“Swingtown’s” Laurie Gets Knocked Up?
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It hasn’t happened yet to the aggressive little minx and daughter of conservative Susan and Bruce. But I can see it in the cards. She’ll get preggers via her former summer-school teacher, Doug, who prefers that he and Laurie take things nice and slow. Doug will be in big-time hot water, Laurie will finally realize her massive boo-boo, Susan and Bruce will have coronaries and the town will have a field day with the juicy news. Oh, and Miss Priss Janet will publicly scorn them all.
“Swingtown’s” most recent ep, “Puzzlerama,” produced a bit of swinging. Trina’s game, Puzzlerama ‘76 (Tom called it “Truth or Dare on a rollercoaster”) got married Bruce to make out with swingle (meaning, swinging single) coworker Melinda next to the downtown newsstand. Tom spotted them but, to his credit, made it so Mrs. Bruce didn’t when they were also on the scavenger hunt around the train station.
I don’t quite understand what the show’s writers are doing with the Millers’ slutty, alcoholic neighbor Gail. She pops up every now and then, but her storyline never really goes anywhere except to show that she’s a rotten mother.
Meanwhile, Janet, who’s dorkiness is QUITE irksome, goes postal on Roger, to which he tells her that things always have to be perfect in her life and that it’s not easy having a conversation with her. FINALLY—someone tells bland Jan that she needs to loosen up.
And lastly, Susan tells Bruce that they should keep no secrets from each other. Boy, he’s got a whopper now that he swapped major spit with Melinda. Better to follow the adage “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” Brucie boy.
“Puzzlerama’s” original vs. fake artist song tally had an impressive array of “real” songs. Originals: Midnight at the Oasis,” Band of Gold,” “I’m Your Venus,” “More, More, More (How Do You Like It?),” “Saturday Night” (woo hoo—The Bay City Rollers!) and “Rollercoaster.” Remakes: “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” and “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel.”
Tonight, on “Swingus Interruptus,” despite having deciding to keep their marriage closed for now, Tom and Trina agree to join Susan, Bruce, Janet and Roger at a particularly racey club, where Roger gets some unwanted attention from a predatory woman. Go, Raj! (Photo courtesy of CBS.)
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