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Separate beds for Rob and Laura

posted 13 years ago by snafuone
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I remember watching this show back when i was a kid. I just watched the first episode since then tonight on MeTV. Now, there is something that caught my eye that i am very curious about. This couple, Rob and Laura Petrie, have a son, yet in the episode i watched, they were sleeping in separate beds. NOT normal for a married couple, but i was just wondering if anyone has any background on the show who could explain the reason for this.

I love MeTV and will be watching this show more often, along with all the other classic tv shows shown on the channel.

[–] pioneergrrrl (2401) 6 years ago

that's really the only thing that sticks out about the series.

[–] liscarkat (17662) 5 years ago

My parents were married in 1953, and had separate twin beds for about the first fifteen years. This was not unusual at that time. They finally got a king-size bed in the late 1960s.