Mr. Wrong

Episode Info

Episode #70 - Season 4, Episode 3

First Aired: October 17, 1985

Plot

Mallory brings home a new boyfriend, Nick Moore, an environmental artist.  The family reacts less than positively toward him.  Steven forbids Mallory from seeing Nick.  Then as a compromise, Steven and Elyse invite Nick to dinner to try to get to know him better.

Funny Moments

• Elyse tries to get Andrew to eat by showing him how Alex loves to eat.
• Mallory says, "Don't mind Alex, he's a little strange", to which Nick replies, "Ah, he's alright.  He's a cute little guy."  (See Nick and Alex page).
• Nick says, "I'm not no Charles Bronson."  (not sure who exactly he was going for there).
• Steven tells Nick: "We don't not want you to stop not seeing her.  Not in any way."

• At dinner, Steven asks Nick how he became interested in environmental art, and the following exchange occurs:
  • NICK (simply): "I don't know."
  • STEVEN: "I see, can you expand on that?"
  • NICK: "I.......don't......know."
  • STEVEN: "Um, very good. Getting back to the topic of school-"
  • MALLORY: "No, Dad. Nick wasn't finished. You interrupted him."
  • STEVEN: "Sorry, Nick, didn't mean to cut you off there. What was it you were going to say after 'I......don't.......know'?"
  • NICK: "I.......don't......remember."

Trivia

• Parts of this episode are used as flashbacks in both "Battle of the Sexes" and "The American Family".
• Steven twice compares Nick to Rambo.
• Perhaps as part of a haul of garbage, Nick wears a "Monty Python's Flying Circus" T-shirt (with sleeves torn off).