Due to Ted Baxter's illness, a couple things happen. Foremost is that Mary must substitute for him on an interview program. Her guest is a writer named Matthews who has a great personality and is very funny. He is played by Hamilton Camp and he is very short. He flirts with Mary but because she hadn't seen him stand up she didn't realize he was four or five inches shorter than she. They end up going out but she can't get her head around the height difference (he is quite comfortable, but understands her concerns). The scene in her apartment where she tries hard not to make references to his height is hilarious. Rhoda shows up and pushes the envelope even farther. The other little subplot involves Murray filling in for Ted on the news. He wears a toupee and looks ridiculous. Lou must feel he's in the Twilight Zone. There is a funny bit based on Murray replacing Mary on the interview.
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He has no problem with it...so why does Mary?!
planktonrules30 January 2024
Mary has to cover for Ted and she interviews an author. The pair hit it off very well and he asks her for a date...and she naturally accepts. But only then do they both stand...and she realizes he's a very short man...several inches shorter than her. While their date goes well, Mary soon realizes she's a snob and cannot handle dating anyone that small...which makes her feel quite small about herself.
This is a good episode, not just for its funny moments but because it addresses a seldom talked about prejudice. Well made and the episode won an Emmy.
There is one mistake in the show. Later in the episode, Mary says that in high school she was a cheerleader. However, only a few episodes before she told someone she had never been a cheerleader but a pompom girl. Not a huge difference, but it makes you wonder if the two episodes were written by different folks...otherwise they wouldn't have contracted each other so soon.
This is a good episode, not just for its funny moments but because it addresses a seldom talked about prejudice. Well made and the episode won an Emmy.
There is one mistake in the show. Later in the episode, Mary says that in high school she was a cheerleader. However, only a few episodes before she told someone she had never been a cheerleader but a pompom girl. Not a huge difference, but it makes you wonder if the two episodes were written by different folks...otherwise they wouldn't have contracted each other so soon.
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