THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN TV SITCOMS

by Dan O'Day on August 29, 2010

Mary Tyler Moore ShowLou Grant’s three words are the television equivalent of BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID’s “the fall alone will kill us!” line.

{ 5 comments }

Bob Smith August 29, 2010 at 2:41 am

great!

John Pellegrini August 29, 2010 at 5:39 am

The whole cast was fantastic, but this scene more than any other in that first episode set the tone for the entire series.

scott snailham August 29, 2010 at 6:27 am

I was watching an episode of “Voyage To The Bottom Of the Sea” recently in glorious black and white where Ed Asner turned up as a guest star playing a very nasty russian. It was a campy script (and the show was certainly campy) but his talent certainly took it to the next level. He certainly brought that to the Lou Grant character 5 years later.

Cira Larkin August 29, 2010 at 6:30 am

“You got spunk… I HATE spunk!”

Tina Falco August 29, 2010 at 2:39 pm

“I’ll have a Brandy Alexander.” Too funny.

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