 Barbara Stuart |
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Barbara Stuart |
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Career Perspective Part of an odd group of actresses (Jackie Joseph, Hope Holiday, Joyce Jameson, et al) who were omnipresent on 60s TV doing Bimbo supporting roles... She oscillated from Bimbos to sometimes stronger Dupetress / Dominatrix archetypes, where her best WOmWAm roles lie... Shared similar qualities to Sue Ane Langdon, but did not have the obvious physical package, making up for a lack of physique with an attitude that assumed Female Dominance (like "I'm Blonde and I have breasts, altho small, but I still have what it takes to nail you, buster...") Unlike a Francine York or Nancy Kovack, who she rivals in the number of TV roles, her appearances are not so many hits and mostly misses, but due to sheer volume she does have memorables where she exudes a conniving, dominating energy ... |
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As a Moll, has a kinky moment when she teases a tied-up prisoner... ("Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband Is in Jail")  As a Moll, has a kinky moment when she teases a tied-up prisoner... ("Gomer and the Dragon Lady")  Flipping Marines all over the place, she later came back as the much-nicer regular, "Bunny..."  ("TV or Not TV")  Putting the con on Ange... Of course, Barn's the better dupe, and in an episode like this his presence is clearly missed... ("The Puzzler Is Coming")  Pulling the old "drugging your tea" trick... During broadcast re-runs, TV Guide would describe this scene as "Rocket O'Rourke uses her feminine wiles..." suggesting it was quite natural for a WOman to take advantage of a man in this manner -- certainly an attitude the show's producers / writers held... ("Stanley the Safecracker")  "Dolly" the Moll... ("Whatever Lola Wants")  She's back to drugging drinks again, this time nailing Captain Nice twice... Along with her Gomer "Dragon Lady," her strongest appearance... |