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Oh! Calcutta!

1972, Movie, PG, 108 mins

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OH! CALCUTTA! is remembered more as the first nude musical comedy revue to play Off-Broadway rather than the hapless film presentation this turkey is. The film was originally shown in theaters via a special closed-circuit television broadcast, and the resulting videotape was cleansed of technical problems and rereleased in theaters two years later. They needn't have bothered. Though controversial for live theater, nudity in the cinema was no longer shocking or daring, thus m... read more leave a comment
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What was Maude's husband's ...

Question: What was Maude's husband's name? My husband and I have a bet going. Can you please help? Thank you.


Answer: OK, Kandi, allow me to bore regular readers with my usual admonishment that those who have bets should let me know what's at stake in their questions — I'm just snoopy like that — before moving on to the usual enlightenment.

So, here's the enlightenment. On Maude, which ran on CBS from September 1972 to April 1978, the fourth husband of Maude Findlay (Beatrice Arthur) was Walter Findlay (Bill Macy). Rounding out the family was Maude's divorced daughter, Carol (Adrienne Barbeau) and her young son, Phillip (Brian Morrison for five years, then Kraig Metzinger).

And don't feel too bad about forgetting Walter's name — it's not the first time Macy has suffered character-related ind read more

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