I always try to say nice things about everybody and everything. However, I do not like this woman. When she replaced E.G. Marshall, I gave her a chance, but her whispery, pseudo British voice is annoying. Sometimes I simply cannot hear her. However, on a positive note, when she introduced The Way Station, she did get us ready for a spooky tale. She did sound quite passionate and dedicated to that story. That, I enjoyed. Otherwise, she simply did not hold my interest in anything else she did. How does everyone else feel about her?

I'm with you completely, Robert. I'm convinced that Christopher Plummer must have woken up one day and screamed, "Shut up! Shut up!!" before they divorced. She's a talented actress, but not the most compelling actress. Her best work here, I believe, is the "Nefertiti" multi-part saga, and that's because she had great chemistry with Russell Horton. She worked well with Lloyd Battista, too. But whenever she starts screaming, wailing (as in "Sleepwalker"), cackling, or arguing loudly, I lunge for the volume control.

In my year long journey of listening to all of the Mystery Theater episodes I'm now entering into the Tammy Grimes era (#1284). The end is well within reach by the end of the year.

i completely agree with the above comments and especially you ZEEZEE1 CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY EG LEFT? I AM SURE WHEN HIMAN BROWN GAVE HER THE JOB HE KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE CANCELLED SOON

Come on, anyone having the misfortune of replacing E.G. is going to have an uphill battle. In fairness, she got the job when others didn't. Why? Because she was a class act and total professional dedicated to her craft. It's obvious to anyone listening that she's articulate and a cut above the norm (or several). The listener was never bored when listening to her.

Also a very short TV run. The Tammy Grimes Show was one of the first that I remember as a kid that was pulled after airing only once.

Tammy's fine in her supporting part in Play It As It Lays, one of her few non-TV films; I believe she replaced someone at the 11th hour. She was talented, but I never cared for her as the host of CBSRMT. It was never the same without E.G. Marshall. It was a strangely comforting thing to fall asleep to late at night as I did many times in my teen years

I never new she was the original Molly Brown! I only new it as Debby Reynolds roll! She certainly had a distinguished career, however, I could never quite understand why she was chosen to host that final year. In general, I think it was a mistake to involve so many theater actors with the show. No doubt many were very good, but I think there is a tendency for actors in plays to "overact." It would have been interesting to see how the show might have been different had it been based on the west coast, utilizing actors used to performing on TV and in the movies. Not complaining about the show as it was, but just engaging in some conjecture.

Not only will I remember Tammy Grimes for her talented performances & her contribution as the Hostess for CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATRE, but I will also remember her performance as the voice of Molly Grue from THE LAST UNICORN (1982). Rest In Paradise, Tammy Grimes

I don't know why so many people have such a problem with Tammy Grimes' voice. I think she has a very nice, soft, soothing voice and she did an excellent job as host of CBSRMT. I always thought she introduced each episode very well. I also enjoy E.G. Marshall as well, so I am saying that I like them both. Why does it have to be one or the other?

I began listening to CBSRMT in 1979, so I had fairly equal exposure to both hosts. While I enjoyed Marshall's evocation of classic radio program hosts (I was obsessed with the music, radio and films of the thirties and forties), I found Grimes' voice lent a more sinister, creepy quality to the narration. As a featured actress, however, I tend to agree with the more negative comments. Her voice was unique and immediately recognizable - but also totally phony. The combination of the three ruined her performances for me. In radio acting, the voice is everything. If an actor or actress's voice is the same for every character, it makes it very difficult for the listener to separate actor/actress from character and really lose him or herself in the story. In Grimes' case, it was always 'Tammy Grimes as ..' rather than 'So and So performed by Tammy Grimes'.

I have felt that way about many of the recurring actors in this series. So many of them sound exactly the same way in every episode, and on top of that they seem to always to be cast in similar characters

She is a nerve eater. She plays every role in exactly the same way. AND she didn't even have the class that E.G. Marshall had to NOT be the host AND act in the plays. She had the job as host, so why cut out other actors for roles? I noticed she always put herself up for the roles of queens, empresses, and the like, and then chewed up her lines like bubble gum. As if Marian Seldes or Roberta Maxwell didn't have her out-classed! I really LOATHED her!

Tammy Grimes had a very successful Broadway career, with roles in 19 Broadway productions, winning 2 Tony awards. She had over 100 appearances in film and television and recorded a number of albums featuring Broadway show tunes and narration of children's stories. Her appearances on CBSRMT included the 5-night Nefertiti epic that premiered in 1979, before taking over as series host for E.G. Marshall in 1982. Besides Nefertiti, a favorite Grimes episode was "The God Killer" from 1976, in which she played a creepy murderess. Ms. Grimes's daughter, actress Amanda Plummer (with former husband Christopher Plummer), made five CBSRMT appearances, including the last two installments of the 1982 Les Misérables adaptation. Ms. Plummer also had the lead in "To Be an Empress," the second-to-last CBSRMT episode before her mother took over as host.