George is visited by an elderly lady, Bess, whom he calls his Aunt Bess. It seems that she was a friend of the family, not a blood relative. She and George reminisce but during the time she reveals that she wasn't just a friend; she was his father's mistress. We get to see George's amazement at his own cluelessness as we see flashbacks. Tom Poston plays the father. Young George already has the overalls and the plaid cap. The episode focuses primarily on modern George dealing with Bess and her brief (really brief) encounter with the dad. While this is going on, it comes to Dick's attention that Darryl number one is into chess. Dick plays a game with him but after he makes the first move, Darryl ponders it and sits puzzling over the board for a couple days. He becomes a fixture in the lobby. Pretty good effort.
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George's beloved Aunt Bess visits
Jimmy_the_Gent418 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Aunt Bess was not really an aunt but a very close family friend, she tells George a shocking secret.
A funny episode with a good performance by Ann Morgan Guilbert (Millie Helper on The Dick Van Dyke Show) as Aunt Bess. There are a lot of things going on in this episode. The surprise secret is Bess was the mistress of George's father. This sets up some black and white flashbacks with Tom Poston playing George's father. Michael shows up to tell everyone he is now a bag boy at the supermarket. A subplot has Darryl #1 playing a marathon chess game with Dick.
A funny episode with a good performance by Ann Morgan Guilbert (Millie Helper on The Dick Van Dyke Show) as Aunt Bess. There are a lot of things going on in this episode. The surprise secret is Bess was the mistress of George's father. This sets up some black and white flashbacks with Tom Poston playing George's father. Michael shows up to tell everyone he is now a bag boy at the supermarket. A subplot has Darryl #1 playing a marathon chess game with Dick.
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