While some notable FEMMEtasms appeared during the show's long run, the majority of episodes were not WOmWAm-oriented...
| 03-07-1962 |
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"One Angry Man" |
| 01-16-1963 |
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"Will You Two Be My Wife?" |
| 10-30-1963 |
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"Too Many Stars" |
| 11-20-1963 |
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"Big Max Calvada" |
| 01-01-1964 |
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"The Third One from the Left" |
| 03-11-1964 |
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"How To Spank A Star" |
| 04-15-1964 |
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"Dear Mrs. Petrie, Your Husband Is in Jail" |
But
indeed a vision of the Ideal American Wife was offered in the form of Mary
Tyler Moore's "Laura Petrie..." Both stylish-graceful / goofy-naive
but ultimately knowing in a Feminine way. She
touched just about all aspects of Femininity in 6 years, embodying a WOman any
man could fall in love with... Prior to the show she had been making a living
dancing and showing off her legs, and every now and then the show dipped into
that past...
And Laura was presented as a FemmeDom in the dream sequence of "Washington Vs. The Bunny," where Rob confronts that his wife is manipulating him...
By 1961 a WOman in a bunny costume conjured up the Playboy image of a sex object, and dressed as one Laura is shown pulling the strings to Rob's man-doll... The Battle of the Sexes was an undercurrent to quite a few of the episodes, pitting Rob v. Laura...
In 1964 she again appeared as FemmeDom, this time as a better fighter than Rob, able to flip any man in the episode "My Mother Can Beat Up My Father," which begs the obvious question if Ritchie was anyhow psycho-sexually influenced by this fact...

And just in case you think we're pushing Laura as a FemmeDomme to Rob, consider this picture, and answer who's pushing who: Rob is utterly taken with her, but her main goal is to project the perfect Feminine Image rather than show love to her husband. And as Rob & Laura truly did represent the ideal couple of the 60s, it's clear Laura is displaying that no Femme is more Ideal than her and that Rob has no choice but to submit and adore and worship her... Laura is at the same time: Sexy, Classy, Sweet & Strong - and ultimately that is the combo that wins over any man and naturally compels him to submit & adore a WOman...