog?" The one where Sgt. Carter is to take care of the Colonel's dog "Prince", and Sgt. Carter "let's" Gomer help him take care of Prince. Well, Prince gets away from them, and they search all over to find Prince. At one moment in this episode, Gomer does an impression of Price where he tilts his head, looks from the side, and sticks his tongue out (like a dog would). Ok, I thought that scene was one of the funniest scenes I had seen in a loooooong time!

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Jenny

EdBrownJr · 04-19-2001, 11:03 PM

Is that the episode where Gomer and Carter lose the dog and come back with like 3 dogs and there all the wrong dog?

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GET OUT OF MY GARAGE!!!

LouAnn Poovie · 04-20-2001, 03:02 PM

yes, yes it is.

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Jenny

Artfiore1 · 04-20-2001, 05:11 PM

Jenny,
Great episode! It was on TVLand earlier this week.
I love the way Gomer and Sgt. Carter kept thinking they had the problem solved:
Gomer was as sure as he could be that the first dog was Prince "because of the expression on his face" . . . . . until some guy called saying that *he'd* found Prince!

Gomer was "absolutely positive" that *that* was Prince . . . . . until he saw him next to the first dog!

Then, they were sure the solution to the whole thing was for Gomer to go out and call "Hey Prince!" . . . . . until he did so, and a THIRD dog showed up!

Then, the definite solution was to bring all three dogs to the colonel's house, and see which one came when they heard the colonel's voice . . . . . until ALL THREE heard the colonel's voice and ran to him!

And then, to have all three be the wrong dog! What a hoot!

And, poor old Sgt. Carter kept having to pay -- first for a license for the first dog at the pound, then a reward for the second dog, then he ended up paying the same guy the same amount to take all three dogs!

Ever notice how, in those days, people were able to write funny and clever TV shows without sex entering into it in any way?

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Later,
Art

LouAnn Poovie · 04-20-2001, 08:33 PM

Yea, even in my young age (only 16) I've realized that television shows were much better in the 50s,60s, and 70s... It kinda went downhill with Punky Prewster and ALF. They used actual comedy in their shows, rather than lewd humor or or sexual inuendo. Gomer Pyle USMC has got to be one of my favorite shows now!

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Jenny

Artfiore1 · 04-21-2001, 04:27 PM

Jenny,
It's not as if there's *NO* actual comedy on TV today, it just seems that the bulk of the humor these days revolves around who's sleeping with whom, whether or not So-and-so is gay, etc.

Last weekend, I saw an episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies." The plot had to do with Jed Clampett donating a million dollars to a local college or university. In return, the school gave him an honorary doctorate. The Clampetts misinterpretted this to mean that Jed was now a doctor.

Meanwhile, a woman who wanted to get her young daughter into show business, had heard that Jed owned a movie studio, and she brought the little girl to the Clampetts' home to audition for Jed. The little girl's big talent was tap-dancing. Watching the child dance her little heart out, Jed assumed that the woman had brought her daughter to him for medical attention -- to cure her twitching foot. He ultimately suggested putting the little girl in a "cast," which the mother mistook to mean that her daughter was going to now be in a movie!

There just doesn't seem to be much . . . if there is any . . . of that kind of good, clean, clever comedy, anymore.

I can't say I agree with your "Punky Brewster" and "Alf" theory. I think the pivotal decade, as far as TV is concerned, was the 1970s. In the early ‘70s, we still believed in magic, so to speak (“Bewitched”, “I Dream Of Jeannie”) and were still watching westerns (“Bonanza”, “Gunsmoke”). At the start of that decade, we were watching sugary family fare ("The Brady Bunch", "The Partridge Family"), a close-knit Depression-era family living their squeaky clean lives on the farm ("The Waltons") and three sisters and their lazy uncle operating a rundown hotel in the most rural and peaceful of settings ("Petticoat Junction"). As the '70s went on, Mary Tyler Moore showed us that a single girl could make it on her own in a big city and achieve success in a male-dominated profession. "All In The Family" threw in our faces how absurd our prejudices were. And, that show, “All In The Family," along with other shows like "M*A*S*H", dealt with subjects previously untouched by television writers. By the end of that decade, we were watching things like a single guy sharing an apartment with two single women ("Three's Company") and a philandering husband sleeping with anything with a pulse, while his wife is having an affair with the same guy with whom her own daughter is sleeping -- a daughter who eventually goes on to have a relationship with a priest! ("Soap") Of course, even in those days, there was still some good quality, well-written ensemble comedy. ("Taxi" immediately comes to mind. “Cheers” was yet to come. And, sexual innuendos and promiscuity aside, I can see a lot of shows like “I Love Lucy” within “Three’s Company.”) Still, I think the major turning point for television was most definitely the decade of the 1970s.

I thank God for cable networks like Nick-At-Nite, TVLand, TNN, etc., which consistently remind us, on a daily basis, of how great television *used to be*. It all kind of makes me wonder how we could have come so far from the days when four simple characters like Ralph, Alice, Norton and Trixie, primarily in *one* dingy little room, kept us entertained without sex or foul language!

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Later,
Art

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Prince Michael · 07-01-2016, 09:51 PM

All In The Family tried out subjects that used to be taboo on television . So did Maude . My father was upset when he heard that The Mary Tyler Moore Show was being cancelled, because it was suitable for family viewing . My parents and I used to enjoy All In The Family . I used to watch Maude, but I lost interest at one point . I remember several articles in TV Guide that covered adult themes on TV's situation comedies, and the writers of these articles usually said "I wouldn't want to go back to the days of the 1950s" . One person wrote an article about adult themes on TV's situation comedies in TV Guide and he asked "What was wrong with the days of the 1950s ?" .

04-19-2001, 10:28 PM	#1
LouAnn Poovie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 18, 2001 Location: Cincy, OH 45232 Posts: 54	Have you seen this episode? Have you seen the episode "A Dog is a Dog is a Dog?" The one where Sgt. Carter is to take care of the Colonel's dog "Prince", and Sgt. Carter "let's" Gomer help him take care of Prince. Well, Prince gets away from them, and they search all over to find Prince. At one moment in this episode, Gomer does an impression of Price where he tilts his head, looks from the side, and sticks his tongue out (like a dog would). Ok, I thought that scene was one of the funniest scenes I had seen in a loooooong time! ------------------ Jenny

04-19-2001, 11:03 PM	#2
EdBrownJr Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 08, 2001 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 1,247	Is that the episode where Gomer and Carter lose the dog and come back with like 3 dogs and there all the wrong dog? ------------------ GET OUT OF MY GARAGE!!!

04-20-2001, 03:02 PM	#3
LouAnn Poovie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 18, 2001 Location: Cincy, OH 45232 Posts: 54	yes, yes it is. ------------------ Jenny

04-20-2001, 05:11 PM	#4
Artfiore1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2001 Location: East Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 457	Jenny, Great episode! It was on TVLand earlier this week. I love the way Gomer and Sgt. Carter kept thinking they had the problem solved: Gomer was as sure as he could be that the first dog was Prince "because of the expression on his face" . . . . . until some guy called saying that he'd found Prince! Gomer was "absolutely positive" that that was Prince . . . . . until he saw him next to the first dog! Then, they were sure the solution to the whole thing was for Gomer to go out and call "Hey Prince!" . . . . . until he did so, and a THIRD dog showed up! Then, the definite solution was to bring all three dogs to the colonel's house, and see which one came when they heard the colonel's voice . . . . . until ALL THREE heard the colonel's voice and ran to him! And then, to have all three be the wrong dog! What a hoot! And, poor old Sgt. Carter kept having to pay -- first for a license for the first dog at the pound, then a reward for the second dog, then he ended up paying the same guy the same amount to take all three dogs! Ever notice how, in those days, people were able to write funny and clever TV shows without sex entering into it in any way? ------------------ Later, Art

04-20-2001, 08:33 PM	#5
LouAnn Poovie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 18, 2001 Location: Cincy, OH 45232 Posts: 54	Yea, even in my young age (only 16) I've realized that television shows were much better in the 50s,60s, and 70s... It kinda went downhill with Punky Prewster and ALF. They used actual comedy in their shows, rather than lewd humor or or sexual inuendo. Gomer Pyle USMC has got to be one of my favorite shows now! ------------------ Jenny

04-21-2001, 04:27 PM	#6
Artfiore1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2001 Location: East Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 457	Jenny, It's not as if there's NO actual comedy on TV today, it just seems that the bulk of the humor these days revolves around who's sleeping with whom, whether or not So-and-so is gay, etc. Last weekend, I saw an episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies." The plot had to do with Jed Clampett donating a million dollars to a local college or university. In return, the school gave him an honorary doctorate. The Clampetts misinterpretted this to mean that Jed was now a doctor. Meanwhile, a woman who wanted to get her young daughter into show business, had heard that Jed owned a movie studio, and she brought the little girl to the Clampetts' home to audition for Jed. The little girl's big talent was tap-dancing. Watching the child dance her little heart out, Jed assumed that the woman had brought her daughter to him for medical attention -- to cure her twitching foot. He ultimately suggested putting the little girl in a "cast," which the mother mistook to mean that her daughter was going to now be in a movie! There just doesn't seem to be much . . . if there is any . . . of that kind of good, clean, clever comedy, anymore. I can't say I agree with your "Punky Brewster" and "Alf" theory. I think the pivotal decade, as far as TV is concerned, was the 1970s. In the early ‘70s, we still believed in magic, so to speak (“Bewitched”, “I Dream Of Jeannie”) and were still watching westerns (“Bonanza”, “Gunsmoke”). At the start of that decade, we were watching sugary family fare ("The Brady Bunch", "The Partridge Family"), a close-knit Depression-era family living their squeaky clean lives on the farm ("The Waltons") and three sisters and their lazy uncle operating a rundown hotel in the most rural and peaceful of settings ("Petticoat Junction"). As the '70s went on, Mary Tyler Moore showed us that a single girl could make it on her own in a big city and achieve success in a male-dominated profession. "All In The Family" threw in our faces how absurd our prejudices were. And, that show, “All In The Family," along with other shows like "MASH", dealt with subjects previously untouched by television writers. By the end of that decade, we were watching things like a single guy sharing an apartment with two single women ("Three's Company") and a philandering husband sleeping with anything with a pulse, while his wife is having an affair with the same guy with whom her own daughter is sleeping -- a daughter who eventually goes on to have a relationship with a priest! ("Soap") Of course, even in those days, there was still some good quality, well-written ensemble comedy. ("Taxi" immediately comes to mind. “Cheers” was yet to come. And, sexual innuendos and promiscuity aside, I can see a lot of shows like “I Love Lucy” within “Three’s Company.”) Still, I think the major turning point for television was most definitely the decade of the 1970s. I thank God for cable networks like Nick-At-Nite, TVLand, TNN, etc., which consistently remind us, on a daily basis, of how great television used to be. It all kind of makes me wonder how we could have come so far from the days when four simple characters like Ralph, Alice, Norton and Trixie, primarily in one* dingy little room, kept us entertained without sex or foul language! ------------------ Later, Art [This message has been edited by Artfiore1 (edited 04-21-2001).] [This message has been edited by Artfiore1 (edited 04-21-2001).]

07-01-2016, 09:51 PM	#7
Prince Michael Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 26, 2011 Location: Helena, Montana Posts: 296	All In The Family tried out subjects that used to be taboo on television . So did Maude . My father was upset when he heard that The Mary Tyler Moore Show was being cancelled, because it was suitable for family viewing . My parents and I used to enjoy All In The Family . I used to watch Maude, but I lost interest at one point . I remember several articles in TV Guide that covered adult themes on TV's situation comedies, and the writers of these articles usually said "I wouldn't want to go back to the days of the 1950s" . One person wrote an article about adult themes on TV's situation comedies in TV Guide and he asked "What was wrong with the days of the 1950s ?" .