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Lou Grant Season 4 Episode 11

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AIRED: 1/26/81

Charlie lets his father stay with him, which causes tensions with his wife Marian. An old man in Lou's street is harassed by the neighbors' kids. But are the kids to blame?

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Charles Lane steals the show

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By JarrodMcDonald, May 11, 2010

This is a truly superb episode of Lou Grant. The two plots seem to work equally in terms of theme (in this case, the generation gap). The story with Lou getting involved with an old neighbor's plight against kids he cannot understand or communicate with is truly heartbreaking. There are no easy solutions there, and the script leaves the viewer with a lot to think about. The other plot, with Charlie's dad coming to stay at his house after a shoplifting incident combines humor and plenty of wisdom. Charles Lane is wonderful as Rupert Hume, the old patriarch. The scenes where he walks around the Trib and gives pointers about how a business should be run are classic. My only quibble is that the ending is a bit too tidy. I would still expect Charlie's dad to stay with him and his wife, even if he's going to be working a little bit from time to time.moreless
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Allen Williams	Adam Wilson (1978-1982)
Edward Asner	Lou Grant
Linda Kelsey	Billie Newman McCovey
Mason Adams	Charlie Hume
Robert Walden	Joe Rossi
Jack Bannon	Art Donovan

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Arthur Space	Harvey	Guest Star
Charles Lane	Rupert Hume	Guest Star
Whitman Mayo	Fred Jenkins	Guest Star
Peggy McCay	Marion Hume	Recurring Role

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- Charles Lane, who plays Charlie Hume's father, is only fourteen years older than Mason Adams.
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QUOTES (3)
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- Lou: You're sure looking spry.
  Rupert Hume: Spry? That's a word they use for old men. You never hear them call a young person spry.
  Lou: Frisky, then.
  Rupert Hume: I don't feel that good...
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- Rupert Hume: What did he call you?
  Animal: Animal.
  Rupert Hume: Why would you let him do that?
  Animal: I don't like my real name. Dennis.
  Rupert Hume: That's not so bad. Mine's Rupert.
  (Animal bursts out laughing.)
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- Art: When you're a kid, there's something funny about bald heads. I've grown out of that.
  Lou: (sighs) Me too.
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- Matthew Broderick made his television debut in this episode. He plays a high school kid, even though he was already 19 at the time.
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