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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 401506" data-attributes="member: 5079">Not a bad idea, although Ted Knight would likely have resisted.  He was one of those actors who deeply resented his character.  Ted's evolution was perhaps the least organic on the show, because much of it was driven by Knight's dissatisfaction with his character.Shows that run the gamut of a decade are often reflective of the shifting zeitgeist, but can also help shape it.  I think both are true of MTM.The parallel with Ronny Howard is interesting because he was the gold standard of child actors;  I think Gerrison was one of his few equals, even if she didn't get the same opportunities.I suspect if Waggoner had been cast -- and I think he was only considered, not offered -- the producers would likely have leaned into a romance with Mary, which would have put the show onto a very different trajectory.</blockquote>

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