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George Aliceson Tipton

Length:	566 minutes (9 hours 26 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	UR
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IMDB Rating:	7.7/10
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Synopsis: Peter's real Killer is found out, Chester suffers amnesia, Corinne and Tim have an unusual baby, Burt may or may not have had an affair, and Jodie has some kid troubles.

Reaction: This season starts to get quite hectic and unusual, but it's still got real humor.

Personal Rating: 7/10

Select Guest Cast

Alex Henteloff	=>	Mr. Peppy Flake ^{(Episode #2.11)}
Burton Gilliam	=>	Buck ^{(Episode #2.17)}
Jane Daly	=>	Midge-Ann ^{(Episode #2.17)}
Candice Azzara	=>	Millie (as Candy Azzara) ^{(Episode #2.22)}
Charles Hallahan	=>	Lance ^{(Episode #2.15)}
Peggy Pope	=>	Mrs. David ^{(Episode #2.15)}
Charles Lucia	=>	Larry (as Chip Lucia) ^{(Episode #2.21)}
Dick Miller	=>	Prison Guard ^{(Episode #2.19)}
Ruth Cox	=>	Lisa ^{(Episode #2.19)}
Tim McIntire	=>	The Devil ^(voice) ^{(Episode #2.19)}
Doris Roberts	=>	Flo Flotsky ^{(Episode #2.1)}
Ren� Le Vant	=>	Guard ^{(Episode #2.1)}
Florence Halop	=>	Aunt Esther ^{(Episode #2.2)}
Sorrell Booke	=>	Charles Lefkowitz ^{(Episode #2.2)}
Frank Coppola	=>	Mel ^{(Episode #2.10)}
Greg Antonacci	=>	Dave ^{(Episode #2.10)}
Harrison Page	=>	Deputy Gilmore ^{(Episode #2.10)}
Fred Iwasaki	=>	The Chef ^{(Episode #2.5)}
Jeffrey Kramer	=>	Policeman #2 ^{(Episode #2.5)}
Ron Rifkin	=>	Dr. Kanter ^{(Episode #2.5)}
G.W. Bailey	=>	The Hobo ^{(Episode #2.14)}
Ian Wolfe	=>	Father Juniper ^{(Episode #2.3)}
J. Pat O'Malley	=>	Orville ^{(Episode #2.4)}
Lee Bergere	=>	Anatole Martins ^{(Episode #2.8)}
Michael Conrad	=>	'Boomer' David ^{(Episode #2.7)}

Select Cast and Crew

J.D. Lobue	=>	Director
Jay Sandrich	=>	Director
Jordan Crittenden	=>	Writer
Stu Silver	=>	Writer
Susan Harris	=>	Writer / Creator
George Aliceson Tipton	=>	Composer
Arthur Peterson	=>	The Major
Billy Crystal	=>	Jodie Dallas
Bob Seagren	=>	Dennis Phillips
Caroline McWilliams	=>	Sally
Cathryn Damon	=>	Mary Campbell
Charles Lane	=>	Judge Petrillo
Diana Canova	=>	Corinne Tate-Flotsky
Dinah Manoff	=>	Elaine Lefkowitz-Dallas
Donnelly Rhodes	=>	Dutch Leitner
Eugene Roche	=>	E. Ronald Mallu
Gordon Jump	=>	Chief of Police Tinkler
Inga Swenson	=>	Ingrid Svenson
Jay Johnson	=>	Bob Campbell
Jennifer Salt	=>	Eunice Tate
Jimmy Baio	=>	Billy Tate
John Byner	=>	Detective Donahue
Katherine Helmond	=>	Jessica Tate
Randee Heller	=>	Alice
Rebecca Balding	=>	Carol David
Richard Mulligan	=>	Burt Campbell
Robert Guillaume	=>	Benson DuBois
Robert Mandan	=>	Chester Tate
Rod Roddy	=>	Announcer
Sal Viscuso	=>	Father Timothy Flotsky
Ted Wass	=>	Danny Dallas

Random Trivia For This Title:

Series writer Susan Harris appeared in two episodes as "Babette," a hooker.

Episode List:
Episode Name	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	Reaction	IMDB	Personal Rating
Episode #2.1	1	01	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris	Chester tries to commit suicide, Jodie moves in with Carol, Mary suspects Burt of having an affair, Mother Flotsky puts a curse on Tim and Corinne, Jessica is sentenced to 50 years for killing Peter, and Chester confesses that he's the real murderer and meets Dutch, his new cellmate.	The show's starting to come into its own nicely with this episode.	6.9	7
Episode #2.2	1	02	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris	Chester and Dutch escape from prison, Carol tells Jodie that she's pregnant, and the Tates all disappear into the basement.	A bit more drama in this episode, closing on a somewhat ominous ending.	6.1	6
Episode #2.3	1	03	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris	Chester and Dutch are discovered hiding in the basement, Chuck attempts to go on a date without Bob, and Eunice and Dutch begin to really like each other.	It would appear that they've really begun taking their long story-line format seriously. It's hard to watch one episode on its own now.	6.7	7
Episode #2.4	1	04	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris	Jessica gives Corinne marriage advice, Mary tells Burt she wants to go back to school, Dutch takes off, and Chester has a seizure.	I love the part where they try to set up Chester's body to make it look like he passed out at the door.	6.5	7
Episode #2.5	1	05	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Jordan Crittenden	Jodie proposes to Carol, Mother Flotsky drops dead, Sally the secretary attempts to seduce Danny and Burt, and Chester needs brain surgery.	I never expected this show to start referencing Shakespeare, but there it is.	6.8	7
Episode #2.6	1	06	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Jordan Crittenden	Tim decides he's cursed, Dutch visits Eunice, and Chester survives the operation but loses his memory.	Not one of my favorite episodes. Needs more Benson.	6.0	6
Episode #2.7	1	07	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris	The Tates visit Chester in the hospital, Carol tells her father about her impending wedding to Jodie, and Sally is still trying to seduce Burt.	Wow, this is the episode for sincere heart to heart talks.	6.8	7
Episode #2.8	1	08	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Chester comes home ... sort of. Dutch and Eunice decide to run away together, Corinne tells Jessica she's pregnant, and a drunken Burt finally spends the night with Sally.	Serious relationship troubles in this one.	6.9	7
Episode #2.9	1	09	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Burt awakens next to Sally, Chester thinks he's Marlene Dietrich, Tim's first and last day at work goes badly, and Carol has a bridal shower.	Again, a few more heart-to-hearts, though as the arcing drama continues to build, I suppose that's going to be more and more common.	7.1	7
Episode #2.10	2	01	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Dutch and Eunice say goodbye to Jessica and Chester, Burt tries to end his relationship with Sally, Chester disappears, and Elaine is kidnapped.	I like when Burt takes a sip of coffee then hangs up the cup.	6.8	7
Episode Name	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	Reaction	IMDB	Personal Rating
Episode #2.11	2	02	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Detective George Donohue tries to find Chester, Corinne's pregnancy is further along than can be explained, and Burt and Danny negotiate with Elaine's kidnappers.	Eh. Not too bad, but it could be funnier.	6.4	6
Episode #2.12	2	03	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Danny is allowed to talk to Elaine, Donohue tells Jessica he loves her, and Carol leaves Jodie.	Kind of a menlancholy ending.	6.6	6
Episode #2.13	2	04	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Burt and Danny practice the ransom drop, Elaine is shot and killed while escaping, Chuck and Bob have a new mind-reading act, and Jessica tells Donohue she loves him, too.	Love the mind reading act, but I was actually starting to like Elaine.	7.1	7
Episode #2.14	2	05	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Burt tells Sally to find another job, the Tates visit Dutch and Eunice, Danny goes after Elaine's killers, and Chester regains his memory only to lose it again.	You know, at times this show crosses the line between making fun of soap opera tropes and running headlong with them.	7.7	7
Episode #2.15	2	06	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Sally tells Mary that Burt is having an affair with her and an 18-year-old girl, Carol tells Jodie he's unfit to be a father, and Chester almost remembers his name.	Oh, please Mary. You're going to take the word of the woman who got her hooks into a married man?	8.1	7
Episode #2.16	2	07	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	The police capture Dutch, Jodie makes friends with Alice (a suicidal lesbian), Mary leaves Burt, Eunice returns home, and Corinne goes into labor.	Not a lot to say about this episode that isn't in the synopsis. Not bad though. But I do really like the part where the guys get drunk in a bar and stick Bob with the bill.	7.5	7
Episode #2.17	2	08	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Corinne gives birth to a baby boy, Donohue goes on his first date with Jessica, Alice moves in with Jodie, and Chester finally regains his memory.	I like the part at the hospital where they're waiting for news of Corinne's baby. But Mary really needs to decide whether she wants to take the word of a home-wrecking secretary or that of the man who loves her and had already confessed to that one real indiscression that she already knew about.	6.5	7
Episode #2.18	2	09	J.D. Lobue	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Corinne's baby keeps everyone awake, Burt learns that Sally's being blackmailed, Jessica and Donohue sleep together, and Chester returns home.	Aaand there it is. The problem isn't Burt's infidelity. It's Burt's inability to remember he wasn't infaithful. That's the kind of drama that can only happen on TV.	8.0	7
Episode #2.19	3	01	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Jessica tells Chester about Donohue, Billy is lured into a religious cult, Sally confesses she lied about Burt's affairs, and Corinne's baby acts ominously.	The hard part isn't watching a misunderstanding unfold. It's when three lines of dialogue would clear up that misunderstanding that it gets really frustrating.	7.5	8
Episode #2.20	3	02	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	The Campbell family meets Alice, Corinne's baby demonstrates telekenetic powers, Danny tracks Elaine's killers, and Burt sees a flying saucer.	And there we go. We've entered into the more bizarre soap-opera-sweeps-week storylines.	7.6	8
Episode Name	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	Reaction	IMDB	Personal Rating
Episode #2.21	3	03	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	Burt tells Mary he saw a UFO, Jessica is still undecided about Donohue, Tim learns the baby is possessed by a demon, and Jodie and Alice begin dating.	Come on Jessica! I know you care for two men. But as long as you're married, it's Chester's marriage to lose.	7.1	7
Episode #2.22	3	04	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris Stu Silver	The family prepares to exorcise the baby's demon, the cult won't let Billy go home, Jessica calls Chester and Donohue together to deliver her decision, and Burt is abducted by aliens.	There's really a whole lot going on here as the second season comes to an end.	6.5	7
Bonus Episode	3	05	Jay Sandrich	Susan Harris	This satirical soap opera introduces the Campbells and the Tates: two suburban families of unequal prosperity but equal lunacy and a similar zest for the foibles which make us all human.<br>(Included here as a bonus episode.)	An odd intro to an odd series.	7.3	7

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