that effort to keep the female sensibility is what made it authentic and good. people would say you re just like me and my girlfriends. how can you gorge yourself like that and stay so skinny? i m going crazy with hunger. well, eat something. i can t. i have to lose 10 pounds by 8:30. fred silverman, the head of network at the time, said, valerie, listen, i m going to spin you off. and i thought, oh my god, i m fired. because spin-off is a term that was originated in the 70s. if we re going to start living together, we ve got to tell each other everything. okay, joe. i want to be married. rhoda and joe s wedding became a huge national event. 52 million people tuned in to see that. suddenly rhoda is in a happy relationship. they didn t know what to do with that. then they had to have her get divorced to try to reboot the show. why did you marry me? just answer me that. why did you marry me? you made me marry you. i feel so funny. it s a matter of trust. o
wife and a mother. tony, you are the housekeeper, and this is part of the house now, the private chamber may be mine, but the dust is yours. who s the boss? was a huge hit. it was a groundbreaking show in that the woman is the one who is really wearing the pants. good morning, wallace and mcquade. listen to the way she does that sam. that s why they made her the president. so angela is an advertising executive on who s the boss? elyse keaton on family ties is an architect. they have these really professional upscale careers rather than just jobs. those are really powerful fantasies for women in the 80s. as a travel agent, i like to think that i m a little cog in a big machine. a very little cog. in 1986, linda bloodworth thomason went to cbs and she said, i just want to say what all women are really about, opinionated and successful, when given opportunities. linda bloodworth thomason wrote for m-a-s-h, rhoda, and then created an all-female version of the
constituents really see how she values, and what her values are. this exemplifies those values. they are immoral, unethical, and wrong. congresswoman, barbara lee, as always it is a. pleasure as the president officially launches an election bid voters have expressed concern about his age. last night the topic would not off limits, even for the president himself. watch this. i believe in the first amendment. not just because my good friend jimmy madison rhoda jimmy madison [laughter] let s bring in cristobal alex and, now an msnbc political analyst. thank you for joining. us how do you think it landed? the president poking fun at himself when it comes to some of the criticism about his age, especially after announcing his reelection bid? could this be a window to a strategy he should take going forward? great to be with you.