Bud tries his hand at mind-reading.Bud tries his hand at mind-reading.Bud tries his hand at mind-reading.
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Not the best, but still far from worst.
I was surprised to see the low reviews for this episode after I viewed it. While I do have a couple of nit picks myself about it, I overall enjoyed this episode a lot and feel it deserves a higher rating.
Another reviewer here states that the story line seemed to be "unsure where to go", but I didn't perceive it that way. While it is true there were two story lines going on through the episode, I thought they converged well together at the end where Bud defying Jim's orders to stay home wound up helping Betty make her Washington D. C. debate trip that she otherwise would have missed.
And the mind reader kick that Bud was on was a humorous and believable way for him to use and reveal where Betty was without getting caught himself...The mind reading lie seemed to work on Margaret and Kathy, but it didn't get past Jim one little bit and the look on Jim's face when he realized made me laugh out loud.
My nitpicks are just a couple...One is very minor and actually made me laugh as well. When Bud tells his parents that he and Kippy are meeting up with chorus girls from the show they wanted to see, Margaret puts her hand to her cheek in utter shock gasping "Chorus Girls!" My God, you'd think he had said they were meeting up with a couple of two dollar hookers instead! Calm down Margaret.
I know it was the highly conservative 1950's era, but Margaret's heaven's to Betsy type reaction was hysterical, especially since this was apparently a classy opera they were seeing, so it's highly unlikely that these chorus girl women were a couple of seedy saloon girls looking to corrupt her innocent son in unsavory ways.
And in just the previous episode, we saw how Margaret gleefully enjoys watching her daughter play two men against each other by making dates with both of them without cancelling out on one first. Apparently, this kind of amoral behavior from her daughter is perfectly fine with Margaret, but heaven forbid her 17 year old son goes out with an unworthy chorus girl! This woman's morals are kind of screwy if you ask me.
My other nitpick was where Jim defied Bud to leave the house or lose 3 months allowance when all Bud wanted to do was go down to the theater and let Kippy know he couldn't meet him since it was too late to call.
Before texting was invented to easily simplify these kinds of situations, back then it was really the only thing to do, and I think it was very mature of Bud to not want Kippy waiting if he wasn't coming to meet him as promised. Jim could have said "ok, but be back in 20 minutes" or however much time it would take to go and come back quickly and keep away from those horrid and despicable "chorus girls" lol.
When Bud defied Jim's orders and said "I'm going!" I actually thought the show was about to take a dramatic turn which would have been interesting to see had Bud defiantly walked out of the house on his father...but of course in 1958 they had to go for safe laughs, having him sneak out the bedroom window instead...But can you imagine if Bud had just walked out of the house and slammed the front door behind him blatantly defying Jim to his face? I think Bud would've lost his allowance forever!
I really think Jim should have been more understanding to how Bud just wanted to do the mature thing by going to tell Kippy he couldn't make it....and even afterwards when he learns the truth, Jim still makes Bud believe he's angry and says he'll think about suspending the 3 month no allowance.
I think Jim should have commended Bud for being mature and not wanting to have his friend stand waiting for him. Even Kippy wound up doing the same thing himself which shows what thoughtful and responsible friends they were to each other. Actions like that are to be commended.
And besides, without Bud leaving his room, Betty would have missed her D. C. trip and had surely moped and groused about it for days and probably weeks how it should've been her to go on the trip because she's the best at everything and always has to win and to hell with anyone else who may be as good or better than her. She's Princess Betty and more deserving of everything than anyone else.
Ok, i'm being a little exaggerating there, but the "Big Sister" episode that played recently before this one really displayed that mean "better than everyone" competitive streak that Betty possesses. I think Jim calling her Princess all the time really went to that girl's head.
But even with those nitpicks, I thought this was an overall great episode and I just wanted to leave a higher rated review in defense of it because I feel it deserves it.
Granted, the episodes are becoming just a bit lower in quality over previous seasons, but i'm still finding so many of them to be highly enjoyable viewing and I attribute that to the very fine cast who play the Anderson's. Even in the stinker episodes (which are very rare), the 5 actors in this series are always such a pleasure to watch. 9/10.
Another reviewer here states that the story line seemed to be "unsure where to go", but I didn't perceive it that way. While it is true there were two story lines going on through the episode, I thought they converged well together at the end where Bud defying Jim's orders to stay home wound up helping Betty make her Washington D. C. debate trip that she otherwise would have missed.
And the mind reader kick that Bud was on was a humorous and believable way for him to use and reveal where Betty was without getting caught himself...The mind reading lie seemed to work on Margaret and Kathy, but it didn't get past Jim one little bit and the look on Jim's face when he realized made me laugh out loud.
My nitpicks are just a couple...One is very minor and actually made me laugh as well. When Bud tells his parents that he and Kippy are meeting up with chorus girls from the show they wanted to see, Margaret puts her hand to her cheek in utter shock gasping "Chorus Girls!" My God, you'd think he had said they were meeting up with a couple of two dollar hookers instead! Calm down Margaret.
I know it was the highly conservative 1950's era, but Margaret's heaven's to Betsy type reaction was hysterical, especially since this was apparently a classy opera they were seeing, so it's highly unlikely that these chorus girl women were a couple of seedy saloon girls looking to corrupt her innocent son in unsavory ways.
And in just the previous episode, we saw how Margaret gleefully enjoys watching her daughter play two men against each other by making dates with both of them without cancelling out on one first. Apparently, this kind of amoral behavior from her daughter is perfectly fine with Margaret, but heaven forbid her 17 year old son goes out with an unworthy chorus girl! This woman's morals are kind of screwy if you ask me.
My other nitpick was where Jim defied Bud to leave the house or lose 3 months allowance when all Bud wanted to do was go down to the theater and let Kippy know he couldn't meet him since it was too late to call.
Before texting was invented to easily simplify these kinds of situations, back then it was really the only thing to do, and I think it was very mature of Bud to not want Kippy waiting if he wasn't coming to meet him as promised. Jim could have said "ok, but be back in 20 minutes" or however much time it would take to go and come back quickly and keep away from those horrid and despicable "chorus girls" lol.
When Bud defied Jim's orders and said "I'm going!" I actually thought the show was about to take a dramatic turn which would have been interesting to see had Bud defiantly walked out of the house on his father...but of course in 1958 they had to go for safe laughs, having him sneak out the bedroom window instead...But can you imagine if Bud had just walked out of the house and slammed the front door behind him blatantly defying Jim to his face? I think Bud would've lost his allowance forever!
I really think Jim should have been more understanding to how Bud just wanted to do the mature thing by going to tell Kippy he couldn't make it....and even afterwards when he learns the truth, Jim still makes Bud believe he's angry and says he'll think about suspending the 3 month no allowance.
I think Jim should have commended Bud for being mature and not wanting to have his friend stand waiting for him. Even Kippy wound up doing the same thing himself which shows what thoughtful and responsible friends they were to each other. Actions like that are to be commended.
And besides, without Bud leaving his room, Betty would have missed her D. C. trip and had surely moped and groused about it for days and probably weeks how it should've been her to go on the trip because she's the best at everything and always has to win and to hell with anyone else who may be as good or better than her. She's Princess Betty and more deserving of everything than anyone else.
Ok, i'm being a little exaggerating there, but the "Big Sister" episode that played recently before this one really displayed that mean "better than everyone" competitive streak that Betty possesses. I think Jim calling her Princess all the time really went to that girl's head.
But even with those nitpicks, I thought this was an overall great episode and I just wanted to leave a higher rated review in defense of it because I feel it deserves it.
Granted, the episodes are becoming just a bit lower in quality over previous seasons, but i'm still finding so many of them to be highly enjoyable viewing and I attribute that to the very fine cast who play the Anderson's. Even in the stinker episodes (which are very rare), the 5 actors in this series are always such a pleasure to watch. 9/10.
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- Apr 5, 2024
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