The Bill Engvall Show: 2.8 ‘Dream Lover’ Recap
Original Air Date: July 31, 2008
Susan really takes her dreams seriously on this episode of The Bill Engvall Show, probably because, she claims, the last two times she had similar dreams, they came true. First her friend was left at the altar on her wedding day and then her uncle died of an unexpected heart attack.
The second past event makes Susan start pestering Bill to get a physical, and he eventualy does after a bit of resistance due to his fears of dying and learning something is wrong. On the other hand, her latest dream — Bill has an affair with a woman named Penelope — makes her believe her husband is going to commit adultery.
That superstitious reading seems to gather some traction when a woman named Penelope calls the house and asks for Bill. What Susan doesn’t realize is the woman is just a waitress, and she’s calling to inform Bill he left his credit card behind at the restaurant where he and Paul had lunch earlier. Desperate Paul is the one who’s really interested in Penelope, even after she informs Bill and Susan, who returns to the restaurant with Bill at his suggestion so she can see nothing is going on, that she’s engaged.
The episode’s second plot involves middle child Trent, who’s psyched about finally getting his driver’s license, but not about taking lessons from his overly worrisome dad. As his sister Lauren reveals, their mother Susan is even worse. Thinking he has no other option, Trent offers Lauren $20 to coach him instead.
Their younger brother Bryan repeatedly points out during their drive to the post office (so he can be the first in his class to buy the new Einstein stamp) that there’s only one problem with Trent’s alternative arrangement — it’s illegal because an adult driving instructor, parent, or guardian must be in the car with someone learning to drive at all times. The cop that approaches them when Trent stops the car in a crosswalk confirms Bryan’s point, but he cuts the teens some slack since it’s obvious how annoying Bryan is.
This episode is another average installment in a sitcom about an average family. It isn’t rolling on the floor funny, but it has a couple of moments, most, oddly enough, involving Tim Meadows’ secondary character Paul.
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