Episode Report Card Mr. Stupidhead: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Life Is Too Beautiful
By Mr. Stupidhead | Season 4 | Episode 2 | Aired on 09.26.1999
Mary and SuperMom, trying to do Trigonometry. Mom can't remember how to do it, and Mary is impatient. Mary: "I need Dad!" SuperMom: "We all need Dad, but Dad needs to rest. And you're attitude isn't helping. I'll be back in a minute."
Outside. RevCam, lying on a picnic table. Matt walks up. Banter about the day. Matt tells the Rev that he passed along the Rev's advice about alienation to John and that he's trying it out with Shana. The Rev seems pleased by this, and tells his son that he loves him. Matt tells the Rev the same, and they share a nice moment. Matt leaves, the Rev begins singing again, and Mr. Stupidhead realizes that the nice moment has passed.
Inside, SuperMom is being pestered by every child except Matt while trying to put the twins down and talk on the phone at the same time. Ruthie thinks the Rev is insane, Lucy is freaked about her future, Mary wants to know if they are done with their homework jam-session, and Simon is pissed because Lucy won't "leave Mom alone. I'm the man of the house!"
Then we return to RevCam2: A Cappella Bugaloo, who is still singing that damn song. Oh, well, at least it's time for a commercial.
Now we're at Matt's new pad, where John and Chickenhead have just finished cleaning up. Aw, isn't that nice? They made friends! Matt enters, carrying laundry, and asks, "What's this?" Chickenhead: "This is what your apartment looks like when it's clean!" Matt looks suspicious and says, "This is great. Thanks." John has to get a paycheck, and Chickenhead has a late shift at work, so they both split, leaving Matt to wonder if John is rogering his girlfriend.
Back to La Casa De Camden, where Mary and SuperMom are both sobbing at the kitchen table. Neither of them can figure out the trig homework, and they have both become hysterical. Through frustrated tears, Mary asks, "What am I supposed to do?" SuperMom: "Maybe we can get you a tutor?" Mary wails, "We can't afford a tutor." SuperMom moans, "I know. They have a free program after school." Mary: "I have basketball after school." SuperMom: "But basketball's not more important than math." Mary: "Yeah, it is. And I hate ma-a-a-ath!" SuperMom: "Me, too. Let's go to bed." And so they do, still crying and snuffling. This scene was hilarious, and well acted by both Ms. Biel and Ms. Hicks. Props to them both.
We see Annie getting in to bed, still a bit misty-eyed. RevCam asks if she's been crying, to which she says, "Yes," but, not wanting to upset the Rev in his "weakened" condition, tells him, "We're just so happy you're alive." Good save, Ma. Then we see Ruthie standing in the doorway of the master bedroom. She looks at the camera and says, "This is a nuthouse." Mr. Stupidhead looks back and says, "Oh, you'll get yours. Just wait until the 'Ruthie's Mysterious Parentage Finally Revealed' Episode -- then you'll see."