Episode Report Card Gwen: D+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Cameo Cavalcade
By Gwen | Season 4 | Episode 20 | Aired on 04.29.2001
At the mall, Richard shops for jealous-making clothes, with Mark to help him. They see Cindy Margolis and her breasts preparing for a swimsuit show. Richard gratuitously explains that her videos cause him to "abuse" himself. Then he decides to hit on her. Mark is sad that he has to be such an unimportant character who is forced to hear about the main characters abusing themselves.
Lobby. John and Nelle advise Harold to settle. Nelle takes Harold aside and tells him to embrace his "man-given looks." He should take the forty-thousand-dollar settlement and do what he loves, she says. I can't concentrate on this conversation, however, because I'm still trying to stop thinking about Richard jerking to Cindy Margolis videos. I sort of feel like puking. It's 5:30 AM and my mind wants to wander. I was considering making something to eat, but now I think I'll just vomit, instead. Now that I think about it, it probably wouldn't be too hard to keep from eating on the Ally set. Imagine how I'd feel if I had to hear the lines the censors wouldn't accept.
The Bar. Jackson and Elaine sing "Stay Awhile," and I have to say that it's pretty freaking hot. They touch each other all over. Ally, Ling, and Renee are unfathomably sharing a table. Ally asks whether Ling's jealous, watching the act. "With her? Please," Ling snorts. "What about me?" asks Renee. "We both slept with the guy. If I can deal, so can you." Ling acts shocked that Renee's slept with Jackson. At another table, Nelle suggests that Harold do a number and John says something offensive. Then Elaine's song is ruined by the sweating gag. I guess the writers are the jealous ones and they can't stand that Jane Krakowski has actual talent.
Ally's suddenly up in her office, doing work in her nasty baseball jersey and jeans. Richard comes up in a totally grody white leather jacket and asks why she isn't at her party. She whines that Larry's probably going to dump her soon. Maybe he wouldn't if you didn't whine so much, though, Ally. No...just kidding. He's going to dump you. Here's hoping that you take a long vacation after that happens -- and not the special-episode-in-L.A. kind, either.
Richard shows up at Larry's office. "I get you -- we're both emotional surfer boys," he tells Larry. He goes on in this vein for a while before finally telling Larry that there's no excuse for leaving Ally alone on her birthday. That was nice of him, I guess. He has to hurry back downstairs to Cindy Margolis. I wish they'd shown how he picked her up instead of whatever scene they showed instead. Cindy is not fated to speak in this episode, though, as you shall plainly see by the end of the recap. I guess the budget was pretty tight, what with all the other stars having lines all over the place.