December 11, 2012
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I hate Mary Ellen Walton!
Yeah, that’s right! That woman has plagued me for years, along with her entire family.
A little back story is called for here. Mary Ellen Walton lived in a cabin on a mountain with: her four brothers, two sisters, her parents and her grandparents, in a place called TV land. The series was called “The Waltons” (duh), and was sugary sweet and full of moral lessons, and placed at the time of the Great Depression. At the end of each episode, the family would follow a nightly ritual which involved saying goodnight to each other from their rooms. So, it went like this. ”Goodnight, John Boy.” ”Goodnight, Mary Ellen.” and on..and on..and on. I guess with no television, this was the family’s only entertainment.
So, why do I hate Mary Ellen? Well, I happen to have the same first name, (not Mary, not Ellen, it’s Mary Ellen, thank you very much!). From the start of this series, through today (yeah, the series went into syndication, lucky me), people will greet me with “Goodnight Mary Ellen!” and they will actually stand there and wait for me to call back, “Goodnight, John Boy!” They think it’s funny. They think it’s cute. I think it sucks.
Why me? When my parents named me after two separate Irish grannies; I’m sure they didn’t know that I would be hounded in future years. Before this show, Mary Ellen was a unique name and I liked it that way. After the series, the name Mary Ellen became popular; there is a large number of us now wandering the world; and I believe, they have gone through the same hell as I have. So, Mary Ellen’s of the world, UNITE! When you hear “Goodnight, Mary Ellen”, stare that person in the eye and say “Goodnight, dumb shit!”
Have you ever been teased about your name? How did you handle it?
Comments (17)
That is terrible. I like the response though, ‘good night dumb shit’. hahahahaha
Two of initials are RC and there once was an RC cola. You guessed it. I was teased for being a cola. I don’t remember how I handled it. It was a long time ago and I haven’t thought about this in years.
People all say the same thing about a name and think it is so original, my maiden name was Forney, you can imagine all the jokes that rhyme with that….when people would hear it for the first time and make the same joke, I would say…”Now, that’s one I never hear before.. ” They would think for a second and get the point.
I think Mary Ellen had 4 brothers, John Boy, Jason, Ben and Jim-Bob.
I love the reply “Goodnight, dumb shit!”
I did your hat pic it is HERE
yeah, being called “Miller light” all through school was a total blast… insert sarcasm here____. haha
now I have a last name that starts with C and now everyone loves to called me RC…anything original than calling me a name after a beverage? clever huh?
LOVE MY REDHATS! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I may use these year round..the penquins are putting it to a vote! Yup…you are right…four it is. Memory failing….my bad!@seedsower -
lol that is funny-I couldn’t imagine anybody hating Mary Ellen
people always ask me where is Jack?
I’ve never been teased, but my last name kept being said wrong by certain folk even after I told them how to pronounce it. >.
But I get your frustration. People don’t know when to stop.
I hated the Monkees for loving me. People would start singing that song and I’d just cringe… At least now that is all past!
No never have but then I am awful mean too<:)
Eureka vacuum cleaner. Eureka I’ve found it.(My name is pronounced the German way, not the English way not sure how it morphed into Eureka)
At least your parents did not name you Ashlee Lee Lee. I had a student in my class with that name. You get to see all kinds of interesting names when you are a teacher.
No way!@Grannys_Place -
Wow..you got me beat.@Erika_Steele -
LOL!! I had a good laugh reading this. I mean, I am not laughing at your mishap of being named which was a syndication show and got picked on. But your spunk and anger at those who made fun at you.
Now please don’t stare at me….
Mary Ellen was ugly. Her sister Erin was easier to look at.
Around the time of the royal wedding of Diana and Charles, it was a little embarrassing to be named “Dian.” I would enter a room, and someone who knew me would exclaim, “Lady Di”! Geez.
Yes, Mary Ellen was what was known in the old days as “Plain, but comes from good stock!” Kind of the same thing people say about blind dates, “She’s got a great personality!”
Hey, any laugh is a good laugh!@angys_coco -