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Janet is terrified because she has discovered a mouse in the girls' bedroom. Jack offers to let her sleep in his bed, partly because he's scheming to charm his way into Chrissy's bed. To that end, he asks that Larry keep his mouth shut when Larry reveals that he's killed the mouse. Stanley also has his reason for requesting that Larry keep mum. "Was this mouse somebody important?" Larry quips.

John is in very fine form here as Jack acts so utterly shamelessly. If he weren't ultimately a harmless individual, his actions would come off as pretty sleazy. Then again, this is a sign of the times, and the material probably wouldn't have passed muster even a few years later. Some of his hilarious moments include his exaggerated yawning, and the way he makes a BIG production out of getting ready for bed. (Incidentally, you can see Chrissy reading "Quorum", a made-up book that Jack was seen reading in a previous episode.)

Stanley has yet another of his classic moments, as he himself schemes to avoid spending ANY time with Helens' mother, whom he really dislikes.

One of the best bits has Jack interrupting Larry's entertaining of a gorgeous blonde (Jenny Sherman, "Mean Johnny Barrows"). Larry had conned her, claiming to be a talent scout for MGM! Anyway, he and Jack keep getting her name wrong, cycling through several female names beginning with "D" (her actual name is Diane).

Seven out of 10.

One little mouse creates quite a bit of chaos.

Jack giving up his room as Janet is terrified of mice.......but he has an ulterior motif in trying to sleep in the girls room with Chrissy while Janet is in his room.

When Jack went upstairs to Larry's to pick up their coffee, Jack did not expect Larry to be entertaining a stunning blonde. Larry claimed to be a talent scout from MGM to get a date with a very attractive woman. Some excellent bits with Jack & Larry not being able to remember the name of Larry's date. (Diane).

Mr. Roper using the mouse to his advantage to keep his mother-in-law away from their apartment. At one point Mr Roper tells Larry, who killed the mouse, that if the mouse dies, I have to spend the weekend with an old bat. (His mother-in-law).

A very enjoyable episode.

This episode aired in February 1979 during the peak of the "free love", pre-AIDS era in the United States. It perfectly captures the mood of the time as sex was SUPER casual. Jack literally almost has sex with Chrissy and we didn't blink an eye. As the show got into the later seasons in 1983 & 1984, this episode would have never made it to air as the times had changed. This is a classic early episode and a must watch.