Come Honk Your Horn

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired
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Lawyer Dave Crabtree's troubles begin with the purchase of an ancient 1928 Porter that claims, through a voice on the radio, to be his dearly departed mother. Though his wife doesn't like the old museum piece, it has an overwhelming appeal to Captain Manzini, a very persistent and dastardly antique car collector.

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  • Son, don't you recognize your own mother?

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    By jeffsbabb, Jan 01, 2011 Report Abuse
    I was only five years old when this show premiered in 1965, but I knew what I liked, and I liked Bewitched, The Addams Family, and My Mother the Car.

    I think this show has been given a bum rap over the years, especially since few people alive today have even seen one minute of the show since it first aired. It was part of the fanciful, cartoonish like shows that were readily cranked out by the studios at the time, and I personally think that the reason it failed was because the people handling the show had no idea how to target the market that LOVED it, which was my demographic at the time, young children.

    The concept is not nearly as creepy as some might portray. Is it any creepier than Morticia Addams, or Lilly Munster? From what I remember there was a genuine warmth between Dave Crabtree, played by Jerry Van Dyke and his four wheeled mother. That warmth was magnified by Dave's need to protect his mother from the villainous Captain Bernard Manzini, played to a tee by Avery Schreiber.

    I hope one day the episodes find their way to a DVD release. I would love nothing more than a drive down nostalgia lane in My Mother the Car.moreless

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  • It set the stage for 30 great shows!

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    By pastmac, Jan 01, 2011 Report Abuse
    I remember seeing this when it first aired and fell in love with the show then. I thought it had been lost forever and was thrilled when I found it online. Seeing Mom transformed from an old clunker to a red beauty was great. I have never understood why this show was so poorly rated. Certainly it was a little corny but compared to all the sit coms of that era it was as good as any. So nice to see just clean fun and entertainment again. Maybe it is time for a remake! Ride on Mom!moreless

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  • It hasn't been a punchline for 40 years for nothing

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    By jaynashvil, Aug 10, 2010 Report Abuse
    Comics have made jokes about this show since it aired. Could it be as lousy and silly as you've heard? Even worse than the show about the talking horse?

    That's a coin toss. But I can say this for sure--this show is creepy. There's something very unpleasant about milking laughs out of a guy who's delighted to be talking to his dead mother. It's his dear old dead momma, for heavens sakes--not just some car with a personality.

    I found it all very unpleasant, besides the obvious stupidness of it all. Get Jerry Van Dyke a therapist...and a new agent.moreless

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  • And the Silliness Starts with a Clunker

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    By uncleal923, Jun 17, 2005 Report Abuse
    Imagine if you were in a used car dealership, found a 1920s classic, and it spoke to you. Wouldn't you take it home if it was the reincarnation of your mother? That's what happened when David Crabtree found a 1928 Porter.

    Frankly, the episode is believable despite the silliness. There is an evil car collector played by Avery Schreiber who wants the car. Furthermore, your laughing as the silly old clunker gets the restoration job with the car collector following. However, all is fair when Dave convinces the evil car collector to offer him more money in front of his wife. Mom is then safely in the Crabtree's Garage.

    I find the episode funny. You don't have to sit there and think about it. You just laugh because it can all be true if your mother ever reinCARnated herself. By the way, I don't believe in reincarnation.moreless

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    • Title: Come Honk Your Horn
      The episode title is a take off of the title of the 1963 film Come Blow Your Horn starring Frank Sinatra.

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