The 17 Year Itch

Mark here, this episode is called, "The 17 Year Itch" and seems to be more about Jim and Cindy's marriage. Cindy's high school old boyfriend shows up to tempt her with the path not taken. Brenda is onto this from the beginning, Brandon is a little clueless. The funniest part I like to call Cindy's big adventure, where the old boyfriend, Glenn, takes her on a trip to scenic Venice beach to show her the "other side" of LA. Meanwhile, no one would want to see this stuff over age 18. But Cindy's reaction is though she's not left the house EVER.... The episode goes on to show Cindy's continued temptation. Yet she still manages to dress in the grumpiest outfits I could imagine, while working a banana clip in the hair. Brenda of course is suspicious the whole way through and at one point is a master of concealing her contempt. Before school Cindy suggests she eat something or she'll get nauseous with an empty stomach....Brenda's deadpan response, "I'm already nauseous" as she storms out of the house...

Cindy and her fling...It's like the first time she's ever been in a car!

Laurel here...nothing much to add, except I think it's noteworthy that the show attempts to make Cindy a more complex character, which I appreciate...she's not just the boring mom from Minnesota, she actually has had a life of her own in the past.

Also Mark and I were both wondering...later on in the series we both remember that the kids end up living in the Walsh house when the parents move to Hong Kong. Cindy and Jim are both so hell bent on teaching the kids lessons all the time about everything we are wondering how they resolve the kids living there with a free pass? Maybe they are paying rent? Or maybe the kids buy the house somehow? It will be inetersting when the time comes to see how the show resolves this.

Cocktail moments from this episode...Cindy MAKES OUT with Glenn, her crush from the past. She then later exclaims to him that they have been "emotionally cheating" on Jim. Go Cindy! Or shame on Cindy? I'm not sure.

Another cocktail moment is the appearance of Mrs Teasley, the actress who plays her that is. Here she is playing a psychiatrist who is randomly doing a study on twins...and we get to see a set of super nerdy identical twins as a counter point to Brenda and Brandon.

Also Donna raps...ummm

Style award this episode goes to.........Jim! He is putting on his pajamas, showing full crazy chest hair, AND he pulls his Jammie's up so high there's no way that any man or woman would not have given themselves crazy camel toe.