2 Good 2 Be 4 Gotten is the ninth episode of the fifth season of Wings, and the 81st episode overall in the series.
Synopsis[]
When news arrives that Sandy Cooper is returning to Nantucket, Joe fears her high school obsession with him will return with her, but Brian and Helen are skeptical. Joe's fears are realized when Sandy traps him in the basement of her parents house and makes him reenact the prom that they never went to. Meanwhile, Antonio tries to raise money to send home to his family in Italy and Roy struggles while his mother temporarily stays with him.
Credits[]
Main Cast[]
- Tim Daly as Joe Hackett
- Steven Weber as Brian Hackett
- Crystal Bernard as Helen Chapel
- Thomas Haden Church as Lowell Mather
- David Schramm as Roy Biggins
- Rebecca Schull as Fay Cochran
- Tony Shalhoub as Antonio Scarpacci
- Farrah Forke as Alex Lambert
Guest Cast[]
- Valerie Mahaffey as Sandy Cooper
Quotes[]
- Antonio Scarpacci - "I'll never have enough money to send to my father."
Roy Biggins - "Oh, Scarpacci, quit complaining. At least your dad's an ocean away. My mom is right down the road at that old folks' home. Or as I like to call it, "Seizures Palace"."
Fay Cochran - "Oh, that's terrible."
Roy Biggins - "I'll tell you what's terrible is the fact the she'll be staying with me for three days while they paint her room. Oh, I hope I can distract her on the drive home. i'd hate for her to learn the way."
- Joe Hackett - "You want to know who Sandy Cooper is?"
Alex Lambert - "Not a lot. I was just being polite."
Joe Hackett - "She's was this mousy girl with spooky eyes who had an insane crush on me. I mean, she was obsessed. She followed my home practically every day from school."
Helen Chapel - "Did not."
Joe Hackett - "Did too. She came to everyone of my baseball games and sat in the front row and took pictures of me.
Helen Chapel - "Did not."
Joe Hackett - "She did too. And-and I swear to you one day she came up behind me in study hall and cut off a lock of my hair."
Helen Chapel - "Oh, good Joe. Blame a bad haircut on Sandy."
- Joe Hackett - "You believe me don't you?"
Alex Lambert - "I believe that someone was obsessed with you."
Joe Hackett - "Thank you."
Alex Lambert - "Sounds like it was you."
- Fay Cochran - "You know, when I was a stewardess, I was once involved in a similar situation with a frequent flyer. It was quite an infatuation."
Joe Hackett - "Yeah, and what did you do about it?"
Fay Cochran - "Nothing. He got a restraining order and I had to stay away."
- Helen Chapel - "You know, even if Sandy did have a crush on you in high school, it's been 15 years. And take it from someone who knows you're not that hard to get over."
- Joe Hackett - "What did I tell you? Sandy is crazy! Maybe you'll believe me now."
Helen Chapel - "Yeah, Maybe Joe's right. This is pretty weird."
Brian Hackett - "Let's not jump to any conclusions, okay? This could be a suicide, check the bear for signs of a struggle."
Alex Lambert - "Maybe we should call the police?"
Brian Hackett - "Yeah, 'cause if we stand here and do nothing then another innocent stuffed toy could get whacked."
Helen Chapel - "Brian."
Joe Hackett - "Yeah, come on. This is not funny. We've got to do something."
Alex Lambert - "First things first, we should notify the bear's next of kin."
Helen Chapel - "How can you two kid around at a time like this?"
Joe Hackett - "Yeah, thank you Helen."
Helen Chapel - "A bear has died."
- Brian Hackett - "I once had a crush on somebody in high school and I didn't tell them either."
Helen Chapel - "Oh, really? Who?"
Brian Hackett - "Mrs. Nash."
Helen Chapel - "You were turned on by the lunchroom lady?"
Brian Hackett - "I think it was the plastic baggies on her hands."
- Sandy Cooper - "You never ask me to go to the prom, Joe. Well, we're going to the prom now."
- Sandy Cooper - "Didn't I do a great job of recreating the school gym? I had to guess on some of the finishing touches since I wasn't there even though I was the chairman of the decoration committee. I spend everyday after school for three months planning the theme and hanging the crepe paper and THEN SOMEBODY FORGOT TO ASK ME TO GO!"
- Sandy Cooper - "Joe, do you know what I have in my locket?"
Joe Hackett - "It's hair."
Sandy Cooper - "It's no just hair. It's your hair. Joey bear hair."
- Joe Hackett - "Wow, this looks just like the jacket I wore in high school."
Sandy Cooper - "It's the exact one. I went to the rental place the day after you returned it and bought."
Joe Hackett - "You didn't."
Sandy Cooper - "I did!"
- Sandy Cooper - "Thirsty Joe? I hope the punch isn't too warm, it's been sitting there since--"
Joe Hackett - "Oh, no, don't tell me: June 5th, 1978?"
Sandy Cooper - "No! Since this afternoon. What do you take me for, a kook?"
- Sandy Cooper - "You're not doing it the way I pictured you would."
Joe Hackett - "Well, what do you want me to do?"
Sandy Cooper - "Do it better."
- Sandy Cooper - "Next year...Homecoming."
Trivia[]
- The title of this episode is a reference to the classic (and cliché) yearbook phrase "2 Good 2 Be 4 Gotten".
- This episode is the first appearance of Sandy Cooper.
- Antonio reveals that he is the oldest son in his family.
- Sandy reveals that Joe was captain of the baseball team.
- Sandy mentions watching Donny & Marie on prom night with her parents. Donny & Marie was an American variety show starring the siblings Donny and Marie Osmond and aired on ABC from January 1976 to May 1979.