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off day topic: Earl the Pearl

cooby Aug 08 2016 02:55 PM

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

d'Kong76 Aug 08 2016 02:59 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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 Aug 08 2016 03:31 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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 Aug 08 2016 03:37 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 08 2016 03:39 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

[youtube:3in6eq5n]XhdiaIXpE2c[/youtube:3in6eq5n] Merle into Redheads

Edgy MD Aug 08 2016 03:45 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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

Mets Guy in Michigan Aug 08 2016 03:53 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 08 2016 03:56 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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

themetfairy Aug 08 2016 03:59 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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

HahnSolo Aug 08 2016 04:16 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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!

cooby Aug 08 2016 04:27 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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 Aug 08 2016 04:37 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

Sounds like an example of "Cousin Oliver Syndrome".

cooby Aug 08 2016 04:53 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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

Edgy MD Aug 08 2016 05:43 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 08 2016 05:55 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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

Edgy MD Aug 08 2016 06:05 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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 Aug 08 2016 06:19 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

So it was more like "Ernie Douglas Syndrome"?

cooby Aug 19 2016 10:18 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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 Aug 19 2016 10:37 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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.

cooby Aug 19 2016 10:45 PM Re: off day topic: Earl the Pearl

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.