Thu, Jan 9, 1969
Ann receives a delivery from an art store of an abstract sculpture. She believes the delivery is in error since there is no card and she didn't buy it. Regardless, she hates it, she likening it to a lump of brass mashed potatoes. She tells Donald her feelings about the sculpture, he who in turn tells her it is a gift from him. He felt like it figuratively "screamed Ann". Outwardly, Ann changes her tune about the sculpture because it was given to her not only with love but with her specifically in mind. However, as Ann starts defending the sculpture to others, it causes a riff between Jerry and Ruthie, between Ann and her father, and between Ann and her landlords, the Brentanos. Will the sculpture come to any good at all?
Thu, Feb 20, 1969
Early one day, Ann is followed home by a friendly and cute little brown and white bushy tailed dog who she's never seen. The dog ends up giving Ann's father a nip on his ankles, causing a superficial wound before the dog runs off. As an off the cuff funny comment, Donald mentions the word "rabid" which sends both Lew and Ann into a fit of hypochondriac related hysteria. Lew is certain his developing symptoms are rabies related, while Ann can only think of her father's welfare even at the expense of her career as she stays with him, missing an important audition in the process. Despite the fact that Lew having rabies is in anecdotal terms a million to one, the possibly rabid dog story gains a life of its own. Because of it, Ann's apartment becomes Grand Central Station with among others the media hungry doctor, the animal control inspector, Ann's agent, a Newsview photographer, a messenger delivering the rabies vaccine, and a gaggle of young boys with small brown and white dogs who want Donald's offered reward money for finding *the* dog parading through her apartment all at the same time.
Thu, Nov 20, 1969
Ann is surprised to see that Bobby Miller, an old boyfriend, is now her new landlord. As the other tenants can see that Bobby is still attracted to Ann, they feel their best offense in getting Bobby to make all the necessary repairs and upgrades the previous landlord promised is to have Ann act as the chairperson of their grievance committee. What they see is correct as Bobby does profess his continued love for Ann, which is why she feels she shouldn't be the spokesperson for the tenants so as not to lead Bobby on. But Ann relents to the tenants' request if only to show them that Bobby really means nothing to her. This role makes Ann a nervous wreck in having to deal with Bobby, who is aware of Donald in Ann's life but doesn't care. Ann has to figure out how to act like a sane person in Bobby's presence so that she can truly be coherent in expressing to him how she feels about both him and Donald.
Thu, Nov 27, 1969
While eating at Nino's, Donald and Ann are approached by a man who seems to know all about both of them, but neither who knows him. After the man gives his business card to Donald, asks Donald to call him and leaves the restaurant, Donald realizes what an idiot he made of himself during their discussion as the man is Bob Harrison, a publishing magnate. Ann is certain that Harrison is going to offer Donald a job in the realm of an associate editorship at one of his many magazines. Ann is almost spot on about her prediction about what Harrison does offer Donald, with one major exception: Ann did not guess that the job is located in Paris. Donald admits that he hasn't had time to even think about the offer. But while Ann waits to see Donald later that evening, she hears through the grapevine that Donald is planning on accepting the job. Can a heartbroken Ann have a faulty grapevine?