I watched a few episodes of the first season of Doogie Howser yesterday and was surprised how well I remembered one episode in particular, down to the beats between lines of dialogue.
It was the third episode overall, "A Stitch Called Wanda," in which Doogie asks Wanda to be his girlfriend and she accepts. Later that night, as they're watching the 1989 Batman at a drive-in, Wanda has an attack of appendicitis. Due to a series of dramatic twists, Doogie is forced to ask about her personal history and examine her in a clinical tone.
After her appendectomy, Wanda feels violated and can't bear to look at Doogie. They eventually make up, as episodic characters are wont to do, but the actors' range is terrific and I was right back in the moment.
A word to DVD case-makers: Please build cases that actually hold the DVDs in place. I played the wrong side of Doogie Disc 2 at first because it had inverted before I even opened the case. The case for Discs 3 and 4 had more dependable holders. Odd.
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