Now this is a good one to use the same actor playing double. I didn't enjoy David playing Russian Squiggy in the ballet episode, however I like him as Squiggy's sister in love with Carmine, so that's funny already. We get a callback from Laverne teaching Squiggy's sister the seduction Shirley used to do, that was nice.
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Two Squiggys for the price of one
mattiasflgrtll617 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Squiggy's sister Squendolyn is coming to town. Looking out for his sister he wants to get her a date and asks Carmine to take her out. He refuses at first, but relents when he's offered 100 dollars. But once he starts spending time with her he can't stand her. Will Carmine pull through?
David L. Lander gets fairly underused in this season. Given that the cast is now smaller you naturally think he'd be given more to do.
Thankfully this episode gives him some great moments to show off his talent. The premise might seem a little out-there, but it's not the first time they do a story revolving around a lookalike double (The Other Woman). And Lander manages to make every scene as Squendolyn a riot.
Carmine's attempts to avoid her are very funny, especially when Squendolyn develops a crush on him. You understand his discomfort to an extent. She's not exactly the most attractive woman in the world, and just like Squiggy she's eccentric and weird. Not wanting to be cold he tries his best to live with the situation, even though he clearly wants out.
I like the conversation between Squendolyn and Laverne when she's gushing about Carmine. Laverne showing the kind of seductive dance Shirley used to do to seduce him is a sweet tribute. It shows how she picked up a few life lessons from her friend. It's kinda sad at the same time though since that makes you really miss her.
When Carmine and Squendolyn get invited to a party is when he finally cracks. A lot of hungry women start flirting with him and he's forced to turn them all down. Once Squiggy arrives (being surprisingly smooth by the way) and tells him he spent all the money he was gonna get however Carmine decides he's gonna do whatever he wants and ditch his sister.
Maybe he didn't have the nicest time, but this puts ol' Carm pretty low on the decency scale. Squendolyn is still a sweet person underneath, and getting left in the middle of a date is humilating. It's amazing how even with the mirror counterpart to Squiggy, Lander gives her a compassionate and empathetic moment where you start to look beyond her appearance and just see her a human being who wants to be loved.
Carmine rightfully feels guilty once he realizes what a blow this is to her self esteem, and tries to make amends to her before she goes back. When he tells her that she's a beautiful and sensitive woman, the words struggle coming out his mouth, like he can't believe what he's saying. But afterwards when he's talking to Laverne he notices how much of an impact she's left on him. He's always gone for looks before, not thinking deeper about whether their company is intellectually or emotionally meaningful (Shirl being the major exception obviously).
When Squiggy arrives at Cowboy Bill's with two ladies yet again (Damn, what a playboy this man is today!) Carmine tells him what he's learned, so Squiggy tells them that he won't join them since he thinks their insides are ugly. Squiggy assuming Carmine thinks they're awful people just because they're hot is really funny to me.
Definitely better than you'd expect.
David L. Lander gets fairly underused in this season. Given that the cast is now smaller you naturally think he'd be given more to do.
Thankfully this episode gives him some great moments to show off his talent. The premise might seem a little out-there, but it's not the first time they do a story revolving around a lookalike double (The Other Woman). And Lander manages to make every scene as Squendolyn a riot.
Carmine's attempts to avoid her are very funny, especially when Squendolyn develops a crush on him. You understand his discomfort to an extent. She's not exactly the most attractive woman in the world, and just like Squiggy she's eccentric and weird. Not wanting to be cold he tries his best to live with the situation, even though he clearly wants out.
I like the conversation between Squendolyn and Laverne when she's gushing about Carmine. Laverne showing the kind of seductive dance Shirley used to do to seduce him is a sweet tribute. It shows how she picked up a few life lessons from her friend. It's kinda sad at the same time though since that makes you really miss her.
When Carmine and Squendolyn get invited to a party is when he finally cracks. A lot of hungry women start flirting with him and he's forced to turn them all down. Once Squiggy arrives (being surprisingly smooth by the way) and tells him he spent all the money he was gonna get however Carmine decides he's gonna do whatever he wants and ditch his sister.
Maybe he didn't have the nicest time, but this puts ol' Carm pretty low on the decency scale. Squendolyn is still a sweet person underneath, and getting left in the middle of a date is humilating. It's amazing how even with the mirror counterpart to Squiggy, Lander gives her a compassionate and empathetic moment where you start to look beyond her appearance and just see her a human being who wants to be loved.
Carmine rightfully feels guilty once he realizes what a blow this is to her self esteem, and tries to make amends to her before she goes back. When he tells her that she's a beautiful and sensitive woman, the words struggle coming out his mouth, like he can't believe what he's saying. But afterwards when he's talking to Laverne he notices how much of an impact she's left on him. He's always gone for looks before, not thinking deeper about whether their company is intellectually or emotionally meaningful (Shirl being the major exception obviously).
When Squiggy arrives at Cowboy Bill's with two ladies yet again (Damn, what a playboy this man is today!) Carmine tells him what he's learned, so Squiggy tells them that he won't join them since he thinks their insides are ugly. Squiggy assuming Carmine thinks they're awful people just because they're hot is really funny to me.
Definitely better than you'd expect.
This episode was too funny!
duke4172-13 February 2019
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LaverneandShirleysucks25 June 2022
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