Episode Report Card Niki: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Taking Sides
By Niki | Season 3 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.03.2002
Back to Soliloquy Beach, where Sam declares, "I love this beach." His wife counters that he hates it. Rick exposits that the beach was Sam's "old hunting grounds" back in college. Incredulous, Sam hooks a thumb in Rick's direction and claims that Rick was worse. Rick assures us that he was "always a good boy...at this beach." Dude, if you were sporting anything like that three-day scruff and the mullet, I'm sure you had no trouble keeping it in your pants. Karen shoots a look at Rick as if this is the first she's hearing of his surf 'n' smut past. Sam says, "Well, we are [good boys] now, because we're here with the women we love and traysure." He leans in to kiss his wife, who pretends to shove him away. Karen asks Rick whom he used to bring to the beach. He makes a kissy face and coos that she'll "never know." Sam turns his attention back to the camera and the embarrassing incident earlier, saying that Karen decided she wanted to go swimming by herself. She grabs his arm and pleads with him not to tell the story, whining that it's "humiliating enough" without us knowing about it.
Cut to a close-up of a baby girl. It's Tiffany's and Jake's kid, whom they've brought to Booklovers. Judy huddles over the infant and asks whether she's sleeping through the night. Tiffany asks if she's kidding. "Well, at least Jake is," Judy teases. "Au contraire," Jake protests. He says he's up every hour and fifteen minutes. "So you're..." Judy says. Jake admits he's "been staying over at Tif's just to help out a little." The phone interrupts them. It's Karen, who says, "Hey you," to Judy with a quaver in her voice. Judy tells her that she's "looking at the most beautiful creature right now. Tiffany's baby just came for a visit." Karen sighs and wistfully asks if she smells amazing. Judy gushes, "The best." You know, I've never gotten that whole glorious-baby-smell thing. Either it's a myth, or I've had the distinct misfortune of meeting babies only when they're less than their freshest. Anyway, Karen says she's wondering if Judy wants to have dinner. Judy apologizes and says she already promised Lily she'd go over to Manning Manor. Foiled by Lily again! Judy jokes that Karen's welcome to join them. Karen sarcastically says, "Oh, yeah, that's a good idea." Judy suggests that they have lunch the next day, and Karen's all over it.
Cut to Judy hanging out with Grace and Zoe, who are teasing one another by threatening to reveal their crushes. Judy grabs Zoe and starts tickling her, trying to get her to fess up the name of her love. Zoe giggles and asks who Judy's dating. Judy answers, "No one. I'm your maiden aunt." Grace declares her a liar, and Zoe announces, "She's going out with Sam Blue." Judy feigns surprise, and with her voice just a little too high, denies it. Lily happens to stroll in at this moment and contradicts Judy, saying, "You are so." Judy denies it again. Lily asks what last night was, then. Judy says she and Sam went to a movie, that's all. Grace mockingly says, "Judy and Sam are just friends." Judy insists that's exactly right, but she's so not convincing. She's saved from further harassment when the doorbell rings.