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(1985)

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Great opener to Season 4
Jimmy_the_Gent427 March 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Dick takes over as host of a kid's show when the original one , Pirate Pete, is injured on set.

A hilarious episode with a great guest star in David Wayne as Pirate Pete. Dick is upset at the commercialism of the show selling cheap items at high prices and showing violent cartoons. Funniest scene is when Pirate Pete returns and sees the changes Dick makes to the show. His reactions to Dick changing "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum" to "a bottle of unsweetend fruit juice" and showing hygiene films are very funny. George has a subplot where he plays a joke on Stephanie, making her think she gained weight. She gets the final laugh, dressed as Rambo at the end!
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Hitchcoc6 March 2023
Dick is trying to get some new carpet for his set on the TV show. While he is negotiating, the guy who plays Pirate Pete, a children's show, is hurt and in the hospital. Dick is forced to take his place. As he is reading his cue cards, he realizes the show is a mass of cheap commercialization. Bob Newhart is absolutely sensational as he slaughters the role with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder. He lectures the parents and gets the show cancelled. Now he has to break the news to the poor guy in the hospital. The other plot involves Stephanie going bonkers because George has turned up the weight on her bathroom scale. The final scene is worth the entire wait.
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