I got a kick out of this episode, but I would have preferred the ending left things ambiguous. When you see Grandma Jean Stapleton bearing down on her worthless son-in-law (Robert Morelli) with that axe in her hand, you figure Mr. Muncher is going to get a real workout. Everything that went before was up to the imagination of the viewer with the power of suggestion going in the direction of a dire outcome for Grandma. Personally, I couldn't see the chemistry between Tom and wife Liddy (Lucy Lawless), the granddaughter of Stapleton's character. And speaking of Stapleton, if she hadn't done any other work as an actress besides "All in the Family", she would forever be remembered as Edith, the addled wife of that curmudgeon, Archie Bunker.
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The Same Old Grind!
Hitchcoc7 April 2015
I really got a kick out of this. Jean Stapleton (Edith Bunker from "All in the Family) is an eccentric old woman. She is rich and keeps her money in her bedroom. Also occupying the house is her granddaughter and her worthless, unemployed plumber husband. He has one interest: to get his hands on that money. He has an ongoing feud with her pets, a canary, a black cat, and little white dog. One day he brings home the mother of all garbage disposals. It is loud and incredibly powerful. She is convinced that he is going to use it on her pets and then on her. The delight of this story is the way everything plays out. I won't introduce any spoilers. Stapleton is a great actress and she really shines in this episode.
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