[Baxters, The--Reel 4]

Datecirca 1977

Can DescriptionsBaxters, The; #214; #213; #216; #208; Reel 4

AbstractThe Baxters; After everyone leaves from Allison's birthday party; Greg is sick from too much soft drink; Allison has had too much gooseberry wine and falls into her own cake; she seems to have recuperated, but her mother worries that Allison has a drinking problem; 30 second promo for Bottoms Up; color bars; Episode TV or Not TV: Everyone has a favorite show at the same time and channel switching leads to no one watching anything; Jim tells Susan about a dream he had that causes him to declare there will be no more television watching in the house; the family makes a plan to keep the tv off for two weeks and then vote on whether to keep it off permanently; the vote, however, is 3 to 2 for the tv to be turned on again. When it is turned on the fighting begins again, and Jim puts his foot through the set; 30 second promo; color bars; Episode Girl Talk: Greg is cooking when Jim comes home upset from work because a girl wants to take his shop class; Lucy comes home upset because she want to try out for the all-boys Little League but is thwarted and wants her dad to help her get on the team; Lucy makes her case for being on the team, and then changes her mind when she realizes her dad is just like the baseball coach; she decides she must become a girlie girl in order to get through life; 30 second promo; color bars; Episode Guess who's dating Allison: Several people come to the door and are mistaken for Allison's date, a repairman and the Salvation Army collection team; her date is black; Jim and Susan discuss their concerns and decide not to talk about it with Allison; the dinner table conversation is awkward; 30 second promo;