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callmetootie · 06-19-2001, 08:15 PM

"The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" was in syndication in Plano, Texas in 1998 I think it was, and I watched it when I was living there. No wonder my I.Q. went from 190 to 165.

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Andrew Carden

dawsongirl · 06-19-2001, 11:16 PM

Ooo, harsh, but I've never seen it, so I'll take your word for it!

07-29-2001, 12:44 PM

The movie was a good classic but let's face it the actors in the series were badly mismatched and the stories dorky.

sar · 08-23-2001, 04:18 PM

Hey, it was a good show. Any show with Reta Shaw and Charles Nelson Reilly has to be funny.

TexasGirlfriend · 12-10-2001, 11:48 PM

I personally love The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I cannot remember The Ghost and Mrs. Muir too well because I haven't seen it in years.

My name is Mindy Roberts
My age is 29
My birthdate is June 13, 1972
My birthplace is Houston, Texas

How old are you? When were you born?

TexasGirlfriend · 12-10-2001, 11:51 PM

I probably didn't seen The Ghost and Mrs. Muir since 1980 when I was 8 years old. When, Houston Texas used to air reruns of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I cannot believe you saw The Ghost and Mrs. Muir in Texas in 1998?

gail.mc · 12-13-2001, 02:54 AM

I thought The Ghost & Mrs Muir was a good show. It's certainly better than a lot of the rubbish you're expected to sit through now. I'd rather watch 'Ghost' re-runs any day.

designman · 01-05-2002, 08:03 PM

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir was trying to be another Bewitched only with a male ghost. It was first on NBC and then picked up for a final season on ABC. It ran two years. Even though you feel it was a bad show, the beautiful Hope Lange (from the lead in the orginal movie, Peyton Place) was nominated, and I believe she won, 2 emmys for her performance on the show. The rest of the cast was top notch as well. Reta Shaw (the housekeeper), Edward Mulhare (the ghost) and Charles Nelson Reilly(the landlord), seen occasionally on the X-files, rounded out the cast. I believe the concept and the writing were to blame for its unpopularity. That's all I can remember. I haven't seen it since it was on the air. I believe that was the '68 and '69 seasons.

schoonerbay · 03-19-2002, 11:50 PM

The show did have a few faults, continiuity was bad and there are one or two episodes that were not up to standard.

This was the fault of the producers who tried to make it The Charles Nelson Reilly show. If they hadn't been so afraid that some romance might seep in it would have been fine.

Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare were perfect as the Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Their chemistry was unbeatable.
Hope Lange did win two emmys for the show and EM was nominated.

This is one of the best shows ever made.

Fan of old shows · 10-13-2002, 03:22 AM

the title sounds good, i like ghosts shows or stuff like it.

BundyBoy10 · 04-24-2003, 11:04 PM

I like shows like that too. I am sure it wasnt THAT bad....

fore284 · 04-29-2003, 04:55 PM

I saw the movie so I think the show couldn't be that bad but I never saw it so can't tell you waht I though about the show.

El_Presidente · 07-17-2003, 03:48 AM

A heya dare!

Steve Carras · 08-18-2003, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TexasGirlfriend
I personally love The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I cannot remember The Ghost and Mrs. Muir too well because I haven't seen it in years.

My name is Mindy Roberts
My age is 29
My birthdate is June 13, 1972
My birthplace is Houston, Texas

How old are you? When were you born?

Well, I'm 42
Birthdate is December 8, 1960
My birthplace was Los Angeles, California (yep, TEEVEE capitol!)

RTususian · 10-21-2003, 07:41 PM

Hi, guys!

I got 4 episodes of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir recently and it was one of the most enjoyable two hours I've spent watching Tv in a while.
All the cast members, including the kids were great, and Scruffy too (he always reminds me of Tintin's dog Snowy). The whole atmosphere of the show was wonderful, I felt like it was taking place in Ireland or someplace like that, esp with the Gaelic sounding music in the background.

The stories were good, though Hope Lange's character was too happy and smiling all the time, which was inappropriate when one episode had Clayton with a broken leg in her house and they're treating him like royalty, but in the meantime he's telling Hope Lange that he's going to sue her!! That's the only pet peeve I had about the show, and that's true with some other sitcoms too, the female characters in 50s and 60s shows are too nice when the situation calls for some yelling or harsh words.

Overall though watching these shows I haven't seen in 30 years was WONDERFUL! This is the type of show they should be broadcasting on TV Land, not the same old same old.

06-19-2001, 08:15 PM	#1
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	This Series Was Soooooo Bad "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" was in syndication in Plano, Texas in 1998 I think it was, and I watched it when I was living there. No wonder my I.Q. went from 190 to 165. ------------------ Andrew Carden

07-29-2001, 12:44 PM	#3
Frenay Guest Posts: n/a	The movie was a good classic but let's face it the actors in the series were badly mismatched and the stories dorky.
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12-10-2001, 11:48 PM	#5
TexasGirlfriend Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2001 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 35	I personally love The Ghost and Mrs. Muir I personally love The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I cannot remember The Ghost and Mrs. Muir too well because I haven't seen it in years. My name is Mindy Roberts My age is 29 My birthdate is June 13, 1972 My birthplace is Houston, Texas How old are you? When were you born?
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12-10-2001, 11:51 PM	#6
TexasGirlfriend Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2001 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 35	I haven't seen The Ghost and Mrs. Muir probably since 1980 when I was 8 years old I probably didn't seen The Ghost and Mrs. Muir since 1980 when I was 8 years old. When, Houston Texas used to air reruns of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I cannot believe you saw The Ghost and Mrs. Muir in Texas in 1998?

12-13-2001, 02:54 AM	#7
gail.mc Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 16	Ghost & Mrs Muir I thought The Ghost & Mrs Muir was a good show. It's certainly better than a lot of the rubbish you're expected to sit through now. I'd rather watch 'Ghost' re-runs any day.

06-19-2001, 11:16 PM	#2
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Ooo, harsh, but I've never seen it, so I'll take your word for it!

08-23-2001, 04:18 PM	#4
sar Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 391	Hey, it was a good show. Any show with Reta Shaw and Charles Nelson Reilly has to be funny.

01-05-2002, 08:03 PM	#8
designman Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Posts: 4	It did have a good cast The Ghost and Mrs. Muir was trying to be another Bewitched only with a male ghost. It was first on NBC and then picked up for a final season on ABC. It ran two years. Even though you feel it was a bad show, the beautiful Hope Lange (from the lead in the orginal movie, Peyton Place) was nominated, and I believe she won, 2 emmys for her performance on the show. The rest of the cast was top notch as well. Reta Shaw (the housekeeper), Edward Mulhare (the ghost) and Charles Nelson Reilly(the landlord), seen occasionally on the X-files, rounded out the cast. I believe the concept and the writing were to blame for its unpopularity. That's all I can remember. I haven't seen it since it was on the air. I believe that was the '68 and '69 seasons.
	Last edited by designman; 01-05-2002 at 08:07 PM.

03-19-2002, 11:50 PM	#9
schoonerbay Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 19, 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 8	It's a great show The show did have a few faults, continiuity was bad and there are one or two episodes that were not up to standard. This was the fault of the producers who tried to make it The Charles Nelson Reilly show. If they hadn't been so afraid that some romance might seep in it would have been fine. Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare were perfect as the Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Their chemistry was unbeatable. Hope Lange did win two emmys for the show and EM was nominated. This is one of the best shows ever made.
	__________________ Schooner Bay

10-13-2002, 03:22 AM	#10
Fan of old shows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 25, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 417	the title sounds good, i like ghosts shows or stuff like it.

04-24-2003, 11:04 PM	#11
BundyBoy10 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 24, 2002 Posts: 311	I like shows like that too. I am sure it wasnt THAT bad....

04-29-2003, 04:55 PM	#12
fore284 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 199	I saw I saw the movie so I think the show couldn't be that bad but I never saw it so can't tell you waht I though about the show.
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07-17-2003, 03:48 AM	#13
El_Presidente Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: Capital Of The World (NYC) Posts: 57	A heya dare!

10-21-2003, 07:41 PM	#15
RTususian Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 12, 2003 Posts: 96	I Got 4 Episodes Recently.... Hi, guys! I got 4 episodes of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir recently and it was one of the most enjoyable two hours I've spent watching Tv in a while. All the cast members, including the kids were great, and Scruffy too (he always reminds me of Tintin's dog Snowy). The whole atmosphere of the show was wonderful, I felt like it was taking place in Ireland or someplace like that, esp with the Gaelic sounding music in the background. The stories were good, though Hope Lange's character was too happy and smiling all the time, which was inappropriate when one episode had Clayton with a broken leg in her house and they're treating him like royalty, but in the meantime he's telling Hope Lange that he's going to sue her!! That's the only pet peeve I had about the show, and that's true with some other sitcoms too, the female characters in 50s and 60s shows are too nice when the situation calls for some yelling or harsh words. Overall though watching these shows I haven't seen in 30 years was WONDERFUL! This is the type of show they should be broadcasting on TV Land, not the same old same old.