Episode Report Card Cate: D+ | 1 USERS: F YOU GRADE IT It's The RevCam 'n' Robbie Show
By Cate | Season 5 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.21.2001
There's a commercial about some national critics' list of great programming. Guess what: 7th Heaven ain't on it.
After an establishing shot of even more snow falling in Buffalo, we see Mary and Lucy racking up someone's phone bill while discussing how Robbie's arrival at Casa Camden has crushed Dopey's fragile male ego. The only gossip about Simon is that he's been walking around the house "without his shirt on, just like Robbie." Just then, Dopey walks in, shirtless. She puts the phone down to tell him she doesn't like "guys without shirts." Simon walks in, also shirtless. Lucy freaks on them and starts explaining that Robbie only walks around shirtless around shower time. He must be very clean. Actually, I don't understand why Robbie can't wear a T-shirt to and from the shower, but I don't have as much interest in the matter as Lucy evidently does. She stalks off, and the guys admit that they are a little cold. I suppose I could describe Dopey's and Simon's chests for you, but I can't be bothered to walk toward the TV to get a closer look. I do think this episode should have been called "Shower" rather than "Home."
Lucy gives SuperMom a pep talk about how she's sure Mary will call soon. Annie tries to hassle her about that stupid "Mary's mad about Robbie living here" crap, but I'm just going to pretend that I didn't hear that. Robbie comes in and says that he "took the liberty of cooking the pasta." Annie manages to thank him, though from the expression on her face, you'd think he had just taken a dump in her shoe. He says he's prepared some artichokes and a dipping sauce, and she just barely manages to remain civil. Man, what a bastard. I'd hate it if someone prepared artichokes for me! Especially if there was dipping sauce too. Robbie and Simon leave. Dopey starts to leave too. SuperMom tells him to behave himself. How coy. How annoying.
Ruthie comes in, upset that no one told her Robbie and Simon were going out to dinner. Lucy asks her why she would care, to which Ruthie replies, "You know why, unless you're just stupid." Ha! I believe that's funny joke number five for this episode. Oh wait, I'm not sure it was intentionally funny, so I'm afraid I can't allow it into the tally. Ruthie runs off. Lucy offers to talk to Ruthie, but Annie waves her off. Ruthie doesn't want to talk to her mother, though; she wants to talk to Lucy. Annie says she will get Lucy, but instead she uses this opportunity to stage a full-scale pity party for herself in front of RevCam, who has appeared in the hallway. SuperMom is upset because she thinks she isn't needed. She blames Robbie. Oh, and Ginger, her stepmother. RevCam apologizes for asking Robbie and the others to help out around the house. See, this is supposed to be funny, I guess, because Annie's a woman and she's totally illogical and has wild mood swings. Because she's a woman, that is. Har har! Do you get it? Because she's a woman and all? Anyway, I won't dignify the rest of this scene with a description. Let's just say it blows and leave it at that, okay?