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<blockquote data-quote="Bobby Southworth" data-source="post: 436662" data-attributes="member: 4960">The one scene that kept coming to my mind as I was typing about the singing was Alice and Mel&#039;s mom singing &quot;Da Ya Ythink I&#039;m Sexy&#039;? LOL.I mean, I get the fact she was supposed to be an aspiring singer, and we were probably bound to hear it sometimes, but.. it should have been written in a less over the top way when she did sing. They gave off vibes like she was one of the special guest stars(that just happened to be in Phoenix, stopping at Mel&#039;s diner, LOL) there to just put on a show when she did sing, at least that&#039;s how I&#039;m remembering it. I&#039;m sure it wasn&#039;t that way every single time, but if nothing else, there was just too much of it. She&nbsp; was a better singer than me, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />, and a lot of other people who think they can sing, but it just came across as a vehicle for her to show off, like she was taking advantage of the show. I could be wrong, maybe the producers actually pushed for it? I wasn&#039;t there, but I just know how it comes across.Yes, as far as MTM, she didn&#039;t seem to have a problem with letting the other cast members shine, and so they did flesh out those characters better because of this. The writing was just simply stronger on MTM show as well, though, at least for me, but&nbsp; Mary seemed like a good team player, and that worked to the show&#039;s advantage. In defense of Linda Lavin, I don&#039;t think Alice was ever meant to be the kind of comedy that MTM show was in the first place, but the supposed reputation of Linda, and chasing off her funny supporting ladies just unfortunately somewhat taints an already not that funny character for me. May she rest in peace, though.. We all probably would have different ways of dealing with sudden fame like that, and some not so flattering. Maybe it was an insecurity issue on her part? I&#039;m not saying it makes her actions right(if in fact true), and at the very least, she shouldn&#039;t have taken it out on the actresses. I wonder how they were towards her, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bobby Southworth, post: 436662, member: 4960"] The one scene that kept coming to my mind as I was typing about the singing was Alice and Mel's mom singing "Da Ya Ythink I'm Sexy'? LOL. I mean, I get the fact she was supposed to be an aspiring singer, and we were probably bound to hear it sometimes, but.. it should have been written in a less over the top way when she did sing. They gave off vibes like she was one of the special guest stars(that just happened to be in Phoenix, stopping at Mel's diner, LOL) there to just put on a show when she did sing, at least that's how I'm remembering it. I'm sure it wasn't that way every single time, but if nothing else, there was just too much of it. She was a better singer than me, :p, and a lot of other people who think they can sing, but it just came across as a vehicle for her to show off, like she was taking advantage of the show. I could be wrong, maybe the producers actually pushed for it? I wasn't there, but I just know how it comes across. Yes, as far as MTM, she didn't seem to have a problem with letting the other cast members shine, and so they did flesh out those characters better because of this. The writing was just simply stronger on MTM show as well, though, at least for me, but Mary seemed like a good team player, and that worked to the show's advantage. In defense of Linda Lavin, I don't think Alice was ever meant to be the kind of comedy that MTM show was in the first place, but the supposed reputation of Linda, and chasing off her funny supporting ladies just unfortunately somewhat taints an already not that funny character for me. May she rest in peace, though.. We all probably would have different ways of dealing with sudden fame like that, and some not so flattering. Maybe it was an insecurity issue on her part? I'm not saying it makes her actions right(if in fact true), and at the very least, she shouldn't have taken it out on the actresses. I wonder how they were towards her, though. [/QUOTE]

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