RIP Suzanne Somers

I'm interrupting my Halloween posts for this sad note.  It's been all over social media, so I'm sure it's well known by now, but Suzanne Somers has passed away from breast cancer at the age of 76.  Despite her portrayal of ditzy sexpots, she was no dumb blonde.

In her memory, I offer this TV Guide edition from November 25th through December 1st of 1978.

RIP Adam West

I wouldn't normally use the same item to blog about twice, but Adam West's passing deserves a mention.

She Turned the World on with Her Smile

I was only 3 when this show premiered, but I remember watching it in the early '70's and recognizing there was something different about the character Mary played.  She had a job.  My mother was a housewife and never had a job, so this was a new concept to me. Also, since she wasn't married, as a child, I thought she was maybe 20 years old and just starting out, much like my older sister whom for the same reason I equated her character to. She was 33 when the show premiered.  Single at 33 and a working woman. Odd that that was so foreign in 1970. She's also probably a large reason it no longer is.

RIP MTM.

RIP Carrie Fischer