Mary Grace a Dog!? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

tanquant · 11-06-2007, 10:29 AM

Last night I watched the episode Gomer gets a date. In that episode Barney frequently refers to Mary Grace as a dog because she was not attractive. I am suprised that the network censors would allow for him to call her a dog (which is a B****)and they would not even allow a toilet to be shown on tv. I wonder did they receive any letters from angry women. Mary Grace was nice, kind, a bit neurotic but just because she was not pretty enough Barney constantly called her a B****. Did I take him calling her a dog the wrong way?

chickamauga · 11-06-2007, 10:44 PM

I think you may have taken this wrongly. Unattractive women are sometimes referred to as dogs...even old rough battered cars, etc., are also referred to as dogs. Another episode, there is a room full of women and Barney remarks that if a quail flew through "they'd all point." Again, referring to the women as (hunting/pointing) dogs.

tanquant · 11-07-2007, 01:57 PM

Maybe I have taken it wrongly. You make a valid point. It was just like Helen getting mad at Andy when he called her the third party instead of saying her name. I thought that was uncalled for.

Anyway, Barney is still my favorite character.

Scoobiedoo30 · 12-04-2007, 09:39 PM

I did not think Mary Grace had a Dog

11-06-2007, 10:29 AM	#1
tanquant Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 864	Mary Grace a Dog!? Last night I watched the episode Gomer gets a date. In that episode Barney frequently refers to Mary Grace as a dog because she was not attractive. I am suprised that the network censors would allow for him to call her a dog (which is a B**)and they would not even allow a toilet to be shown on tv. I wonder did they receive any letters from angry women. Mary Grace was nice, kind, a bit neurotic but just because she was not pretty enough Barney constantly called her a B**. Did I take him calling her a dog the wrong way?

12-04-2007, 09:39 PM	#4
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I did not think Mary Grace had a Dog
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11-06-2007, 10:44 PM	#2
chickamauga Member Forum Cub Join Date: Nov 05, 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 2	I think you may have taken this wrongly. Unattractive women are sometimes referred to as dogs...even old rough battered cars, etc., are also referred to as dogs. Another episode, there is a room full of women and Barney remarks that if a quail flew through "they'd all point." Again, referring to the women as (hunting/pointing) dogs.

11-07-2007, 01:57 PM	#3
tanquant Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 864	Maybe I have taken it wrongly. You make a valid point. It was just like Helen getting mad at Andy when he called her the third party instead of saying her name. I thought that was uncalled for. Anyway, Barney is still my favorite character.