I wondered that when I was thirteen years old and the episode first aired and, now that there are few survivors left to ask, I still wonder. The writers worked Murray, Lou and Phyllis in, even though they weren't invited guests. Ted could have accompanied his girlfriend Georgette in her drive from Minneapolis to New York. It made perfect sense. Actually, Ted's inherent selfishness aside, it made more sense than allowing a quiet, unassuming and essentially docile woman to drive alone. Alternately, Ted could have tagged along when Lou and Murray drove Mary to the airport and continued on the rest of their journey.
Was Ted Knight not available when the rest of his co-workers were or did he have a less than amiable relationship with Valerie Harper? I've wondered this for what is now forty seven years. It couldn't have been for budgetary reasons, as they really seemed to spare few expenses for this one.
All that aside, this was a great hour long episode that still holds up over time. I wish I remembered what I watched yesterday as well as I remember everything I viewed when I was a teenager.
Was Ted Knight not available when the rest of his co-workers were or did he have a less than amiable relationship with Valerie Harper? I've wondered this for what is now forty seven years. It couldn't have been for budgetary reasons, as they really seemed to spare few expenses for this one.
All that aside, this was a great hour long episode that still holds up over time. I wish I remembered what I watched yesterday as well as I remember everything I viewed when I was a teenager.