Marcia Wallace (1942-2013)

Meeting Marcia Wallace was one of the most cherished memories of my life. Chatting with her about being "Carol" on THE BOB NEWHART SHOW and listening to her hysterical stories about working with the other panelists on THE MATCH GAME. I was amazed how down-to-earth this woman was. She could have been anybody's older sister, mom, next door neighbor or just a friendly person you meet at the supermarket, but she was a humble, riotously funny and lovely showbiz survivor who serves as an inspiration to us all. I will miss her, but will be forever grateful that our paths crossed and I was able to be in her presence on a few occasions. Goodnight, Carol Kester, Edna Krabappel and Marcia Wallace. We love you.

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No, this isn't the true story of Dixie Carter's conversion from a Democrat to a Republican, but a wacky TV movie about nuns and hookers - two of my favorite things starring two of my MTM favorites the late Suzanne (BOB NEWHART SHOW) Pleshette and the amazingly ageless Cloris (MARY TYLER MOORE, PHYLLIS) Leachman. This is one that I'm gonna have to hunt down because what's funnier than a whore in a convent? NOTHING! Why this wasn't turned into a weekly series, I just don't know. If I ran CBS this would have been the cornerstone of an entire line-up built around both nuns and prostitutes. They could private eyes, crime scene investigators, roommates - every tired cliche could be turned on its proverbial head with a little injection of DIXIE. All "heaven" could have broke loose indead!

David Lloyd 1934–2009

David Lloyd was an Award-winning screenwriter and producer for television. He wrote for MARY TYLER MOORE, as well as THE BOB NEWHART SHOW, TAXI, CHEERS, FRASIER and WINGS. Lloyd wrote the Emmy-winning "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of MARY in 1976.
He was the father of Christopher Lloyd (THE GOLDEN GIRLS, WINGS, FRASIER and MODERN FAMILY).