Some interesting trivia about Mabel King - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

GARFIELDKOOL · 01-26-2008, 09:19 PM

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455028/bio

I knew she lost her legs, but I didn't know she was being mistreated by a careless ambulance crew.

Tap Dancer · 02-12-2008, 03:51 PM

I didn't know any of that.

Ireneparalegal · 02-12-2008, 04:06 PM

Considering it is IMDB, we kinda have to take that information with a grain of salt. I know that Mabel did in fact lose her legs to diabetes. There was also some chat we had here on the board abt her health and how she was being taken care of. I feel so bad knowing that she had that happen to her. It is possible she may have fallen or been dropped and that is just so horrible to think abt that having happened.

Ireneparalegal · 02-12-2008, 04:10 PM

Ok Kool, here is the link to the thread and here is the link on that thread where a supposed person close to Mabel posted a pic of her (supposed, remember that) and he too mentions the ambulance dropping her story:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...ght=Mabel+King

http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/k...mabel_king.htm

Here is a some more information to back up the fall from the wheelchair:

http://www.wockhardtdiabetic.com/eng/m_diet_hope.asp#4

Mabel King
The actress best known simply as Mama--the oversized, all-powerful matriarch of 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!--has died of complications from diabetes, it has been learned. Mabel King died November 9,1999 in Woodland Hills, California. She was 66. Movie fans will remember King for her turn as Steve Martin mother in 1979's The Jerk and for her life force of a performance in the 1978 musical, The Wiz ,where she played the Wicked Witch of the West (name of Evillene). But it is in the forever world of TV reruns where King arguably leaves her biggest mark. In the 1976-79 ABC sitcom, she played the no-nonsense life advisor to a trio of teen boys, son Raj (Ernest Thomas), and his friends Dwayne (Haywood Nelson) and Rerun (Fred Berry). Poor health plagued King for years--she worked little following the What's Happening!! run. More recent credits included a bit in the 1988Bill Murray comedy, Scrooged. Diabetes cost King both her legs; a stroke damaged her left hand; a fall from a wheelchair knocked out her upper teeth. She lived at Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills for nine years. "Sure enough, I've been through a lot," King told the Los Angeles Times in 1995, "but so what? I thank God for my life

GARFIELDKOOL · 02-12-2008, 08:17 PM

Thanks for those links, Irene. I can't believe I bypassed that one thread about her and the ambulance. I couldn't see to bring up the picture that someone said it was a scary photo, is it still up?

Ireneparalegal · 02-12-2008, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

Thanks for those links, Irene. I can't believe I bypassed that one thread about her and the ambulance. I couldn't see to bring up the picture that someone said it was a scary photo, is it still up?

Yeah I posted the link above with the pic (the second link), but here is a link to the picture directly: http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/k...ked%20like.JPG

I just found out the other day that people who suffer from diabetes (some people mind you) tend to have bugged out eyes, which can be a symptom or a result of kidney problems and/or other problems. So, it is possible this is Mabel in the pic with the bugged out eyes, since her diabetes was so bad.

TVFactFan · 03-15-2008, 11:35 AM

Garfieldkool this info is too sad to share with everyone on a message board, damm. Try and bring someting to eveyone's attention that is more FUN and TRIVAL, like what shows she guest starred on or what movies she played in. Not sad health stories.

GARFIELDKOOL · 03-15-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

Garfieldkool this info is too sad to share with everyone on a message board, damm. Try and bring someting to eveyone's attention that is more FUN and TRIVAL, like what shows she guest starred on or what movies she played in. Not sad health stories.

Since when did you become moderater of the What's Happening board? You decide to reply to my nearly 2 month old thread to add that BS reply?! I will post what I want to. It was interesting info to me, and I thought I would share it with everyone. Why don't you get in someone's face who posts about an actor or actress that passes away this instead of telling me this?! Either contribute or don't reply at all!

Ireneparalegal · 03-15-2008, 05:07 PM

I agree. Solomon, you get mad when people post "I agree" or you get mad because they didn't post like you wanted them to, now you are posting telling Kool NOT to make a thread. What's going on here? If you don't like the thread, don't look at it or don't post on it. I found the story informative and we did chat abt the topic before, that's why I posted links in my posts to show what was discussed before abt Mabel's health.

GARFIELDKOOL · 03-15-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I agree. Solomon, you get mad when people post "I agree" or you get mad because they didn't post like you wanted them to, now you are posting telling Kool NOT to make a thread. What's going on here? If you don't like the thread, don't look at it or don't post on it. I found the story informative and we did chat abt the topic before, that's why I posted links in my posts to show what was discussed before abt Mabel's health.

TVFactFan · 03-15-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

Since when did you become moderater of the What's Happening board? You decide to reply to my nearly 2 month old thread to add that BS reply?! I will post what I want to. It was interesting info to me, and I thought I would share it with everyone. Why don't you get in someone's face who posts about an actor or actress that passes away this instead of telling me this?! Either contribute or don't reply at all!

The title just didn't have a sad tone to it so when I clicked on it i wasn't expecting to read what I read. so i guess if you had hinted at what kind of info it was in the title it would have been cool. i was expecting to read something fun

GSU2004 · 03-20-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455028/bio

I knew she lost her legs, but I didn't know she was being mistreated by a careless ambulance crew.

Another sad tidbit is how very little media coverage her death received. Mabel was an exceptional actress that did not get the credit or opportunities she deserved. I wish she took better care of her health.

Ireneparalegal · 03-29-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GSU2004

Another sad tidbit is how very little media coverage her death received. Mabel was an exceptional actress that did not get the credit or opportunities she deserved. I wish she took better care of her health.

Goes to show the era we are in now. Had this occurred NOW, you would have seen and heard abt it on TMZ, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT AND all those gossip shows.

I do agree, Mabel deserved more coverage than she was given regarding her actual death. She was a great actress and deserved something better than she was given.

Jude The Obscure · 03-30-2008, 07:34 PM

I loved Mabel King and was so disappointed how by the third season, she was just a non-entity on the show. Her life is definitely a lesson for those with diabetes (such as myself) to take top notch care of your health. I appreciated seeing this, Gar!

Pavan · 05-03-2008, 03:04 PM

If you want to know why Mabel King left What's Happening!! by the third season, read this review of a new book and buy the book:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...close-ups.html

01-26-2008, 09:19 PM	#1
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Some interesting trivia about Mabel King http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455028/bio I knew she lost her legs, but I didn't know she was being mistreated by a careless ambulance crew.

02-12-2008, 04:06 PM	#3
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05-03-2008, 03:04 PM	#15
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02-12-2008, 03:51 PM	#2
Tap Dancer Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 20, 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 754	I didn't know any of that.

02-12-2008, 04:10 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	Ok Kool, here is the link to the thread and here is the link on that thread where a supposed person close to Mabel posted a pic of her (supposed, remember that) and he too mentions the ambulance dropping her story: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...ght=Mabel+King http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/k...mabel_king.htm Here is a some more information to back up the fall from the wheelchair: http://www.wockhardtdiabetic.com/eng/m_diet_hope.asp#4 Mabel King The actress best known simply as Mama--the oversized, all-powerful matriarch of 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!--has died of complications from diabetes, it has been learned. Mabel King died November 9,1999 in Woodland Hills, California. She was 66. Movie fans will remember King for her turn as Steve Martin mother in 1979's The Jerk and for her life force of a performance in the 1978 musical, The Wiz ,where she played the Wicked Witch of the West (name of Evillene). But it is in the forever world of TV reruns where King arguably leaves her biggest mark. In the 1976-79 ABC sitcom, she played the no-nonsense life advisor to a trio of teen boys, son Raj (Ernest Thomas), and his friends Dwayne (Haywood Nelson) and Rerun (Fred Berry). Poor health plagued King for years--she worked little following the What's Happening!! run. More recent credits included a bit in the 1988Bill Murray comedy, Scrooged. Diabetes cost King both her legs; a stroke damaged her left hand; a fall from a wheelchair knocked out her upper teeth. She lived at Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills for nine years. "Sure enough, I've been through a lot," King told the Los Angeles Times in 1995, "but so what? I thank God for my life

02-12-2008, 08:17 PM	#5
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Thanks for those links, Irene. I can't believe I bypassed that one thread about her and the ambulance. I couldn't see to bring up the picture that someone said it was a scary photo, is it still up?

03-15-2008, 11:35 AM	#7
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,949	Garfieldkool this info is too sad to share with everyone on a message board, damm. Try and bring someting to eveyone's attention that is more FUN and TRIVAL, like what shows she guest starred on or what movies she played in. Not sad health stories.

03-15-2008, 05:07 PM	#9
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	I agree. Solomon, you get mad when people post "I agree" or you get mad because they didn't post like you wanted them to, now you are posting telling Kool NOT to make a thread. What's going on here? If you don't like the thread, don't look at it or don't post on it. I found the story informative and we did chat abt the topic before, that's why I posted links in my posts to show what was discussed before abt Mabel's health.

03-30-2008, 07:34 PM	#14
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	I loved Mabel King and was so disappointed how by the third season, she was just a non-entity on the show. Her life is definitely a lesson for those with diabetes (such as myself) to take top notch care of your health. I appreciated seeing this, Gar!