Recently-divorced Ellen (Betty White, struggling a bit with some real-life laryngitis) lands herself a real hunk at her single's club, but is embarrassed to introduce him to the family since he's so much younger. The whole family meets up by accident at Chez Ray, leading Mama into a barrage of insults about Ellen's beau (Vint says, "I thought he was the waiter", followed by Mama's "I thought he was the bus-boy!"). Ends on a sweetly funny note with Mama revealing to Ellen an uncharacteristic personal fault--jealous of Ellen's lifestyle, she figured Ellen would rule out romance like Mama did when her Carl died. Everyone except the two kids have funny lines here, particularly Aunt Fran when she spies Ellen's beaded bag, the one Mama never lets her borrow.
2 Reviews
Probably one of the best if not memorable episodes!
Sylviastel8 August 2008
I think Betty White's voice must have been hurting while she was filming this episode. It was a bit coarse at times and not like it normally is. As Ellen, she is now divorced but she has returned from traveling the world and showing slides of her trip to her long-suffering family. Then one night, she decides to go to Quitters and Losers singles group. There are lot of great lines. Well, Ellen meets a guy who turns out to be younger than her. She avoids telling her family and when Vint wins a dinner for four at Chez Ray, Raytown's French restaurant, he takes Naomi, Mama and Aunt Fran. There they see Ellen without her new boyfriend. When Ellen introduces him, the lines come out like fireworks especially from Mama. In this episode, we see Ellen and Mama bond over unlikely situation.
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