When Shirley's sailor father Jack Feeney visits, he's charming her friends, taking money he never pays back, and then disappears from the dinner date he has with her. After a pep-talk from Squiggy, Shirl's off to track her dad down, leading to a barroom brawl that Carmine and Laverne have to rescue her from. Will Shirley get the attention she seeks from Jack by the time the dust settles?
On pod, Chris talks the rather well-crafted (but underutilized) psychology while Lisa gives further context and insight to how Garry Marshall's "always happy endings" motif was utilized through the series.