1 hour ago, Mitch64 said:

No, it was a way to get Fulton off for her three month time off clause. Lisa gets a call from her Mom, who hadnt been mentioned in years, and has a discussion with Tom about it. She comes back ( after disquising herself as a cleaning woman at the Yacht club to spy on her family and friends to see what was going wrong..and try to fix it in the usual Lisa way..believe me, it was weird then...) and tells him that her mother is doing great, and that was that.

Thanks. Such a surprising choice. I wonder if Alma lived to meet Lien. I'd like to imagine a world where Lisa took Alma to meet Earl and Alma privately told her that she thinks Earl is a homosexual.

So, how old would Alma have been by 1985? 100? 110?

5 minutes ago, Khan said:

So, how old would Alma have been by 1985? 100? 110?

Ethel Remey would have been 90 if she'd lived. I'm not sure how old Alma would be...they had aged Tom quickly but then kept him the same age for about 10-15 years.

I am curious as to how Clarice Blackburn played the part. She was only 12 years older than Eileen and 30 years younger than Ethel.

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

Thanks. Such a surprising choice. I wonder if Alma lived to meet Lien. I'd like to imagine a world where Lisa took Alma to meet Earl and Alma privately told her that she thinks Earl is a homosexual.

LMAO...Alma "Well dear, I knew you would end up with one!"

Lisa, "One WHAT, Mother?" (she always respected Nancy more then her poor mom."

Alma: "You know dear, a man who is..theatrical"

Lisa: "Oh, I KNOW, isnt it great...while Bob or Grant had NO interest in theater or musicals..while all they wanted to do is, Bob, watch the Cubs, and Grant sit with his books on history and law! Finally I found someone I have so much in common with!"

Alma: "Oh, I think you two have more in common then you even think dear, but if your happy"

Lisa, "Mother, I never know what you mean, I wish you would make sense sometimes!!"