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"There's nothing to explain. It's perfectly obvious. She's stoned."

Just a clip from the early 1960s TV show "Pete and Gladys":

I was thinking about this show ? not because of the Gladys on the Ellen show ? but because the actor who plays the father in the movie "Juno" ? which I watched the other day ? reminded me of Harry Morgan, who plays Pete. I guess most people remember Harry Morgan from "M*A*S*H," but I never watched that show. That was after my sitcom-watching days. In fact, I thought of "Pete and Gladys" as Morgan's later work. The show was a spinoff of "December Bride." Here are the opening credits to "Pete and Gladys" ? retro, unpleasantly retro.

Here's a taste of "December Bride," showing the young Morgan and featuring the surprising line "Ah, Lily, what's an extra bong or two? We'll love it!"

By the way, Morgan, born in 1915, is still alive.

Full post as published by Althouse on January 25, 2009 (boomark / email).