I LOVED the episode with Bill Irwin when I was a kid. It's the first place I ever saw the "bending your knees while walking to make it look like you're going down stairs" trick.

It's really fascinating that the episode ends that way. There's not even an "It's okay, Vanessa, you'll do better next time," just the fury. I always wondered if they wrote that one in the hopes of getting Phylicia Rashad an Emmy nomination.

It's really fascinating that the episode ends that way. There's not even an "It's okay, Vanessa, you'll do better next time," just the fury. I always wondered if they wrote that one in the hopes of getting Phylicia Rashad an Emmy nomination.

I can only think of two episodes that actively depicted Clair's job: There was one where she's working on a case, and she goes to meet with the opposing attorney, who is like her lawyer nemesis, and they do some sassy lady lawyer verbal sparring. And then there was one where we briefly see her actively lawyering in a…

I can only think of two episodes that actively depicted Clair's job: There was one where she's working on a case, and she goes to meet with the opposing attorney, who is like her lawyer nemesis, and they do some sassy lady lawyer verbal sparring. And then there was one where we briefly see her actively lawyering in a…

I liked the way the stuff with Crosby trying to help was played. Adam probably knew when he gave Crosby the assignment of getting the food that Crosby was going to screw it up somehow, and when he inevitably did, nobody seemed that surprised or angry. They just went with it, because everyone knows Crosby is a lovable…

I liked the way the stuff with Crosby trying to help was played. Adam probably knew when he gave Crosby the assignment of getting the food that Crosby was going to screw it up somehow, and when he inevitably did, nobody seemed that surprised or angry. They just went with it, because everyone knows Crosby is a lovable…

If I ever go back and watch the whole series from the beginning, I'm absolutely going to count how many times Kristina cries. It's at least once per episode.

If I ever go back and watch the whole series from the beginning, I'm absolutely going to count how many times Kristina cries. It's at least once per episode.

I didn't know Mae Whtiman was in the movie until I went to see it, but as soon as her name came up in the opening credits, I thought, "She must be Mary Elizabeth." And then she was! (True story!)

I didn't know Mae Whtiman was in the movie until I went to see it, but as soon as her name came up in the opening credits, I thought, "She must be Mary Elizabeth." And then she was! (True story!)

Yeah, I liked Max's speech, but I don't buy that he won the election. Kids that age are way too mean.

Yeah, I liked Max's speech, but I don't buy that he won the election. Kids that age are way too mean.

@avclub-0f8adb83a042059c41c46e2e93506d4b:disqus Adam was up-front about the diagnosis before the declared that she was leaving school. They're lying to her face now because they want her to learn stuff instead of staying home making sandwiches. But what about the rest of the family? Are they going to lie to everyone…

@avclub-0f8adb83a042059c41c46e2e93506d4b:disqus Adam was up-front about the diagnosis before the declared that she was leaving school. They're lying to her face now because they want her to learn stuff instead of staying home making sandwiches. But what about the rest of the family? Are they going to lie to everyone…

The repeated use does make the trick more noticeable, but it's been effective every time. Probably more effective than just letting us hear them say, "I have cancer!", especially considering we already know that's what they're saying.

The repeated use does make the trick more noticeable, but it's been effective every time. Probably more effective than just letting us hear them say, "I have cancer!", especially considering we already know that's what they're saying.

I saw a screening of this wit a Q&A by Frank Oz, and somebody asked him about this… He said everything was practical, except for two shots. One of them was an optical effect of the elevated train rolling in in the background early in the movie, and I forget what the other one was, but it wasn't Audrey II's lips.

I saw a screening of this wit a Q&A by Frank Oz, and somebody asked him about this… He said everything was practical, except for two shots. One of them was an optical effect of the elevated train rolling in in the background early in the movie, and I forget what the other one was, but it wasn't Audrey II's lips.

Played by Barbara Bush!