Am I dating a sitcom character?

May 18, 2004 2:57 AM

I went on a date with this girl tonight, and I swear she looks just like this actress on this tv sitcom I used to watch. Problem is, I can't remember the name of the actress or the show. It was on mid-90's, probably comedy central. During the intro, the protagonist of the show watches old tv shows as a child, and during the show, set in his adult life, clips from the old shows add color to his frequent romantic encounters. I believe the actress played his ex-wife on the show. A little help?
posted by Phatty Lumpkin to media & arts (17 comments total)

It had a single name title. "Dave" or "Harry" or something like that I think. Quite Risque. I thought it starred John Ritter, but that doesn't seem to have helped. I'll keep looking.
posted by seanyboy at 3:22 AM on May 18, 2004

Dream On. with Wendy Malick
posted by seanyboy at 3:30 AM on May 18, 2004

Wow. This was my first metafilter post ever. Response time: very impressive. It reminds me of that phone network Jupiter Jones had in those Three Investigators kids mystery books. What was that called again?
posted by Phatty Lumpkin at 3:39 AM on May 18, 2004

You laugh, but those books are worth collecting, apparently.
posted by yerfatma at 4:00 AM on May 18, 2004

The Ghost to Ghost hookup.

Great use name, Phatty lumpkin!
posted by taz at 4:00 AM on May 18, 2004

also a great 'user' name.
posted by taz at 4:02 AM on May 18, 2004

username made me laugh as well :)
posted by derbs at 4:16 AM on May 18, 2004

So... was it her? Or was it just wishful thinking? ;)
posted by chrismear at 5:10 AM on May 18, 2004

Now she's rather cute. You lucky beggar...
posted by twine42 at 5:31 AM on May 18, 2004

She been in plenty of other stuff as well... most notably (I guess), the TV show "Just Shoot Me".
posted by Witty at 5:33 AM on May 18, 2004

Wow...I was just trying to figure out what that show was called yesterday.
posted by jeb at 6:08 AM on May 18, 2004

Most recently, playing the wife of Frasier's dad, whose wedding was one of the plot points in the series finale last week.
posted by linux at 9:42 AM on May 18, 2004

I love the fact that this is one of her IMDB photos.
posted by scarabic at 1:24 PM on May 18, 2004

Double wow. Thanks for the help on the 3 Investigators. A clarificatory note: this girl looks strikingly LIKE Wendie Malick, but much younger. Definitely not her probably good, as Ms. Malick outdates me by 29 yrs. and 8 days.
posted by Phatty Lumpkin at 2:00 PM on May 18, 2004

Uh, probably good that it's definitely not her, that is.
posted by Phatty Lumpkin at 2:04 PM on May 18, 2004

Ask Metafilter: The Ghost-to-Ghost Hookup.
posted by Phatty Lumpkin at 2:06 PM on May 18, 2004

I like Wendie Malick. Good comic timing, attractive... and I don't mind the fact that she was a Wilhelmina model back when I was still losing my two front teeth.
posted by linux at 3:24 PM on May 18, 2004