SUZANNE PLESHETTE (1937-2008) AND ALLAN MELVIN (1923-2008)

Suzanne Pleshette, actress and recent widow of Tom Poston, will be well-remembered for playing Emily Hartley on the original Bob Newhart Show. As noted here just days ago, Pleshette and Poston sent out a funny 2007 Christmas card despite their ailments.

The name of Allan Melvin probably won't be remembered by many for very long, but he was also a significant television presence. Best known as Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch, he also appeared on The Phil Silvers Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, All in the Family, and Archie Bunker's Place. His voice-over contributions included work on Magilla Gorilla, The Flintstones, and The Banana Splits Adventure Hour.

Here he is in a Liquid-Plumr commercial, kinda doing a Bert Lahr thing.



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EVEN THE BEST INTENTIONS CAN GO AWRY. Here's a PSA against child sexual abuse that seems really ineffectual even though it involves John Ritter, Henry Winkler, and The Flintstones.



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Here's a more recent PSA from the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR).



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And here's Safe Horizon, a New York-based group that aims "to provide support, prevent violence, and promote justice for victims of crime and abuse, their families and communities."