The Last Laugh: Part Two (18 Nov. 1994)

Bonnie Valin confesses to Mark she arranged for him to get her off for the greedy laughing gas murder on her husband plastic surgeon Elliot, trusting the double jeopardy rule renders her ... See full summary »

Director:

Christian I. Nyby II

Writers:

Joyce Burditt (creator), Lee Goldberg,

Stars:

Dick Van Dyke, Scott Baio, Victoria Rowell

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dick Van Dyke	...	Dr. Mark Sloan
Scott Baio	...	Dr. Jack Stewart
Victoria Rowell	...	Amanda Bentley-Livingston
Michael Tucci	...	Norman Briggs
Delores Hall	...	Nurse Delores Mitchell
Barry Van Dyke	...	Steve Sloan
Dyan Cannon	...	Bonnie Valin
Stephen Root	...	Charlie Lane
Matthew Glave	...	Roger Valin
Crystal Chappell	...	Eve Laurie
Harley Venton	...	Dr. Lloyd Fleming
Jack Blessing	...	Special Agt. Matthew Dickerson
David Cromwell	...	Wallace Sterling
Robin Sachs	...	Art Thief
Edward Conery	...	Peter the Artist

Storyline

Bonnie Valin confesses to Mark she arranged for him to get her off for the greedy laughing gas murder on her husband plastic surgeon Elliot, trusting the double jeopardy rule renders her immune to prosecution. Steve is nearly demoted, and forced to prosecute the innocent son and true heir, Roger Valin. Meanwhile Jack is determined to get Amanda's embezzled trust fund back by posing as the seller and later buyer of the missing can of Campbell soup painting, for which he knows a perfect forger. Mark scares Bonnie, sees the life insurance refuses to pay and Roger contests probate which should take years and scares her hunky boyfriend and accomplice Dave McDonnell with a perjury prosecution- the answer is an attempt on Mark's own life, after which he believes missing Dave is murdered by Bonnie with rat poison, yet...

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Plot Keywords:

swindling | forgery | sting | pool | diving

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1994 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is based on the old saying: He who laughs last, laughs best.

User Reviews

No Laughing Matter-Episode **1/2

Am reviewing the entire episode here-parts 1 and 2.

When a surgeon, Purnell Roberts, in a rather brief appearance, is scheduled to be honored and then mysteriously murdered, his estranged son, who he had argued with just before the murder, is the natural suspect.

Of course, Roberts, who had been having an affair, is on his 2nd wife, a cunning Dyan Cannon.

When the pendulum turns and Cannon is fingered for his murder, Dr. Sloan is able to provide evidence that she is not guilty. She is exonerated and his son is promptly arrested.

When Sloan finds out that he has been mistaken and that Cannon indeed was the killer, he sets out to get her. Remember she can't be subjected to the double jeopardy provision of the law.

The entire episode suffers because of the sidebar story. When Victoria's financial adviser begins stealing from her and she loses just about everything, she sets about trying to turn the tables on him with co-doctor Scott Baio. How they dress up-she looking just like a hooker is funny, but as their episode goes on, it becomes more and more unsettling. You can't wait for this part to be over.