Knots Landing: Birds Do It, Bees Do It
Birds Do It, Bees Do It
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- Season: 10
- Episode: 20
- First Aired: 3/23/1989
- Prod Code: 445120
Both Abby and Karen are appointed to an Environmental Board, and argue whether to let Morikame drill for oil.Paige rents an executive apartment in the Sumner Group's name, and suggests to Greg they have an affair. Karen shows up at Mac's office in an overcoat and lingerie. She starts to do a striptease, then an old couple walks in, and she runs out, embarrassed. Michael and some friends go to a cabin for the weekend, and he is jealous when he sees Ellen and Johnny together. Later he talks over his women problems with a sympathetic park ranger, Paula. She tells him she'll be giving ecology lectures at his college. Olivia tells Abby she is going with Michael, but instead stays with Harold, who rejects her advances. He wants to wait until they are married. Val and Gary go out. Julie helps Frank and Pat make up after a fight. Add a recap »
- Director:
- John Pleshette
- Stars:
- William Devane (Gregory "Greg" Sumner [ seasons 5-14 ])
- Nicollette Sheridan (Paige Matheson [ seasons 8-14 ])
- Ted Shackelford (Garrison "Gary" Ewing)
- Joan Van Ark (Valene Clements Ewing Gibson Waleska Ewing [ seasons 1-13; Episodes 343-344 ])
- Kevin Dobson (Marion Patrick 'Mack' MacKenzie (1982-1993))
- Donna Mills (Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner [ seasons 2-10; Episodes 343-344 ])
- Teri Austin (Jill Bennett [ seasons 7-10 ])
- Michele Lee (Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie)
- Recurring Role:
- Jane Marla Robbins (Jane Marshall)
- Jasmine Gagnier (Sharon)
- Paul Carafotes (Harold Dyer)
- Lynne Moody (Patricia Williams)
- Melinda Culea (Paula Vertosick)
- Marcia Solomon (Marcia)
- Zane Lasky (Bob)
- Larry Riley (Frank Williams)
- Peter Reckell (Johnny Rourke)
- Pat Petersen (Michael Fairgate)
- Kent Masters King (Julie Williams)
- Betsy Palmer (Virginia Bullock)
- Robert Desiderio (Ted Melcher)
- Tonya Crowe (Olivia Cunningham)
- Guest Star:
- Vincent Schiavelli (Mr. Keener)
- John O'Leary (Professor Kromkowski)
- Felicia Lansbury (Tresor's secretary)
- Zee Tobin (Nancy)
- Clint Culp (Harry)
- Joseph Scott (Jay)
- Lisa Wilcox (Ellen)
- Mark Haining (Mort Tubor)
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- John Pleshette (ex-Richard) directed this episode. edit »
- Melinda Culea's (Paula) name is added to the begining as a co-star. edit »
- This episode marks the first appearance of Sumner Group employees Mort (Mark Haining) and Bob (Zane Lasky), who continue as recurring characters throughout the series. edit »
- This episode was reportedly based on an Ann Landers column that discusses the decline in sex after marriage. The article is mentioned several times in this episode. edit »
- Sex is prevalent in this episode's storyline, and many viewers remember this as the episode where Karen comes in Mack's office wearing sexy lingerie! edit »
- The episode title is an allusion to the 1928 Cole Porter song, Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love, which includes the line, "...birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it, let's do it, let's fall in love... " edit »
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