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Reunions are a tricky thing.
Sometimes theyre something to look forward to; sometimes theyre dreaded.
The next day I got a call from CBS.
It was an offhand remark, but offhand remarks are sometimes the best remarks you make.
There is a plot to the reunion, though not much.
Without it, thered be no30 Rock, Home Improvement, orMary Tyler Moore Show.
(Van Dyke himself did the animation we see onscreen.)
Sally has married her longtime boyfriend Herman.
And Rob occasionally says words like hell and damn.
When his former co-worker Sally asks, When did you start talkin dirty?
Laura responds, Soon after we got cable.
But even as the actors had aged, much of the show stayed the same.
Laura still responds with a resigned Oh,Rob … when needed.
Sally is still basically a quip machine.
Alan is still vain, pompous, and terrible.
And theres still a genuine warmth and gentleness one feels when watching.
