[Ads-l] OT: names

[Jonathan Lighter]

I only saw it once or twice, but I remember the show. It was a '70s spoof
of soap operas.

JL

On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm watching a tale on the tube about one "Kevin Cohen."
>
> Does anyone else recall the old TV show, "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"?
> There were a couple of episodes featuring a young, hip, new-age rabbi named
> "Kevin Cohen." This was a real thigh-slapper of a concept, at the time.
> Like, what Jewish guy would ever be named "Kevin," let alone one who was
> not only a _rabbi_, but who was also a *Cohen*?! Har! Har! How much more
> ridiculous can you get?!
>
> Well, as they say, "Time brings about a change."
>
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