tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805177506426443892.post6212838192694559875..comments2024-02-28T23:04:39.365-05:00Comments on TV BANTER : My Mother the Car: One of the Worst Shows or Cult Classic?Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303862386440522922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805177506426443892.post-21876831098153387542019-02-20T15:13:32.399-05:002019-02-20T15:13:32.399-05:00I was 5 Years Old when this show came on the air a...I was 5 Years Old when this show came on the air and I remember it fondly and never understood why it wasn't on the following season (I guess I was too young to understand about cancellations) Anyway, I recently acquired the series on DVD and was surprised to discover the show was in color (we only had a B&W TV in 1965) while most shows from that era filmed their first seasons in B&W and only switched to color if they got popular. I was also surprised to learn that there are 30 episodes for one season. I've watched most of the episodes now and I kind of suspect the episode about half way through the season that had the scenes that made fun of the many advertisers that used "Brand X" as their foil back in those days and encouraging folks to buy "Brand X" may not have gone over too well with the networks advertisers and they may have pushed the network to ditch the show along with its star who lead those scenes. I have always been a Jerry Van Dyke fan, probably because of this series and was glad he finally got his shot at success with "Coach". It's just too bad we didn't see much of him for all those years in between. He would have been good as Gilligan too!Donald Korndoerfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805177506426443892.post-74765649278156963982012-04-24T10:08:35.217-04:002012-04-24T10:08:35.217-04:00I loved every episode of "My Mother The Car&q...I loved every episode of "My Mother The Car" and even built the model kit, but I was five years old. It's not the "Worst. Television. Series. EVER," it's no more ludicrous than "I Dream Of Jeannie" or "Bewitched" but it didn't have a snowball's chance up against its competition. If they'd used Joan Crawford instead of Ann Southern as Gladys Crabtree's voice it could have been "Mommie Dearest The Car." ("NO! UNLEADED! GASOLINE! E*V*E*R!") One of the original 1928 Porter cars (there are two) is up in the Great White North. ("Ma Mere A Moteur?" Zut alors!)rebeledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961758417071651380noreply@blogger.com