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GrandGame1440 · 12-13-2004, 12:08 AM

Am I the only one who HATES this episode??? (just in case)

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The whole plot of the episode is Jack's blind "pal" from the Navy comes back for revenge for something that is not clearly established. Most of the time he is ruining his, the roomates, and the Ropers dinner while seated at the table "Waiting for Jack to hit me." (he having hit Jack when he arrived) Then he procedes to wreck the appartment by deliberately knocking over and breaking things. Then when Jack finally attempts to hit him, he stops Jack and hits him again! IMO, an awful episode.

brasspounder · 12-13-2004, 01:53 AM

Yeah, "Jack's Navy Pal" is one of my least favorites. I would have liked it better if that bully tripped and fell down the stairs after hitting Jack the second time, blind or not.

jehobden · 12-13-2004, 01:57 AM

It's my least fav ep of all time as well, since the jerk gets away w/ his lousy behavior. I was hoping that the restored tag on TVLand would show some resolution or revenge on him, but it just had Janet and Chrissy helping Jack w/ his sore jaw. I don't understand why this ep was even made.

TVFactFan · 12-13-2004, 09:16 PM

When I watched this episode as a child it really bothered me because Jack was my favorite character and the fact that he was getting punched in the face and the apt was getting destroyed made me HATE th blind character. But watching it now as an adult, it's very funny.

jjlover · 12-14-2004, 02:49 PM

Not one of my favourites either.... I never quite understood the purpose of this episode.

chrisw79 · 12-14-2004, 04:00 PM

I'm probably in the minority, but I actually liked this episode as David Dukes did a great job playing the jerk. He also played the guy who tried to rape Edith on All In The Family. Although I didn't really like it that he didn't get his like the jerk charachters in other episodes.

tcfan1974 · 12-16-2004, 02:09 PM

You're not the only one Justin, I hate it too.

12-13-2004, 12:08 AM	#1
GrandGame1440 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 24, 2003 Posts: 557	"Jack's Navy Pal" Am I the only one who HATES this episode??? (just in case) S P O I L E R The whole plot of the episode is Jack's blind "pal" from the Navy comes back for revenge for something that is not clearly established. Most of the time he is ruining his, the roomates, and the Ropers dinner while seated at the table "Waiting for Jack to hit me." (he having hit Jack when he arrived) Then he procedes to wreck the appartment by deliberately knocking over and breaking things. Then when Jack finally attempts to hit him, he stops Jack and hits him again! IMO, an awful episode.

12-13-2004, 01:53 AM	#2
brasspounder San Jose State Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: near San Jose, CA Posts: 458	Yeah, "Jack's Navy Pal" is one of my least favorites. I would have liked it better if that bully tripped and fell down the stairs after hitting Jack the second time, blind or not.
	__________________ Terri Rocks!

12-14-2004, 02:49 PM	#5
jjlover Jack & Janet 4ever Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 13, 2004 Location: Apt 201 (with Jack & Janet) Posts: 439	Not one of my favourites either.... I never quite understood the purpose of this episode.
	__________________ Janet: Jack!! i say a lot of things i dont mean, & i mean a lot of things that i dont say & everything i say isn't always everything that i mean. You know what i mean? Jack:no Janet: you know what your trouble is jack tripper? You just dont understand women.

12-13-2004, 01:57 AM	#3
jehobden Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: DFW Area, TX Posts: 2,004	It's my least fav ep of all time as well, since the jerk gets away w/ his lousy behavior. I was hoping that the restored tag on TVLand would show some resolution or revenge on him, but it just had Janet and Chrissy helping Jack w/ his sore jaw. I don't understand why this ep was even made.

12-13-2004, 09:16 PM	#4
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,040	When I watched this episode as a child it really bothered me because Jack was my favorite character and the fact that he was getting punched in the face and the apt was getting destroyed made me HATE th blind character. But watching it now as an adult, it's very funny.

12-14-2004, 04:00 PM	#6
chrisw79 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2004 Posts: 147	I'm probably in the minority, but I actually liked this episode as David Dukes did a great job playing the jerk. He also played the guy who tried to rape Edith on All In The Family. Although I didn't really like it that he didn't get his like the jerk charachters in other episodes.

12-16-2004, 02:09 PM	#7
tcfan1974 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 11, 2004 Location: Ludwigshafen am Rhein / Germany Posts: 56	You're not the only one Justin, I hate it too.