Writer AJ Covington returns to Walton Mountain as the writer of a (what appears to be godawful) film being shot at the nearby Tabor house. Enraged by bystanders cackling at the terrible dialogue, the movie's peevish director hires John-Boy to script-doctor AJ's screenplay, leading to much awkwardness.
Meanwhile Mary Ellen, already swooning over the Edward VIII abdication drama playing out overseas, enthusiastically throws herself at the handsome British studio assistant Todd. One half expects her to drag him upstairs to, uh, "crown" him herself. Stephen Collins is in fine form here as the Englishman Todd (his accent is flawless), James Karen proves entertaining as the constantly annoyed director and George Dzundza is sympathetic as AJ Covington, whose fortunes seem to change like the wind.
The audience must overlook a couple of "yeah, RIGHT" plot details, such as a NY film company driving 500 miles to shoot a couple of scenes in rural Virginia, but overall a well-written episode and the real-life abdication is weaved in nicely with the goings on at Waltons Mountain.
Meanwhile Mary Ellen, already swooning over the Edward VIII abdication drama playing out overseas, enthusiastically throws herself at the handsome British studio assistant Todd. One half expects her to drag him upstairs to, uh, "crown" him herself. Stephen Collins is in fine form here as the Englishman Todd (his accent is flawless), James Karen proves entertaining as the constantly annoyed director and George Dzundza is sympathetic as AJ Covington, whose fortunes seem to change like the wind.
The audience must overlook a couple of "yeah, RIGHT" plot details, such as a NY film company driving 500 miles to shoot a couple of scenes in rural Virginia, but overall a well-written episode and the real-life abdication is weaved in nicely with the goings on at Waltons Mountain.
