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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 416643" data-attributes="member: 5079">Season Seven is my least favorite of the series and there&#039;s a few episodes I often skip; specifically anything related to the Baxter&#039;s children.&nbsp; Since I tend to watch the show at a fairly rapid pace, the switch from the series&#039; earlier vibe -- sweet, wistful, sometimes melancholy -- to the later vibe -- brassy and flinty -- is kind of jarring.&nbsp; But that&#039;s a far cry from saying I dislike the season.&nbsp; Even at its relative worst, MTM was head and shoulders above 99% of American sitcoms and there&#039;s much greatness in the final season.&nbsp; It&#039;s good that they knew, heading in, that this was the final year.&nbsp; They were able to settle in, with some final explorations of characters and relationships including visits from earlier characters.&nbsp; Never the show&#039;s strong point, but that was hardly unusual in the era.&nbsp; Most shows back then tended to have slipshod continuity.&nbsp; I suspect the writers didn&#039;t give it much thought, never imagining that people would still be watching and discussing these shows fifty years later.Not exactly continuity, but the age gap between Sue Ann and her sister always makes me arch my eyebrow a bit.&nbsp; With a visible 14 year gap between Betty White and Pat Priest*, their sibling rivalry seems odd.*Possibly obscure to you, but well known to American audiences of the day as Marilyn Munster.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 416643, member: 5079"] Season Seven is my least favorite of the series and there's a few episodes I often skip; specifically anything related to the Baxter's children. Since I tend to watch the show at a fairly rapid pace, the switch from the series' earlier vibe -- sweet, wistful, sometimes melancholy -- to the later vibe -- brassy and flinty -- is kind of jarring. But that's a far cry from saying I dislike the season. Even at its relative worst, MTM was head and shoulders above 99% of American sitcoms and there's much greatness in the final season. It's good that they knew, heading in, that this was the final year. They were able to settle in, with some final explorations of characters and relationships including visits from earlier characters. Never the show's strong point, but that was hardly unusual in the era. Most shows back then tended to have slipshod continuity. I suspect the writers didn't give it much thought, never imagining that people would still be watching and discussing these shows fifty years later. Not exactly continuity, but the age gap between Sue Ann and her sister always makes me arch my eyebrow a bit. With a visible 14 year gap between Betty White and Pat Priest*, their sibling rivalry seems odd. *Possibly obscure to you, but well known to American audiences of the day as Marilyn Munster. [/QUOTE]

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