ATWT Recaps Week of March 27, 2006
Friday, March 31, 2006
WOAK set the stage for a very special anniversary episode of ATWT. While doing some research for a school project on Oakdale families, Maddie came across some old tapes of classic sitcoms. Will, Gwen, and Casey suggested she apply the history of Oakdale’s families to the situation comedies. First up was the Snyder Hillbillies. The Snyder farm was transformed into a black and white version of the original with Holden and Lily up in arms about Meg’s new boyfriend, a hippie named Poncho. The spaced out slacker turned out to be a prison escapee named Paul Steinbeck who was only out for Meg’s money. She wasn’t heartbroken for too long: The scene ended with Meg dragging her tree-hugging boyfriend outside to be hog-tied with some help from her nephew Luke.
I Dream of Carly found our favorite trickster doing what she does best in the name of love. Astronaut Jack is worried that he may lose his place on the next trip to the moon to the new guy, Nick Kasnoff. Just as Carly is reassuring her “master” that he will always be No. 1, Nick showed up and announced that he would be replacing Jack on the mission. Turns out all the strange happenings that surround his family had been worrying their boss (and nosy neighbor Lisa). Down but not out, Genie Carly decided to turn Nick into the rat she knew he was. With Jack preoccupied she did just that with a twinkle of her nose. Realizing a talking rat might raise eyebrows, she revised her plan and returned Nick to human form. But not before making sure he had no memory of her magic hijinks and ensuring that Jack’s position would be secure.
“If my family were a sitcom they would have jumped the shark years ago.” Will quipped as we got a peek at the Munsons as the Munsonsters. Fairwinds was the setting for a fitting tribute to one of Oakdale’s strangest clans. Franken-Hal arrived home from work and was greeted by his ex-wife Elvira Barbara. Jen brought her new boyfriend Dusty home but both were painfully out of place with her “eccentric” family, which included her overprotective werewolf brother Paul. The arrival of Aunt Kim and Uncle Bob (fangs and all) proved too much for straight arrow Dusty, who made a hasty exit just as Paul’s new fiancée Emily arrived, a spitting image of his mom.
Katie and Mike’s cottage was a throwback to 1950’s suburbia with Mike refusing to let Katie take driving lessons in his new car. The defiant housewife recruited her friend and neighbor Henrietta to take out the new ride for a spin. Inevitably the ladies crashed the car in to what they believed to be a traffic post but in actuality it was Mike and Henrietta’s husband Henry. Despite their best efforts to cover up the damage (including placing the blame at the feet of nice old Mrs. Hughes), it didn’t take too long for the guys to figure out just what the duo was up to. Mike and Henry decided the best medicine for their ladies would be a night in prison stripes.
Last but not least, Happy Oakdale Days. Though he’s the captain of the baseball team, Casey can’t seem to get anywhere with the girls. With the help of his best friend Will “Munsey” Munson he was set up on a blind date. Gwen and Maddie agreed to double date with the two but it turned out that Gwen and Casey just didn’t hit it off. Not to worry: After a quick partner swap, everyone was with the right date and danced the night away to the classic Sam Cook tune “You Send Me.”
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