“Mary you may not have noticed, but I don’t live in a window.”

Writers room for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/buffy-x-files-shield-murphy-520949#4-cbs-murphy-brown

Writers room for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/buffy-x-files-shield-murphy-520949#4-cbs-murphy-brown

Happy almost Halloween, Retrowatchers! It is getting to be that time of year – the leaves are changing, the afternoon sun is beautifully blinding, and a chill is in the air. It must be fall. I’m not really a Halloween person, but if I were, I think I’d dress up as Rhoda Morgenstern. I used to wear a do-rag in college, so all I’d need is some horrible 70s clothing and a baggy sweater to hide my figure. Throw in a New York accent and go around calling people “kid” and I’d have a Rhoda costume.

Either that or I’d try to find a replica of Mary’s awful bridesmaid dress.

Incidentally, if anyone reading this actually has a Mary Tyler Moore-themed costume, please send me pictures.

This week, we delve into the middle of MTM, season 2 and discuss episodes 13-16:
Episode 13: The Square Shaped Room
Episode 14: Ted Over Heels
Episode 15: The Five-Minute Dress
Episode 16: Feeb

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