Naomi is stressed over the fact that she and Vint's sexual life hasn't been as active as normal. When Dr. Joyce Brothers' plane broke down and lands in Raytown, she gets to make an unexpected appearance on the Eddie Edwards' local television show. She answers a phone call from Naomi who uses another name and she gives a fake name to Vint but she is so revealing that everybody in town knows who it is including Mama and even Vint and IOla. After ruining Mama's home life, she and the family go to the Raytown Airport to corner Dr. Joyce Brothers regarding whose to blame for Vint and Naomi's problems. Dr. Joyce Brothers offers suggestions to help their relationship and a book for Thelma. She offers sound unforgettable advice to Thelma about her own sex life.
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Beverly Archer saved the episode
vitoscotti21 December 2022
How funny can it be with Dr Joyce Brothers guesting? She made all the rounds on talks shows and even sitcoms like here. Pseudo therapist talk show hosts like Phil Donahue and tv psychologists like her were all the craze in the 80s. The episode for the most part was flat. A contrived out of character plot to shoehorn the doctor and her atrocious acting in. Iola (Beverly Archer) was the only character to generate laughs. Best scene was Iola bringing over the cake hoping the quarreling couple were splittsville. She rattled off funny double entendre lines one after another. Without Iola the 5* episode would've got a generous 2*.
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