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09-27-2001, 08:36 AM

Hi folks I'm new and I use to love to watch the "Doris Day Show"!

Lets not forget Marlo Thomas's "That Girl" which had preceeded "Mary Tyler Moore" and was a huge hit. That may have also influenced the producers to change Doris from a widow w/kids to a bachelorette!

Ed

TV Knowledge Fan · 04-26-2006, 03:32 PM

...that the "rural era" of sitcoms was coming to an end. She also knew that
she, and her character, was too sophisticated for "farm life" {"An Yves St. Laurent dirndl for milking the cows wouldn't quite do it", she mused in the book "Her Own Story"}- that's why 'Doris Martin' moved to the "big city" in season two, taking "the kids" with her. By the time Mary Tyler Moore's show became a critical success in 1971, Doris also realized that she'd have to "reinvent" her show again, without "the kids" and her family "back home". In other words, the successful single working woman 'Mary Richards' had become would also apply to 'Doris Martin' as well. That may have been the best setting for her in the first place.

Jude The Obscure · 02-02-2008, 10:29 PM

Heck, the first season episode entitled "The Job" was already laying down the foundation for the upcoming format change!

09-27-2001, 08:36 AM	#1
Sherif Swell Guest Posts: n/a	What Happened? Hi folks I'm new and I use to love to watch the "Doris Day Show"! Lets not forget Marlo Thomas's "That Girl" which had preceeded "Mary Tyler Moore" and was a huge hit. That may have also influenced the producers to change Doris from a widow w/kids to a bachelorette! Ed
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04-26-2006, 03:32 PM	#2
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	I think Doris and her producers KNEW... ...that the "rural era" of sitcoms was coming to an end. She also knew that she, and her character, was too sophisticated for "farm life" {"An Yves St. Laurent dirndl for milking the cows wouldn't quite do it", she mused in the book "Her Own Story"}- that's why 'Doris Martin' moved to the "big city" in season two, taking "the kids" with her. By the time Mary Tyler Moore's show became a critical success in 1971, Doris also realized that she'd have to "reinvent" her show again, without "the kids" and her family "back home". In other words, the successful single working woman 'Mary Richards' had become would also apply to 'Doris Martin' as well. That may have been the best setting for her in the first place.

02-02-2008, 10:29 PM	#3
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	Heck, the first season episode entitled "The Job" was already laying down the foundation for the upcoming format change!