Although I enjoyed seeing most of this I was astounded that there was not even a mention in passing of one of the first and best known of all the women of television comedy, namely Imogene Coca. She was the trail blazer that made it possible for women like Mary Tyler Moore and Lucy to be taken seriously.
The producers found time to devote a whole segment to one of the foulest women of the day, Moms Mabley, but not one word of Imogene. Anyone who was alive at the time wouldn't even consider putting Moms Mabley on and leaving Imogene off.
Every now and then PBS rears its ugly PC head and this is certainly one of the most blatant. The rest of the series was good but this episode was very disappointing.
The producers found time to devote a whole segment to one of the foulest women of the day, Moms Mabley, but not one word of Imogene. Anyone who was alive at the time wouldn't even consider putting Moms Mabley on and leaving Imogene off.
Every now and then PBS rears its ugly PC head and this is certainly one of the most blatant. The rest of the series was good but this episode was very disappointing.