Apparently there is a second life, at least for TV shows. One of the rerun stations has resurrected My Mother the Car, and I haven't seen it since it first ran. To be honest, I doubt if I watched more than one or two episodes back then. So I have been able to catch a few episodes and have decided there was chemistry and likability between Jerry Van Dyke and Ann Southern or at least her voice, but the rest of the family cast were horrible. The family members were just miscast. I guess this was a high concept idea that failed to click on any level as a comedy. But it did work as a crime drama: Knight Rider. Audiences were ready for a talking car if it was high tech and had a male voice. Right concert but wrong implementation. Given the current proclivity to make "Blockbuster" movies from failed TV shows, I can't figure out how they missed this one.
Review of My Mother the Car
My Mother the Car
(1965–1966)
Knight Mother? Mother Knight? Kight Son? Knight Rider!
29 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers