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make sense to be swayed by the comments of a man we know to be just an actor
who used to playa doctor; but, practically, that man sold the Sanka.
Not long ago, with comparable intent, the credit card purveyor MasterCard ini-
tiated a "Family Holiday Traditions" promotion that allowed women to chat on-line
with authorities on how they, as mothers, could prepare their homes for the holi-
days, establish family traditions, and purchase perfect holiday gifts (using their Mas-
terCards, of course). Who were the experts chosen to provide the informed counsel?
They were the actre sses Florence Henderson and Jane Kaczmarek, whose authority
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credentials in these regards appeared to come solely from their roles as "TV Moms"
on the television shows The Brady Bunch and Malcolm in the Middle.3
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From the first time I saw it, I found the most intriguing feature of Robert Young's
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