Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Dead can dance.
By Gwen | Season 4 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.21.2001
I used her and she used me and neither one cared
We were getting our share
Workin' on the night moves
See? I use Ally for this job, and she uses me and the other fat chicks for ridicule and ratings, and neither of us care. I write my recaps at night, hence I'm working on the night moves. No, I didn't recognize the work of Bob last week. I didn't recognize the guy singing with Vonda at the beginning of this episode. That's my quirk -- don't you see? Like John and Ally, I'm quirky. Don't you find me lovable now? Don't you want to give me a trophy?
So we're at the twist contest, and Chubby Checker's singing. Richard thought he was dead. Ling sits next to him wearing a ponytail and big hoop earrings. Nelle wears red, with a big red flower in her hair. Sam Adams tells her that she's ready. He says that the secret is sex. She must make love to the song. Nelle says, "Okay." She's probably disturbed by Sam's blatant Hot Latin Lover typecasting. Elaine meditates and Mark asks her to channel some rhythm his way.
John and Mr. Bo engage in a ridiculous wrestling match while the throng of homeless people howls. Mr. Bo says that John's a little wiry, but he's allowed to date Melanie. John calls him a "kookball." Mr. Bo invites John to share a piece of salmon with him. John answers sarcastically and all I can think about is how bad the two of them must smell at this point.
Chubby Checker sings "The Twist." Everyone sits at the tables and torso-dances, including John, Melanie, and Mr. Bo. Then everyone dances for real. John and Melanie act silly. Ally slaps Larry's ass. Richard and Ling just look normal. Nelle's partner moves suggestively around her. Mark wears a letterman sweater while Elaine twists her butt off around him. Chubby Checker himself must dance with Elaine's sinfully twisty goodness. He even picks her up and bounces her on his hip for a moment. Then everyone knows that she has won. Elaine is the queen. She blows the crowd a kiss. She is happy for this one brief shining moment.
Melanie invites her dad to join her and John for dinner. Mr. Bo calls John "the toad" and says that they already ate. John calls him a kookball. Mr. Bo asks Melanie to call him "Dad" instead of "Mr. Bo" from now on. John yells that Melanie's not ashamed of her father. Otherwise she wouldn't have brought her students and John to meet him. John and Mr. Bo argue with each other and Mr. Bo tells Melanie that John's okay. Yeah, yeah.