NOTE FROM LB: In the early 50s, when I was very, very young, my anti-social self learned about the world via this very little box called a TV. One show that fascinated me for reasons I no longer remember but which I think had to do with the fact that no one on it was trying to sell me anything or talking down to me or doing anything other than living their sweet little lives.
The name of that show was ETHEL AND ALBERT. Even at the age of 5 or 6 I knew the life Ethel and Albert were living together wasn’t real. But, man, I sure wanted it to be.
Peg Lynch, the creator, writer, and star of the show, died last week. The following is the best of not-nearly-enough tributes to her pioneering work: