Jencyclopedia

Lou Rawls wants to be a jazz singer.
A woman wants to impress her “friends” who bullied her in high school.

Doreen Murphy: Forget it; I can’t pull this off.

Nobody can.

Liz: You remember my husband, Al?

The robot, you mean? (5×7 “The Perfect Husband”).

Roarke: Change your fantasy?

Why does he sound so surprised? It’s not like this is an unusual request.

I just realized Pepper’s spiral staircase isn’t on the front porch any more! 😢 … Okay, I went through my pictures of the main house exterior, and it looks like it’s been gone since at least the beginning of season 3 so… oops. But Pepper herself is not gone; she’s still often seen on a perch by the main front door. At least, I assume that’s Pepper.

So yes, it’s not cool of Doreen to get revenge on her old friend Liz by stealing her husband… but her “friends” were and are jerks. They shouldn’t just get away with that.

His chair kinda looks like a giant waffle.

It turns out Liz was jealous of Doreen all along, even back when they were in college, so Liz would always put Doreen down to make herself feel better, so Liz is actually the one we should feel sorry for, because she was insecure… but being insecure about yourself doesn’t give you the right to treat other people like crap.

[Doreen lets Liz wear the magic necklace so that her husband Al will find her attractive again.]
Doreen Murphy: Remember, the necklace is only good for tonight.
Liz: Don’t worry; now that I’ve got his attention, I intend to keep it.

Okay, but Al is the worst one of them all?! He cheated on his wife, and then he walked around arm-in-arm with Doreen in front of everyone, including his wife! Why would she want him back? I mean, maybe this is karma for Liz; they’re both horrible people, and they deserve each other.

WTF. Now the four girls are having a group hug? No, Doreen! They aren’t your friends!

hahaha omg Lou Rawls was incredibly tall for a second there.

Roarke: It’s time to go, Mr. Whelan.

Say it! Say it!

I’m kind of offended when people say “thank you, Mr. Roarke” and just “goodbye, Tattoo”; Tattoo does stuff too, you know.

They do a nice little jazzy variation on the theme song at the end.

According to Wikipedia, all four songs performed in Charles Whelan’s 1925 fantasy were written in 1926 or later. They were so much more accurate back in 2×7 “Let the Good Times Roll”.

• Guests:
  • Miss Doreen Murphy
  • Mr. Charles “Diggs” Whelan
• Roarke’s drink: same old (actually, I’ve kind of stopped paying attention, so it’s possible I could be wrong about some of these)
• Ominous shot of Roarke drinking: no
• Magic object:
  • Roarke: All I did was give you a necklace that makes whoever wears it look her very best.
• Hypnosis:
  • Roarke: Now… imagine you are there… the Cotton Club, the year 1925… where you can almost hear the music…
• Time travel: Charles Whelan travels to Harlem in March 1925.
• Changing the fantasy:
  • Roarke: Change your fantasy? Do you mean to say that your old friends are not impressed?
• What you really, really want:
  • Tattoo: We came here to talk about the real reason for your fantasy.
    Doreen Murphy: Real reason?
    Roarke: Yes… yes. You don’t want respect from your old friends; you want revenge. Those women humiliated you in college; you brought them here to do to them what they did to you.
• Costume change:
  • Roarke and Tattoo wear black bowties and white tuxedos to Doreen Murphy’s party.
  • Roarke and Tattoo wear black tuxedos to the Cotton Club radio show. Roarke wears a black bowtie, and Tattoo wears a white bowtie.
• Someone else had a fantasy:
  • Tattoo: Well, you didn’t get your fantasy. You know, your singing career?
    Charles Whelan: Well, I did start a singing career; it just wasn’t mine, Tattoo.
    Roarke: I wouldn’t be too sure, Mr. Whelan. You see, the man you thought was Dutch Schultz was actually a guest just like you. It was his fantasy to be a part-time gangster.
• Drivers:
  • To the dock: Roarke
  • Doreen Murphy’s departure: Wally, driving Doreen’s fancy car
  • Charles Whelan’s departure: That Guy
• Age gap:
  • Cybill Shepherd: 33 / Lyle Waggoner: 47 = 14 years
  • Markie Post: 32 / Lyle Waggoner: 47 = 15 years
  • Berlinda Tolbert: 33 / Lou Rawls: 49 = 13 years
• IMDb notes:
  • Al’s full name is Al Adams. (Presumably, that’s also Liz’s last name, but possibly not.)