A Very Special Guest Star: Remembering Jeff Conaway On 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-27-2011, 09:50 PM

Well, it's time again for another of Mary's disastrous dinner parties. This time, things fall apart when Lou's old girlfriend, Charlene, shows up with her new -- and much younger -- boyfriend. As Mary (Mary Tyler Moore) looks on helplessly (doesn't she always?), Lou (Ed Asner) hatches a scheme to make Charlene jealous. Janis Paige steps into the role of Charlene Maguire, played on two previous occasions by Sheree North. "Menage a Lou" originally aired on January 24, 1976.

catlover79 · 05-27-2011, 11:19 PM

I saw that episode, but I don't remember Jeff in it.

Brian Damage · 05-27-2011, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I saw that episode, but I don't remember Jeff in it.

Yep, a young Jeff Conaway! One of his 1st big breaks!

catlover79 · 05-28-2011, 12:27 AM

Memorable enough for James L. Brooks & Co. to hire him for Taxi. Obviously he was more memorable to them here than he was to me when I saw it.

Brian Damage · 05-28-2011, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Memorable enough for James L. Brooks & Co. to hire him for Taxi. Obviously he was more memorable to them here than he was to me when I saw it.

catlover79 · 05-28-2011, 12:58 AM

Then again, Mary had so many horrible parties that it's hard to keep track!!

Marvo301 · 05-28-2011, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Then again, Mary had so many horrible parties that it's hard to keep track!!

Exactly!! They all tend to blend together after a while!

catlover79 · 05-28-2011, 01:26 AM

I'm sure Mary and all her guests felt the same way!!

scotsguy · 05-29-2011, 05:02 AM

RIP Jeff,all very sad.

I hated it though when they recast the part of Charlene.

I really liked the first Charlene,to me they showed have made a new

character for that episode.

Cloud9 Lorraine · 05-29-2011, 12:24 PM

Didn't Janis Paige play the gal that had a crush on Archie Bunker? He went to her apartment and they kissed.

There are a lot of actors that had bit parts on the various shows that were popular at the time. A lot of the same actors are seen on Sanford and Son, Good Times, All in the Family, etc.

catlover79 · 05-29-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud9 Lorraine

Didn't Janis Paige play the gal that had a crush on Archie Bunker? He went to her apartment and they kissed.

I believe that was the same actress. Janis Paige also made the transition into soap operas in the late 80s/early 90s when she played Minx Lockridge on the now-defunct NBC serial Santa Barbara.

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05-27-2011, 11:19 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I saw that episode, but I don't remember Jeff in it.
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05-28-2011, 12:27 AM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Memorable enough for James L. Brooks & Co. to hire him for Taxi. Obviously he was more memorable to them here than he was to me when I saw it.

05-28-2011, 12:58 AM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Then again, Mary had so many horrible parties that it's hard to keep track!!

05-28-2011, 01:26 AM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I'm sure Mary and all her guests felt the same way!!

05-29-2011, 05:02 AM	#9
scotsguy Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 25, 2002 Location: Edinburgh,Scotland Posts: 696	RIP Jeff,all very sad. I hated it though when they recast the part of Charlene. I really liked the first Charlene,to me they showed have made a new character for that episode.

05-29-2011, 12:24 PM	#10
Cloud9 Lorraine Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 10, 2007 Location: NY Posts: 342	Didn't Janis Paige play the gal that had a crush on Archie Bunker? He went to her apartment and they kissed. There are a lot of actors that had bit parts on the various shows that were popular at the time. A lot of the same actors are seen on Sanford and Son, Good Times, All in the Family, etc.