tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post1301213207403574540..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: Mayberry Mondays #53: “Emmett’s Domestic Problem” (09/14/70, prod. no. 0304)Ivan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-52200313468257330932023-08-10T18:09:59.454-04:002023-08-10T18:09:59.454-04:00The Andy Griffith Show promoted more godly values ...The Andy Griffith Show promoted more godly values than Mayberry RFD. Sadly Mayberry RFD tried to change what so many loved about the community. I'm glad Return to Mayberry just forgot about Mayberry, which isn't Mayberry at all, RFD, which I guess stands for really foolish dumbness based on the heathenistic way Mayberry RFD took the town and destroyed it. Women's lib(truly a more of a demeaning enslavement) is one way the writers kidnapped the show down to Satanically possessed undermining evil. With just three seasons and none of the episodes as cherished as plenty in the real Mayberry as portrayed in The Andy Griffith Show, RFD IS A FAILURE!!!!!!Reverend Daniel Reesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-53712794415364482052012-08-19T15:36:08.075-04:002012-08-19T15:36:08.075-04:00And I think I'm correct in saying that the Emm...And I think I'm correct in saying that the Emmett repair-o-meter is still pinned at the lower extreme of the scale: zero [laughing].<br /><br />Chris Vosburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-39163008338160150702012-08-18T18:57:08.105-04:002012-08-18T18:57:08.105-04:00What puzzles me about this episode and, frankly, a...<i>What puzzles me about this episode and, frankly, a lot of similar shows from this era, is the casual sexism of Sam's comments is just accepted</i><br /><br />Since my main meat is fifties b sci-fi, I get to see a lot of this sort of stuf. The top of the pops is this line from Cat Women of the Moon:<br /><br />Walt Walters [to a Moon Women]: "You're too smart for me, baby. I like 'em stoopid."<br /><br />She smiles shyly. Oink, oink, Walt. Minutes later he's in the "caves of gold" with a shiv sticking out of his back. Wanna guess who put it there?Chris Vosburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-80164991198748190222012-08-14T06:24:36.847-04:002012-08-14T06:24:36.847-04:00Also? There is no way MY Howard wouldn't know ...<i>Also? There is no way MY Howard wouldn't know the word "acumen!" I demand a rewrite!</i><br /><br />This is one of the curious things about this episode...he doesn't mispronounce it or anything, but he reacts as if it's the first time he's ever come in contact with the word and that just seems out of character for Howard. (I suspect they were just too lazy to do a retake.)<br /><br /><i>What puzzles me about this episode and, frankly, a lot of similar shows from this era, is the casual sexism of Sam's comments is just accepted while Emmett going on and on, basically saying the same thing but more obnoxiously, is supposed to be hilariously wrong.</i><br /><br />This episode literally made me wince the first time I watched it. My gob has just been completely smacked at a woman who's going to give up that kind of economic security to preserve a marriage that by her husband's definition involves "sittin' around and starin' at one another." They should have made mention in <b><i>Return to Mayberry</i></b> that Martha ended up croaking Emmett with a frozen leg of lamb, later devoured by the detectives investigating the case.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-78746396795234131342012-08-14T05:31:38.792-04:002012-08-14T05:31:38.792-04:00I'm back, because:
Oh, brother…I wish you wer...I'm back, because:<br /><br /><i>Oh, brother…I wish you were on a twain. Preferably one headed for Waleigh.</i><br /><br />HA!<br /><br />I know I do the "HA!" a lot, but I mean it. A "HA!" is not uttered unless it is completely deserved.<br /><br />What puzzles me about this episode and, frankly, a lot of similar shows from this era, is the casual sexism of Sam's comments is just accepted while Emmett going on and on, basically saying the same thing but more obnoxiously, is supposed to be hilariously wrong.<br /><br />Also? There is no way MY Howard wouldn't know the word "acumen!" I demand a rewrite!<br /><br />Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-16214571363265429592012-08-14T04:52:04.923-04:002012-08-14T04:52:04.923-04:00Emmett, if you’re so set against it how come you l...<i>Emmett, if you’re so set against it how come you let her do it?</i><br /><br />...<br /><br />I...<br /><br />It... it just...<br /><br />Ugh.<br /><br />Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.com