ABC
March 13, 1990
Sitcom
DVD
B-
David Lesser wrote the teleplay based on a story by Joe Fisch, and even though they'd both done a handful of other WtB episodes, this one feels off, with the exception of two great back-to-back scenes. Shortly after Mona rudely dismisses Angela's offer to buy her a condo, Mona finds out she has to have a gall bladder operation, but even then she refuses to forgive Angela for calling her an ingrate. We don't find out the reasons for her coldness until she has a dream about her late husband (Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., who was 71 at the time, but maybe Robert is supposed to have aged in Mona's imagination). Helmond's acting is at its Soap height here and in the following scene, where she and Light have a warm, touching conversation.
Doug Shanklin, who's Fireman #2, was Ron on Three's Company.
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