Just the Ten of Us: Rock n' Roll Fantasy

Just the Ten of Us: Rock n' Roll Fantasy
ABC
April 28, 1989
Sitcom
VHS
B-

Not unlike the Brady kids, the four teenage daughters, AKA the Lubbock Babes, formed a singing group, doing entirely cover songs if I recall correctly.  The girls had nice voices and they wore the height of late '80s fashion.  Here, in an episode written by show creator Dan Guntzleman with Michael Sullivan, who also directed, the Babes daydream as they perform at the local pizza parlor.  Wendy's fantasy in particular breaks the fourth wall, with the family appearing as actors who have the real-life names-- Jamie, JoAnn, etc.  Note that this episode mildly ships Gavin Doosler (Evan Arnold again) with both Connie and Cindy.

Holly Haber, who previously played Sister Adolf on the "fox in the henhouse" episode, is a Doctor here.  Michael Gilbert Lewis, the Priest, would be a Busboy on Who's the Boss? the next year.  Rich Reinhart sort of plays himself, in that he's a Writer in Wendy's fantasy.  This episode closed out the season, and the next one we'll look at is from early in Season Three.