Z is for Zbornak

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Dorothy Zbornak - "Golden Girls"

THE STORY: Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund and Dorothy Zbornak, along with her mother Sophia Petrillo, share a home in Miami.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian immigrants, Dorothy is a substitute teacher. She was married to Stanley Zbornak for 38 years and then he left her for a flight attendant. Dorothy is practical and takes no guff from anyone. She has the patience of a saint and deals with the shenanigans of her room mates with grace and dignity.

How do you feel about shoulder pads?

Y is for Yang

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Cristina Yang - "Grey's Anatomy"

THE STORY: "Grey's Anatomy" follows the personal and professional lives of interns and residents at Grace Hospital in Seattle.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Christina Yang has an impressive resume: B.A. from Smith College; Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkley; and M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine. Because of a traumatic childhood experience (at age nine she watched her father bleed to death after a car accident), she is emotionally detached. An excellent surgeon, Yang will stop at nothing to scrub in on an exciting surgery. Her best friend is fellow intern Meredith Grey. And despite her lack of emotion, Yang falls in love and gets married. Love makes the world go 'round.

Have you ever had surgery?

X is for Xtra (Wild Card)

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Melissa Steadman - "thirtysomething"

THE STORY: A group of yuppie "thirtysomethings" live and work in Philadelphia. Michael is married to Hope; Elliot is married to Nancy. Gary is Michael's best friend from college, Ellyn is Hope's best friend from college, and Melissa is Michael's cousin.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Melissa is a successful photographer. Some of her most impressive work includes covers for Vanity Fair and a record album cover for Carly Simon. Melissa is Jewish, insecure and desperately seeks love. Her signature style is wearing one earring.

What is your signature style?

W is for Wednesday Addams

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Wednesday Addams - "The Addams Family"

THE STORY: 

They're creepy and they're kooky,
Mysterious and spooky,
They're altogether ooky,
The Addams Family.

Their house is a museum.
When people come to see 'em
They really are a screa-um.
The Addams Family.

So get a witch's shawl on.
A broomstick you can crawl on.
We're gonna pay a call on
The Addams Family.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Wednesday Friday Addams is the daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams who live at 0001 Cemetery Lane. She has a brother named Pugsley who is a mad scientist in training. She was named after the phrase "Wednesday's child is full of woe."  She has pet spiders and gets her Goth on by wearing black. Her favorite toy is her Marie Antoinette doll that Pugsley had beheaded. Yes, Wednesday is just a typical American girl. 

What was your favorite toy?

V is for Vanessa Huxtable

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Vanessa Huxtable - "The Cosby Show"

THE STORY: Cliff and Clair Huxtable live in Brooklyn, New York, with their five children -Sondra, Denise, Theo, Vanessa and Rudy. Cliff is an obstetrician and Clair is a lawyer. They are the perfect parents -  even better than Mike and Carol Brady. They rule the roost with love, discipline and humor. Who wouldn't want Bill Cosby as their father? Bedtime story = Chicken Heart.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Vanessa is the quintessential "middle" child and had to find her own way to distinguish herself from her siblings. Thus she excelled in school and became a star student..A brainiac, she graduated from high school early and went to college before her peers. Vanessa is a smart cookie!  But she can be sneaky and tends to stick her nose where it doesn't belong. Her knowledge of brother Theo's shenanigans gives her the upper hand.

Are you a middle child?

U is for Uhura

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Uhura - "Star Trek"

THE STORY: The crew of the Starship Enterprise under the auspices of the United Federation of Planets is on a five-year mission to explore new worlds and to go where no man has gone before. Or in Lieutenant Nyota Uhura's case, where no woman has gone before.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Lt. Uhura is a communications officer under the command of Captain James T. Kirk.  When she isn't intercepting alien communications, she entertains the crew with her beautiful singing voice accompanied by Spock on the Vulcan harp. She also had a crush on Spock, but as a Vulcan, he is ruled by logic and shows no emotion. She was interested romantically in Scotty but the relationship never got off the ground (pun intended). Even in space I guess it's true what they say - men are from Mars and women are from Venus.

T is for Tabitha Stephens

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Tabitha Stephens - "Bewitched"

THE STORY: Samantha, a beautiful witch, marries a mortal, forsaking her magical powers to live an ordinary life as a suburban housewife. The perfect family is complete when Sam and Darrin have a cute little girl named Tabitha. She doesn't have her powers under control yet, which causes problems for Mom and Dad.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Tabitha was born into a loving family and she seems content to be half witch, half human. Only time will tell which side will dominate. She's been known to use her powers at school to handle bullies and get good grades. Tabitha can also pick up a toy or storybook without leaving the bed and turn the channel on the TV without getting off the couch. A human remote control!

How would you use magic powers in your day to day life?

S is for Sally Rogers

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Sally Rogers - "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

THE STORY: Sally Rogers is part of a comedy writing team for "The Alan Brady Show." She works with Rob Petrie and Buddy Sorrell. Rob is married to Laura and they have a son named Richie. Buddy is married to Pickles. Sally is single and on the lookout for a husband. 

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: It's the 1960s and most women are married and taking care of their children. Not Sally. She's a career woman who writes for a successful TV show! How cool is that? But Sally doesn't see it that way. Her goal in life is to be married. She has trouble meeting eligible men because they are turned off by her assertive personality. They want a vaporous, feminine creature, not someone with a brain and a sharp wit. Chin up, Sally. You're gonna make it after all!

How would you like to be a comedy writer for a TV show? What show?

R is for Rhoda Morgenstern

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Rhoda Morgenstern - "Rhoda"

THE STORY: When Rhoda lived in Minneapolis, she became best friends with Mary Richards. Two single ladies having the time of their lives. But a few years later, Rhoda moves to New York City where she works as a window dresser and eventually starts her own business. She falls in love with Joe Gerard and gets married. Happy ending? Not quite. The couple get divorced and Rhoda must find her place in the world. 

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Rhoda was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx. She always puts herself down and is blind to her good qualities - smart, funny, creative and beautiful. The only person who is less secure than Rhoda is her younger sister Brenda. Both women have a problem standing up to their mother who spreads around the guilt like peanut butter on bread.


What's the worst date you've ever had?

Q is for Queen

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

The Queen - "Once Upon a Time"

THE STORY: The world of fairy tales and modern life exist in parallel universes in the town of Storybrooke, Maine. Meet Mr. Gold (Rumpelstiltskin), the owner of a curiosity shop; Mary Margaret Blanchard (Snow White), a school teacher; Ruby (Red Riding Hood), a waitress at Granny's; and David Nolan (Prince Charming), a firefighter. And of course, Regina Mills (the Queen), Mayor of Storybrooke.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: The Queen will stop at nothing to get what she wants. And she wants Snow White dead. The only one who can stop her is Emma Swan, Sheriff of Storybrooke, aka Snow White's daughter.


What's your favorite fairy tale? 

P is for Peggy Hill

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Peggy Hill - "King of the Hill"

THE STORY: Peggy Hill lives in a ranch style house in Arlen, Texas, with her husband Hank and 13-year-old son Bobby. The Hills are a patriotic, middle-class Methodist family. Hank works at Strickland Propane and sells propane and propane accessories. Bobby aspires to become a prop comic.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Margaret J. "Peggy" Platter Hill is a substitute Spanish teacher, a freelance columnist, a real estate agent, a notary public and Boggle champion. Peggy is a real Renaissance woman and is extremely confident in all her achievements. Her only area of insecurity is her large feet (shoe size 16 and a half). Although Peggy is an opinionated know-it-all, she's a good wife and mother - and she makes a mean Brown Betty.


Do you have any Texas memories?

O is for Olivia Walton

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Olivia Walton - "The Waltons"

THE STORY: It's the Great Depression and the Walton's are one big happy family living in Walton's Mountain, Virginia. Olivia Walton is married to John Walton and is the mother of seven: John Boy, Mary Ellen, Jason, Erin, Ben, Jim Bob and Elizabeth.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Olivia is a kind, loving Christian woman. She makes sure that the children have warm clothes and that there's always a hot meal on the table. As every stay-at-home mom knows, taking care of kids is a full-time job. Multiply that by seven and it's a logistical nightmare, but Olivia's faith in God gives her strength. Goodnight, John Boy.


Do you have any personal stories of your family during the Great Depression? 

N is for Ninety-Nine

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Ninety-Nine - "Get Smart"

THE STORY: Maxwell Smart (aka Agent 86) and his partner Agent 99 are spies for CONTROL, a secret government counter-intelligence agency. Their nemesis is KAOS, an international organization of evil.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Agent 99 is never mentioned by name. For all we know, her mother named her 99 when she was born. It was only a matter of time before Max and 99 would fall in love and get married. The perfect couple. He's the goofball, she's the practical one. Opposites attract. 

Why do spies wear a trench coats? 

Spoon River Anthology

This weekend I was in a staged reading of the play, Spoon River Anthology, presented by the Cheyenne Little Theatre Players. I had a great time, even though I was sick with the flu all week during rehearsals.

From left to right:
Rodger, Scott, Luana, Joe, Julee, Dave, Shawn and Steve.

Good times!

M is for Mary Richards

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Mary Richards - "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

THE STORY: Mary Richards is an associate producer at a TV station in Minneapolis. She's a beautiful single woman with a nice apartment, lots of friends and an active social life. She pretty much has it made in the shade.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: It may appear that Mary has everything going for her but she does have issues. She can't say "no" and gets taken advantage of by more assertive personalities. She stutters when she gets flustered, and she has trouble making decisions when under pressure. With so many problems how in the world does she cope?


Say something nice about one of your coworkers.

L is for Lucy Ricardo

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Lucy Ricardo - "I Love Lucy"

THE STORY: Lucy is married to night club singer Ricky Ricardo. They live in an apartment in New York City and their landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz, are their best friends.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Lucy isn't content to be "just a housewife." She wants to be in show business. She's always begging Ricky to let her be in one of his shows at the Club Tropicana. Never mind that she can't sing and she can't act. Despite her delusions of grandeur, she wants to be a good wife so she schemes to save money by sewing clothes, perming her own hair and baking bread, with disastrous results.


What's your favorite Lucy episode?

K is for Kelly Garrett

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Kelly Garrett - "Charlie's Angels"

THE STORY: Graduates of the Los Angeles Police Academy, Sabrina Duncan, Kelly Garrett and Jill Munroe end up with lame jobs like giving out parking tickets. But their crime-busting adventures begin when they are hired by the Charles Townsend Agency as undercover detectives.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Kelly is the tough, street smart Angel. A martial arts expert, she has survived being kidnapped, blown up, held hostage, jumping out of a plane, and other assorted James Bond type predicaments.


Have you ever had a bad hair day, and if so, how did you handle it?

J is for Jane Hathaway

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Jane Hathaway - "The Beverly Hillbillies"

THE STORY: 

Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed

A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed

And then one day he was shootin' at some food

And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude.

Oil, that is. Black gold. Texas tea.

Well, the first thing you know ol' Jed's a millionaire

Kinfolk said, "Jed move away from there!"

Said, "Californy is the place you oughta be."

So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly.

Hills, that is. Swimming pool. Movie stars.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: A Vassar graduate, Jane Hathaway is Mr. Drysdale's secretary and works at the bank where the Clampets have deposited their millions. The Clampets refer to her as "Miss Jane" and consider her one of the family. Her major conflict is her affection for the Clampets and loyalty to her boss, who constantly schemes to get the Clampet's fortune. Her crush on Jethro makes it all worthwhile.


What would you do if you had a million dollars?

I is for Ivy Lynn

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Ivy Lynn- "SMASH"

THE STORY: Ivy Lynn and Karen Cartwright are battling it out to play the part of Marilyn Monroe in a new Broadway musical.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Ivy's mother was a Broadway legend, so Ivy grew up in the world of the theatre. She's a talented singer and dancer but her insecurities cause problems. She pops pills and has no qualms about using her sex appeal to get what she wants. And she wants to be "Marilyn." Or else.


What's your favorite Marilyn Monroe movie?

H is for Hot Lips Houlihan

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Hot Lips Houlihan - "M.A.S.H."

THE STORY: Hot and heavy into the Korean War, Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan is head nurse in a M..A.S.H. unit. In addition to saving lives, she is having an affair with brown-noser, Frank Burns.   

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Hot Lips grew up as an Army brat and her whole life is the military. She has a tough exterior but under the hardened shell is a compassionate woman. She deserves the Purple Heart for putting up with the shenanigans of Hawkeye and Trapper John.


What do you think Hot Lips has hidden away in her foot locker?

G is for Ginger Grant

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Ginger Grant- "Gilligan's Island"

THE STORY:

Just sit right back and you'll hear at a tale

A tale of a fateful trip

That started from this tropic port

Aboard this tiny ship  

The mate was a mighty sailing man

The skipper brave and sure

Five passengers set sail that day

For a three hour tour

The weather started getting rough

The tiny ship was tossed

If not for the courage of the fearless crew

The "Minnow" would be lost

The ship set ground on a shore of this uncharted desert isle with

Gilligan

the Skipper, too

the millionaire and his wife

the movie star

the professor

and Mary Ann

Here on Gilligan's isle

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Is it typical for a person to pack several bags of luggage for a three hour tour? I suppose movie stars have a different set of priorities. I have no idea how Ginger managed her high-maintenance style with nothing on the island but coconut oil and bananas. Nevertheless, she always managed to look like a million bucks.


How do you think Ginger would do as a contestant on Survivor?

F is for Florida Evans

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Florida Evans- "Good Times"

THE STORY: Florida, her husband James and three children (J.J., Thelma and Michael) are a working class family living in Chicago. The family struggles to make ends meet, but enjoy the "good times" as well.   

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: With three children, a husband who works two jobs, and the family living in the "projects," Florida has her hands full. Her best friend is her neighbor Willona, who often pops in to say hello. Florida needs a vacation, perhaps to Florida to walk on the beach, soak up the sun and sip on a Mai Tai. Ah, good times!


Do you have any memories of Chicago? All I know about Chicago is from the Broadway musical. "Start the car I know a whoopee spot/where the gin is cold but the piano's hot."

E is for Elaine Benes

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Elaine Benes - "Seinfeld"

THE STORY: In the Seinfeld universe, Elaine is just "one of the guys." On the surface she appears to be the "normal" one, but closer scrutiny reveals that she's as crazy as the rest. Except for Jerry who is "Even Steven."  

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Elaine is a bit neurotic and has anger issues. She holds grudges and seeks revenge. As a single lady in New York, she has had her share of "interesting" boyfriends, including Crazy Joe  Davola (the psycho), Aaron (the close talker), David Puddy (Jerry's car mechanic) and Keith Hernandez.  

What are your thoughts on "The English Patient"?

D is for Daphne Moon

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Daphne Moon - "Frasier"

THE STORY: Daphne Moon was hired by Frasier, a radio psychologist in Seattle, to be a live-in housekeeper and caregiver for his father Martin, a retired cop who had been injured by a bullet wound in the line of duty. Martin and Daphne live with Frasier in his beautiful apartment, complete with baby grand piano.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Daphne hails from Manchester, England and claims to be a psychic, which is ironic because she has no clue that Niles (Frasier's brother) is in love with her. She is a terrible cook but no one seems to care because she is so charming and down to earth.

Have you ever gone to a psychic? 

C is for Cat Woman

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a word
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Cat Woman- "Batman"

THE STORY: Batman and Robin are crime fighters in Gotham City. They take on such dastardly masterminds as The Joker, The Penguin, The Riddler -- and of course, Cat Woman.


UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: The one thing Cat Woman has the others don't is her sex appeal. She uses her wiles to seduce Batman but being the honorable superhero he is, he does not succumb to her powers. Of course, this brings out her claws and her true motives are exposed.


Any "cat" people out there?

B is for Betty Rubble

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a topic
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Betty Rubble - "The Flintstones"

THE STORY: Betty is married to Barney Rubble and is best friends with Wilma Flintstone. She lives in Bedrock and has a baby boy named Bam Bam who likes to break things with his club.  But that doesn't bother Betty. She's already planning Bam Bam's wedding to Pebbles Flintstone.


UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Betty has big brown eyes and wears her hair in a cute flip with a blue bow. She's very frugal and wears the same dress every day. Psychologically secure, Betty had no problem at all marrying a man who was a foot shorter than she. Betty puts the ROCK in Bedrock. 

Do you walk barefooted in your house? I kick my shoes off as soon as I walk in the door.

A is for Ann Marie

Welcome to the A to Z Blogging Challenge where I will post on a topic
featuring a different letter of the alphabet each day of the month of April.
My theme for this challenge is Female TV Characters.

Ann Marie - "That Girl"

THE STORY: Ann Marie of Brewster, New York and moves to NYC to pursue her dream of being an actress. She has her own apartment and wears the latest fashions. Kind of like Sex and the City but without the sex.


UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Ann is friendly, joyful and enthusiastic about life. When she gets excited she talks very fast. The more nervous she gets, the faster she talks. She could be an auctioneer. The men in her life include her boyfriend, Donald, a journalist for News View Magazine, also known as Captain Dumb Dumb (inside joke); and her over-protective father Lew Marie who wants Ann to remain 10-years-old forever.    

Have you ever had your toe stuck in a bowling ball?