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S02 All About Eavesdropping: Sally an adulteress?


This is the episode where Ritchie's toy intercom allows Rob and Laura to overhear Jerry and Millie trash talking them in private. Really funny ep, but this one line from Sally is the most provocative I've ever heard on the show, and honestly probably lowered my opinion of Sally by a few degrees lol.

5:30 minutes in, Sally, Buddy, and Jerry are all sitting around Jerry's piano waiting for Rob and Laura to join the party. Sally's at the piano; Jerry gives her a drink and sits down beside her. She thanks him for inviting both of them to his home, he exclaims "Well, it's about time!", and then she responds with a "you said it".

I'm telling you, the way she says "You said it" is filthy as hell lol. Jerry deflects the come-on with some pleasantry (pretending like he missed it), and I'm left sitting here thinking I must've heard wrong, or maybe I'm misinterpreting the whole thing, because it's so out of character for Sally.

Sally doesn't hide the fact she's desperate, but she's always had her principles when it comes to married men. And yeah she jokes around like that for sure, but the way she said this particular line was no joke.

I rewound the scene, and there's no mistaking about it. Right after he deflects her comment, the camera zooms out to reveal Millie walking into scene from another room. Meaning Sally saw her opportunity and left her jokes by the curbside.

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I've never noticed that,before. Good catch.

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