The girls are gone in less than 5 minutes never to be seen again. Then we deal with the arrival of Squiggy's Dad who left him when he was 9.
On a general level, the episode works. But on a "Laverne & Shirley" level, it doesn't because Squiggy is extremely out of character here.
After 7 seasons seeing him acting like someone with the mentality of a 6 year old child, suddenly we see him acting and talking like a mature adult and it's jarring to see.
The writers should've shown more of a balance of his character over the seasons for this episode to work because you can't have a character continuously play a childlike buffoon for years and then suddenly have him appear as an intelligent adult.
I did like the episode even without the girls, and especially the dramatic scene between Squiggy and his Dad at the end, but I feel we should've seen this side of Squiggy's character more throughout the series for it to work. It was still an ok episode though. I give it a 6.
On a general level, the episode works. But on a "Laverne & Shirley" level, it doesn't because Squiggy is extremely out of character here.
After 7 seasons seeing him acting like someone with the mentality of a 6 year old child, suddenly we see him acting and talking like a mature adult and it's jarring to see.
The writers should've shown more of a balance of his character over the seasons for this episode to work because you can't have a character continuously play a childlike buffoon for years and then suddenly have him appear as an intelligent adult.
I did like the episode even without the girls, and especially the dramatic scene between Squiggy and his Dad at the end, but I feel we should've seen this side of Squiggy's character more throughout the series for it to work. It was still an ok episode though. I give it a 6.