| "The Bad Seed" | |
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| Season 4, Episode 7 (45) | |
| Airdate | November 16, 1992 |
| Writer(s) | Mitchell Burgess |
| Director | Randall Miller |
| Guest star(s) | |
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← Episode sequence →
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| "On Your Own" | "Thanksgiving" |
Summary[]
Valerie Perrine plays the daughter Holling never knew he had--and (after she appears out of the blue) he wishes he'd never met, for Holling sees her as a "bad seed" who's corrupting Shelly. Meanwhile, Ed befriends a migrating crane flying south through Cicely; and Marilyn's dream home is strangely similar to her mother's home, which she just left.
Plot[]
Jackie Vincoeur (guest star Valerie Perrine), a swindler by nature, arrives in town and announces she is Holling's daughter. Holling is even more shocked than the rest of the townspeople, having believed he was sterile due to a childhood case of the mumps. Knowing the Vincoeurs are a bad lot, that they are vicious, cruel people, Holling is worried that the family line will not end with him as he had planned.
Unfortunately, Jackie lives up to the Vincoeur family name. She is immediately a bad influence on Shelly, encouraging her to drink, smoke, and gamble. The unscrupulous Jackie cheats and takes advantage of anyone who crosses her path. True to her character, she admits to Holling the only reason she tracked him down was to coerce him into giving her money.
Marilyn moves out of her mother's house because she's tired of always living by mother's rules and asks Maggie to help her find a house to buy. Maggie shows Marilyn numerous homes, but she doesn't like any of them. Meanwhile, Marilyn's mother (guest star Armenia Miles) puts her house on the market because, without her daughter living there, she doesn't need such a big place. Maggie finally finds Marilyn's dream house: her mother's house. Marilyn buys it and has a housewarming dinner with her mother, Maggie, and Joel (who has awkward dinner conversation).
Ed is excited to see Princess, a crane he nurtured when she was abandoned as a baby, on her annual pass through Cicely. He notices she is the only one in the flock without a mate and, with the help of Chris, teaches her how to find one.
Quotes[]
Chris: Shel, cranes carry this heavy mystical baggage. They're icons of fidelity and happiness. The Vietnamese believe cranes cart our souls up to heaven on their wings.
Music[]
- "Uptown Downtown" by Chris Chestnutt (Mark Chestnutt?)[1]
- "Queen of Memphis" by Confederate Railroad[2]
- "A Hundred Years From Now" by Travis Tritt[3]
- "Somewhere Tonight" by Highway 101[4]
- "Palm Leaf Rag" composed by Scott Joplin[5]
- "Born to Lose" originally by Ray Charles[6]
- "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" by Travis Tritt[7]
- "Glory Roadway" by ?[8]
- "Lay My Love" by Brian Eno[9]
Trivia[]
- Shelly's earrings: egg basket (discusses cranes with Chris, Jackie first comes into bar), dolls? (in Joel's office discussing Holling's paternity), dominoes (Jackie and Holling fight), cake slices (in Ruth-Anne's store with Jackie)
References[]
- ↑ Jackie walks into the bar looking for Holling.
- ↑ Jackie shows Holling proof he is her dad.
- ↑ Jackie and Shelly shoot pool.
- ↑ Holling and Jackie argue.
- ↑ Chris talks on the radio as Jackie picks Ed's pocket.
- ↑ Chris gives Ed advice.
- ↑ Shelly and Holling talk in the bar.
- ↑ Holling asks Jackie to leave.
- ↑ Ed and Chris dance with the cranes.