Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Liar, Liar
By Cate | Season 4 | Episode 20 | Aired on 05.07.2000
John is down at the headquarters of the evil politician, George Orfield. George is exceedingly dumb, and his campaign manager is a prick who assumes John is applying for a job and tells him he can't get into the campaign on the "minority thing" because Orfield's speechwriter is a black woman. John backs down when he hears this, though he does ask them if they know who Harriet Tubman is. Orfield wonders if that is the woman who writes his speeches, then he tells John to vote for him. I must say, this scene is at least halfway funny.
Ruthie bawls out Dutch Boy for stealing her story, while I fight a losing battle to stay awake.
RevCam is looking over the advance copy of Sam Robbins's article. He looks pained. It gets worse when he looks at the pictures. There's even one of him and SuperMom hugging. He's got his hands on her ass. Sam asks him if this is his "first experience with the media." RevCam spews some wacked-out shit about a camera crew and Ruthie sticking Tic-Tacs up her nose. Sam advises him that he's "not ready to go public."
It's Sunday, and the whole Camden clan (well, sans Matt, who never seems to show up) is walking down the aisle of the church while the members of the congregation smirk and mutter at them. Bet you'll never guess what happened. The newspaper article was printed after all. Imagine! RevCam still doesn't get it, though, and he believes Sam, who says that the article was printed without his knowledge. Whatever. Sam actually has the gall to stay for the sermon. That cracks me up. The headline of the article says, "Fallen Angels." That cracks me up too. There's a whole lot of filler -- we see shots of various family members looking at the article while everyone else mumbles in the background. Finally RevCam starts his sermon by asking, "Anyone here get the morning paper?" Everyone laughs way too much. Eric goes on to say that everything in the article is true, and that his family is not perfect. Because they are imperfect, they get to practice unconditional love, or something like that. After nattering on and on and on, RevCam eventually says that the article has rendered him speechless. I guess he's not so speechless that he can't tell everyone to hug each other. Then he introduces the "special choir member," Sandi Patty, who, I guess, is some kind of country or gospel singer. She's a good enough singer that I can stomach watching until the end, even with all the hugging going on. Oh, Simon seems to have a little trouble clapping to a beat, in case anyone's interested.