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Recap / 2point4 Children S1E6: Young at Heart

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  • Date First Aired: 08/10/1991

After last episode, the children are in awe of the car, although Bill hasn't improved her opinion of it and wants it gone. At the bank, Bil comes across Dawn, a personal banker with an annoying voice, when an issue occurs with her cheque. Unfortunately, nothing can be done about it, but it does allow Bill an opportunity to talk to Angelo.

Meanwhile, Rory is still being a big prick and plans to visit the girls more often. Making matters worse for Bill, she's soon told that David has been caught playing naked cards with Sammy and Judith. She decides to break up the relationship but finds that Sammy is living in poor conditions and has been happier with David, so she leaves it.

Back at the bakery, Rory wants Rona to go out with him and calls her a slag. It is there that Bill snaps, ties him up, and quits. The family are promptly left with less money, and Ben is sad to see the car go as he was hoping to drive it in the Chelsea Cruise, but Bill decides to let him have this victory.


Tropes in this episode:

  • The Alleged Car: Bill certainly seems to see Ben's new car as this. It doesn't help that it has a faulty horn and is quite difficult to park.
  • An Arm and a Leg: Whilst it had been established last episode that Sammy's grandfather lost one of his limbs, it's established here that he has a tendency to lose their artificial replacements as well.
  • Asshole Victim: Stripping a man naked and leaving him at a bakery on it's own wouldn't be a good idea, but considering the fact that he was a Bad Boss who sexually harassed Rona and Bill, he did deserve it.
  • Bittersweet Ending: Bill and Rona get their revenge on their Bad Boss and Ben manages to show off his car at the Chelsea Cruise, but Bill and Rona are now unemployed and Ben has to sell off the car to earn money.
  • Disappeared Dad: Sammy has been acting up since his father left his mother and abandoned him.
  • Funny Answering Machine: Ben manages to find a joke answering machine tape using Margaret Thatcher's voice.
  • The Ghost: Judith, David's unseen friend.
  • Handsome Lech: Rory, who tries to use his charm to get into Rona and Bill's pants.
  • Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance: Ben believes that he's the only source on women for David, but he's man who believes that women are not of this Earth and that they're part of a plot to make every man a slave to the planet Woo-man. His response to David's disbelief over the matter however suggests that he was just faking this ignorance.
  • Immediate Selfcontradiction: Ben is insistent that he's scared that Bill will sell the new car before he can show it off. Then, a letter goes through the mailbox and he's left collapsing to the ground in fear.
  • Offscreen Crash: Sammy's grandfather manages to drop the teapot in a loud crash off-screen.
  • Out-of-Character Alert: Bill pegs that something is going on with Rona when she is uninterested in a physically attractive customer. Turns out that Rory is sexually harassing her.
  • Puppy-Dog Eyes: Ben gives Bill them when he thinks that he won't be able to show off his car at the Chelsea Cruise.
    Bill: Ben...
    Ben: What?
    Bill: We do need the money. Don't look me at me like Bambi.
  • Scenery Censor: Rory's crotch is covered up by a cake when he is stripped naked by the women.
  • Sleeping With The Milkman: Bill suggests sleeping with the milkman as an option when she runs into financial troubles thanks to her new boss. She'll even sleep with the garage man as it'll give the milkman company.
  • Strip Poker: David plays "Strip Happy Families" with Sammy and Judith in the shed. By the time he's caught, he's completely naked.
  • Take This Job and Shove It: When Rory calls Rona a "slag", Bill and Rona promptly tie him up, leave him in the bakery naked, and quit their jobs.
  • That Poor Cat: A cat can be heard yowling when Bill gets home in a bad mood.
  • The Talk: Ben gives David it after he's discovered playing "Strip Happy Families". It involves him showing off the models in Playboy and trying to see if his wisdom was developing by claiming that women were from another planet.
  • Toxic Friend Influence: Bill fears that Sammy is this to David after Sammy encourages David to play "Strip Happy Families".
  • Titled After the Song: The episode is named for the Frank Sinatra song "Young at Heart", with a portion of the song even playing in the final moments of the episode.
  • Title Theme Drop: A small portion of the theme plays whilst Bill is driving the car.


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