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bry · 09-06-2004, 04:05 PM

"i'm a detective, i detect things".

maddie has left for chicago without telling dave. she's with her parents.
john goodman guest stars here as a man looking for a woman. bert helps dave on the case.
maddie tells her folks she is in town indefinitley. she calls dave and tells him where she is but to not call. and to give her space.

loved the claymation sequence. i hate claymation, but it was the dialog and choice of figures they were given for this conversation that was so good about it..
i also loved the time with maddie and her mother in the car. a great scene.

rating: 5

Tazmania · 09-06-2004, 05:01 PM

I agree on the scene in the car, but for me that's as good as it gets.
I thought the claymation was a little too much, allthough it was well made.
What I liked about that scene was Maddie's voice in the end saying " I miss you too".

But I missed her at Blue Moon and from there on I don't like to watch the following epi's untill she comes back.

kismet · 09-06-2004, 05:45 PM

I agree with Taz. I don't enjoy any episode that doesn't include face to face acting with David/Bruce and Maddie/Cybill.

I am a John Goodman fan, BUT I didn't like this episode very much.

I'm a little different than most of you -- besides Father Knows Last, the next episode that I love is A Womb With A View. I don't like any of the Walter episodes much. I found most of them painful to watch (except for the smashing of the window with a tricycle scene of course).

CyBr · 09-06-2004, 09:08 PM

The case made kind of an interesting parallel to David and Maddie but I hated seeing David being set up for such a fall. I think he came in the office believing he'd talked Maddie into working things out with him. Then as the time ticks by, you see him start to worry. Notice how Mrs. Hayes seems to sense right away that Maddie has an issue with David when her Dad first asks about her 'business partner'.

pmarier · 09-07-2004, 01:32 AM

i think this is the one where agnes comes into the office dancing to "do you think i'm sexy?". i thought that part was funny.

CindyK · 09-07-2004, 02:43 PM

I acutally like this episode. It is one of my favs from season four.

The Claymation sequence is really good and its fun. And David transhing the car is so right on as far as his character goes. He just has to let off steam. And he would never strike Maddie...so he strikes out at her vicariously....yet he is mostly destructive to himself. And he is very very frustrated.

This is another one of the great parallel cases in the show. I love that what Donald Chase (John Goodman) says in so many ways reflects what David is thinking.

david&maddie4ever · 09-07-2004, 08:19 PM

I don't really remember this episode at all, but this:

Quote:

Originally posted by Tazmania
...I missed her at Blue Moon and from there on I don't like to watch the following epi's untill she comes back.

I agree with!

BTW: What was the scene with Maddie and her mom about?

bry · 09-07-2004, 09:53 PM

the conversation with maddie and her mom was just her mom telling a story about someone who's false teeth flew out of this mouth in a public setting. they were just laughing about that. all it was, was just a realistic moment that two people would share talking about people they know, catching up on old times. it was just a good bit of dialog. and good chemstry between two fine actresses.
what i liked about it most was that it was realistic conversation completely not about the storylines at all. just normal stuff.

david&maddie4ever · 09-07-2004, 10:25 PM

Wow, that doesn't even ring a bell. Sounds good, though.

Dutchie · 09-09-2004, 10:47 AM

Ya know what's stupid? This was the last episode they aired in Holland. Maddie never came back to LA for me. She's still in Chicago. Don't ya think that's stupid! Veronica, why where you so bad to get canceled? And why didn't you put Moonlighting back on the air when you came back@!*&^@)*^%

Tamm · 09-09-2004, 12:12 PM

I haven't watched this episode since it aired first time round so I can hardly remember it except for the claymation which I know I didn't like. I was about 16 and thought I was too sophisticated

for animation! Looking forward to seeing it again, I think I'll enjoy it all so much more this time round

Tamm · 02-19-2005, 11:21 AM

Yes, I was correct - I did enjoy the claymation this time

And I felt so bad for David

gypsygem81 · 02-19-2005, 02:49 PM

This was a really sad episode! I'm depressed now! I liked it though - I liked the fairytale themes, especially with the dream sequence and Maddie turns into a witch and then into a princess to kiss David, the frog.

Love Gem

SweetCakes · 02-19-2005, 03:00 PM

I didn't really like this episode much. There were so many bits of it that just 'jarred' for me.

I thought the claymation stuff was clever but I couldn't understand whether it was supposed to be in David's imagination or whether it was real. Because I know Moonlighting have done some weird stuff, I just couldn't see them having a phone receiver take on Maddie-like characteristics. *shrugs*

I hated the scene with David trashing Maddie's car. I know that he's mad with her any everything but I just didn't like the scene. It was too aggressive. It almost frightened me with the force of David's feelings.

And the case itself I just did not understand.

The only scene I really liked was the one with Maddie and her mum in the car. And even then I thought it was a bit weird - it didn't look like Maddie laughing because I'm not used to seeing her laugh that much. To me it looked more like Cybill laughing.

Yeah, I didn't think much of this episode, did I?!

Tamm · 02-19-2005, 03:43 PM

Emma,
I was about your age the first time i watched this one and I didn't really like it either

I had to wait 15 years or thereabouts to like it.

Sorry I don't mean to sound patronising, I just think that now I am the same age as the characters I can identify with them a lot more and therefore understand the show better. That makes me love it even more

Keep watching lots & lots of Moonlighting, you can never watch too much

Tamm

09-06-2004, 04:05 PM	#1
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	"Come Back Little Shiska" "i'm a detective, i detect things". maddie has left for chicago without telling dave. she's with her parents. john goodman guest stars here as a man looking for a woman. bert helps dave on the case. maddie tells her folks she is in town indefinitley. she calls dave and tells him where she is but to not call. and to give her space. loved the claymation sequence. i hate claymation, but it was the dialog and choice of figures they were given for this conversation that was so good about it.. i also loved the time with maddie and her mother in the car. a great scene. rating: 5
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09-06-2004, 05:01 PM	#2
Tazmania An addict! Senior Member Join Date: Jun 19, 2004 Location: Holland Posts: 1,135	I agree on the scene in the car, but for me that's as good as it gets. I thought the claymation was a little too much, allthough it was well made. What I liked about that scene was Maddie's voice in the end saying " I miss you too". But I missed her at Blue Moon and from there on I don't like to watch the following epi's untill she comes back.
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09-06-2004, 05:45 PM	#3
kismet I'm addicted too! Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,239	I agree with Taz. I don't enjoy any episode that doesn't include face to face acting with David/Bruce and Maddie/Cybill. I am a John Goodman fan, BUT I didn't like this episode very much. I'm a little different than most of you -- besides Father Knows Last, the next episode that I love is A Womb With A View. I don't like any of the Walter episodes much. I found most of them painful to watch (except for the smashing of the window with a tricycle scene of course).
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09-07-2004, 02:43 PM	#6
CindyK Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 10, 2004 Location: Panama City Beach Florida Posts: 639	I acutally like this episode. It is one of my favs from season four. The Claymation sequence is really good and its fun. And David transhing the car is so right on as far as his character goes. He just has to let off steam. And he would never strike Maddie...so he strikes out at her vicariously....yet he is mostly destructive to himself. And he is very very frustrated. This is another one of the great parallel cases in the show. I love that what Donald Chase (John Goodman) says in so many ways reflects what David is thinking.
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09-09-2004, 10:47 AM	#10
Dutchie I <3 Moonlighting! Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 09, 2004 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 815	Ya know what's stupid? This was the last episode they aired in Holland. Maddie never came back to LA for me. She's still in Chicago. Don't ya think that's stupid! Veronica, why where you so bad to get canceled? And why didn't you put Moonlighting back on the air when you came back@!&^@)^%
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09-06-2004, 09:08 PM	#4
CyBr Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2004 Posts: 515	The case made kind of an interesting parallel to David and Maddie but I hated seeing David being set up for such a fall. I think he came in the office believing he'd talked Maddie into working things out with him. Then as the time ticks by, you see him start to worry. Notice how Mrs. Hayes seems to sense right away that Maddie has an issue with David when her Dad first asks about her 'business partner'.

09-07-2004, 01:32 AM	#5
pmarier pmarier Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 24	i think this is the one where agnes comes into the office dancing to "do you think i'm sexy?". i thought that part was funny.

09-07-2004, 09:53 PM	#8
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	the conversation with maddie and her mom was just her mom telling a story about someone who's false teeth flew out of this mouth in a public setting. they were just laughing about that. all it was, was just a realistic moment that two people would share talking about people they know, catching up on old times. it was just a good bit of dialog. and good chemstry between two fine actresses. what i liked about it most was that it was realistic conversation completely not about the storylines at all. just normal stuff.

09-07-2004, 10:25 PM	#9
david&maddie4ever ...the hard way... Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2003 Location: ...staring at my calendar, counting the days until the release of Moonlighting on DVD... Posts: 3,580	Wow, that doesn't even ring a bell. Sounds good, though.

09-09-2004, 12:12 PM	#11
Tamm Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 408	I haven't watched this episode since it aired first time round so I can hardly remember it except for the claymation which I know I didn't like. I was about 16 and thought I was too sophisticated for animation! Looking forward to seeing it again, I think I'll enjoy it all so much more this time round

02-19-2005, 11:21 AM	#12
Tamm Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 408	Yes, I was correct - I did enjoy the claymation this time And I felt so bad for David

02-19-2005, 02:49 PM	#13
gypsygem81 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 27, 2005 Posts: 427	This was a really sad episode! I'm depressed now! I liked it though - I liked the fairytale themes, especially with the dream sequence and Maddie turns into a witch and then into a princess to kiss David, the frog. Love Gem

02-19-2005, 03:00 PM	#14
SweetCakes Obsessionist Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 27, 2004 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Posts: 107	I didn't really like this episode much. There were so many bits of it that just 'jarred' for me. I thought the claymation stuff was clever but I couldn't understand whether it was supposed to be in David's imagination or whether it was real. Because I know Moonlighting have done some weird stuff, I just couldn't see them having a phone receiver take on Maddie-like characteristics. shrugs I hated the scene with David trashing Maddie's car. I know that he's mad with her any everything but I just didn't like the scene. It was too aggressive. It almost frightened me with the force of David's feelings. And the case itself I just did not understand. The only scene I really liked was the one with Maddie and her mum in the car. And even then I thought it was a bit weird - it didn't look like Maddie laughing because I'm not used to seeing her laugh that much. To me it looked more like Cybill laughing. Yeah, I didn't think much of this episode, did I?!
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02-19-2005, 03:43 PM	#15
Tamm Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 408	Emma, I was about your age the first time i watched this one and I didn't really like it either I had to wait 15 years or thereabouts to like it. Sorry I don't mean to sound patronising, I just think that now I am the same age as the characters I can identify with them a lot more and therefore understand the show better. That makes me love it even more Keep watching lots & lots of Moonlighting, you can never watch too much Tamm