Episode Report Card Cate: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Forget Me Not
By Cate | Season 4 | Episode 11 | Aired on 12.12.1999
Back at the bunker -- er, the CamPound, RevCam notices that Lucy seems "a little low." Lucy says, "I kinda lied to my Habitat friends so I could go out with this really cute guy." No, Lucy, you didn't lie to them; you just said, "Something came up." That's not very ethical, but it's not a lie, either. Man, you'd think with all the high-calibre moralizing the Camdens do, they'd have figured out these distinctions by now. Lucy explains that her friends saw her and now they know that she lied. "Not 'kinda lied' but 'lied,' right?" asks RevCam. Wait a second, Eric, I thought we just established that -- oh, never mind. What's the use? Lucy's sorry she did it, and RevCam says, "Don't tell me; tell your friends." Lucy thanks him (for what, exactly?) and leaves.
RevCam moves on to help Mary next. He asks her if they can talk, but she just rolls her eyes and turns her head away. Rude git. RevCam tells her that if Robbie visits her at the house, so the CamRents can get to know him better, they will "revisit the dating issue." Mary agrees that that's fair, and the background music swells happily as another problem gets resolved through Eric's special RevMagic.
Oh, lovely, it's comic relief time. Ruthie's pulling canned goods out of the cupboard, and Ginger asks, "What am I supposed to be helping you with?" It's Ruthie's millennium project, which has something to do with canned goods and learning to cook over a fire, since "Ben says after the millennium, there won't be any more stoves." Ginger says, "Ah, who's Ben?" Ruthie just looks at her rudely, and I take it to mean she's already explained about Ben at least once. Hmm, is this supposed to mean Ginger does have Alzheimer's? Or has she just stopped listening to the little troglodyte? I often do that, and I don't have Alzheimer's, despite the fact that I've been developing quite a talent for completely forgetting most of these episodes once I'm done recapping them. I just call that an efficient use of my brain cells, though.
A telephone rings. A Dork answers it. Lucy says, "Susan, don't hang up. Carol and Lisa already did." She apologizes, which leads Susan to give a prissy little lecture on how Lucy has to prioritize her time. Man, if one of my friends talked to me like that, she'd be hearing the dial tone halfway through that speech. But Lucy just takes it. Ugh.
RevCam and SuperMom argue about who has Alzheimer's. Apparently Ginger is upset because Annie accused her of having the disease. Annie's just a little too vehement that her father is all right. I know, that's a sure sign that he's not. Well, I'm glad we finalized the end of that plot. Too bad we're only twenty-three minutes into the show.