Thread Number: 676
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Post# 6632   12/28/2006 at 10:24 (6,300 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK)   |   | |
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I thought of all of you Hoover fans over the Christmas Break while I was watching one of the dvds I got as a gift this year. Anyone remember the old show "Mama's Family" with Vicki Lawrence playing the brassy ol' mama? I got the first season on dvd for christmas and within the second and third episodes on disc one, two hoovers are made VERY visable. The first was a Hoover Constellation, now forgive me as I am a Kirby buff and do not know much about Hoovers, but it was orange in color, and Mama's grand daughter Sonja, was asking her where she wanted the extra vacuum stored. Thats about all I can tell you on that particular scene. In the third episode, scene 1, Mama is cleaning house and getting things ready for her son Vinton's wedding. In this scene, she is using a Hoover convertible,and again, I apologize for not knowing Hoovers like I should, but this one was kind of a dark or army green in color. The bag said Hoover down the side. What was interesting about this scene was that unlike other tv "vac" moments where the machines aren't even running and the sound is just dubbed in, you could actually see the bag inflate as she turns it on and off and you can faintly hear the motor humming along. As she turns it off, she complains about how nothing is going right that day including her vacuuming due to her bag being full and not having amymore on hand. Well, Vinton's fiance, Naomi, tells Mama that she has a whole box full out in the garage so she will go get her one, while she is doing so, clumsy Vinton decides he is going to help his Mama pull the old bag off to get the cleaner ready for the fresh one that Naomi is fetching. In doing so, Vinton rips the bottom fill bag off of the cleaner, and as you can guess, dust goes all over him, Mama and the house! Finally Naomi shows up with the fresh bag and Mama hurridly throws the bag on, shoves it into the outter bag and proceeds to finish her job WITHOUT closing up the outer bag, so for the remainder of that scene, you see a light green paper bag pokin' out the backside of the cleaner. It was a very amusing scene, which of course leads Mama into even more ranting and raving about how nothing is going right and eventually telling Vinton and Naomi, in regards to the wedding, to "call it off, call it off, call it off!"
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Post# 6741 , Reply# 2   12/29/2006 at 07:21 (6,299 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK)   |   | |
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Post# 6763 , Reply# 4   12/29/2006 at 13:02 (6,299 days old) by thunderhexed (Edmond, OK)   |   | |
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Post# 6830 , Reply# 8   12/30/2006 at 12:38 (6,298 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Indeed, there was a Hazel show with a vacuum. In fact, it was the theme of the show. Hazel wanted the latest and greatest vacuum cleaner. She got George to buy it for her and it looked like a Electrolux 1205 but I don't think it was. I think it was fabricated for the show. Anyway she finally got it and referred to it as a "doozey." Well, it broke down right away and the show was about how she didn't let on to George that it stopped working right away. That one has stayed with me all these years. I could relate, 'cuz I would have wanted the fanciest vacuum of the time as well. Fred |
Post# 6855 , Reply# 9   12/30/2006 at 19:10 (6,297 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Yes, I remember Hazel, too. She was a maid, portrayed by Shirley Booth. But that show was on and off the air long before the 1205 came out. Late 50's or early 60's if I remember right. And yes, she called EVERYTHING she was impressed with or excited about a "DOOZEY!" Or, a "real doozey!" Best wishes to one & all for a "REAL DOOZEY" of a New Year! Jeff |
Post# 7125 , Reply# 11   1/2/2007 at 22:31 (6,294 days old) by kirbyultimateg (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)   |   | |
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I love Mama's Family! Yay for Mama's Family! |
Post# 7147 , Reply# 12   1/3/2007 at 02:29 (6,294 days old) by swingette ()   |   | |
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they also used a Hoover Junior on *Mama*, i think it was when it was still a skit on Carol Burnett. anyone else remember this? |