"Mayberry R.F.D." Millie, the Model (TV Episode 1969) Poster

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(1969)

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6/10
Millie in Manhattan
JordanThomasHall8 November 2019
Millie visits a Mt. Pilot dress shop run by a friend, Mrs. Emma Whittaker (Eve McVeagh, "High Noon") anxious for her to try on a new line of dresses. Millie is introduced to the garment's designer Miss Rogers (June Vincent) who asks her to come to New York to model the line for fashion magazines. Miss Rogers seeks an attractive woman radiating a genuine character that professional models lack. Sam and Millie's friends are supportive as she sets out for Manhattan. A week passes without word from Millie. A postcard had been overlooked by the postman (Norman Leavitt), but another week passes without further communication. Sam decides to go to New York under the pretense of investing money directly on Wall Street. He arrives to get up with Millie who is ecstatic to see him. She struggles to have time for him, however, between photo shoots and parties. The consciences are unexpected.

Settling into the second season, "Mayberry R.F.D." has shown what it will be as a series. Those expecting "The Andy Griffith Show" will be sorely disappointed. The tone here is much softer. The stories are often light and not very developed, and the laughs few and far between. It's just a sweet little visit with old friends. "Mayberry R.F.D." merely allows us to mingle in the most idyllic town ever created for a little longer.
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8/10
Partial remake of "Helen, the Authoress".
vitoscotti9 November 2023
Very lame start in a skimpy of dresses dress shop in "bustling" Mount Pilot. If you get by the script borrowing there are some decent moments.

The highlight is heavy screen time for glammed up pretty Millie Swanson (Arlene Golonka). Ken Berry being worried, awkward and uncomfortable in the "happening" NYC stalls but gets progressively more humorous.

Great cast of character actors. Laurie Main as Thornton Avery does his signature pompous flamboyant act. Not as funny though as in "Helen the Authoress" where he delivered the classic line "I went wild with my pastels". Lots of soap opera actors and a painfully thin starting out Farrah Fawcett.

The eye level walking in the crowded room shots were imaginative for MRFD. Fun episode well worth seeing.
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