The Party

This was Shawn Harrison's first appearance in the series. With his small part as the "guy in a towel," it's easy to see why Harrison would later become Waldo Faldo. His character caught your attention, right off the bat. Overall, this is another episode with a fairly predictable story. It works well enough, because all the actors seem to be giving "their best." The episode was also directed by Richard Correll, who was responsible for many of the show's better episodes. The party stuff was pretty good, and two things really stood out. The Winslow kitchen was alternately large or huge, depending on what the situation called for. Also, Ebonie Smith (as Penny) was so cute! She was right to tell Laura off, for not inviting her to the party! No explanation was given for why Penny didn't stay with the show after the first season. Even if an explanation had been given, it couldn't have been a good one. One thing I didn't like here was that Laura was so cold to Steve! I still like Laura, though! Overall, this was the first episode that was true to what the series would evolve into.