NEWHART: SEND HER, ELLA (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedies about Dick and Joanna Loudon, who run a country inn in Vermont.
In this episode, Dick completes his latest book and is annoyed when Kirk has an "Incredible Chicken" delivered to the inn, sure that it will bring money into his diner. George and Doc stop by to ask Dick and Joanna to be emcee and chaperone respectively for the annual Maple Syrup Days beauty contest. They agree, placing Stephanie in charge of the inn. Once the contestants arrive, however, Stephanie grows envious and declares that she, too, wishes to enter the pageant; Dick and Joanna awkwardly remind her that she has work duties and is also somewhat older than most of the other ladies.
Stephanie mopes around the inn, resentful of the cheery young women. A kindly guest named Ella soon arrives and, hearing of her predicament, offers to watch the inn for a few hours so that she can enter the contest. Elsewhere, emcee Dick is forced to make chitchat as the contestants prepare, and he is not fooled when the raven-haired "Inez from Dixie" takes the stage. Stephanie begs him to play along, however, and he is baffled when "Inez" wins the contest. Her joy is short-lived when she finds out that the prize is a college scholarship. Frustrated, she gives the prize back. When everyone returns to the inn, they discover that "fairy godmother" Ella was a common thief. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: March 26, 1984 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:24:23
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:65152
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Beauty contests
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1982-1990
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Barry Kemp … Executive Producer, Created by
- Stephen C. Grossman … Coordinating Producer
- Sheldon Bull … Producer, Developed by
- Jay Kleckner … Associate Producer
- John Tracy … Director
- Barbara Hall … Writer
- Miriam Trogdon … Writer
- Nelson Riddle … Music by
- Henry Mancini … Theme Music by
- Bob Newhart … Cast, Dick Loudon
- Mary Frann … Cast, Joanna Loudon
- Steven Kampmann … Cast, Kirk Devane
- Julia Duffy … Cast, Stephanie Vanderkellen
- Tom Poston … Cast, George Utley
- Richard Venture … Cast, Doc Owens
- Billie Bird … Cast, Ella Hayes
- Alice Cadogan … Cast, Corey Bishop
- Michael Sharrett … Cast, Ricky Bowen
- Jack Lindine … Cast, Delivery Man
- Lenora May … Cast, Maple Syrup Queen Contestant