In this episode with Joseph Campanella as the teacher and Amy Benedict as Bubba's girlfriend, the family imagines what life would be like if Mama married her teacher. Just think of the film Rebecca to give you an idea. Iola imagines herself married to Vint. In that scenario, Iola and Naomi switch roles completely. Then Bubba imagines being married to Amy, she is very pregnant, Grandmother Harper is impossible, and there are babies while Bubba is working 3 jobs to support his growing family. It's a great episode and one of my favorites. I thought Amy Benedict is great as Bubba's girlfriend, Amy Johnson, while Joseph Campanella is brilliant and underused as Mr. Hanson in this episode.
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One of the series' best episodes.
vitoscotti2 February 2023
Flashback episode that borrows from All In the Family "Everybody Tells the Truth" where Barney Miller's Ron Glass is a repairman. A flashback fantasy episode is tough to screw up having wide latitude. A takeoff of Dark Shadows with thunder, lightning (no rain), and family of vampires with Thelma using kitchen utensils to form a cross in defense. The Naomi (Dorothy Lyman) and Iola's (Beverly Archer) role changing was absolutely brilliant. Their talented acting abilities really shined through. Josseph Campanella as Mr Hansen was good but had a quite limited role. An episode that was a tremendous viewing treat.
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