Lou is concerned about Mary's possible addiction to sleeping pills.Lou is concerned about Mary's possible addiction to sleeping pills.Lou is concerned about Mary's possible addiction to sleeping pills.
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- TriviaLou walks in on Mary and she is seen in the bathtub. In a Never Bathe on Saturday (1965) of The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), Mary Tyler Moore's character Laura Petrie found herself stuck in a bathtub, although the audience never saw her as they do here. According to Carl Reiner for years people told him they remember seeing Mary in the bathtub on the Dick van Dyke show.
- GoofsLou comes to Mary's to check on her and her phone is off the hook with a busy signal. When he finds Mary, he says he tried to call and the operator told him the phone is off the hook. A telephone does not emit a busy signal when it's left off the hook. There would've been a dial tone, loud beeping, or silence.
- SoundtracksToo-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)
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Music & lyrics by J.R. Shannon
Performed by Edward Asner
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What is acceptable in the 1970's
One of the interesting parts of this show is how you see that things that were acceptable in the 1970's may not be now. One of those things is addiction. In this episode, Lou becomes quite concerned about Mary's (up until then) short-term use of sleeping pills. The irony is that, in my opinion, Lou was an alcoholic throughout the series. However, the 1970's was a time when attention was being paid to the abuse of barbiturates, while drinking was more of an acceptable thing, particularly for men. In any event, the episode highlights Lou's fatherly care and concern for Mary, which is sweet. Still, every time I see this episode, I want to throw Mary a bottle of Melatonin!
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