For me, the MAME sequence of events proceeded thus: I saw a local production as a kid that blew me away. Fell in love with the songs on the Broadway Cast LP. Then when AUNTIE MAME came on TV, of course I was disappointed there was no music, so I didn't fully enjoy it. Then when I finally saw the film MAME I didn't enjoy that for reasons only Ben's Ant might not understand (he loves it outright). And so, I still seek a production as good as the community theatre production I saw when I was 12.