ISSUE DATE: Oct. 28, 1974
THE BUZZ:
Between them, the two very different, identical comediennes are the season’s brightest clowns. On every show they prove that women need not be dingbats or contralto foghorns to win applause or affection. Almost alone, they are bringing back the forgotten tradition of the beautiful clown. From the look of the ladies and the sound of their followers, TV ’74 has a glow that extends to viewers who may yet be witnessing television’s true Golden Age of comedy—stronger and longer than the one in the ’50s. Indeed, Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper are enough to make almost anyone forget the comedies of the past. And even the crustiest nostalgia buffs cannot ponder Rhoda or The MTM Show without admitting that on these long autumn evenings, all that glitters is not old.
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