The 70s were a very different time, FP. Things that are commonplace today, such as abortion, were barely even mentioned in mixed company back then. All of a sudden, it was OK to have such subjects on TV and producers milked it for all it was worth. Maude is a good example, as was anything produced by Norman Lear, who also did All In The Family and Good Times. The show of his that irritated me the most, though, was One Day At A Time. It just didn't ring true for me - the mom was selfish and spoiled and the two girls were the grownups in the family. Anyway, I'd take it all with a grain of salt. That 70's Show is much more remininescent, to me, of what life was like when I was in high school than anything like Maude or One Day At A Time.
If you'd been watching Beverly Hillbillies for 10 years and silly shows like it, trust me, Maude was a welcome change. No, 50 year old women don't get pregnant and have abortions every day, but nor do grandmothers box kangaroos.
If Bea is related to that Bethany idiot, I hope that her relatives would not acknowledge it. I have no idea where that concept came from.
The Odd Couple and WKRP were the best shows of the 1970s and they still hold up.
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There was NOTHING I loved more when I was a wee lass than to stay up late (or get up as early as 3am) to catch Carol Burnett, All In The Family, Maude, and Little House on the Prarie, and WKRP, Laverne and Shirley and the like.
I LOVED that stuff. Bea Arthur was my favorite GG. I most certainly hope she is not related to Bethany Frankel.
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