Mr. Roper thinks that Chrissy is pregnant when he hears a conversation while eavesdropping through the pipes.Mr. Roper thinks that Chrissy is pregnant when he hears a conversation while eavesdropping through the pipes.Mr. Roper thinks that Chrissy is pregnant when he hears a conversation while eavesdropping through the pipes.
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- TriviaJoyce DeWitt staged a sick-out for this episode when ABC tried to take back a raise that was promised, She called in sick saying she was "sick at heart, sick in the soul." She had a meeting with the network president, who reinstated her raise. But when she tried to return to work, the cast and crew were already working with a reworked script and there was not enough time to change it back. So DeWitt had to sit this episode out. Recurring guest star Anne Schedeen was given the lines originally written for DeWitt.
- GoofsThere's no way the Ropers' bathroom could be under Jack, Chrissy, and Janet's apartment's bathroom. The apartments are on opposite sides.
- Quotes
Chrissy Snow: Hey, wait a minute. How come we're doing all the work? What are you gonna pick up?
Jack Tripper: Well, if I'm lucky, that little blonde in my pastry class.
- ConnectionsReferences Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Featured review
"We've decided to keep it and name it after you."
Stanley is busy working on the pipes in the Ropers' bathroom, and while doing so is able to overhear dialogue in the kids' bathroom. Chrissy has acquired a wart on her hand, and is disgusted and wants to get rid of it. But Stanley, not knowing the whole story, thinks she's talking about an unwanted pregnancy! When the kids realize that he's been listening in on their conversations, they work out a scheme to get him to come clean.
This is certainly a frequently funny episode, with a healthy amount of good lines, another of Norman Fells' signature moments, good chemistry among the cast, and the recurring gag of Stanley getting drenched by water coming through the pipe. But the most interesting thing about 'Stanley's Hotline' is that this is the one episode in which Joyce DeWitt does not make an appearance. She sat it out, after being denied a raise that was previously *promised* to her. By the time the issue had been worked out, the cast & crew were already working with a re-tooled script, with Janets' lines given to Linda (Anne Schedeen), Jacks' semi-regular girlfriend. (It's explained that Linda is temporarily filling in as a third roommate due to Janet visiting relatives.)
One of the brightest moments is Chrissy's choice of song right at the end when Stanley once again gets a face full of water. And, of course, it's always hysterical when Helen erupts into boisterous laughter.
Eight out of 10.
This is certainly a frequently funny episode, with a healthy amount of good lines, another of Norman Fells' signature moments, good chemistry among the cast, and the recurring gag of Stanley getting drenched by water coming through the pipe. But the most interesting thing about 'Stanley's Hotline' is that this is the one episode in which Joyce DeWitt does not make an appearance. She sat it out, after being denied a raise that was previously *promised* to her. By the time the issue had been worked out, the cast & crew were already working with a re-tooled script, with Janets' lines given to Linda (Anne Schedeen), Jacks' semi-regular girlfriend. (It's explained that Linda is temporarily filling in as a third roommate due to Janet visiting relatives.)
One of the brightest moments is Chrissy's choice of song right at the end when Stanley once again gets a face full of water. And, of course, it's always hysterical when Helen erupts into boisterous laughter.
Eight out of 10.
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