This is the one about Al's toilet. Not a "commode," not a "lavaratory," not a "washroom," not a "loo," not a "dunnie" -- a toilet. Unsatisfied with the one in his house, which flushes with a feminine whoosh, and always has a jar of vinegar on the medicine-cabinet shelf, he decides to build his own bathroom in the garage.
He buys a Ferguson toilet bowl, the Cadillac of toilets. "Once, my Dad drove me up to the factory in Maine to see the Fergusons being built. I only wish Dad were here now to (breaks into sobs)." Al thinks himself the envy of everyone he knows, referring to "that green-eyed monster, jealousy," paraphrasing Billy Shakespeare although he doesn't know it. The title of the episode is itself a rip off of Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own." The pun ("dump") is the property of the writers.
The room in the garage, which Al has trouble building, has everything, including a dedicated space for four toilet paper dispensers. He's encouraged in this enterprise by his neighbors. Steve recalls the last time Al used their toilet. "He killed my goldfish." I don't think it's the funniest episode but it must be the most disgusting. It's impossible to imagine anything like this showing up on the air today. Pornography yes. "A Dump of My Own," no.
He buys a Ferguson toilet bowl, the Cadillac of toilets. "Once, my Dad drove me up to the factory in Maine to see the Fergusons being built. I only wish Dad were here now to (breaks into sobs)." Al thinks himself the envy of everyone he knows, referring to "that green-eyed monster, jealousy," paraphrasing Billy Shakespeare although he doesn't know it. The title of the episode is itself a rip off of Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own." The pun ("dump") is the property of the writers.
The room in the garage, which Al has trouble building, has everything, including a dedicated space for four toilet paper dispensers. He's encouraged in this enterprise by his neighbors. Steve recalls the last time Al used their toilet. "He killed my goldfish." I don't think it's the funniest episode but it must be the most disgusting. It's impossible to imagine anything like this showing up on the air today. Pornography yes. "A Dump of My Own," no.