Members FrenchFan Posted October 24, 2024 Members Share Posted October 24, 2024 Starring : Theo Goetz (Papa Bauer), Charita Bauer (Bert Bauer), Ellen Demming (Meta Banning), Bernard Grant (Dr. Paul Fletcher), Ernest Graves (Alex Bowden), Barnard Hughes (Dr. Bruce Banning), Phillip Sterling (George Hayes), Sandra Smith (Julie Bauer), Gary Pillar (Mike Bauer), Pamela King (Jane Fletcher), Eugene H. Smith (Bill Bauer), Gillian Spencer (Robin Fletcher). Monday, January 4th 1965 - #4477 Jane was back at her apartment after spending the night out with George. She found Julie quite depressed. Julie reminded Jane she was a fool as George was not in love with her. He had a memory block and became dependent on Jane while on the hospital but things would be very different once he got his memory back. Julie apologized when she noticed she hurt Jane. Jane noticed Mike visited the apartment that night. Julie admitted she told Mike she was planning to remarry. Jane said she didn’t understand as she knew for sure that Julie was not in love with Alex. Julie added Mike didn’t agree with the fact they have a Mexican divorce. Julie said she didn’t mind and would marry Alex anyway, even if Mike contested the divorce. Jane didn’t understand why Julie wouldn’t get a divorce in California and wait for a year before getting married with Alex. After Jane went to bed, Julie took another pill. At the Bauers’, Bert told Bill that Mike was not back home yet and she wished she knew what happened between him and Julie that night. Bert mentioned that when she was at Julie’s the other day, Julie had a headache and took a pill she said was aspirin. Bert was suspicious as she saw a doctor’s prescription – Henry Walters and as she told Bill, a presciption wasn’t needed for aspirin. Tuesday, January 5th 1965 - #4478 In the Bannings’ kitchen, Papa told Meta that Julie planned to remarry and leave Los Angeles. She said that to Bert the other day and to Mike last evening. Meta was very surprised and wondered if Julie exagerated to get on Bert’s nerves. At the Bauers’, Bill was ready to go to work but Bert asked him to wait because Mike might tell them more about Julie. Mike came downstairs and asked Bert why she didn’t tell him about Julie’s plans but Bert told him she thought he had to learn from her. Bert insisted Julie didn’t plan to tell her but she got angry and revealed it all to Bert and then Bert tried to reason her talking about Hope. Bert was sure Julie was marrying a man she met through her secretarial service but Mike denied and said she was going to marry Alex Bowden. Bill and Bert were very surprised. Mike reasoned that Julie probably cried a lot on Alex’s shoulder. He also added that Julie planned to have a Mexican divorce. Mike was very worried about what this would mean to Hope. Bill suggested Mike talk to his lawyer soon. Wednesday, January 6th 1965 - #4479 At the Fletchers’, Paul and Robin were back from vacation in San Francisco and Robin wished Johnny had come back with them. Robin wanted to ask Jane to come over but Paul thought his sister might be upset over what he said to George about how he felt for Jane before his accident and amnesia. Paul thought Jane was living in a fantasy and didn’t think of anybody but herself. The phone rang : Alex was calling and asked to see Paul. Paul said he would come to the studio by noon. In Alex’s studio, Alex asked Paul about his Christmas holiday in San Francisco. Paul said he had a good time but Johnny didn’t consider coming back home yet. Alex revealed he called Paul to talk about George because George told him what Paul revealed about his feelings for Jane before the accident. Alex added that George didn’t plan to tell Jane he knew the truth because he didn’t believe Paul. George couldn’t accept Jane was anything but the generous woman he had been attracted to since his accident and he felt Paul was biased because Jane ruined his relationship with Johnny. At the hospital, Jane was having a coffee with George. George said he remembered a bit about Mike and Julie and how they met. Jane helped him remember that Julie’s love for Mike was pretty one-sided at first and that Julie always felt that Mike married her because she was pregnant. George asked Jane if he met her when she was living with Julie before the wedding. Jane had to admit it was true and that she moved with her brother soon after Julie and Mike’s wedding. George was confused he remembered Julie well but not Jane. He assured her he was sure his memory would come back. Thursday, January 7th 1965 - #4480 At the Bannings’, Meta was on the phone with Robin when Bert arrived. Robin had invited the Bannings and the Bauers for dinner. Meta told Bert how shocked she was when Papa told her about Julie’s plans to remarry. Bert revealed that Julie gave Mike the name of the man : she planned to marry Alex Bowden. Meta and Papa were surprised and Bert said it didn’t ring true. She had no idea what could attract Alex in Julie. Bert added that Mike was very worried about Hope as Julie was planning a Mexican divorce and Mike didn’t know what Julie and Alex would do after that. Bert hoped Michael wouldn’t accept the divorce. Alex visited Julie and asked her if she told Mike about them. She said she did and added that Mike disagreed with the idea of a Mexican divorce because he was afraid Hope wouldn’t be under California juridiction and Alex and Julie could leave Los Angeles then. Alex assured they didn’t plan to. Julie insisted they would go as planned with the Mexican divorce though. Alex disagreed and thought she should tell Mike the whole truth – that she was pregnant with Mike’s child. Julie was furious and assured that if Alex didn’t help her, she would take Hope and nobody would see her again. Friday, January 8th 1965 - #4481 Alex apologized for hurting Julie. He said he could talk to Mike and convince him that after the divorce they wouldn’t leave Los Angeles and that Alex didn’t plan to take Mike’s place in Hope’s life. Julie made Alex swear he wouldn’t tell Mike about Julie’s pregnancy. Bert arrived at Paul’s office for a check up but she was very fine. After the checkup, Bert had to tell Paul something privately before they had dinner together that night : Julie was planning to remarry with Alex Bowden. Paul was astonished. Bert asked Paul if Alex could really be in love with Julie because she felt something was wrong in the whole marrying story, especially them wanting to marry very soon. Paul assured he had no idea and that Jane, who lived with Julie, didn’t mention anything but he wasn’t seeing his sister much these days. While Paul was on the phone, Bert remembered when she visited Julie and her taking a supposed aspirin from a prescription by Dr. Walters. After Paul hung up the phone, Bert asked him if he knew Dr. Henry Walters. Paul said he was an obstetrician. Bert’s face changed but she said Paul it was nothing to worry about. Monday, January 11th 1965 - #4482 The morning after the family diner at the Fletchers’, Paul told Robin about Julie’s plans to marry Alex. He didn’t mention it the previous night because Bert had asked him not to. Robin said that even if she used to be married to Alex, she couldn’t understand what was going on more that the others. Robin remembered Julie told her she was really happy the day she mentioned she wouldn’t leave Los Angeles after all. Paul and Robin agreed it seemed weird though. In a coffee shop in the campus, Alex had been waiting for a while. He remembered when Julie told him she would never tell Mike of her pregnancy until after the divorce so he could not have any claim on the baby. He also remembered he recently swore he wouldn’t tell Mike about the baby. Mike finally arrived at the coffee shop. Alex told Mike he could totally understand how surprised Mike was because of Julie and Alex’s plans to marry. Mike assured he didn’t care, his only interest was Hope. Alex tried to assure he wouldn’t leave Los Angeles even if the divorce took place in Mexico but Mike refused to hear about it. Mike said he didn’t trust Julie anymore and that Alex’s word of honor wouldn’t be enough for him. Tuesday, January 12th 1965 - #4483 In the girls’ apartment, Julie was nervously waiting for news from Alex when Jane came home. Jane told Julie she had lunch with George at the hospital and that George remembered part of his past. Jane realized George would end up remembering everything that happened and her world would be crushed. Julie was not very compassionate as she said Jane always knew George’s memory would come back but she chose to spend time with him. Jane had to realize her little fantasy would soon be over. Conversation turned to Julie’s situation with Mike. Jane couldn’t understand why Julie was so upset over the divorce because she was not in the rush to marry Alex. She said Alex was trying to convince Mike to agree to a Mexican divorce at the moment. At the coffee shop, Mike insisted he refused the Mexican divorce. Alex said that if Julie wanted to leave Los Angeles, she could do it without asking Mike and Alex assured he realized how much Hope would need to remain part of the Bauer family. Alex insisted that if he could marry Julie right away, Julie could remain at home and be a full-time mother to Hope. Alex convinced Mike to think about it. Mike agreed to talk with his lawyer but he assured Alex he thought there was something weird. Wednesday, January 13th 1965 - #4484 Alex arrived at the girls’ apartment where Julie waited for him with much excitement. Alex told her he couldn’t convince Mike to agree to a Mexican divorce but Mike would talk to his lawyer about it. Alex added that Mike couldn’t understand why Alex and Julie were in such a rush to marry and Alex thought Julie should tell Mike about the pregnancy. Julie refused. She remembered Mike drank so much the night she told him she would leave him, he would probably don’t even remember they had sex one last time. Alex was convinced Mike wouldn’t make demands on Julie or the baby but Julie said that even if Mike wouldn’t, Bert would. Alex couldn’t understand why Julie disliked Bert so much but Julie assured Bert was meddling all the time and wanted her family to act like she had decided. Bert arrived at the Bannings'. She wanted to talk to Meta privately and waited until Papa went for gardening to be alone with her sister-in-law. Bert told Meta about the time she went to Julie to convince her to come to the Christmas dinner and how Julie took pills that were supposed to be aspirin. Bert was suspicious because the pills were prescribed by a Dr. Walters and this Dr. Walters was recognized by Paul to be an obstetrician. Bert was sure something was wrong with Julie. Meta tried to reason her but doubts were strong in Bert’s mind. Thursday, January 14th 1965 - #4485 In his apartment, George was struggling with flashbacks from his fuzzing memory. He remembered when Julie told him she wanted to leave her job as his secretary. Then, he had realized it was because of Mike and he also remembered when Bert told him that Julie was pregnant with Mike’s baby but Mike didn’t love Julie and wanted her to give the baby up for adoption. After all theses flashes, George phoned Julie and told her he wanted to see her. George arrived at Julie’s and he told her he thought her marrying plans with Alex were a mistake. He said he remembered how in love Julie was with Mike but Julie assured it was long gone. George assured that Mike would have married her even if George hadn't talked him into it at the time. When Julie said a marriage with no love couldn’t work, George wondered why she wanted to do the same thing with Alex then and he left. Alone, Julie flashbacked to the time she told Mike she was ready to leave him and he asked her to give their marriage another go because she used to love him. Julie felt very confused. Friday, January 15th 1965 - #4486 At the Bannings’, Meta was waiting for Papa to go to bed to talk with Bruce. She told her husband about Bert’s suspicions over Julie’s visit to an obstetrician but Bruce assured Meta it was not Bert’s business. Meta said it was not curiosity only but Bert was worried Julie might have a medical issue. Bruce advised his wife to forget about it. At the Bauers’, Bert was anxious for Mike to come back home to know how happened his meeting with Alex. Mike arrived and told his parents he passed his exams and that he would graduate at the mid-term. Bert grilled Mike about Alex but Mike told her nothing had been decided but there was a possibility he might change his mind about the Mexican divorce. Mike explained to his parents Alex’s reasoning that Julie could stop working if she was married to Alex and spend more time with Hope. Bert didn’t think it was the true reason for the quick wedding. After all, Julie didn’t think much of Hope when she left Mike. Mike insisted he would see his lawyer before taking a decision. After Bill and Mike went up to bed, Bert thought of the Dr. Walters Julie had been consulting. Monday, January 18th - #4487 In the morning, Paul visited Alex at his studio. Alex told Paul that Jane and George were still seeing each other but Paul said he made it clear to his sister it was her own business. Alex was sure George would remember Jane very soon and he knew exactly how she behaved. Paul then asked Alex if it was true he was to marry Julie. After Alex confirmed it, Paul told his friend he found it very uncanny that Alex wanted to marry Mike Bauer’s wife. Alex assured Julie and Mike’s marriage had never been a real one, that Mike only married Julie because she was pregnant of Hope. Paul assured he would mind his own business but wondered if Alex really loved Julie. Alex assured there was more than love as a motive for marriage. In the Bauer kitchen, Bert kept thinking of her visit at Julie’s and the pills she was taking. After remembering Bill’s words to mind her own business, Bert finally phoned Dr. Walters’ office. She said she was Mrs. Bauer and wanted to be reminded of what the pills Dr. Walters prescribed her were for. The nurse on the phone, thinking she was talking to Julie Bauer, told her the pills were for the nausea she was experiencing with her pregnancy. Bert couldn’t believe it. Tuesday, January 19th 1965 - #4488 George arrived in Alex’s studio after his class. He told Alex he visited Julie the day before and she was pretty angry with him. George explained he remembered the time Julie and Mike got married and he tried to convince Julie that he didn’t force Mike to propose to Julie. She left Mike because she felt their marriage was not made of love but George was sure that Mike grew to love Julie. Alex told George that Julie made up her mind and George couldn’t understand why Alex would marry her because it was obvious he was not in love with Julie. Alex assured he was doing the best he could given some circumstances. On the phone with Dr. Walters’ nurse, Bert was very shocked to learn Julie was pregnant. When the nurse told Bert that « she » hadn’t come to the doctor’s for a while, Bert assured she would call back. Papa arrived and found Bert quite confused. Papa was very proud that Mike passed his exams. He then questioned Bert about Alex and Julie’s wedding. Bert was so distracted that Papa wondered if she was sick. Bert assured she was fine and would tell him more very soon. Wednesday, January 20th 1965 - pre-empted for President Johnson’s 2nd inauguration. Thursday, January 21st 1965 - #4489 George and Jane were having dinner in a restaurant and George was surprised Julie didn’t tell Jane he visited her. George said he tried to convince Julie that he didn’t puch Michael to marry her back in the day. Jane mentioned Alex’s talk with Mike to convince him to agree to a Mexican divorce. George said that Alex didn’t love Julie and Jane added she didn’t feel like Julie loved Alex either. In the early evening at the Bauers’, Bert was suffering from a headache. Bill said she had to rest because the following day was the big day of Mike’s graduation. Bill said how proud he was of his son. He kept questioning Bert about her health but she finally admitted what was bothering her : she had found the truth about Julie. Bill was furious when Bert said she called Dr. Walters’ office and asked him what the pills were, letting the nurse thinking she was the Mrs. Bauer the pills were prescribed for. Bill was horrified when Bert told him that Julie was pregnant and that’s why Alex wanted to marry her – she was expecting his child. Friday, January 22nd 1965 - #4490 The following morning at the Bauers', Bill told Bert he couldn’t sleep much at night. He said he hoped Bert had misunderstood what Dr. Walters’ nurse said on the phone but Bert assured she heard right. Bill said that maybe Mike was the father of Julie’s baby. Bert said it was impossible as Julie and Mike hadn’t lived as husband and wife for months before she left him. Bill asked his wife to forget about to focus on Mike’s day. Later that day, Papa arrived at the Bauers’ while Bert was cooking dinner. He was very proud Mike was graduating from law school but felt sad that Julie and Hope weren’t part of it. After the graduation, Bert, Bill, Papa, Mike, Bruce, Meta, Jane and George celebrated on the Bauer patio. They were all happy with Mike being a lawyer. After the Bannings and Papa left, alongside Jane and George, Bill had some time alone with Mike. He told him how proud he was and Mike thanked his dad for everything he did for him. Monday, January 25th 1965 - #4491 The following morning in George’s office, George said Mike he would be honored to have him as an associate and change the name of the office to « Hayes & Bauer ». George said he remembered quite a lot about the time he worked there with Julie as a secretary and how Julie and Mike felt in love. Mike said Julie’s pregnancy was what changed everything and that Julie wanted to marry Alex. George added he didn’t understand the reason why Julie and Alex wanted to marry so quickly. At the Bauers’, Bill told Bert they had to tell Mike the truth about Julie’s pregnancy. Mike came back home. He told Bill and Bert about George’s offer. Bert asked her son to sit down. They talked about the Mexican divorce and Mike said he had an appointment with his lawyer the following morning to talk about it. Bert finally told her son there was a reason for Julie wanting a quick wedding with Alex : she was expecting his child. Tuesday, January 26th 1965 - #4492 At the girls’ apartment, Jane told Julie about Mike’s graduation night but Julie seemed uninteresed. Jane thought Julie should wish Mike the best in his life as he was still Hope’s father. Julie insisted she only wanted a quick divorce and marry Alex as soon as possible. At the Bauers’, Mike was still shocked by Bert’s revelation that Julie was pregnant. Bert explained the whole process leading to how she learned about the pregnancy. Bill assured he didn’t approve of what Bert did but Mike was glad he knew the truth. He was ready to let Julie have the Mexican divorce she was hoping for but this changed everything. Mike said he shouldn’t have guessed for Alex and Julie’s relationship. He reminded his parents of the time Alex offered a very expensive gift for Hope’s birth. Bill thought he was wrong to imply Julie already wanted to marry Alex while married to Mike. Mike said he was going to sue Julie for divorce and would ask to get custody of Hope. Wednesday, January 27th 1965 - #4493 As Julie and Alex were having dinner, Julie was worried that Mike hadn’t told them yet if he would agree to have a Mexican divorce. Alex told Julie they had to wait for Mike’s answers but he still felt that Mike should be told Julie was expecting his child. At the Bauers’, Bill was waiting for Mike before going to bed. They talked about Julie and Bill still thought Bert was wrong they way she unconvered the truth about Julie’s pregnancy. Mike said he didn’t care. He was angry at Alex for making him believe he was only interested in Hope’s welfare while Julie was pregnant with his child, but he thought Julie was really the one responsible. She tricked Alex with a pregnancy, the same way she tricked Mike two years ago. It was the same story over again. Bill asked Mike if there was a chance the baby could be his. Mike assured he and Julie didn’t share intimacy for months before she left him. Mike remembered a time he tried to save his marriage. He said his father he realized how wrong he was. Thursday, January 28th 1965 - #4494 At the Bauers’, Bert told Meta that Julie was pregnant and how she found out. Meta was very surprised as she came to like Alex very much. Bert assured Mike was glad Bert found out the truth. Julie phoned the Bauers’ home and asked Bert if she could talk to Michael. Bert told Julie that Mike was not home but she would tell him she called. Mike arrived and he assured Bert he didn’t mind she told Meta about the situation with Julie. Mike added he was coming from Mr. Stark, his lawyer whom he told the whole story. Stark advised Mike to get the divorce himself. When Bert mentioned Julie’s call, Mike said he wanted to talk to Julie, but he would go to see her. At the girls’ apartment, Jane had noticed Julie was agitated. When the phone rang, Julie was sure it was for her but it was George calling for Jane to invite her to dinner. Mike arrived at the apartment. He told Jane he would like to talk to Julie in private for a while. Friday, January 29th 1965 - #4495 When Meta was back at the Bannings’, Papa noticed his daughter seemed preoccupied. Meta said she had a talk with Bert about Julie : she was pregnant with Alex’s child. Meta added it changed Mike’s plans as he was ready to agree for the Mexican divorce. At the girls’ apartment, Michael was rude to Julie. He insinuated that Julie had set her eyes on Alex long before she decided to leave Michael. Julie felt offended and said she only wanted a quick divorce. Mike answered he would never agree to the Mexican divorce Julie was asking for. He added he wanted Hope to spend the most time possible with the Bauers. Julie couldn’t understand and assured she wouldn’t leave Los Angeles as she and Alex promised. Mike said he would be the one who would ask for a divorce. Julie was confused and didn’t know what grounds Mike would use to get a divorce. Mike said he was sure she would find out and slammed out of the apartment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend Ruthledge Posted October 24, 2024 Members Share Posted October 24, 2024 Thanks. Such a fascinating storyline. Julie was full of naivety and romantic ideas when she was in love with Mike and he just used her for sex. When she got pregnant and the Bauers pressured him into marriage because of it, the reality of the situation turned Julie bitter and disillusioned in time. Ironically, Mike did eventually fall in love with Julie over this same time but, by then, things had switched around and Julie no longer loved Mike and felt trapped in the marriage which is what eventually led to her mental breakdown and suicide. What she wanted, she eventually got but didn't want it anymore because it wasn't the way she had wanted it originally. Such an interesting look at the different types of love, the effect of time, and self-delusions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted October 24, 2024 Members Share Posted October 24, 2024 @FrenchFan Thank you. Two things I never knew. Julie fell pregnant a second time and that George had amnesia. Extra details that have never been mentioned in summaries. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend Ruthledge Posted October 24, 2024 Members Share Posted October 24, 2024 Yes. Julie tried to pass the second baby off as Alex Bowden's because getting pregnant again with another baby of Mike's made her feel more trapped. And she got pregnant because Mike raped her as she was trying to get away from him. After losing her baby, Julie never recovered. It began her suicidal ideation. She tried to jump out of the hospital window and shortly after she went into a catatonic state. George got amnesia by chasing after Jane when he was upset with her and getting hit by a car. He fell in love with her after he got amnesia and Jane was afraid he'd get his memory back and remember that he hated, not loved, her. He got his memory back eventually but it didn't change the way he felt. They eventually got married. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted October 24, 2024 Members Share Posted October 24, 2024 I believe George discovered that Jane, possessive of her brother after Anne's death, poisoned young Johnny's mind against Robin so she and Paul would break up and Jane could have a fantasy family of herself Paul and Johnny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend Ruthledge Posted October 25, 2024 Members Share Posted October 25, 2024 That's correct. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dc11786 Posted October 25, 2024 Members Share Posted October 25, 2024 @FrenchFan Thanks for sharing this. It was a very fun. It was tightly written around the two stories that were linked by roommates Jane Fletcher and Julie Conrad Bauer. I always feel that somewhere along the way the shows lost the lead families to the outsiders, but Julie's story doesn't take away from the Bauers, it enhances it. The Bert-Julie dynamic is very fascinating to me with the domineering mother and the sorta flighty, fragile daughter-in-law. Bert jumping to the conclusion that baby was Alex's was also intriguing, though they did take a moment to try and play the beat that Bill thought the baby could be Mike's. The suggestion that neither Alex nor Julie were actually in love with each other was also intriguing. While I wasn't super interested in the amnesia plot, I thought the writer (who was this from, Nixon?) did a nice job building the dramatic tension in a way with regards to George regaining his memory that the audience could be compelled to see what would happen when George did remember. I thought the best moment in the amnesia plot was the intersection when George remembered speaking with Mike about Julie and sharing with Julie that Mike would have married her without prodding. I thought it was a great way to provide Julie with an emotional hurdle to deal with in addition to raising Jane's anxiety about George's memory returning and the implication it would have on George and Jane's romance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted October 25, 2024 Members Share Posted October 25, 2024 @FrenchFan I may be wrong but I think Chase Crossley (not Pamela King)was playing Jane by this time. Pamela King had taken over from Eileen Fulton in 64 in a short lived unpopular recast, which wouldn't have happened had she been playing Jane. I think that Jane might have been a recurring character seen from time to time until Chase took over the role in 1963 and Jane moved in with her widowed brother. Maybe someone can confirm or clarify this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend Ruthledge Posted October 25, 2024 Members Share Posted October 25, 2024 You are correct. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FrenchFan Posted October 25, 2024 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2024 (edited) Oh yes of course it was Chase Crowley. Sorry for the obvious mistake. Wanted to edit my 1st post but I can't find how to anymore. Edited October 25, 2024 by FrenchFan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted October 25, 2024 Members Share Posted October 25, 2024 Unfortunately, and for unknown reasons, we can no longer edit posts after an hour or so. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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