ABC
May 13, 1997
Sitcom
DVD
D-
Time has not made this episode any less painful. In fact, knowing that Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds would die so close together makes this collaboration even more of a waste. It ties for my least favorite episode of the series, with the spa episode.
Dan's mother Audrey (played here by Reynolds) is released from "the hospital," supposedly all well, as long as she takes her meds. She doesn't and decides to kill Dan for institutionalizing her, twenty years ago! The script is by Fisher and I can't help wishing that a more realistic, funnier, and sweeter story could've been submitted instead. Why drag Goodman back, when his performance shows how little he wants to be doing this story? And there's even a gratuitous joke about D.J. lusting after Princess Leia, just so Grandma can hit him for it, which is even less funny considering who wrote the joke. This episode is to be avoided by all but the masochistic and/or completist. (So of course it gets high ratings on IMDB.)
Heather Matarazzo makes her last appearance as Heather. Staff writer Lawrence Broch plays the Doctor. This is a rare episode without Laurie Metcalf.
Sitcom
DVD
D-
Time has not made this episode any less painful. In fact, knowing that Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds would die so close together makes this collaboration even more of a waste. It ties for my least favorite episode of the series, with the spa episode.
Dan's mother Audrey (played here by Reynolds) is released from "the hospital," supposedly all well, as long as she takes her meds. She doesn't and decides to kill Dan for institutionalizing her, twenty years ago! The script is by Fisher and I can't help wishing that a more realistic, funnier, and sweeter story could've been submitted instead. Why drag Goodman back, when his performance shows how little he wants to be doing this story? And there's even a gratuitous joke about D.J. lusting after Princess Leia, just so Grandma can hit him for it, which is even less funny considering who wrote the joke. This episode is to be avoided by all but the masochistic and/or completist. (So of course it gets high ratings on IMDB.)
Heather Matarazzo makes her last appearance as Heather. Staff writer Lawrence Broch plays the Doctor. This is a rare episode without Laurie Metcalf.
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