that ep is so memorable... it was like a mix of bewitched, 6million dollar man, I dream of jeannie, mission impossible, and of course star trek all rolled into one.
I was raised by elderly grandparents. That was a movie that my ultra conservative grandma loved. It was the only movie that was above a G rating that she let us watch, because she loved Mel Brooks so much. TV and movies were essentially banned when I was growing up. It was either Lawrence Welk, I Love Lucy, or whatever nature special was on PBS if we were allowed to watch TV, until I bought her a copy of Young Frankenstein on VHS. Then we could watch that when we had TV access.
Thank God for Teri's boobs when I was an early teen. I shudder to think what my tastes might be today if all I had was The Lawrence Welk show during my formative years.
Bummer. I recently watched One from the Heart for the first time. (I really enjoyed it. Not sure why it was so poorly received at the time.)
One thing I noticed looking at the cast was that the three male stars had died but the three women stars were still alive. I can't say that anymore. :-(
I ended up watching all of Garr's appearances on Letterman. Someone collected them all on YouTube[1]. She was a really funny lady and she had a great repartee with Letterman.
The obit doesn't mention it but she's had multiple sclerosis at least since 1982 and disclosed it in 2002.
I just watched Oh, God! again. She played that role perfectly. Like, "I'm sure my husband is crazy but I love him and, well, I guess we'll see where this goes."
Aw man. Teri Garr will always be "mom" thanks to her role in "Mr. Mom". Only later did I see Young Frankenstein and her "let's go for a roll in the hay!" mode.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 27.3 ms ] threadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41987606 ("HN: Teri Garr, offbeat comic actor of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died")
https://ktla.com/entertainment/ap-teri-garr-offbeat-comic-ac... ("KTLA: Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died")
“Oh, sank you…”
Thank God for Teri's boobs when I was an early teen. I shudder to think what my tastes might be today if all I had was The Lawrence Welk show during my formative years.
She moved to the big city and was getting into the entertainment industry, going around with her CV/résumé, trying to get jobs.
The most impressive things on her CV had an * next to them.
At the bottom of the page, it said, “* = l.i.e.”
Only once did someone interviewering her ask her what that means.
She said, “Oh those are lies.”
I like that. Shows it doesn't really matter, and if you're admitting up-front that it's a lie, then it's the interviewer's fault for ignoring it.
She must have been joking. She grew up in LA. She originally trained as a dancer in NYC but went into acting because she saw dancing as a dead end.
One thing I noticed looking at the cast was that the three male stars had died but the three women stars were still alive. I can't say that anymore. :-(
I ended up watching all of Garr's appearances on Letterman. Someone collected them all on YouTube[1]. She was a really funny lady and she had a great repartee with Letterman.
The obit doesn't mention it but she's had multiple sclerosis at least since 1982 and disclosed it in 2002.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXf9uQf6iuM (1/5. Links to all 5 parts in the video description.)
And of course she is mentioned prominently in the epic Key & Peele sketch "Prepared for Terries": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiWIOKKuyGE&t=53