Mary Tyler Moore dressed in some unusual outfits - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

James28 · 01-12-2010, 02:57 AM

In the Sitcoms Online photo galleries, I keep encountering this photo of Mary Tyler Moore:

In this photo, her legs are green like those of a frog and it looks like one of those rare occasions where her bare midriff is seen. I hope she's wearing green pantyhose. This is an unusual photo anyway, so this cannot easily be explained.

And look at this record label from a Miguelito Valdez album:

She is dressed in some Carmen Miranda-like outfit (only without the fruit hat). There is another record label with Moore wearing that same outfit.

And I thought Mary's nightgown looked unusual.

catlover79 · 01-12-2010, 03:15 AM

Well, thankfully her wardrobe was a lot better on TMTMS!! Of course, TDVDS was b&w, so we didn't get to see any garish colors she might have been wearing.

Marvo301 · 01-12-2010, 03:28 AM

Actually I think I can explain that picture quite easily. You see, before she was an actress Mary Tyler Moore was a dancer. And the outfit she is wearing in that picture is typical dancers attire of the late 50's/early 60's.

PGood97041 · 01-15-2010, 02:54 AM

To me the outfits you point out aren't unusual in themselves at all, they're just not what we're used to seeing Mary in on The Dick Van Dyke Show (stylish housewife, world famous capri pants), or The Mary Tyler Moore Show (working woman on a budget who still had great outfits).

The color of her tights is not exactly the first thing I'm thinking of when I see that pic of her in dancer's attire, it's her curves. And I agree the Carmen Miranda-type outfit is wild, but it's perfect for a Latin rhythms album. Mary did lots of advertisements showing off her great legs, and I think she looks fantastic. I also wouldn't use the word "unusual" to describe Mary's nightie...more like "stunning", but it was very colorful.

Is it the colors that really interest/concern you, James?

catlover79 · 01-15-2010, 03:06 AM

Plus, let us not forget that Mary began her TV career as the Happy Hotpoint Elf (in the commercials during the Ozzie & Harriet Show).

PGood97041 · 01-15-2010, 05:20 PM

Ha ha!
Thanks Catlover!
I'd always heard about those ads, but I'd never seen them.
How cute!!!!

catlover79 · 01-15-2010, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by PGood97041

Ha ha!
Thanks Catlover!
I'd always heard about those ads, but I'd never seen them.
How cute!!!!

No problem!! Those were the only pics I could find of her as the Happy Hotpoint Elf. I did read that she stopped doing those ads when she got very visibly pregnant with her son.

catlover79 · 01-15-2010, 09:58 PM

I found these Hotpoint commercials with MTM on YouTube. Enjoy!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X0XCnzIl4U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eejv6NWu_4&NR=1

Marvo301 · 01-15-2010, 10:01 PM

On a website called yourememberthat.com you can view a commercial featuring Mary as Happy Hotpoint.

PGood97041 · 01-16-2010, 04:03 PM

That's adorable when Happy Hotpoint is trying to get the dot of the "i" to stay on "Hotpoint"!
One can tell Mary has dance experience, too, and she's so cute in that suit!
Thanks for posting!

Madame X · 01-16-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Well, thankfully her wardrobe was a lot better on TMTMS!! Of course, TDVDS was b&w, so we didn't get to see any garish colors she might have been wearing.

You're right about the colors, Monika. In those days when they filmed in black and white they used various colors to represent different shades of gray and black. It doesn't make sense in color, but they might have used green tights to makes her legs look more "tan" in black and white.

TV Knowledge Fan · 01-17-2010, 01:28 AM

...Mary posed for various "bargain label" record album covers during 1958-'59 (another one, for "Gigi" [Tops records], has her eagerly sipping a glass of champagne extended to her by an unseen male arm). Her "Spanish Senorita" pose for the "Miguelito Valdez" [Sutton] album is similar to a character she appeared as {no dialogue} in an April 1959 "STEVE CANYON" episode, "Operation Strike Force" (a publicity photo of her appearance in that episode is featured in the 1966 TV reference book- regretfully out of print- "How Sweet It Was").

James28 · 06-30-2010, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by PGood97041

To me the outfits you point out aren't unusual in themselves at all, they're just not what we're used to seeing Mary in on The Dick Van Dyke Show (stylish housewife, world famous capri pants), or The Mary Tyler Moore Show (working woman on a budget who still had great outfits).

The color of her tights is not exactly the first thing I'm thinking of when I see that pic of her in dancer's attire, it's her curves. And I agree the Carmen Miranda-type outfit is wild, but it's perfect for a Latin rhythms album. Mary did lots of advertisements showing off her great legs, and I think she looks fantastic. I also wouldn't use the word "unusual" to describe Mary's nightie...more like "stunning", but it was very colorful.

Is it the colors that really interest/concern you, James?

It's not the colours, it was the first photo in this thread I am interested/concerned with. Red shirt, bare midriff, dark green "knickers", frog legs, and a pair of two-inch high heels, what was she doing/promoting in that photo?

Also...who is James?

Samme · 07-05-2010, 02:11 AM

I've seen that photo of Mary in tights lots of times and someone changed the bottom half to green in this photo. The true color is red with a white midriff. Mary had some weird outfits of her own in photos from the '80s onward, but not in this early one. She looked great.

LittleRickyII · 07-05-2010, 02:03 PM

http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart...MTM_pages.html

I would love to know the date of these album covers. I'm assuming this is all pre TDVDS?

01-12-2010, 02:57 AM	#1
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,981	Mary Tyler Moore dressed in some unusual outfits In the Sitcoms Online photo galleries, I keep encountering this photo of Mary Tyler Moore: In this photo, her legs are green like those of a frog and it looks like one of those rare occasions where her bare midriff is seen. I hope she's wearing green pantyhose. This is an unusual photo anyway, so this cannot easily be explained. And look at this record label from a Miguelito Valdez album: She is dressed in some Carmen Miranda-like outfit (only without the fruit hat). There is another record label with Moore wearing that same outfit. And I thought Mary's nightgown looked unusual.

01-12-2010, 03:15 AM	#2
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01-12-2010, 03:28 AM	#3
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01-15-2010, 03:06 AM	#5
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Plus, let us not forget that Mary began her TV career as the Happy Hotpoint Elf (in the commercials during the Ozzie & Harriet Show). Attached Images

01-17-2010, 01:28 AM	#12
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	As some record collectors know... ...Mary posed for various "bargain label" record album covers during 1958-'59 (another one, for "Gigi" [Tops records], has her eagerly sipping a glass of champagne extended to her by an unseen male arm). Her "Spanish Senorita" pose for the "Miguelito Valdez" [Sutton] album is similar to a character she appeared as {no dialogue} in an April 1959 "STEVE CANYON" episode, "Operation Strike Force" (a publicity photo of her appearance in that episode is featured in the 1966 TV reference book- regretfully out of print- "How Sweet It Was").

01-15-2010, 02:54 AM	#4
PGood97041 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 03, 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 747	To me the outfits you point out aren't unusual in themselves at all, they're just not what we're used to seeing Mary in on The Dick Van Dyke Show (stylish housewife, world famous capri pants), or The Mary Tyler Moore Show (working woman on a budget who still had great outfits). The color of her tights is not exactly the first thing I'm thinking of when I see that pic of her in dancer's attire, it's her curves. And I agree the Carmen Miranda-type outfit is wild, but it's perfect for a Latin rhythms album. Mary did lots of advertisements showing off her great legs, and I think she looks fantastic. I also wouldn't use the word "unusual" to describe Mary's nightie...more like "stunning", but it was very colorful. Is it the colors that really interest/concern you, James?

01-15-2010, 05:20 PM	#6
PGood97041 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 03, 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 747	Ha ha! Thanks Catlover! I'd always heard about those ads, but I'd never seen them. How cute!!!!

01-15-2010, 09:58 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	I found these Hotpoint commercials with MTM on YouTube. Enjoy!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X0XCnzIl4U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eejv6NWu_4&NR=1

01-15-2010, 10:01 PM	#9
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	On a website called yourememberthat.com you can view a commercial featuring Mary as Happy Hotpoint.

01-16-2010, 04:03 PM	#10
PGood97041 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 03, 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 747	That's adorable when Happy Hotpoint is trying to get the dot of the "i" to stay on "Hotpoint"! One can tell Mary has dance experience, too, and she's so cute in that suit! Thanks for posting!

07-05-2010, 02:11 AM	#14
Samme Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 679	I've seen that photo of Mary in tights lots of times and someone changed the bottom half to green in this photo. The true color is red with a white midriff. Mary had some weird outfits of her own in photos from the '80s onward, but not in this early one. She looked great.

07-05-2010, 02:03 PM	#15
LittleRickyII Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,246	http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart...MTM_pages.html I would love to know the date of these album covers. I'm assuming this is all pre TDVDS?