Square Pegs: Halloween XII

Square Pegs: Halloween XII
CBS
November 1, 1982
Sitcom
DVD
B-

As the title suggests, this is an homage to the slasher films of the period, with even the plot of a slumber party being very typical of the genre.  I think I only saw one Friday the 13th, but this was in the zeitgeist.  And speaking of zeitgeist, this episode includes references to Doug and Bob McKenzie, real men not eating quiche, and rap music.  Interestingly, Lauren and Patty are very happy when Marshall and Johnny show up, since the other girls are snubbing them, but they also don't regard their guy friends as real boys, in the way they see Vinnie.  And Lauren has a line about virgins not dying in horror movies.

Caitlin Adams and Basil Hoffman return as Ms. Loomis and Principal Dingleman. This is Marjorie Gross's second Pegs story, while it's the first of two by Susan Silver, who wrote a couple for The Bob Newhart Show.  Note that this is the first week when both Pegs and M*A*S*H aired (and both with belated Halloween episodes), and I watched Private Benjamin in between them, although when Family Ties moved over to Mondays at 8:30, I must've switched over to NBC for that slot.