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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 400103" data-attributes="member: 5079">I think this is something the producers of MTM held their ground on.&nbsp; Network execs, who had insisted Mary couldn&#039;t be a divorcee, also pushed for Mary to have a steady beau.&nbsp;&nbsp; As Snarky notes above, there had even been early consideration of Mary being romantically linked with (a different version of) Ted.&nbsp; As someone who&#039;d wondered this for years and only recently answered the question -- no you didn&#039;t miss anything and there&#039;s no canonical connection between MTM and THAT GIRL.&nbsp;&nbsp; The two shows shared some key creative personnel and the title is little more than an inside joke.&nbsp; I mentioned up thread that MTM and Mary Richards were evolutionary in how women were portrayed on American TV.&nbsp; Women were generally shown as contented housewives, like Laura Petrie.&nbsp; But in the late Sixties, there were a few shows that started to explore the idea of single women in the workplace -- THAT GIRL being one of them -- even if they were limited by the mustiness of the TV era.&nbsp; I assume that&#039;s an old-timey thing, or just a TV contrivance like the swinging kitchen doors.&nbsp;&nbsp; I spend about 8 minutes doing my taxes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 400103, member: 5079"] I think this is something the producers of MTM held their ground on. Network execs, who had insisted Mary couldn't be a divorcee, also pushed for Mary to have a steady beau. As Snarky notes above, there had even been early consideration of Mary being romantically linked with (a different version of) Ted. As someone who'd wondered this for years and only recently answered the question -- no you didn't miss anything and there's no canonical connection between MTM and THAT GIRL. The two shows shared some key creative personnel and the title is little more than an inside joke. I mentioned up thread that MTM and Mary Richards were evolutionary in how women were portrayed on American TV. Women were generally shown as contented housewives, like Laura Petrie. But in the late Sixties, there were a few shows that started to explore the idea of single women in the workplace -- THAT GIRL being one of them -- even if they were limited by the mustiness of the TV era. I assume that's an old-timey thing, or just a TV contrivance like the swinging kitchen doors. I spend about 8 minutes doing my taxes. [/QUOTE]

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