Anyone else remember The Ghost and Mrs. Muir?

[Anonymous]

I caught the tail end of the 1947 movie this morning and it sparked vivid memories of watching it as a child—both the movie and the sitcom from the late 60s.

I’m only 50, so I suppose they site it on tv as reruns and that’s how I watched it.

The movie is a classic and regarded as one of the greatest love stories told only through dialogue (no kissing, etc.).

Does anyone else remember this? I swear sometimes the things I remember from my childhood nobody else seems to remember.

[Anonymous]

Yes, there was a show like this. I remember the music being very spooky.

[Anonymous]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_%26_Mrs._Muir_(TV_series)

[Anonymous]

I watched the TV show as a kid in the 70s. Loved that show.

[Anonymous]

Yes a very vague recollection of watching the TV show. I’m late 50s and feel the same about remembering things (shows etc) from childhood no one else does.

[Anonymous]

Fwiw I found the sitcom from the late 60s on YouTube and I’m watching the series premiere now. It’s just as I remembered. This might be how I spend my Sunday as I tackle chores.

[Anonymous]

I was born in 1970 and remember watching episodes of the tv show on rerun a few times as a young kid with my mom and not thinking much of it.

Then sometime in high school for whatever reason I rented the original movie (VCR rental shop!) and thought that was very good. If I recall, the movie was romantic but the tv show was more played for laughs? I remember telling a friend of mine that it was a great classic romance, and she became lowkey obsessed with it. Watching it many times. Having sleepover watch parties. Declaring that she was saving herself for a sea captain ghost lover.

If I recall, the movie has the widow asking the ghost, "Why did you choose to haunt?" For some reason that line always stuck with me. Like, yeah, ghosts have agency too, and haunting is a choice.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it was pretty good, OP.

[Anonymous]

I love this movie! I watched it for the first time as an adult though, on TCM

[Anonymous]

Yes, my grandmother and mother loved it and we watched it together several times. It’s definitely a beautiful love story and well worth watching.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I am 60 and love that movie. There is also a book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was born in 1970 and remember watching episodes of the tv show on rerun a few times as a young kid with my mom and not thinking much of it.

Then sometime in high school for whatever reason I rented the original movie (VCR rental shop!) and thought that was very good. If I recall, the movie was romantic but the tv show was more played for laughs? I remember telling a friend of mine that it was a great classic romance, and she became lowkey obsessed with it. Watching it many times. Having sleepover watch parties. Declaring that she was saving herself for a sea captain ghost lover.

If I recall, the movie has the widow asking the ghost, "Why did you choose to haunt?" For some reason that line always stuck with me. Like, yeah, ghosts have agency too, and haunting is a choice.

Correct, the movie is a classic romantic drama and the sitcom is precisely that—a comedy.

I googled the movie and it’s widely regarded as a classic love story beautifully portrayed through romantic dialogue. There is no kissing, yet the story evokes a great deal of love and passion.

I’m just starting the second episode of the sitcom. It’s a silly, fun show just as I remembered. It’s akin to Bewitched in terms of vibe.

[Anonymous]

What about ghosts of mars

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I am 60 and love that movie. There is also a book.

The book was written by a woman who used the pseudonym R.A. Dick.

Apparently there’s an audio version online.

I just wish they colorized the 1947 film. It’s painful to watch the sea in black and white.

[Anonymous]

Born in 68. I watched it a little, but not that much. Never saw the movie.

There were some other black and white TV shows I liked that no one really talks about - Hazel. Dennis the Menace.

I was not a fan of Leave it to Beaver, or really of Gilligan's Island.