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TVFactFan · 01-16-2006, 11:57 AM

detailed explanatiion as to why she was not on the front Cover of the Season 1 DVD? Obviously I'm not the only one who feels this way-lol

Brian Damage · 01-16-2006, 12:24 PM

She wasn't on the cover, because she wasn't the star of the show. She was a secondary character. However, secondary characters are just as important as the stars. What Mabel brought to the table is a balance. Just showing scenes at the soda shop would've gotten old. A part of what made WH so good was seeing Raj's home life. Mabel provided that. She didn't have many of the funny lines, but she was involved in setting up jokes.Such as when she hugged a kid and they cried out that they couldn't breath. lol Mabel helped set up storylines for the show. Without Mabel, it looked ridiculous that she left her daughter without a mother and left a waitress in charge of her. There was a void when she left.

Ireneparalegal · 01-16-2006, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

She wasn't on the cover, because she wasn't the star of the show. She was a secondary character. However, secondary characters are just as important as the stars. What Mabel brought to the table is a balance. Just showing scenes at the soda shop would've gotten old. A part of what made WH so good was seeing Raj's home life. Mabel provided that. She didn't have many of the funny lines, but she was involved in setting up jokes.Such as when she hugged a kid and they cried out that they couldn't breath. lol Mabel helped set up storylines for the show. Without Mabel, it looked ridiculous that she left her daughter without a mother and left a waitress in charge of her. There was a void when she left.

Your last two sentences put it very well for me. I liked the character of Mabel and her being a single mother, was something that alot of people, families, could identify with. Especially in Los Angeles. She wasn't on welfare, she wasn't poor living in the projects, she was a hard-working woman who was there for her kids and she had great kids.

Brian Damage · 01-16-2006, 12:33 PM

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Your last two sentences put it very well for me. I liked the character of Mabel and her being a single mother, was something that alot of people, families, could identify with. Especially in Los Angeles. She wasn't on welfare, she wasn't poor living in the projects, she was a hard-working woman who was there for her kids and she had great kids.

I agree, Mabel being a single mother working hard to support her kids was a nice side story.

TVFactFan · 01-16-2006, 12:34 PM

I wonder how maybe afforded that Big House on that little income, SECTION 8??-lol

Brian Damage · 01-16-2006, 12:36 PM

I'm sure it was bought by the father before he ran out on them.

Ireneparalegal · 01-16-2006, 12:37 PM

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I'm sure it was bought by the father before he ran out on them.

true. and it may not have been mentioned, but I am sure part of their divorce settlement, he had to pay the monthly mortgage. It happens alot.

TVFactFan · 01-16-2006, 12:41 PM

My point is

Michael wasn't the star of Good Times but he was on the cover

Mr. Bentley wasn't the star of The Jeffersons but he was on the Cover

So are you telling me that Mabel was in the same category as Ralph the Doorman and Wanda on Good Times?? Sounds like it-lol

Ireneparalegal · 01-16-2006, 12:43 PM

btw, who is on the cover?

TVFactFan · 01-16-2006, 12:46 PM

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btw, who is on the cover?

Of what show?

Brian Damage · 01-16-2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

My point is

Michael wasn't the star of Good Times but he was on the cover

Mr. Bentley wasn't the star of The Jeffersons but he was on the Cover

So are you telling me that Mabel was in the same category as Ralph the Doorman and Wanda on Good Times?? Sounds like it-lol

Just because she wasn't on the cover, doesn't mean she wasn't important.

TVFactFan · 01-16-2006, 12:50 PM

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Just because she wasn't on the cover, doesn't mean she wasn't important.

I have to disagree. Looking at that cover of the DVD inside of a store lets a customer know that these are the characters you will enjoy and see the most. That's why DEE wasn't on the cover of season 2 or 3, or Big Earl or Little Earl

Brieannas21 · 01-16-2006, 03:15 PM

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I have to disagree. Looking at that cover of the DVD inside of a store lets a customer know that these are the characters you will enjoy and see the most. That's why DEE wasn't on the cover of season 2 or 3, or Big Earl or Little Earl

Are you saying that since Mabel wasn't on the cover or inside the DVD pack, that she wasn't important to the show? That her character wasn't needed? If so then that's a pointless reason.

She was a big asset to the show, like Brian said she brought balance to the show and when she left, the show lost something. I think they tried to hard to make up for her absence. It wasn't the same show anymore, with any show when you lose a character the show doesn't feel right. So she brought a lot to the table.

TVFactFan · 01-16-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

Are you saying that since Mabel wasn't on the cover or inside the DVD pack, that she wasn't important to the show? That her character wasn't needed? If so then that's a pointless reason.

She was a big asset to the show, like Brian said she brought balance to the show and when she left, the show lost something. I think they tried to hard to make up for her absence. It wasn't the same show anymore, with any show when you lose a character the show doesn't feel right. So she brought a lot to the table.

Yes that's exactly what I'm saying because if she was important she would have been on the front Cover.

TVFactFan · 01-16-2006, 04:16 PM

And if you notice the characters that wasn't on the cover was the one with little screen time

rob
Mabel
Bill
Dee

Even Rob had a Larger Role than Mabel-lol

01-16-2006, 11:57 AM	#1
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01-16-2006, 12:24 PM	#2
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01-16-2006, 12:34 PM	#5
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01-16-2006, 12:36 PM	#6
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I'm sure it was bought by the father before he ran out on them.

01-16-2006, 12:41 PM	#8
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,067	My point is Michael wasn't the star of Good Times but he was on the cover Mr. Bentley wasn't the star of The Jeffersons but he was on the Cover So are you telling me that Mabel was in the same category as Ralph the Doorman and Wanda on Good Times?? Sounds like it-lol

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01-16-2006, 04:16 PM	#15
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,067	And if you notice the characters that wasn't on the cover was the one with little screen time rob Mabel Bill Dee Even Rob had a Larger Role than Mabel-lol