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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 362449" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Funnily enough I've not long watched an episode with my lunch (because I'm shameless) and there was a scene with Mavis in a corridor speaking to Iris. For most of the scene, Mavis was side on and in a long shot and completely indistinguishable from Mrs O. Anyone tuning in would have thought they were watching a lost episode of<em> Acorn Antiques</em>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh yes, and that's a great mental image. It looks like Mavis was a regular-ish <em>Xrds</em> character for well over a year and also made a couple of reappearances as late as 1985... the year <em>As Seen On TV</em> began, so there was plenty of opportunity for them to stumble upon her.</p><p></p><p>I've watched a number of interviews where Vic or Julie have discussed the creation of Mrs Overall and mentioned other soap characters in association (Amy Turtle, of course. And <em>High Road's </em>Mrs Mac was the inspiration for the name), but I don't think Mavis is a character anyone would know well enough to mention and so if she did influence Julie's portrayal at all will probably remain something of an unsung hero for most. Mind you, I've just had a roam on the web, and <a href="https://crossroadsmotel60s70s80s.blogspot.com/2009/08/acorn-antiques.html" target="_blank">this post on a <em>Crossroads</em> blog</a> suggests that <em>Xrds</em> fans of the time recognised her as the primary inspiration.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if Mavis actress Chairman Eyre ever watched <em>Acorn Antiques </em>and noticed the similarities.</p><p></p><p>Something at the back of my mind is telling me Vic ended up watching <em>Crossroads</em> when she was ill or recovering from surgery or something. [USER=21]@Barbara Fan[/USER] has read Vic's biography recently so might remember something about it. She also found daytime soap <em>The Cedar Tree</em> hilarious and that, too, partly inspired <em>Acorn Antiques. </em>Naturally, that immediately put that series onto my viewing bucket list.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 362449, member: 23"] Funnily enough I've not long watched an episode with my lunch (because I'm shameless) and there was a scene with Mavis in a corridor speaking to Iris. For most of the scene, Mavis was side on and in a long shot and completely indistinguishable from Mrs O. Anyone tuning in would have thought they were watching a lost episode of[I] Acorn Antiques[/I]. Oh yes, and that's a great mental image. It looks like Mavis was a regular-ish [I]Xrds[/I] character for well over a year and also made a couple of reappearances as late as 1985... the year [I]As Seen On TV[/I] began, so there was plenty of opportunity for them to stumble upon her. I've watched a number of interviews where Vic or Julie have discussed the creation of Mrs Overall and mentioned other soap characters in association (Amy Turtle, of course. And [I]High Road's [/I]Mrs Mac was the inspiration for the name), but I don't think Mavis is a character anyone would know well enough to mention and so if she did influence Julie's portrayal at all will probably remain something of an unsung hero for most. Mind you, I've just had a roam on the web, and [URL='https://crossroadsmotel60s70s80s.blogspot.com/2009/08/acorn-antiques.html']this post on a [I]Crossroads[/I] blog[/URL] suggests that [I]Xrds[/I] fans of the time recognised her as the primary inspiration. I wonder if Mavis actress Chairman Eyre ever watched [I]Acorn Antiques [/I]and noticed the similarities. Something at the back of my mind is telling me Vic ended up watching [I]Crossroads[/I] when she was ill or recovering from surgery or something. [USER=21]@Barbara Fan[/USER] has read Vic's biography recently so might remember something about it. She also found daytime soap [I]The Cedar Tree[/I] hilarious and that, too, partly inspired [I]Acorn Antiques. [/I]Naturally, that immediately put that series onto my viewing bucket list. [/QUOTE]
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