How's an old fogey like me going to relate to a young lady of 12 going on 16, even when that beautiful young lady is my daughter? Well, sometimes, Grace comes in the oddest of forms.
Caroline & i have formed a bond watching the old Dick Van Dyke Show. I picked up the DVD set of the first season, and we have been enjoying those earliest episodes (from 1961) of that great sitcom. I think it's just about the most underrated sitcom in TV history. One of the 10 best shows ever on TV, of any genre.
Anyhow, father & daughter find we can laugh at the same jokes. The DVD Show has just enough edge to be cool enough for a pre-teen, enough wit to appease and please the dad, enough camp and pratfall humor for both of us, and the right measure of cleanliness so nobody gets uncomfortable and turns the channel.
A few of our favorites so far...
Laura thinks Rob takes her for granted, so she dyes her hair blond
Rob feels guilty when he misses Ritchie's school play -- this is Emily & Jack's (they're always a pair, huh?) favorite so far
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