Thoughts on Northern Exposure, episodes 47-48
“Do the Right Thing”
“Look, I'm a bona fide American hero. I'm in books. I'm in museum displays. People look up to me.”

Whenever Mickey ended up on a tangent about his and Valerie's glory days was pretty funny. I can't remember the exact context, but his talking about having lunch every day with Meredith Baxter (whom he remembers as "the biggest lez") or agreeing with some producer that Seeing Red absolutely isn't (Kate & Allie?) were…

That ending gets me every time.

Absolutely.

Between them and the Chameleon Brothers on Rocko's Modern Life, I ended up with quite the fascination for cultured Latin-European types.

Oh dear, I didn't realize Pippi was so popular.

I think so, Mrs. A, but me and Pippi Longstocking? I mean, what will the children look like?

Col, Col — if you want Mandy to read for the role, just ask …

Minnesota.

You joke, but I did once want to write a play about us. I then realized I lost any sense of objectivity.

Oh, I love going down in legitimate the-at-res!

Rudy Kazooty! His TV dad was the same guy who played Marshall on Clarissa Explains It All.

And Debbie Harry. They were the Witches Council. Penn was Aunt Hilda's ex-fiance.

Tread carefully, Riverdale. Remember what happens to shows that become too preoccupied with chasing the OTT waves.

The ball's in your court, mothers, aunts, grandmothers and older sisters of America.

For whatever reason, theme songs tend to get remixed/re-recorded around seasons 3-5. Then there's the side issue of updating the clips in the credits.

"I just gotta know … are we gonna try to love each other?"
*that line reading still cracks me up*

Not really stunk, but I'd argue that Soap's second season was much better than its first.

I've often thought Mel Brooks is my generation's equivalent of George Burns and Hope: a beloved elder statesman of comedy.

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