Grouses, Houses, and Bickering Spouses is the first episode of a two-part story arc and the twenty-sixth and final episode of the seventh season of Wings, and the 148th episode overall in the series.
Synopsis[]
Fed up with their current living conditions, Joe and Helen find their dream home but must sell their empty lot with a sinkhole to afford it. Just when it appears all is lost, their former contractor Felix makes an offer. Unfortunately, as Joe and Helen are celebrating their move with sex, an unattended lit cigar starts a fire burning Brian's home to the ground. Meanwhile, a string of bad luck quickly drains Antonio's tax refund check.
Credits[]
Main Cast[]
- Tim Daly as Joe Hackett
- Steven Weber as Brian Hackett
- Crystal Bernard as Helen Hackett
- David Schramm as Roy Biggins
- Rebecca Schull as Fay Cochran
- Tony Shalhoub as Antonio Scarpacci
- Amy Yasbeck as Casey Davenport
Guest Cast[]
- Kirby Tepper as Felix
- Kit McDonough as Audrey
- David Bickford as Mr. Connelly
- Eric Saiet as Andy Fluker
- Carolyn Lawrence as May Fluker
- Neal Kopit as Fireman
Quotes[]
- Helen Hackett - "You know, maybe we should get another contractor; Forget about Felix. What kind of name is that anyway? Felix?"
Joe Hackett - "What are you talking about? Felix the contractor. The wonderful, wonderful contractor."
- Joe Hackett - "What is it this time?!"
Felix - "You know, quite frankly, it kind of hurts my feelings that everytime I show up here you assume it's bad news."
Helen Hackett - "Sorry Felix. He's right Joe. What brings you here?"
Felix - "Bad news."
- Andy Fluker - "Look here, we're just looking for a little piece of dirt where we can settle and raise up our family."
May Fluker - "We got twins on the way."
Helen Hackett - "Oh, they have twins on the way."
Roy Biggins as "Ray Shill" - "Hey, we got a kid on the way too."
Fay Cochran as "Flo Shill" - "Um...We waited. Uh, I wanted to have my career first."
Roy Biggins as "Ray Shill" - "Well, you gonna accept our offer or not? We got a Lamaze class to go to."
- Andy Fluker - "Now this is all the money that we have in the world. We had more, but we were bilked out of it my some mean people."
Joe Hackett - "Well, tough break. Just make the check out to--"
Helen Hackett - "No! No! Run! Get out of here!"
May Fluker - "But what about the property?"
Helen Hackett - "What property? It's a stinking hole in the ground."
Andy Fluker - "But you said it was like a--"
Helen Hackett - "Nevermind what I said. We're the devil! We're the devil! Run!"
Trivia[]
- On Joe's bathroom schedule whiteboard, each resident was color coded:
- Joe's statement of "Felix the contractor. The wonderful, wonderful contractor" is a reference to Felix the Cat an American animated television series (1958–1960) featuring Felix the Cat. The theme song started with "Felix the cat, the wonderful wonderful cat".
- To provide the appearance of demand for their lot, Joe recruited Roy and Fay to pose as interested buyers. They names Fay came up with for them in the moment was "Ray and Flo Shill".
