http://www.tvobscurities.com/2010/01/bookshelf-the-a-team-3/ Keeping Obscure TV From Fading Away Forever Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:53:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.tvobscurities.com/2010/01/bookshelf-the-a-team-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20725 Barry I. Grauman Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:52:16 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/?p=5468#comment-20725 I KNEW there was something familar about "Wild Jack Munroe"; a character named "Wild Jack Monroe" appeared in the final first season "MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW" episode, "The 45 Year Old Man" [3/6/71], in the form of Slim Pickens; Mary Richards has to appeal to him because only he has the authority to keep Lou Grant from being fired from WJM-TV (as he owns it). Monroe is a boisterous, ornery "cuss" who takes matters into his own hands if HE feels someone is being wronged [which is why Lou keeps his job], or if something isn't to his liking {WJM's "other" kiddie show host (you only hear about "Chuckles the Clown" through 1975), "Big Chicken", also avoids the axe because he's Wild Jack's favorite show on his station]. Could it be the writer of this story was an "MTM" fan? I KNEW there was something familar about “Wild Jack Munroe”; a character named “Wild Jack Monroe” appeared in the final first season “MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW” episode, “The 45 Year Old Man” [3/6/71], in the form of Slim Pickens; Mary Richards has to appeal to him because only he has the authority to keep Lou Grant from being fired from WJM-TV (as he owns it). Monroe is a boisterous, ornery “cuss” who takes matters into his own hands if HE feels someone is being wronged [which is why Lou keeps his job], or if something isn’t to his liking {WJM’s “other” kiddie show host (you only hear about “Chuckles the Clown” through 1975), “Big Chicken”, also avoids the axe because he’s Wild Jack’s favorite show on his station]. Could it be the writer of this story was an “MTM” fan?

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