off day topic: Earl the Pearl

[Guest cooby]

Does anybody else remember the "Eight is Enough" episode where Susan's husband Earl was signed by the Mets?

The way he said "THe New York Mets!!!" was embarrassing at the time, because they really sucked. And he said it like they were the best team ever

If my grandkids weren't arriving any minute, I'd look for a video clip

[Guest d'Kong76]

I don't think I've seen a whole episode of that show, I remember my Mom liking it a lot.
When I hear Earl the Pearl I of course think of Earl Monroe not the Mets.

[Edgy MD]

Merle "The Pearl" Stockwell. Third highest-profile among fictional Mets

Lots of other Mets pitchers appeared in the episode where he debuted for them as Susan was having her baby. Possibly Rube Walker or Joe Pignatano also.

[HahnSolo]

Had a bad outing and ignored Nicholas and his friends. This was before the relationship with Susan. That's all I remember. I'm sure Mr. Bradford said something profound to wrap the episode up in a tight bow.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

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Merle into Redheads

[Edgy MD]

Susan and Merle enjoyed a double wedding along with David and Janet, whose marriage was doomed.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Wow, my family used to watch that show, and I have no recollection of that storyline!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ralph Macchio came along at some point, I think his name inb the show may have been "Chachi"

[Guest themetfairy]

Ralph was right out of high school but playing something like a 14-year-old.

[HahnSolo]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: [youtube]XhdiaIXpE2c[/youtube] Merle into Redheads

Why didn't young me realize how cute Elizabeth was?

Shortly after this scene is when Nicholas, Susan, and a friend of Nicholas show up at the dugout after a bad outing and Merle disavows knowing them. Susan sticks up for her brother by confronting Merle, and a relationship is born!

[Guest cooby]

That's right it was Merle!

I could never figure out why if eight was enough, they brought Ralph in but he was cute so I didn't mind.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Sounds like an example of "Cousin Oliver Syndrome".

[Guest cooby]

I have somewhat forgiven Robbie Rist for Coousin Oliver since I found out he is Stuffy the Dragon's voice

[Edgy MD]

themetfairy wrote: Ralph was right out of high school but playing something like a 14-year-old.

Everybody on that show was older than they were playing, except Betty Buckley, who was younger than she was playing (and younger than one or two of her TV stepchildren, I think), and Nicholas, who was actually 8.

I can't confirm it, but I bet Ernie, Tommy's sad-sack friend, was a 45-year-old scoutmaster.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That guy forced Tommy to stand election as Prom Queen. There was something weird Scoutmasterly about that.

[Edgy MD]

cooby wrote: That's right it was Merle! I could never figure out why if eight was enough, they brought Ralph in but he was cute so I didn't mind.

I think David had pretty much caught the wind at the at point, given up his lucrative contracting business and was out on the road searching for himself beyond the Bradford gravity well.

[Benjamin Grimm]

So it was more like "Ernie Douglas Syndrome"?

[Guest cooby]

I did not realize that Lani O'Grady (Mary) died in 2001. She was my husband's favorite

Oh and speaking of Ernie Douglas, Lani's brother was the oldest one (whose name I forget)

[Edgy MD]

Robbie, originally the middle son, graduated to oldest son when his brother Mike got engaged in black and white, married in color, and then pulled a total Chuck Cunningham. Robbie was played by Don Grady, Lani O'Grady's older brother. The family business was starring in shows in which the number of children are enumerated.

[Guest cooby]

Robbie, that's right. To this day I can imagine myself in jammies and curlers on Saturday nights watching My Three Sons.
Of course (and I think I have mentioned it here) I was totally in love with Katie. Poor Polly (chips wife) was just a pale comparison
And yeah that's right about show titles.