Soap: Episode 35

Soap: Episode 35
ABC
November 30, 1978
Dramedy
DVD
B


This Harris & Silver episode contains perhaps the funniest exchange on the series, the "Mickey Mouse's dog was gay?!" dialogue between Jodie and Jessica, showing what pros Crystal and Helmond already were.  (And I think Mary's laughter at the end is Damon's genuine amusement.)

The scene has a more serious side, as both Mary's son and sister want her to talk to Burt, but she's not ready yet.  And Burt tries to let Sally down gently but she gets so upset that he agrees to keep it going.  At the end of that scene, she calmly calls someone to tell them that Burt will soon be a broken man.  Meanwhile, Eunice runs off with Dutch, Chester goes missing, and Elaine gets kidnapped.  Note that the wall calendar by Sally's desk says November.  We'll see if this helps with the timeline later.

Harrison Page, who was on That Girl in two different roles, one of them a policeman, here plays Benson's old friend Deputy Gilmore.  Frank Coppola makes his first of five appearances as Mel and Greg Antonacci his first of three as Dave, who I believe are the kidnappers.