January 27, 1973
Sitcom
DVD
B
DVD
B
This second of two BNS stories by Gene Thompson wraps up the hanging plot point from his "Don't Go to Bed Mad": Bob gets to watch Monday Night Football and Emily gets all new furniture. But the episode is mostly about how Bob's patient Mrs. Walker (apparently different from the previous Mrs. Walker, and played by Daily's I Dream of Jeannie co-star Emmaline Henry) is "in love with him." It's actually transference, but Emily is understandably jealous. The best part of the episode is how Howard is Emily's reluctant confidante, including the subtle moment when he thinks Emily is a lesbian! (She says she's confused and upset about a woman.) I'm having trouble thinking of a sitcom with as intelligent writing as this one; even when they do '70s double entendres, it's classy. Note that Emily has a younger sister who developed before she did.
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