You're Gonna Make it, After All....
Who can turn the world on with her smile?
Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well it's you girl, and you should know it
With each glance and every little movement you show it
Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can have a town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all
How will you make it on your own?
This world is awfully big, girl this time you're all alone
But it's time you started living
It's time you let someone else do some giving
Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can have a town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all
I'm sure you all recognize these happy lyrics to the beloved Mary Tyler Moore Show. I have fond childhood memories of watching this with my mom- I loved Rhoda and all of her crazy clothes, and the neurotic Phyllis. I thought Mary's apartment was sooo cool, with the sunken living room and nooks and crannies. I have no idea what color anything was, because I watched it in black and white. (Color didn't enter our home til 6th grade).
Fast forward to yesterday. I am making dinner, watching Seventh Heaven, which I've never really watched before. The mom in the show was in the hospital, about to give birth to the twins, and the other 5 kids were hanging out, waiting for the arrival of their newest siblings. Let me interrupt myself here to say that I usually HATE birth episodes, because they are ridiculously cheesy and the babies birthed all look like they are about 5 months old, because, really, who in their right mind would hand over a brand new baby to be in some prime time circus? Ok, so she has the twins- boys, and the whole family is in the room looking at them and they start to sing the MTM song, very softly to them (I am tearing up even now as I write this, sap that I am..). One of the kids asked who came up with the idea to sing that song and they do a flashback to when the oldest son was about 4, watching MTM with his grandma, and singing that song. He turns to her and says "I'm going to sing that to mom whenever she brings home a new baby." And I just started to weep and sniffle and snort and could hardly pull myself together.
Then, I started thinking about the song and remembering the opening credits, where Mary comes to Minneapolis as a young, single woman, ready to take on the world, but she's still really vulnerable. I thought about my own mom, who came to a new city as a young, single mom, without a pot to piss in and made a life for herself and her family (me), and how hard that probably was for her. I think I should throw my hat up in the air in the middle of an intersection in her honor.
posted by Mrs. T @ 4:55 PM
9 Comments:
When I was in Minneaoplis I HAD to make a pilgrmidge to the statue and hum the song while looking at it. Oh the things we do because of television!
Yep, you should definitely throw your hat up in the air to honor your mom. Maybe I will too.
I love MTM!!! Very cute story. Don't feel bad, because the other day I wept a little during Close Encounters of the Third Kind when Richard Dreyfuss looks back over his shoulder meaningfully before boarding the spaceship. Oy.
That was beautiful!!!!
Have you ever watched that Isaac Mizerahi(sp?) movie where he tries to impersonate her MTM that is??? I think the film was called Unzipped... and there he is tossing his hat in the air...
My sister in law and I could not stop laughing in the movie theatre...
My husband thought we were from another planet...
Oh my gosh - I found myself watching 7th Heaven for the first time ever, too, this week! Weird! I don't have cable anymore, so it was the only thing on and I just felt like laying there. I got sucked in! Those kids are such good actors!! It seems like a great family show...
(Although the episode I saw was when the mom was still preggers and brought home two girls that were 16 and also pregnant. Of course this was the episode where the 15 year old daughter was considering having $ex for the first time, so...let me guess...she reconsidered? Yes. I'm pretty sure that's what happened.)
What a sweet story (about your mother - something about Seventh Heaven really triggers my "must. punch. someone. in the face" reflex.) I'll throw my hat in the hair for your mom!
I typed "hat in the hair." And I'm going to be the grammar police? Apparently not.
This is a lovely post. It really choked me up. Seriously, just about anything can do that...TV shows, commercials, a ton of stuff I read in blogs...
:)
300 CHEERS FOR YOUR MOM!
BRAVA! BRAVA! BRAVA!
and for you knowing it...
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