tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post6951231762711824442..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: In Hollywood, If At First You Don't Succeed Yowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-83489735900876684292016-11-02T16:08:48.296-07:002016-11-02T16:08:48.296-07:00You are so right. However, JEANNIE did have the a...You are so right. However, JEANNIE did have the advantage (as did BEWITCHED) of having genuinely comedic actors to carry it beyond the gimmick. As for the Van Dykes: Often neither brother knew when to dial it back.MFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470439208146861782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-52158026732635894982016-11-02T11:32:12.515-07:002016-11-02T11:32:12.515-07:00MMTC seemed to bear the brunt of the critics' ...MMTC seemed to bear the brunt of the critics' disdain for the 'fantasy sitcoms' of the 1960s. It was one of two to debut on NBC in '65 -- "I Dream of Jeannie" being the other, which benefited from it's pairing with "Get Smart" and the fact your average male viewer would rather look at Barbara Eden in a harem outfit (even if it was in black & white) than they would at a 1928 Porter being voiced by a middle age woman.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.com