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ClassicSitcomsGirl · 06-07-2005, 04:12 PM

I just watched the last epsode of TMTMS,and it was my second or third time seeing it...but it made me cry when they were singing that song,Its a long Way to Tipperary(s/p?)Sorry,cant spell..lol

anyway...anybody else have the same reaction the first time you saw this episode??

TVFactFan · 06-07-2005, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 80's princess

I just watched the last epsode of TMTMS,and it was my second or third time seeing it...but it made me cry when they were singing that song,Its a long Way to Tipperary(s/p?)Sorry,cant spell..lol

anyway...anybody else have the same reaction the first time you saw this episode??

Didn;t the show end with Mary having no job?

Mr. Television · 06-07-2005, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

Didn;t the show end with Mary having no job?

Yep Everyone got fired except Ted.

ClassicSitcomsGirl · 06-07-2005, 05:31 PM

I thought that was a bit ironic.....lol.

TVFactFan · 06-07-2005, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Yep Everyone got fired except Ted.

Yeah that was Stupid. The star of the show gets nothing in the Finale-lol Reminds me of how Will ended up in the Finale of Fresh Prince

ClassicSitcomsGirl · 06-07-2005, 07:26 PM

it was stupid...but kinda funny at the same time

.....the look on Mary,Lou and Murray's face was pretty unforgetable

Kristen · 06-07-2005, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

Yeah that was Stupid. The star of the show gets nothing in the Finale-lol Reminds me of how Will ended up in the Finale of Fresh Prince

That was the entire point. It was supposed to be a surprise ending, since you'd think they would get rid of Ted.

Back to the original point of this thread, I've seen the finale a zillion times over the years, and Mary's "family speech" (as I call it) never fails to put a lump in my throat.

It's def. one of the best finales ever, IMO.

Kristen

ClassicSitcomsGirl · 06-08-2005, 08:06 PM

your right.....

Mr. Television · 06-08-2005, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kristen

That was the entire point. It was supposed to be a surprise ending, since you'd think they would get read of Ted.

Back to the original point of this thread, I've seen the finale a zillion times over the years, and Mary's "family speech" (as I call it) never fails to put a lump in my throat.

It's def. one of the best finales ever, IMO.

Kristen

MTM set the bar high as far as series finals.

TV DVD Fan · 06-09-2005, 08:09 AM

yeah, every time i see it, it makes me cry when mary makes her family speech and when they march out those doors for the final time..... it makes you wonder just how greatly a fictious television series can have such an effect on you, brilliant.

pat

ClassicSitcomsGirl · 06-09-2005, 04:37 PM

Just thinking bout it makes me wanna cry...........really!lol.The song they sing still gets to me.....
Heres my fave pic...

And the "Family"speach: "I just wanted you to know that somtimes I get concerned acout being a career woman.I get to thinking that my job is to important for me,and i tell myself that the people i work with are just the people i work with.And not my family.But last night I thought,'what is a family,anyway?'They're just people who make you feel less alone and really loved.And thats what you've done for me.Thank you for being my family."

treky · 06-15-2005, 01:04 AM

the scene where they're all hugging (of course, they didn't even mention those guys who were always in the back-and never even spoke-and noone ever spoke to them; wich I always thought was stupid!

Also, the fact that noone even MENTIONED them in the finale) and they all go over to get a tissue as one-was ad-libbed.

Mikado · 07-11-2005, 06:24 PM

I remember thinking the ending ( The Kleenex box thing )was kinda funny, i was sad that there'd be no more shows, though

TJAMES03 · 10-11-2005, 08:20 AM

There have only been two finales that have actually made me cry (a very close third being the finale to M*A*S*H when B.J. spelled out "GOODBYE" with rocks) and it was MTM and the other was The Golden Girls. To this day if I see these episodes, I will sniffle!

rjb182 · 01-01-2006, 01:19 PM

A couple of things about the end of this series:

1. The night I graduated from High School, after everybody else had gone to bed, I actually thought of this show and sang-- out loud-- "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" like they do on the MTM finale. I managed to choke myself up suitably...

2. About Mary's "family" speech: I think it's more true of this series than any other. A lot of show's characters talk about being a family after a while, but the thing about MTM is...

Almost every show's early episodes will be better than their later ones, because that's when they were strongest creatively. Mary Tyler Moore is one of the very few shows where I prefer the later episodes, because they *did* develop that sense of family... the early episodes, when the characters hardly know each other, feel weird to me. I'm used to these people being best friends!

Just a few thoughts to start the year...

06-07-2005, 04:12 PM	#1
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06-09-2005, 08:09 AM	#10
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06-09-2005, 04:37 PM	#11
ClassicSitcomsGirl My Nicky Frequent Poster Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: WJM/Back of the A-Team van/CSI:LV Lab Posts: 160	Just thinking bout it makes me wanna cry...........really!lol.The song they sing still gets to me..... Heres my fave pic... And the "Family"speach: "I just wanted you to know that somtimes I get concerned acout being a career woman.I get to thinking that my job is to important for me,and i tell myself that the people i work with are just the people i work with.And not my family.But last night I thought,'what is a family,anyway?'They're just people who make you feel less alone and really loved.And thats what you've done for me.Thank you for being my family." Attached Images
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06-15-2005, 01:04 AM	#12
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06-07-2005, 07:26 PM	#6
ClassicSitcomsGirl My Nicky Frequent Poster Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: WJM/Back of the A-Team van/CSI:LV Lab Posts: 160	it was stupid...but kinda funny at the same time .....the look on Mary,Lou and Murray's face was pretty unforgetable

06-08-2005, 08:06 PM	#8
ClassicSitcomsGirl My Nicky Frequent Poster Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: WJM/Back of the A-Team van/CSI:LV Lab Posts: 160	your right.....

07-11-2005, 06:24 PM	#13
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	I remember thinking the ending ( The Kleenex box thing )was kinda funny, i was sad that there'd be no more shows, though

10-11-2005, 08:20 AM	#14
TJAMES03 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 25, 2005 Posts: 193	There have only been two finales that have actually made me cry (a very close third being the finale to MAS*H when B.J. spelled out "GOODBYE" with rocks) and it was MTM and the other was The Golden Girls. To this day if I see these episodes, I will sniffle!

01-01-2006, 01:19 PM	#15
rjb182 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 97	A couple of things about the end of this series: 1. The night I graduated from High School, after everybody else had gone to bed, I actually thought of this show and sang-- out loud-- "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" like they do on the MTM finale. I managed to choke myself up suitably... 2. About Mary's "family" speech: I think it's more true of this series than any other. A lot of show's characters talk about being a family after a while, but the thing about MTM is... Almost every show's early episodes will be better than their later ones, because that's when they were strongest creatively. Mary Tyler Moore is one of the very few shows where I prefer the later episodes, because they did develop that sense of family... the early episodes, when the characters hardly know each other, feel weird to me. I'm used to these people being best friends! Just a few thoughts to start the year...
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