THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN TV SITCOMS

by Dan O'Day on August 29, 2010

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

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Bob Smith August 29, 2010, 2:41 am

great!

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John Pellegrini August 29, 2010, 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.

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scott snailham August 29, 2010, 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.

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Cira Larkin August 29, 2010, 6:30 am

“You got spunk… I HATE spunk!”

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Tina Falco August 29, 2010, 2:39 pm

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

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