Al has never been to the dentist. When he complains of a toothache, everybody including neighbor Marcy insists that he goes to the dentist. He can't even enjoy a drink of beer. He goes to the dentist and takes a balloon and stuffed animal to comfort him. The dental assistant played by Traci Lords who is also the dentist's girlfriend asks for the stuffed animal back. Al refuses. When the dentist played by Joe Flaherty gets a look at his mouth, he is stunned to see a lot of things. The dentist reassures him that he can do all of it. In fact, he gets his dental assistant to videotape Al's mouth so they know it's human. It's a great episode.
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One of the funniest episodes.
rmax30482324 December 2008
Warning: Spoilers
"Married With Children" certainly hit its stride during this, the fourth season. The characters had been thoroughly defined so that jokes could be carried over from one episode to the next, and the writers by this time knew precisely what they were doing.
Brief summary, for those who demand A LOT OF INFORMATION. Al comes downstairs in the middle of the night with an agonizing toothache. Finds nubile daughter Kelly necking with some Goth guy in the darkened living room. Throws punk out after banging his head against the wall. (Twice -- is that precise enough?) Al tries an ice cold bottle of beer to relax him, with expectable results. The problem is that he's terrified of dentists.
The family talks him into seeing "Doctor Plierson" anyway. Ushered in by the dental assistant, a gushy Tracy Lords, Al shakily takes his place in the chair, clutching the ducky and balloons he acquired in the waiting room.
Enter the dentist, Joe Flaherty from Second City. The first thing the dentist does is grab his assistant, bend her over, give her a big smooch, and grab her ass.
Plierson reassures Al that he's a pro at this, that he's done these things a thousand times before, only not all in the same mouth. "Ill just numb you up with Novocaine, then I'll have a couple of drinks, and neither of us will feel anything." Dental assistant comes in wearing an luxurious coat and asks, "Honey, does this look okay?" "It's 'doctor' in the office," replies Plierson, "but yes. It looks much better than the one you bought yesterday." "And more expensive," she says sweetly. Plierson tells her to bring in the jumbo sized napkins and a tarp to cover the floor because he'll be up to his armpits in blood in a few minutes.
Then Plierson paces around describing his ex wife, recently divorced after six months of marriage. "She got one and a half million," he says bitterly. "But she deserved it. She gave up a promising career as a waitress to marry me." Then Plierson is interrupted by a phone call from her lawyer. She wants the baseball cards he's spent his life collecting. "WHY?," screams Plierson into the phone, "Why can't I just give her the $150 the collection is worth? Oh, I see. Because she knows I want the cards." By this time he's shaking with fury and descends upon Al's mouth with a viciously whining drill.
Al goes home to find that Peggy has spent their Thanksgiving money to buy a huge meal that Al can't possibly eat any of.
I wouldn't argue the point but this may be the funniest episode ever, certainly ONE of the funniest. It's really Joe Flaherty's show. His voice and demeanor can never be taken seriously and there's a rich hint of lunacy in his stare. Full disclosure: I'm terrified of dentists too. For 20 years I couldn't even sit in a barber's chair without trembling. Did you ever try cutting your own hair for two full decades? It's not a pretty picture.
Brief summary, for those who demand A LOT OF INFORMATION. Al comes downstairs in the middle of the night with an agonizing toothache. Finds nubile daughter Kelly necking with some Goth guy in the darkened living room. Throws punk out after banging his head against the wall. (Twice -- is that precise enough?) Al tries an ice cold bottle of beer to relax him, with expectable results. The problem is that he's terrified of dentists.
The family talks him into seeing "Doctor Plierson" anyway. Ushered in by the dental assistant, a gushy Tracy Lords, Al shakily takes his place in the chair, clutching the ducky and balloons he acquired in the waiting room.
Enter the dentist, Joe Flaherty from Second City. The first thing the dentist does is grab his assistant, bend her over, give her a big smooch, and grab her ass.
Plierson reassures Al that he's a pro at this, that he's done these things a thousand times before, only not all in the same mouth. "Ill just numb you up with Novocaine, then I'll have a couple of drinks, and neither of us will feel anything." Dental assistant comes in wearing an luxurious coat and asks, "Honey, does this look okay?" "It's 'doctor' in the office," replies Plierson, "but yes. It looks much better than the one you bought yesterday." "And more expensive," she says sweetly. Plierson tells her to bring in the jumbo sized napkins and a tarp to cover the floor because he'll be up to his armpits in blood in a few minutes.
Then Plierson paces around describing his ex wife, recently divorced after six months of marriage. "She got one and a half million," he says bitterly. "But she deserved it. She gave up a promising career as a waitress to marry me." Then Plierson is interrupted by a phone call from her lawyer. She wants the baseball cards he's spent his life collecting. "WHY?," screams Plierson into the phone, "Why can't I just give her the $150 the collection is worth? Oh, I see. Because she knows I want the cards." By this time he's shaking with fury and descends upon Al's mouth with a viciously whining drill.
Al goes home to find that Peggy has spent their Thanksgiving money to buy a huge meal that Al can't possibly eat any of.
I wouldn't argue the point but this may be the funniest episode ever, certainly ONE of the funniest. It's really Joe Flaherty's show. His voice and demeanor can never be taken seriously and there's a rich hint of lunacy in his stare. Full disclosure: I'm terrified of dentists too. For 20 years I couldn't even sit in a barber's chair without trembling. Did you ever try cutting your own hair for two full decades? It's not a pretty picture.
Maximum babeage.
BA_Harrison6 November 2022
In the late '80s/early '90s, Christina Applegate was on my bedroom wall and Traci Lords was on my door. This episode of Married With Children features both babes, so it's a winner in my eyes despite not being the funniest the season has to offer.
Al is afraid of the dentist, but his teeth hurt so much he is forced to make an appointment. Lords plays T. C., the dentist's sexy nurse, whose dress reveals her ample cleavage, much to Al's delight. The dentist, Dr. Plierson (played by Joe Flaherty) has recently divorced his wife, who is taking him to the cleaners, which makes him so mad that he cannot stop shaking.
The jokes are fairly obvious, mostly revolving around the dreadful state of Al's teeth and the amount of blood that will be spilt during his dental treatment. But with the double whammy of Applegate and Lords, who cares if the gags aren't that great?
Al is afraid of the dentist, but his teeth hurt so much he is forced to make an appointment. Lords plays T. C., the dentist's sexy nurse, whose dress reveals her ample cleavage, much to Al's delight. The dentist, Dr. Plierson (played by Joe Flaherty) has recently divorced his wife, who is taking him to the cleaners, which makes him so mad that he cannot stop shaking.
The jokes are fairly obvious, mostly revolving around the dreadful state of Al's teeth and the amount of blood that will be spilt during his dental treatment. But with the double whammy of Applegate and Lords, who cares if the gags aren't that great?
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