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It & one thing for council to hold private sessions, quite another to expect that public goals and objectives are beyond immediate discussion and debate. 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Angered at what he sees as an abuse of taxpayer dollars and the wrong way for public officials to conduct public business. Telegdi vowed last week to give the meetings a pass. This week. he also tried unsuccessfully to convince council to open the meetings to the public and media. Whether or not Waterloo taxpayers agree with having their municipal machinery guided by the drive wheel of private corporate strategy is a debate onto itself. However, now that Telegdi has officially recorded his opposition to both the format and expense of the sessions, he should still attend them and contribute valuable input as an elected official. "ME6-FMu'ttCtqttMtttt,E.-tttrtt-ttmt-tp,t- However noble the reasons behind his decision, it would be wrong for Waterloo councillor Andrew Telegdi to boycott the city's annual goals and objectives meetings. To enable him to do so with clear conscience, he, along with any other dissenter, should pay his own way (giving full notice of such a move), attend the sessions, and, within the bounds of council propriety, avail himself to the media and/or general public as to the proceedings. t5re-dCursMniir-atg-Nt-Hrssq. ifGGFGU,RGi , -riirTLiTiisiaa"ie" iiiiriiciiii5i'ei" 12:; 'GG', line mam. Waterloo Chronicle omee is heated in the Haney, White law office building (rear entrance. when". Parking att the rear of the building, Open Monday to y ' mm to 5 pm. was all 'er/tttrr: in Waterloo trenee, dam}? Waterhu, on. N IL? Tale” "bam. News and Soon Warm Winkler - Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group Incorporated Publishing undress 215 Fairway Rd, S., Kitchener, Ont Should go m: Rick Campbell Sales '. Bill Kama Che-lad.- : Greg Cassidy m Advertising: Helen Smiley, Paula Hummel, Gerry lattice Chum“ Advertising: Maureen McNab Senior reporter: Melodee Martinuk Reporters: Ian Kirkby (news) Mark Bryson (sports) Circulation: Jerr , Fischer Typesetting and L'ilri'lil. ‘: Flinn y Press Barber, Gamer Pyle, cousin Goober at Waily's filling station, Howard Sprague. county clerk. Otis Campbell (no relation. my has) the town drunk, Warren yes. Warren. heh Andy. Warren, the other deputy, Carmelita down at the diner. and the rest of the gang. After reading that crappola. I flew into a rage. These yahoos wouldn't know good comedy if they tripped over it, like Dick Van Dyke tripped over his ottoman each week. Sure. I'll be the first to admit that all the above shows, with the exception of the sadly slumping Newhart, are of high quality. But the best? Not on your life. Take that. credenza. Just to clear up the conlusion, the best sitcom ever to hit the airwaves was the Andy Griffiths Show, starring Aaaaaandy Griffiths. with Don Knotts " Barney File and little carrot-top Ronnie Howard as Opie. Twee-tweet, twe-twee-twee- tweet. twevtwee-twee-twee-twee-twee-twee-tweet. Best ever. Best comedian ever, Don Knotts, as the Barn. Deputy Barney Fife. One bullet in the shirt pocket. Sum. How’s it goin', Ange? This is no personal preference. I might add. It is fact. Marvelous Mayberry. with lovable Andy. Barn. Aunt Bea, Op. Helen Crump, Floyd the Barber. Gamer Pyle, cousin Goober at Waily's filling station, Howard Sprague. county clerk. Otis Twisting the knife even further, the panel of experts goes on to list other top shows of all-time such as All in the Family and M.A.S.H. And current smash hits include Newhart, Family Ties, Kate and Allie and Garry Shandling's Show. What really burned my britches was reading in the morning paper that the Mary Tyler Moore Show has been rated the best all-time situation comedy series. and that Cheers is the best sitcom series currently on the air. Crock city. On both counts, These conclusions were reached. 1 might add, by a panel of TV analysts whose findings were reported in the current edition of TV Guide, with shows at the top of the ratings having "the vision to create good characters and see them through revealing situations with consistency. subtlety and wit. And to do it every week." Mary Tyler Moore".' Cheers? I am wounded. grievously. Hey, I'm an easy-going kind of guy. It takes a lot to make my blood boil. but Tuesday morning With just such an occasion. Good thing I was the only one in the office, and I was able to take out my frustrations on the oredenza outside my office instead of co-workers, You think that credenza was ugly before... " is written 'The land deal is I win for the city with lovable Andy, Cramp, Floyd the Goober at Waily's a. county clerk. Otis s) the town drunk, Rick Campbell Chronicle Editor Who sez? It is not such a win for us.“ CN Real Estate vice-president Iona- While“ on the coal tar agreement signed Monday at - SEE PAGE i. Twee-twee, twe-twee-twee-tweet. twe-twee- twee-twee-twee-twee-twee-twest Barney Fife. Deputy sttertfr Barney Fife to you. Show some re- Begrudgingiy, I'll admit that one person‘s funny bone is another‘s yawn, but the best show ever is not a debatable item. Our ugly office credenza will vouch for that. Eeeeedoggee, wouldn't Jed be a ilewlin'. Jay Notth in Dennis the Menace? Arrgh, the list is And what about aforementioned Pick Van Dyke show? Mary Tyler Moore was every bit as funny in it as in her own show, and with a great supporting cast of Sally, Buddy, Mel, and Alan Brady. All this, 'wmout’ ’even' meettimting JiGws like Bettie?“ Junction, or the Beverly Hillbillies. What about Lisa's hotscakes and Mr. Haney and Mr. Kimball and the Ziffles and Amold the Pig watching westerns and Alf and Ralph Munroe on Green Acres? I have friends who have every episode taped, and bring them out for New Year's Eve marathons. I choose my friends carefully. Will anyone soon forget the Beav, and the rest of the Cleaver family on Leave It To Beaver? Is there a Dad over so who didn't shed a tear when Ward took the Beaver to the library midst teary background music to explain why he was such a screw-up? How about the unforgettable performances of Jackie Gleason, Art Carney and supporting cast on The Honeymooners? What about the sad sack POWs and the German oats guarding them on Hogan's Heroes, a show that went twice as long as the war effort it represented. As noted, shows like M.A.s.H. and All in the Family were classics. but mainly because each broke new ground, combining humor with an attack on taboos of the day. They made it possible for today's shows to confront issues such as AIDS (Designing Women on Monday) in a tasteful. yet humorous way. But when I think of true sitcoms. the favorites on my list don't seem to carry much weight. Is my taste in humor out in left field, or what? Comedy. At its best. Week in and week out. Sadly, while today's sitcoms do their best (Family Ties, Cheers. Night Court. Golden Girls, Kate and Allie, Designing Women. Growing Pains are all commendable efforts) the true sitcom is a dying breed awash in a sea of mediocrity, diluted by false laugh tracks, poor writing and forgettable characters.