06-08-2014, 08:55 AM
Moosecock,
I think you're being dreadfully unfair to the original Gladys Kravitz.
She witnessed a ton of weird stuff happen, but nobody ever believed her.
If you had a neighbor that saw that kind of stuff (houses disappeared!), wouldn't you want them to take some kind of action? Gladys tried her best to resolve things directly with Samantha, who treated her like dirt, or talk them through with her husband, who thought she was crazy.
And the poor woman had the added troubles of being raised in a time when women literally had nothing better to do than spy on the neighbors. She was poorly educated, untrained for any useful work, and was probably deeply disappointed to not have children.
To make matters worse, she was married to Abner (I mean, c'mon!), and was transformed midway through the show's run into a whole other person (laying the groundwork for Doctor Who).
If she lived today, Gladys would probably be head of the neighborhood watch, and a valued member of her community. I think you owe a sincere apology for maligning this sitcom character!
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I think you're being dreadfully unfair to the original Gladys Kravitz.
She witnessed a ton of weird stuff happen, but nobody ever believed her.
If you had a neighbor that saw that kind of stuff (houses disappeared!), wouldn't you want them to take some kind of action? Gladys tried her best to resolve things directly with Samantha, who treated her like dirt, or talk them through with her husband, who thought she was crazy.
And the poor woman had the added troubles of being raised in a time when women literally had nothing better to do than spy on the neighbors. She was poorly educated, untrained for any useful work, and was probably deeply disappointed to not have children.
To make matters worse, she was married to Abner (I mean, c'mon!), and was transformed midway through the show's run into a whole other person (laying the groundwork for Doctor Who).
If she lived today, Gladys would probably be head of the neighborhood watch, and a valued member of her community. I think you owe a sincere apology for maligning this sitcom character!
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Originally posted by moosecock
there was a sitcom called bewitched ,, in it was a lady named Gladys kravitz ,, she was the neighborhood nosy busy body ,, always causing trouble where none existed before,, snooping into everyone's business and always making life hard and unhappy for everyone in her neighborhood !
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