Mary agrees to explain the "facts of life" to Phyllis's daughter, Bess.Mary agrees to explain the "facts of life" to Phyllis's daughter, Bess.Mary agrees to explain the "facts of life" to Phyllis's daughter, Bess.
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- TriviaTwo structural changes have been made to Mary's apartment over the summer hiatus: the window to her balcony has been replaced by double doors, and a second set of steps from the upper living area to the lower living room has been carved out of the bookcase close to the fireplace.
- GoofsWhen Mary is talking to Bess and Bess says "Everyone says love and sex go together," a shadow of equipment or crew can be seen passing in front of Bess.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Practice: Special Deliveries (2003)
- SoundtracksLove Is All Around
Written and Performed by Sonny Curtis
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Mary and the facts of life.
The story begins the day after a documentary about sexuality aired on WJM. Many are calling to complain, many are calling to make obscene phone calls and a few call to get sex advice! Clearly, it was tough going at the station. However, it gets tougher when Mary comes home. Phyllis arrives and suggests Mary have the sex talk with Bess, as Phyllis is too embarrassed to do so.
The episode made little sense for two reasons. First, Phyllis always considered herself a permissive and 'with it' mom...and her not talking to Bess about sex seems inconsistent. Second, Mary, as usual, has no backbone and agrees to give Bess 'the talk'. Even Mary would have (or should have) said NO to such a request, as it's clearly not her job to do this.
Despite my complaints above, this is still a very good episode. It offers some nice laughs though because it came out in 1971, they really DON'T talk about sex at all. Well worth seeing.
The episode made little sense for two reasons. First, Phyllis always considered herself a permissive and 'with it' mom...and her not talking to Bess about sex seems inconsistent. Second, Mary, as usual, has no backbone and agrees to give Bess 'the talk'. Even Mary would have (or should have) said NO to such a request, as it's clearly not her job to do this.
Despite my complaints above, this is still a very good episode. It offers some nice laughs though because it came out in 1971, they really DON'T talk about sex at all. Well worth seeing.
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- planktonrules
- Feb 6, 2024
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