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The Agony and the Agony was the second episode of the Married... with Children spin-off series Top of the Heap. Written by Mike Scully and Lenny Ripps, the episode was directed by Linda Day. It first aired on FOX on April 14, 1991.

Synopsis[]

Vinnie reluctantly takes a job at a country club to help pay to get the building's broken furnace fixed.

Full episode summary[]

To be added.

Cast[]

Regular Cast[]

Recurring Cast[]

  • Leslie Jordan as Emmet Lefebvre

Guest Stars[]

  • David Faustino as Bud Bundy
  • Rod Arrants as Hal Clayton
  • Mary Pat Gleason as Mrs. Epstein
  • Richard Fancy as Fred Epstein
  • Irene Olga Lopez as Lupe Hernandez
  • Greg Lewis as Gil Gilbert
  • Alisha Fontaine as Mrs. Gilbert
  • Anita Mann as Bee Bee
  • Jeff Reilly as Carlo Dupree

Quotes[]

  • [Mona and Vinnie are sitting in the Verduccis' apartment, dressed in winter coats while waiting for Charlie to fix the boiler. She then offers to help Vinnie study some new vocabulary words]
  • Mona: Here's an interesting one: "Sensuous"
  • Vinnie: Hmm...
  • Mona: [leans in] It means "Sexy, lustful, erotic, desirous"... It means "Mona" [Vinnie's eyes suddenly widen] Oh, Vinnie, I want you more than ever! Don't you want me?! Don't you think I'm sexy?
  • Vinnie: Mona, it ain't right! You're 16 years old. If I think you're sexy, I could end up in jail! And some guys in there might think I'm sexy! [they both shudder at the thought, just as Charlie arrives]
  • Charlie: Quick, take off your clothes!
  • Mona: [happily] Bless you, Mr. Verducci! [begins removing her clothing]
  • Charlie: [opens the window before heading back to couch] That's it! Mona, stop at the coat! [looks at Vinnie as Mona is now down to her shirt] Vinnie, you stay away from that or you know where you'll end up! [the trio shudder at the thought]

  • Emmet: All right, head on in, "Stretch". Remember, I'm here to protect this place!
  • Charlie: That's good to know! I'll be sure to call you if we get attacked by munchkins!

  • Charlie: [sneaking in through the window] Vinnie... Vinnie, I'm disappointed in 'ya! You finally get a good job and you walk out. Now, son if there's one thing I taught you, its a sense of responsibility towards your work.
  • Lupe: [offscreen] WHERE'S OUR HEAT, YOU BUM?!
  • Charlie: [opens the door and yells into the hallway] Lupe, you'll get your heat when I'm damn ready! I don't even know what I saw in that woman!

  • Charlie: Vinnie, you can't quit this job! There's this, uh, woman, Alixandra, she's uhm, very special.
  • Vinnie: Hey, Pops, I didn't know you could still get the hots!
  • Charlie: What are you talkin about?! I get just as hot as you get. Just takes me a little longer to heat . But when I do...
  • Charlie and Vinnie: [throws air punches] BA-BOOM!

Notes[]

Trivia[]

  • First appearance of Alixandra and Emmet
  • First appearance of the show's theme song and opening credits
  • Greg Lewis, who plays Gil Gilbert, previously appeared on MWC in the Season 5 episode, "The Unnatural" as the Old Codger watching the baseball game in Kankakee near the end of the episode.
  • Bud Bundy makes his one appearance in the episode. He tells Vinnie that his sister told him about Vinnie working at the country club and tries to sneak in with his date, Lynette, while claiming to be a professional golfer named Arnold Bundy.

Cultural References[]

  • During the father-son chat, Vinnie mentions Dr. Art Ulene, who at the time this episode originally aired, severed as the medical expert on NBC's The Today Show.
  • One of the members of the country club calls Vinnie "Smokey the Bear", in reference to the anthropomorphic bear used in advertisements to prevent forest fires.
  • Bud calls himself "Arnold Bundy" as a reference to professional golfer Arnold Palmer.
    • Later, Vinnie asks Bud if he knows professional golfer Jack Nicklaus.
  • Charlie tells the husband that Vinnie called professional boxer Mike Tyson a sissy to intimidate the husbands who were getting ready to beat up Vinnie.

Music[]

  • "We Belong Together" by Ritchie Valens is heard during the 1950s themed party at the country club.
  • "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis is heard when Vinnie is chosen to dance with Mrs. Epstein.
  • "La Bamba" by by Ritchie Valens is heard after Charlie diffuses the situation between Vinnie and the husbands.
Top of the Heap Episodes
Top of the HeapThe Agony and the AgonyBehind the Eight BallStocks and Bondages
The Last Temptation of CharlieThe Marrying GuyMona by Moonlight
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