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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 417785" data-attributes="member: 23">Yes, I can understand that. In viewing,&nbsp; think the biggest help was actually Harold Gould&#039;s continued presence as the story played out. He&#039;s so naturally likeable that I would find it difficult to&nbsp; be angry at the character. It helped sell me on the plot even though objectively I shouldn&#039;t like it for all the reasons you&#039;ve stated. I&#039;d wondered about this too and had just decided he was in demand elsewhere. If there were no conflicts that puts a different spin on things. It crossed my mind that he wanted to maintain a degree of esteem by not committing to a sitcom while doing films... but in his Seventies filmography, his television appearances are very extensive indeed, so who knows. Perhaps he was just one of those actors who&nbsp; didn&#039;t enjoy feeling tied to an ongoing project. The Feather And Father Gang (something I hadn&#039;t heard of) seems to be the only series he did on a weekly basis during this era. Oh yes, I forgot to mention that Jane Rose showed up for an episode of Rhoda as one of Martin&#039;s acquaintances in Florida.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 417785, member: 23"] Yes, I can understand that. In viewing, think the biggest help was actually Harold Gould's continued presence as the story played out. He's so naturally likeable that I would find it difficult to be angry at the character. It helped sell me on the plot even though objectively I shouldn't like it for all the reasons you've stated. I'd wondered about this too and had just decided he was in demand elsewhere. If there were no conflicts that puts a different spin on things. It crossed my mind that he wanted to maintain a degree of esteem by not committing to a sitcom while doing films... but in his Seventies filmography, his television appearances are very extensive indeed, so who knows. Perhaps he was just one of those actors who didn't enjoy feeling tied to an ongoing project. [I]The Feather And Father Gang [/I](something I hadn't heard of)[I] [/I]seems to be the only series he did on a weekly basis during this era. Oh yes, I forgot to mention that Jane Rose showed up for an episode of [I]Rhoda[/I] as one of Martin's acquaintances in Florida. [/QUOTE]

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