Which Louise Did You Prefer

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This really should have been a poll.

That's the HELP CENT-AH!

Oh, and it's the "Help Centah".

Beat me to it, R3.

I liked it when she was a an uptight hectoring bitch.

When I was little, I always thought she was saying HEALTH Center.

She was much more interesting on All in the Family.

For the longest time, I thought that The Help Center was located in the lobby/first floor of their apartment building.

That bitch Mrs. Van Morris beat me to the wig I wanted, AGAIN!

I agree. The earlier Louise was more interesting. Still enjoyed the show, though, no matter how many times she said "George."

Isabel Sanford had a very odd delivery. The words she choose to emphasize seemed to be very random, and it got worse as time went on.

But man, she is one of those people that is just pure television. Just perfect for the medium. Like James Garner. She belonged on TV.

She was a terrible actress who over-enunciated her words. Awful, awful, awful.

Later in the series, she adopted the "Bea Arthur" comedy delivery system. Say a punchline, then stare off into space like a zombie waiting for the laughter to subside.

I loved her in both incarnations. She did have a strange intonation, but it never seemed unnatural to me.

So true r12 and r13 -- and then when they finally gave her a pity Emmy after many years, she was all resentful as if she were Meryl Streep.

I'm not saying she was a great actress, but she was prefect for the medium of television and I can't even put my finger on why. I like her better than Florida Evans.

Unlike other shows with the "harpy wife/idiot husband" format, Louise was a fun, likable character. And I liked her Bea Arthur slow burn reactions, they were always funny.

Well, her TV husband was gay, so the transition of her appearance was inevitable really.

[quote]Well, her TV husband was gay, so the transition of her appearance was inevitable really.

She was also 21 years older than he was.

What proof is there that Shermy was gay?

[quote]What proof is there that Shermy was gay?

Back in the early 80s, the National Enquirer did a story on this. It doesn't prove anything, but the rumors have been out there.

Both were good, but I liked Kasey Rogers a bit more than Irene Vernon.

When Marla Gibbs (Florence) showed up, she sucked all the ghetto out of the rest of the show. She was good but became tedious.

r22

Rumor based on innuendo, well that's good enough for me.

I liked the one that had the two watermelons stuffed down her blouse.

Early years, especially when she would square off against Mother Jefferson. And with Mike Evans' Lionel.

[quote]And with Mike Evans' Lionel.

Who left to work on Good TImes

R27 yeah Mother Jefferson was the best thing about the show. After she left it wasn't that good.

The first five years of The Jeffersons were the best. When they were still fish out of water still trying to become acclimated to the upper east side. Isabel was great in these episodes. After about 1981 the show was more miss than hit and became tedious and annoying and they lost their edge and the racial aspect.

I think the stupidest part was when Florence moved in with them. It didn't make any sense.

Never watched this show.