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(1989)

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8/10
Robo-Secretary - Best Episode of Season 4
kgraovac1 January 2024
Mrs. Poole fills in as temporary secretary for Sandy; the mother of the twins' pal Steve Traeger makes a play for Michael.

A very good episode with great A and B plots. Mrs. Poole has her biggest storyline yet and Edie McClurg does not disappoint -- although the script could have been a little funnier.

Sandy is at first skeptical that Mrs. Poole can keep up, but it quickly becomes evident that she's "Robo-Secretary". There is a funny sight gag when Mrs. P redecorates the office to look like something resembling Snow White's cottage. We learn that the Poole's idea of a romantic dinner is "Big Macs in bed".

Cristine Rose, who plays the coarse neighborhood Mom with the hots for Mike, is like a cross between Lesley-Ann Warren and Julie Brown. We first see her with curlers in her hair, but later she shows up in the middle of the day dressed to kill and to make sure Mike knows how "available" she is.

Clyde Kusatsu (Mr. Matsuda) would play Margaret Cho's father on her 1994-95 ABC sitcom ALL AMERICAN GIRL.
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10/10
"Countrified" (spoilers)
ActionMovieFreak4 June 2016
(Spoilers) This episode is hilarious. The best of the series. I remember it like it was yesterday. Wish I could find it online. Edie McClurg is perfect!

As a secretary for many years, I really appreciated the real life situation, and having lived in the south, I found the humor spot on.

The character of Patty Poole and the dynamic with Mr. Hogan (neighbors, friends, boss-employee) was great fun. Who knew she was this good? Too good for the job, apparently.

It was set up perfectly. You knew it was a bad idea and you knew it would go wrong, but you had no idea she would be so good. That was so unexpected, it was delightful.
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