Jesus was definitely a Jew, no question about that, it's just that I never heard that Hannukah had anything to do with the coming of Christ, I mean it was a miracle that the oil lasted 8 days to light the Menorah at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem from what I remember from my Bible studies, but for Harold to bring it to the Davidsons is odd because they start a short conversation and never even once mention that it's a Jewish symbol as if they try to appropriate it to a miracle that Jesus did. I'm not a theologian or anything and like I said before I'm secular. I don't have a 'personal relationship' with Jesus nor do I believe in Heaven or in Hell. Sure, I'd like to believe in a metaphorical Heaven, but it's not like my life is centered around the Church or holy scripture...
Thanks for the info about Sue and Elain. I can understand why Becky would eventually form a shield between her and Russ which would leave her completely cold blooded and mentally abusive towards him when they had those final scenes at the dressing room before she made her triumphant entrance on to the stage. It's unfortunate Carrie Weaver would pay the ultimate prize for never showing her face in town again. She served her purpose as far as the writers were concerned and didn't have anything else for her other than being the domineering mother from Hell who would eventually tear Russ and Becky apart. Vince never wanted to see her again. One wonders what would have happened if Carla didn't give up her singing career and would actually have storylines revolved around her being an entertainer or working at a night club. That's no job for a married lady with young kids though... It worked with Becky because she was single and a songwriter-performer in real life. Not sure Elain Graham would have been a natural in that capacity.
Amber and Blair actually had a lot of potential because Blair could see right through Amber. Like many other characters, she first appeared for one or two episodes and would return after a few dozen episodes as more permanent, but unfortunately the character vanished into thin air with no explanation ever given. There was a hint at a possible connection with Russ (I remember them going out to dinner), but with a change in the show's direction with a new executive producer, This was all scrapped.
As far as the Jewish angle is concerned, Harold always striked me as a Jewish caricature, just like Dave Cohen was. They didn't call him 'Cohen' for nothing. You could say Vince Cardello was an Italian mobster, but I didn't think his character was a caricature. I'm not saying Harold didn't evolve as a character, but for quite a long time he was a very stereotypical type of lawyer, perhaps because of how unattractive and negligent he looked on the 9outside and how greedy and transactional he was on the inside (at least during his first months on the show before crossing over to the good side). It's not that he or Babs were Jewish or anything: it's just that there's something stereotypically Jewish that is implied either consciously or inadvertently in their mannerisms and the fact that it's Harold of all people who brings a Menorah to the Davidsons and Babs using Jewish dialect like 'Yatz' or 'Oy Vey' a few times made me wonder. Maybe she picked it up on the streets...who knows?
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