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ThomasE · 03-06-2014, 04:00 PM

She loved her some men folk. She be locking her doors, shining men's shoes, unplugging her TV to get the repair men to stay. That was a man hungry lady. She was also one of my favorite side characters. Mary Wickes played that role with excellence. I also loved her work in "Julia" and the "Sister Act" Movies. Funny Lady.

schmave · 03-08-2014, 12:56 PM

Mary Wickes was hilarious. I wish she would have been in more episodes.
I always wondered what she did! Maybe she was well taken care of by old money.

ThomasE · 03-08-2014, 01:30 PM

I loved that character. She was refreshingly funny and neutral. Mary Wickes was great in the role. She was funny as heck.

pjpiazza · 03-11-2014, 09:45 AM

By far the best recurring character on the series! Beautiful dreamer wake unto me, starlight and dew drops are waiting for thee! A real life lesbian apparently. Quite the opposite of her role.

ThomasE · 03-11-2014, 10:13 AM

How do you know that she was a lesbian?

pjpiazza · 03-11-2014, 12:18 PM

It's the strangest thing. There was an allusion to it on wikipedia but as I checked just this minute it's not there. If I recall correctly her partner was Abby something.

This could be all rumor for all I know.

ThomasE · 03-11-2014, 12:22 PM

Hmmmm.....I guess that will be some mindless trivia for us to investigate. LOL. As a kid watching this show, she was such a comic relief. I loved how she sang that song that you referenced in the episode about the starlings flying off when they heard her voice. She also broke George's eye glasses! Hilarious!!!

Bonniegirl · 12-13-2014, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasE

She loved her some men folk. She be locking her doors, shining men's shoes, unplugging her TV to get the repair men to stay. That was a man hungry lady. She was also one of my favorite side characters. Mary Wickes played that role with excellence. I also loved her work in "Julia" and the "Sister Act" Movies. Funny Lady.

Yes, this lady did not play hard to get at all! She let the men KNOW she was in the market for a husband !

She was funny. One of my favorite characters on the show.

Evil Zebra · 12-14-2014, 12:20 AM

Mary Isabella Wickenhauser was a "hottie"

McGillicuddy · 12-21-2014, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasE

She loved her some men folk. She be locking her doors, shining men's shoes, unplugging her TV to get the repair men to stay. That was a man hungry lady. She was also one of my favorite side characters. Mary Wickes played that role with excellence. I also loved her work in "Julia" and the "Sister Act" Movies. Funny Lady.

She also was frequently on both The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.

ThomasE · 12-21-2014, 09:54 PM

I want to check her out on "Here's Lucy".

Bonniegirl · 12-21-2014, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by McGillicuddy

She also was frequently on both The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.

Yep!!!

Also in I love Lucy. She was the ballet teacher!

Bonniegirl · 12-21-2014, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasE

I want to check her out on "Here's Lucy".

Oh yes, she is really funny on there. Really cool, funny lady! Every role she is in!

I think I have seen her on Sanford and son too!

Fontaine · 01-04-2015, 08:47 PM

I always remember her as the nosy housekeeper in "White Christmas".

marypat57 · 09-06-2017, 08:10 PM

Mary Wickes was also in Make Room for Daddy, as Danny's press agent Liz O'Neill. The kids (Rusty and Terry) called her Aunt Liz. I seem to remember her appearing in many episodes in season 4--the first one after Jean Hagen (Margaret's ) departure. Not sure if she was in the show prior to season 4. I will check the videos on You Tube..

03-06-2014, 04:00 PM	#1
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03-08-2014, 12:56 PM	#2
schmave Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 23, 2013 Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio Posts: 655	Mary Wickes was hilarious. I wish she would have been in more episodes. I always wondered what she did! Maybe she was well taken care of by old money.

03-08-2014, 01:30 PM	#3
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I loved that character. She was refreshingly funny and neutral. Mary Wickes was great in the role. She was funny as heck.

03-11-2014, 09:45 AM	#4
pjpiazza Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2005 Posts: 164	By far the best recurring character on the series! Beautiful dreamer wake unto me, starlight and dew drops are waiting for thee! A real life lesbian apparently. Quite the opposite of her role.

03-11-2014, 10:13 AM	#5
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	How do you know that she was a lesbian?

03-11-2014, 12:18 PM	#6
pjpiazza Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2005 Posts: 164	It's the strangest thing. There was an allusion to it on wikipedia but as I checked just this minute it's not there. If I recall correctly her partner was Abby something. This could be all rumor for all I know.

03-11-2014, 12:22 PM	#7
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	Hmmmm.....I guess that will be some mindless trivia for us to investigate. LOL. As a kid watching this show, she was such a comic relief. I loved how she sang that song that you referenced in the episode about the starlings flying off when they heard her voice. She also broke George's eye glasses! Hilarious!!!

12-14-2014, 12:20 AM	#9
Evil Zebra Friend of the late Dana Plato Senior Member Join Date: Nov 06, 2014 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,746	Mary Isabella Wickenhauser was a "hottie"

12-21-2014, 09:54 PM	#11
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I want to check her out on "Here's Lucy".

01-04-2015, 08:47 PM	#14
Fontaine Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 160	I always remember her as the nosy housekeeper in "White Christmas".

09-06-2017, 08:10 PM	#15
marypat57 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 17, 2017 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8	Mary Wickes was also in Make Room for Daddy, as Danny's press agent Liz O'Neill. The kids (Rusty and Terry) called her Aunt Liz. I seem to remember her appearing in many episodes in season 4--the first one after Jean Hagen (Margaret's ) departure. Not sure if she was in the show prior to season 4. I will check the videos on You Tube..