The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights

It was wonderful to see that Jean Byron still has the prettiest smile since Sara Allgood (How Green Was My Valley).

Otherwise, fluffy, with a script a bit on the lame, predictable side, this story got tired in a short time. I don't even think I stayed with it till the end. It was good to see the cast again, though Paul O'Keefe could have phoned his part in. Perhaps there were too many new characters to give the originals enough tube time.

Reunion movie of a show so old only senior citizens are alive that remember the original...reruns included. I believe this may actually set a record for reunion shows as far as time difference between original and reunion ("Leave it to Beaver" was about 22 years). The original Patty Duke show went off the air in 1966 making it a 33 year difference! The only thing close is "Burke's Law" which saw a return after 28 years in 1994 (of course that was more of a return than a reunion). I think the best bet here was just to do a remake with new cast (which actually was done with the TV series DOUBLE TROUBLE using real twins). Hayley Mills returned in several movies based on THE PARENT TRAP but that feature film had been rather accessible through the years (and even after the sequel mill ran dry was re-made with a new cast). First of all let me say I love Patty Duke. I liked her in the Helen Keller films (the original and the re-make), I liked her as a teen and as an adult actress, as an Astin and an after-Astin. I applaud her personal triumphs. But if nothing else, Patty Duke has shown us we must move forward not backward. Her guest spot on "Touched by an Angel" blew me away. This woman can act. Put this lady in a brand new sitcom and I'm there. Ask me to remember references from 1966 and I'll deny I was even born yet. Can you imagine in another 10 years having a reunion from our favorite shows of the seventies? Oh no. Oh no, just don't go there.

It's fun for Nostalgia's sake even if the "Sue Ellen" is not the one from the original show's run & no wonder because even if it's not real the true actress would feel that it would deface her character.Anyhow & even if it would just be for fun I'd still like to see @ least one more sequel with the once seen Texas cousin,also played by Patty Duke."When cousins are three of a kind."And the buck doesn't even stop right there either.I'd still like this feature to be seen in reruns & released on VHS & DVD.I even remember from when I was a kid seeing these episodes in reruns.I also liked seeing in this reunion special how Patty & Richard despite being divorced are still Friends & now Patty & Cathy are even friendlier than when they were kids & as kids their friendliest time was when they were each up against their Texan cousin.The best reflection of the their 60's show in their '90's reunion is when the 2 both play Juliet in the play as a team when before they each played Cleopatra in the play but as a competition that ended up as this team up did in making it a better show & for the audience to be amused.

Truthfully ,Stephen "Steve" G. Baer a.k.a. "Ste" of Framingham,MA.USA

Like visiting old friends again after over 30 years. Makes me want to again watch copies of the original shows but with more appreciation and enjoyment than ever before. Surprising to learn that Eddie Applegate is 63 and Patty only 52 yet they were high school sweethearts in the series. Oh well, guess that's show biz as they say.

This film would not normally be considered a great film, but beacuse it stays true in reflecting the innocent times of the original 1963-66 tv seris, it works.

Patty Duke has not lost her touch and playing the genetically unexplainable identical cousins, Patty and Cathy and she looks great.

The rest of the original cast also reflect the magic they did on the original show and are still the same in personailty. The one who has probably changed the most is Jean Byron as "Mommo" and for the better. IN the original she would never have said anything salty like talking about Viagra. It's wonderful to see her so full of spunk.

Cindy Williams, who is new to the cast,is also excellent as the evil Sue Ellen. She goes way over the top with her role as you would need to.

As for the kids, Liam and Molly, both are wonderful, however, Liam's Scotch voice is kind of hard to understand.

This film achieved a lot more than any other reunion movie I have seen before. They take us into the 90s, yet, with the innocence of the early 60s.