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Bungee · 08-09-2011, 04:09 PM

In “Three Letters from One Wife,” Alan says, “I’ll read it [the script for Project Greatness], no matter what Alice Amherst says”. For me, this is the series’ most obscure and puzzling use of nomenclature. Can anyone identify Alice Amherst and explain what exactly the reference means?

Marvo301 · 08-09-2011, 05:20 PM

I don't know who Alice Amherst is but Alan was looking right at Mel when he said it so I'm guessing it was some sort of insult!

JudgeGarth · 08-09-2011, 06:23 PM

Maybe he was referring to the college named 'Amherst' and just added an alliterative first name to it. After all, the whole point of the episode was that he was doing an educational show which was supposedly beyond his usual pay grade.

goodolddays · 08-09-2011, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JudgeGarth

Maybe he was referring to the college named 'Amherst' and just added an alliterative first name to it. After all, the whole point of the episode was that he was doing an educational show which was supposedly beyond his usual pay grade.

I agree. It would be as if he said, "No matter what Priscilla Princeton here says..."

TV Knowledge Fan · 08-09-2011, 08:51 PM

..is located in Amherst, Massachussets, and is one of the "Top Five" in the country. Apparently, Alan knows something about college rankings (even though he doesn't have a college education), and would refer to Amherst when disparaging someone's intellect...

08-09-2011, 04:09 PM	#1
Bungee Member Forum Cub Join Date: Aug 09, 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 2	Alice Amherst In “Three Letters from One Wife,” Alan says, “I’ll read it [the script for Project Greatness], no matter what Alice Amherst says”. For me, this is the series’ most obscure and puzzling use of nomenclature. Can anyone identify Alice Amherst and explain what exactly the reference means?

08-09-2011, 05:20 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	I don't know who Alice Amherst is but Alan was looking right at Mel when he said it so I'm guessing it was some sort of insult!
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08-09-2011, 08:51 PM	#5
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Amherst College... ..is located in Amherst, Massachussets, and is one of the "Top Five" in the country. Apparently, Alan knows something about college rankings (even though he doesn't have a college education), and would refer to Amherst when disparaging someone's intellect...

08-09-2011, 06:23 PM	#3
JudgeGarth Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2004 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 443	Maybe he was referring to the college named 'Amherst' and just added an alliterative first name to it. After all, the whole point of the episode was that he was doing an educational show which was supposedly beyond his usual pay grade.