Pillow Talk (22 Jun. 2011)

Peter grudgingly lets Fran have the house a night to make love with Elliot. Peter gets drunk and ends up unwittingly crawling in the former marital bed, spooned between Elliot and Fran. ... See full summary »

Director:

Lee Shallat Chemel

Writers:

Fran Drescher (creator), Peter Marc Jacobson (creator),

Stars:

Fran Drescher, John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Fran Drescher	...	Fran Lovett
John Michael Higgins	...	Peter Lovett
Tichina Arnold	...	Judi Mann
Valente Rodriguez	...	Cesar
Robert Walden	...	Glen Newman
Rita Moreno	...	Dori Newman
D.W. Moffett	...	Elliot
Ron Abel	...	Himself
Andy Anderson	...	Bartender
Mike Faiola	...	Hot Guy
Butch Klein	...	Mike

Storyline

Peter grudgingly lets Fran have the house a night to make love with Elliot. Peter gets drunk and ends up unwittingly crawling in the former marital bed, spooned between Elliot and Fran. When that becomes clear in the morning, Elliot leaves horrified. Her parents refuse to let Fran move in again, so instead of moving out she settles for house rules agreed with Peter, yet meanly ruins his most promising shot at a gay date.

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Plot Keywords:

drinking | bed | underwear | boxer shorts | bare chested male

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

22 June 2011 (USA)

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Goofs

(at around 4 mins) As Fran and Judi are talking in a close-up camera angle, Fran is shown clearly placing three roses into the vase, then the camera changes to a wide-angle and there are no roses in the vase.

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Connections

References The Way We Were (1973)

User Reviews

"the guy playing the father"???

For actual TV watchers over 30, the previous "reviewer" has never heard of Robert Walden, who was brilliant on the series Lou Grant (probably before s/he was born). I will admit I am not a Fran Drescher fan, although I have a ton of respect for her as a person, from the rape survivor to the pitch-your-TV-show-to-an-exec-on-the-plane chutzpah, to the I-also-married-a-gay-guy divorcée. I am very impressed with TV Land as every single show (Retired at 35, Hot In Cleveland, and this one) is either funny or extremely well-written and acted. Occasionally both. Drescher is rather one note but John Michael Higgins, who quietly dominates every scene he is in, the fantastic 80 year old Rita Moreno (for whom not enough good things can be said), and the quiet-but-present Robert Walden, ALL chip in to make this show quirky, different, and very watchable. Unlike many other sitcoms, there is no character you truly dislike, at least not in the first two episodes. Since I do not know as of this writing whether DW Moffett will be a regular, I will leave that for viewers to decide at a future date. Strangely enough, the TV Land "channel" WE get is markedly different from the one you Americans receive. None of the above shows are airing on that channel currently, and we fans are forced to hunt online for it. It is well worth the effort! (To be fair, for drama, Men of A Certain Age also does not air up here. And it is, along with Mad Men and Breaking Bad, Must-See TV as well.)