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The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV Series)

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I remember watching this series when I was 12 back in 1968. I loved it! Having seen the original film with Rex Harrison/Gene Tierney (which I also own), I was interested in seeing how they would handle a series based on this story. The pilot stuck very close to the parts of the film where Mrs. Muir first comes to Gull Cottage. All in all, I thought this was a wonderful, romantic series with great interplay between the lead characters. Since TV Land and Nick At Nite seem more concerned with running Fresh Prince marathons and adding movies to their schedule, I doubt we'll be seeing this or any of the other classic series returning to those channels anytime soon. Hence, the need for this to be released on DVD ASAP!

This hasn't been on the air in Houston in twenty years, not since I was a wee lass and we didn't have cable so I watched it on the spare TV with rabbit ears! Even at that shakey picture, this series had a magic that utterly enchanted me with its warm humor and the impossible romance you longed to see realized. From the moment I laid eyes on Mulhare, like Mrs. Muir, I had to think Magnificent. Seeing him, as well as the rest of that wonderful cast on pristine DVDs would be heaven. And, Charles N Reilly's humor was the perfect, non silly comedy foil to the darling Captain.

have been wanting this for a long time, and could not find it anywhere. I was sure it did not exist except on TV Land.

I will be first in line to buy the entire series as soon as it's available.

Maybe not for everyone, but I know what I like.

I first saw this show at age eleven and fell in love with it, and the Captain! Candy and Jonathan Muir were kids I wanted to be friends with, everyone needed a housekeeper like Martha, (played perfectly by Reta Shaw) and Charles Nelson Reilly was in top form. Now, 39 years later, I still love this show and can appreciate it as an adult. Mulhare and Lange had great chemistry and it showed, without using double entendre's and/or smarmy jokes and suggestive language so prevalent on more recently released sitcoms. The show also boasted guest appearances from well-known actors and future award-winners such as Richard Dreyfuss, William Daniels, Eileen Brennan, Bill Bixby, Shelly Fabares, Jack Gilford, Jonathan Harris, Shirley Booth, Harry Nilsson, Mark Lester, and Kenneth Mars. Even after being canceled by NBC and picked up for another year by ABC, Miss Lange snagged back-to-back Emmys for the two years of the show's run, and Edward Mulhare and Charles Nelson Reilly were also nominated.

This show also has the most memorable speech to ever hit a comedy series of the sixties, and it came in the pilot episode: I can never forget it -- it comes at the very end of the show when Captain Gregg whispers to a sleeping Carolyn:

"I never once allowed a woman on board my ship, but if I had known you a hundred years ago, I would have carried you off to sea and shown you how beautiful the world can be. I've met my match in you. Lord knows I waited for you, and hunted for you. How was I to know you hadn't even been born yet? No... you won't remember any of this when you wake up, Madam. You shan't have that advantage over me. How sad, that you were not born in my time, nor I in yours."

Triple sigh!

This series is well-worth seeing in its own right without comparing it to book or movie and as other reviewers have noted, I will be first in line to buy it; released on REAL DVD, not video downloads!

EVERYONE needs to see this show!

There's something about this show that captures the imagination in ways that no ordinary love story has ever done. When you think you've had your fill of classic romances, this one is a cut above the rest. The premise itself is so unique that after watching it, you will never think of the concept of "hauntingly beautiful" in the same way ever again.

"The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" television show was adapted from a movie and a novel of the same name, whose principal characters are a ghost of a former sea captain and a beautiful young widow. Though I highly encourage you to see the movie and read the book to experience the full scope of this story, the television series adds a dimension to the characters of Mrs. Carolyn Muir (the widow) and Captain Daniel Gregg (the ghost) by developing them over the span of two years.

The synopsis of the television version of this story can be found in the show's pilot episode, which explores how the Captain and Mrs. Muir met. (It aired on NBC from 1968-1969, then on ABC from 1969-1970.)

Recently widowed, Carolyn Muir moves her daughter Candace and son Jonathan along with her housekeeper Martha and little dog Scruffy from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Schooner Bay, Maine. Wanting to continue her career as a writer, she rents Gull Cottage, a house along the sea coast, from real estate agent Claymore Gregg. Upon visiting the house, she is told that it is haunted by Claymore's great uncle, a sea captain who died a century earlier, supposedly from suicide.

Not easily swayed by "ghost stories," Carolyn decides to move in, but she soon comes face-to-face with the spirit on her first night after Captain Gregg makes several attemps to scare her family out of his home. In anger, he not only tells her that his death was an accident, but that he intended Gull Cottage to be a home for retired seamen and that he resents having her family living in his house. In a verbal clash, she tells him that they have no intention of leaving, and what ensues becomes a battle of the wills ... or is it?

What needs to be emphasized is the underlying romantic tension that builds from the moment Mrs. Muir sets eyes upon Captain Gregg's portrait in the parlor of the house. When they finally do meet, in stormy darkness and candlelight, their feelings are explosive and the attraction is undeniable. How they agree to co-exist in the house is worth the watch. It is the catalyst for their relationship over the next two years. A strikingly poignant scene illustrates this when he comes to her as she sleeps and confesses his feelings about her,lamenting that he died a hundred years ago, wishing that they could have shared a life together. All the while, she is never aware he is there as he lovingly watches over her. One could see why the angst in this story is what gives it its beauty.

This ensemble cast and it's ability to mix drama with light comedy has made it one outstanding show. It is worth the watch and should be considered a television classic of enduring value.

(Principal characters--Captain Daniel Gregg(Ghost): Edward Mulhare, Mrs. Carolyn Muir: Hope Lange, Claymore Gregg: Charles Nelson Reilly, Martha Grant: Reta Shaw, Candace Muir: Kellie Flanagan, Jonathan Muir: Harlan Carraher)

I first started watching this show in 1968 when I was 12 years old and it is STILL my favorite show of all time. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is such a wonderful show with great acting (all the stars were nominated for Emmys and Hope Lange won twice as best actress), wonderful comedy (Charles Nelson Reilly was--and is still, I think--the funniest man on the planet), and heartstopping romance (I've read that this was the first real romantic comedy ever done for TV). I plan to buy this show for myself and all my friends. PLEASE bring this out on DVD!

If The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is really coming to DVD, I'll be thrilled!
This is a great show....Edward Mulhare is a super hottie as Captain Gregg and Hope Lange is gorgeous as Mrs. Muir. A terrific romantic comedy sitcom.....well written, well acted and a fun show! Did I mention Hope Lange won the Emmy for it? Definately an influence on later sitcoms with a romantic angle. Also, some of Gene Reynolds', from MASH fame, early work!

This is charming and beautiful series, with a first-rate cast and the classic romantic story. I hope someone is smart enough to get it onto DVD for commercial release soon.

I would LOVE boxed season sets of DVDs for the Ghost and Mrs. Muir! It has been a favourite of mine since it was first on in the late '60s, and I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for it to come out in uncut episodes on DVD....

As a life-long fan of theatre, film and tv, I feel that it is about time that those who control this product release it to the many millions of fans of quality comedy and superlative acting. The rapport and respect between Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare as actors and characters jumps out at you as a unique and special opportunity to view performers who are in total command. To see an intelligent, humorous, caring and touching interaction between all of the characters on the show should be reason enough to release the remastered dvds. The fact that is will be overwhelmingly profitable for those involves in the product should be secondary.