Dorothy and Sophia
The Kanisky family of [italic]Gimme A Break![/italic]
Oscar Madison (Neil Simon writes all his characters as if they were Jewish and from the Lower East Side of Brooklyn anyway)
TV characters who should have been Jewish but weren't
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 21, 2020 4:05 AM |
I never understood THE ODD COUPLE, where both Felix and Oscar were two plausibly Jewish, middle-aged New Yorkers. Actors Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were both Jewish IRL.
Felix Unger is a plausibly Jewish name. Oscar Madison much less so. With the exception of Penny Marshall as Myrna the secretary, no one on the show, including ex-wives and children, seemed very Jewish.
Whatever. That thing ran for 5 seasons.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | December 21, 2020 4:01 AM |
And likewise, Garry Marshall writes all his characters as if they were Italian-Americans from Milwaukee.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 21, 2020 4:02 AM |
Real life characters Garry Marshall and Penny Marshall should have been Jewish, BTW, but actually were not.
Valerie Harper: not Jewish in real life.
This should probably be another thread....
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 21, 2020 4:05 AM |