An OK episode, but I found the plot a little ridiculous. Reeves is drawn into fundraising for a mobile health-care unit for high blood pressure and doesn't want to do it. So, what does he do? He uses it as punishment for the team for wrecking the driver's-ed car.
From then, Reeves deserves what happens. The team goes to Elgin Baylor's house and tell him Reeves is DEAD in order to get a donation. Reeves gets flowers and sympathy cards, but the only problem is, he's not dead!
The special guest cast seemed a little incoherent. Elgin Baylor, I understand-retired Laker, lives in LA. Chet Walker-former Bulls "Teammate". Rams' cheerleaders-hey, gotta have eye candy. Sparky Anderson? Jimmie Walker? Where's the connection there?
Sadly, this is one of more than a few cases of unnecessary silliness that marked season 3 and hastened this show's demise.moreless
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Reeves is asked to use his former-NBA-player connections to raise funds for a mobile care unit to treat patients with high blood pressure. As punishment for wrecking the driver's ed car, he makes the team do the collecting. However, they decide to publicize that Reeves is dead to entice celebrities to attend the benefit and contribute.moreless
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Nick Vitaglia (1979-1981)
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Joan Pringle
Sybil Buchanan
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Stoney Jackson
Jesse B. Mitchell (1980-1981)
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When Reeves is "calling" Red Auerbach (former NBA coach of the Boston Celtics), he is reminded of when John Havlicek scored 46 points off him. In actuality, John Havlicek'sNBA career high in points was 43, attained against the Baltimore Bullets in 1963.
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ADD NOTES- While conducting practice, Ezra Davis (Roosevelt Grier) is wearing a #76 Los Angeles Rams jersey from the 1960's. Grier wore #76 during his tenure as part of the Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line (Grier, Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, and Lamar Lundy) from 1963 to 1966. Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Falahey: Sparky Anderson! Hey, Cool, this is Mr. Sparky Anderson. Coolidge: Hey, sorry you lost the election, but you had my vote. Edit
- Elgin Baylor:(after a comment by Lester) Makin' fun of the old man, huh? I used to make my living walking on wood like you! Edit
- Coach Reeves:(reaching into Lester's "coat" for Willie Tyler's contribution) Hope I don't get splinters! Edit
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ADD ALLUSIONS- Coolidge's response when Falahey introduced him to former Reds and Tigers manager Sparky Anderson was an allusion to former Presidential Candidate John Anderson, former senator from Illinois, who ran against Ronald Reagan as a Republican in 1980, and later in the race declared himself independent. Edit
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