Surviving Cissy by Kathy Garver

Author:Kathy Garver
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781630761165
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 2015-08-22T04:00:00+00:00

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Mrs. Beasley, Played by an Unknown

Mrs. Beasley was a charming character. Buffy’s ‘‘very favorite friend’’ was the first ‘‘old lady’’ doll to achieve film prominence. The soft, huggable toy became a symbol of comfort and love to many millions in the audience. I remember a conversation I had when I played a part in the TV movie The Siege at Ruby Ridge, which starred Dennis Quaid and Laura Dern. Laura told me that she was a big fan of Family Affair, and when her parents, Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, were getting a divorce, Mrs. Beasley was her constant companion, providing her with continuing comfort and warmth during that difficult time. At autograph shows, I have heard many versions of that tale. The huggable doll had taken on a comforting persona and made a long-lasting impact on many fans.

Buffy and her surrogate toy grandma had many adventures throughout the series. One time, Mrs. Beasley was rushed to the doll hospital when Jody inadvertently pulled off her arm. The guilty moppet waited anxiously with the family until the treasured friend’s limb was sewn on and then proclaimed, ‘‘Good as new!’’ by the doll doctor.

Then there was the time Mrs. Beasley went missing and the doll, by now having taken on humanoid characteristics, became the intense focus of a frenzied search. The comforting little old lady was finally found on top of a dirty metal garbage bin as Mr. French had accidentally knocked her from the heights of the apartment’s balcony. Mrs. Beasley had dropped many stories, rapidly descending to crash unceremoniously in the refuse area. She was retrieved, cleaned, and later lived to tell about it in a Mattel version of a talking toy doll. Thank goodness she survived!

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