Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Mike King "My Mother The Car" does NOT deserve its reputation among TV critics (and some viewers) as the worst sitcom of all time. The premise of someone being reinCARnated as a car is fanciful and far-fetched, while the show itself is very silly and over-the top. Those same descriptions could also apply to other TV series from the sixties, including "Mister Ed," "I Dream Of Jeannie," and "Bewitched," to name a few. While those shows lasted several seasons and are fondly remembered, "My Mother The Car" only lasted one season and, not having enough episodes to make it into syndication, is barely remembered. After viewing all thirty episodes, I can honestly say that I found them to be amusing and enjoyable. Jerry Van Dyke, who stars as attorney Dave Crabtree, proves that he can carry a TV series as the main character very well. Avery Schreiber, who plays his nemesis Captain Manzini, is also a talented comedian, and makes for a comical villain. The video quality of the show is outstanding; the colors are pristine and vivid. In addition, I was pleasantly surprised that most of the laugh tracks were removed. Last but not least, the theme song by Paul Hampton is very catchy and memorable. All in all, I can heartily recommend "My Mother The Car" as a family-friendly show that does NOT insult the viewer's intelligence.

tighelander I think that this show might be the first show that I noticed was gone. I saw the show when I was 3-4 years old; I doubt it was ever reran back then. I remember liking it, and wondering what happened when it wasn't on anymore. I must have really liked it to have noticed it wasn't there anymore. I haven't thought about this since then, so it blows my mind, and makes me wonder if the memories are real or imagined. My memory of the car was that it was a newer model, not an antique, so who knows if the rest of my memory is real. Since it says that it was popular with kids (according to who?) too bad it wasn't moved to Saturday mornings. It would have been ahead of later live action fantasies like "HR Puffenstuff".

gooelf50 I've often heard this short-lived TV series referred to as the worst sitcom in TV history. I can remember watching the series and being more entertained by it than many of it's contemporaries. It never lasted long as many viewers and critics believed the concept of a mother being reincarnated as a classic car was a tad over the top. Perhaps viewers of the 60s were a little less imaginative and tolerant than those of today. After several decades of talking horses, beautiful genies, chatty Knight Rider cars, Incredible Hulks, and Ghost Whisperers, we now accept over the top situations as mundane. Perhaps we should call the hilarious and lovable Jerry Van Dyke out of retirement and give the series one more chance.

jenni-norville I have always remembered the song words appearing under the picture on the TV in white and a small white ball bouncing across the words in time to the music so that you could sing along. As my mother was born in 1928 she used to say 'that's me' so I can always remember her age as I thought she meant she was a 1928 porter. I don't remember the program title at all or the fact that the car was really meant to be a mother, just that as a kid I liked the show but couldn't often watch it all for some reason, maybe a paper round or something. I must have been 12 then though I thought I was younger, oh well. I remember Mr.Ed and shows like that being on around then. Of course the car looked black to me as our 'telly' was black and white, no colour. If anyone has a copy of a show I would love to watch just one for old times sake!