"The Mothers-In-Law" The Long, Long Weekend (TV Episode 1968) Poster

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7/10
Everybody needs a break from a mother-in-law, including the other mother-in-law.
mark.waltz3 June 2020
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Having planned a family get-together at a mountain cabin, the Hubbards and Buells decide to cancel separately because they want a break from each other. After Eve and Herb arrive, they settle in nicely and when they are trying to sleep, they overhear noises outside that makes them prepared for either an intruder or wildlife, and it turns out that its Kay and Roger, and later Jerry and Suzie! After making plans to do things separately, they decide to leave the next day but end up being snowed in June to a freaky blizzard! Without provisions, they sit there basically staring at the walls and listening to Roger's stomach growl. Attempts at conversation are futile, and a funny twist jeopardizes more than their appetite with the cold air taking over the apartment through a missing roof.

It's a very funny episode that is an example of how unintentional stupidity can help that old adage anything that can go wrong will go wrong. The hole in the roof gets increasingly larger, and has Roger falling through after unsuccessfully trying to fix it, causing the obvious confetti (passing as snow) to increase in velocity. This is one of those episodes that doesn't have a conclusion, and it works out just fine because you know that somehow they will be able to dig themselves out, but the episode simply makes a point of how their foolish arguments create more damage and impact them all the more.
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6/10
Choosy Mothers-In-Law Choose Jif
wes-connors26 December 2016
A fishing weekend at a friend's Lake Arrowhead cabin looks good, but the Hubbards and the Buells are tired of spending so much time with each other. Both couples back out, then go to the cabin thinking they will have the place to themselves. Herb (Herbert Rudley) may have more than fishing on his mind, given the way he slaps Eve (Eve Arden) on her rear as they run upstairs to pack. Roger (Roger C. Carmel) and Kaye (Kaye Ballard) are looking forward to snuggling. Lastly, Jerry (Jerry Fogel) and Suzie (Deborah Walley) show up. Suzie brings her black and white bikini. The three couples are startled by each other and some unplanned incidents. "Camay" soap sponsored this episode, but "Jif" peanut butter must have been happy because Ms. Arden places their product on the cabin counter with the "Jif" label showing.

****** The Long, Long Weekend (3.31/68) Elliott Lewis ~ Eve Arden, Kaye Ballard, Roger C. Carmel, Herbert Rudley
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