Airdate: 9/20/79
We conclude the aforementioned episode with resolutions to
all storylines (shocker!): Jason comes through with his unit, learning that
tough love is being kind, and gets
promoted to sergeant; Erin gets her assistant manager position; Aimee realizes
what a snob she is; Cindy figures out she’s pregnant; and John tries to get
Calvin Satterfield to back off his family, after Jim-Bob narrowly escaped
getting shot while fixing his car. Oh, and a small surprise development at the
very end: John-Boy is reported MIA.
Dénouement to the Part I crises is a bit more melodramatic.
The Satterfield story is well-meaning but broadly acted, and the revelation of
John-Boy’s MIA to imbue John with a kind of “Oh, I feel your pain” empathy
after a mono-a-mono standoff between the two fathers feels exploitative.
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Actor George Ralph Dicenzo plays Calvin here, and although
he’s a fine character actor, appearing in dozens of crime shows in the 70s, he
looks too ethnic here to be paying a mountain man. Back to the Future fans will recognize him as Lorainne’s dad!
Corniest scene: the entire family applauds Cindy’s morning
sickness at the breakfast table.
We learn from this episode that Ben has an
“essential-worker” deferment from the army as he is a mill hand. Also there is
no closing narration by Earl Hamner as we end with taps and a mournful tone.
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