My Mother the Car

Earl Sinclair is inspired to create My Mother the Lamp

My Mother the Car was a TV sitcom which ran a single season (1965-1966). However, the title and premise later became widely spoofed and mocked for their absurdity and the show regularly discussed in retrospectives and books on bad television. As the title implies, a man buys an antique car, a 1928 Porter, only to find it's the reincarnation of his mother.

References

• In the Jim Henson Hour pitch tape, Gonzo claims to see My Mother the Car on one of the monitors on the Inner Tube set.

• In the third season Dinosaurs episode "Network Genius," Earl Sinclair briefly spitballs the idea of a new show, My Mother the Lamp, with details to follow later.

• In the Elmo's World installment "Transportation," the Car Channel promotes My Mother the Car.

Connections

• Del Close played Dr. Kadigan in "For Whom the Horn Honks," Cheskin in "Many Happy No-Returns," and a camp counselor in "You Can't Get There from Here"
• Charles Grodin played Fred in "Burned at the Steak"
• Avery Schreiber played Captain Manzini