THURSDAY THEORY OF RELATEEVEETY - SHIRLEY & HER NEWS-MOM

Toobworld is full of the "atmosphere people" - in the Real World they are the extras in the scenes, sometimes not even seen but acknowledged that they exist.  Like the 400 people who were also on board the starship Enterprise besides the bridge crew.  Think of all those people seen on the streets of New York, Minneapolis, and Chicago, in the opening credits of 'The Odd Couple', 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', and 'The Bob Newhart Show' respectively.  

And all of those are characters with their own lives, with friends and family, expanding the population of Toobworld considerably.  

Today I'd like to propose a theory of relateeveety for one such minor character.....

'Monk'
"Mister Monk Gets Fired"

This reporter was played by Shirley Jordan who already has a character in the Television Crossover Hall of Fame - a nurse who has worked in various parts of the country.  I did induct her as a Dr. Escobedo as well, but that is under review.  And if I can find one more nameless character from Boston played by her, I can induct her realtor Nancy Sosha from 'Ally McBeal' into the Hall.  (She already was on 'Boston Legal' as a jury forewoman whom I claim is Ms. Sosha.)

But this particular reporter in San Francisco where 'Monk' took place had a life beyond this one episode's scene.  She had to have family, a mother and a father at least.  And I think we could make the assumption that the reason she became a reporter was all due to the influence of her mother who also was seen on the TV news of Toobworld as she did her job.

See that lady reporter to the right in the yellow dress at Sgt. Coopersmith's press briefing?  

'The Rockford Files'

"The House On Willis Avenue"

It's my theory of relateeveety that she is the mother of the reporter played by Shirley Jordan.  I have no clue who that actress is, but I'm going to claim her character - who was seen for all of five seconds? - inspired her daughter to go into the field as well.  She raised Shirley's reporter in Los Angeles, but the daughter found employ in San Francisco when she grew up.

And so there you have it - a theory of relateeveety which can connect 'Monk' with 'The Rockford Files', no matter how trivial the link.

The best thing of all about such theories - it's all conjecture.  But that doesn't mean it can't be true!

Hi Shirley!