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jenjen · 11-30-2007, 11:49 AM

I was watching this episode recently, and since I had a couple of miscarriages myself, it was sad...I was just wondering, maybe it was the times, but why didnt' they take Gloria to a hospital? I totally forgot that doctors use to make house calls in the 70's! The end when Archie was sitting with Gloria was very sweet and touching.

catlover79 · 11-30-2007, 11:52 AM

I've never seen that episode, but I'd like to. Which season did it air?

UMfan77 · 11-30-2007, 12:01 PM

I'm pretty sure it's from either the first or second season. It's a very touching episode.

jenjen · 11-30-2007, 12:19 PM

Yes, It's from the first season. It's called "Gloria's Pregnancy". Watch it, it was a great epsiode!

catlover79 · 11-30-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jenjen

Yes, It's from the first season. It's called "Gloria's Pregnancy". Watch it, it was a great epsiode!

Thank you! I'll check it out one of these days.

Mikado · 11-30-2007, 02:27 PM

It's one of those rare instances when Archie showed some sensitivity

mstewart · 11-30-2007, 04:37 PM

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It's one of those rare instances when Archie showed some sensitivity

The scenes between him and Gloria were always moving and powerful. Sally Struthers stated many times that those scenes with him were real to her because Carroll O'Connor was like a father to her.

Scoobiedoo30 · 11-30-2007, 11:07 PM

I just saw the episode on DVD and it is from season 1

OH Nuts! · 12-01-2007, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

It's one of those rare instances when Archie showed some sensitivity

Yes and it was a very touching episode. You see this side of him again in an ep where he visits Edith in the hospital and thinks she has cancer.

Mikado · 12-01-2007, 01:04 AM

yes, true

yup yup!

Ireneparalegal · 12-01-2007, 01:05 AM

Doctors didn't make housecalls in the 70's. That was pure television drama. Maybe in the 50's but certainly not the 70's.

In real life, a woman would have to go to the hospital or surely see her doctor immediately as she would need to be seen to make sure no infection would develop. Sometimes a woman needs a "D&C" after a miscarriage to ensure nothing remains in the woman's uterus.

catlover79 · 12-01-2007, 11:21 AM

^ Very true. My sister had to have one after her miscarriage in 2005. I felt so bad for her; what a terrible time...

jenjen · 12-01-2007, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Doctors didn't make housecalls in the 70's. That was pure television drama. Maybe in the 50's but certainly not the 70's.

In real life, a woman would have to go to the hospital or surely see her doctor immediately as she would need to be seen to make sure no infection would develop. Sometimes a woman needs a "D&C" after a miscarriage to ensure nothing remains in the woman's uterus.

Hey Irene! What's shaking?
Yeah, I wondered she was just left to lay in her own bed after a miscarriage, they could have called an ambulance or taxi, and her and Archie still could have had their "moment". Like I said I had a couple and I had to go to the hospital.

Oh, the only time I remember a doctor making a house call to our house was about 1970 or 1971 when my sister had a stomach bug. Just recently my sister said she thought the doctor they sent was rather creepy. Anyway, after that I think they had stopped making housecalls.

Mikado · 12-01-2007, 07:00 PM

Not to be flippant of anything but, I think the main reason Gloria was recovering in her own bed, at home, was likely that AITF was a brand new show and CBS wasnt willing to give them the kind of budget needed to build a "hospital set" .

Ireneparalegal · 12-01-2007, 08:33 PM

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Not to be flippant of anything but, I think the main reason Gloria was recovering in her own bed, at home, was likely that AITF was a brand new show and CBS wasnt willing to give them the kind of budget needed to build a "hospital set" .

That reminds me of Good Times where you see the same walls and chairs used for the recreation room, the hospital (they had a hospital), the bank, the grocery store office, the recruitment office, the welfare office, etc.

11-30-2007, 11:49 AM	#1
jenjen Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 12, 2005 Posts: 111	Miscarriage episode I was watching this episode recently, and since I had a couple of miscarriages myself, it was sad...I was just wondering, maybe it was the times, but why didnt' they take Gloria to a hospital? I totally forgot that doctors use to make house calls in the 70's! The end when Archie was sitting with Gloria was very sweet and touching.

11-30-2007, 11:52 AM	#2
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11-30-2007, 11:07 PM	#8
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Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Doctors didn't make housecalls in the 70's. That was pure television drama. Maybe in the 50's but certainly not the 70's. In real life, a woman would have to go to the hospital or surely see her doctor immediately as she would need to be seen to make sure no infection would develop. Sometimes a woman needs a "D&C" after a miscarriage to ensure nothing remains in the woman's uterus.
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11-30-2007, 12:01 PM	#3
UMfan77 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 28, 2003 Posts: 1,064	I'm pretty sure it's from either the first or second season. It's a very touching episode.

11-30-2007, 12:19 PM	#4
jenjen Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 12, 2005 Posts: 111	Yes, It's from the first season. It's called "Gloria's Pregnancy". Watch it, it was a great epsiode!

11-30-2007, 02:27 PM	#6
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	It's one of those rare instances when Archie showed some sensitivity

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Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	yes, true yup yup!

12-01-2007, 11:21 AM	#12
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	^ Very true. My sister had to have one after her miscarriage in 2005. I felt so bad for her; what a terrible time...

12-01-2007, 07:00 PM	#14
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,886	Not to be flippant of anything but, I think the main reason Gloria was recovering in her own bed, at home, was likely that AITF was a brand new show and CBS wasnt willing to give them the kind of budget needed to build a "hospital set" .