"Don't Kiss Me, I'm Only the Messenger" is the eleventh episode in the third season of the NBC family sitcom Family Ties. It originally aired on November 29, 1984, and is the fifty-fifth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Skippy is smitten with Mallory's friend Jane, and asks Alex to talk to her on his behalf. But when Alex learns he is the object of Jane's longtime affection, he finds himself getting involved with her, and hiding the truth from Skippy.
Plot[]
Elyse is flying off to Michigan to a convention for female architects. Mallory's friend Jane (played by Michelle Meyrink) comes over for the afternoon, and Skippy falls instantly in love. He wants Alex to talk to her for him, and Mallory can't understand why he likes Jane. Jane then mistakes Alex's conversation with her as a desire to be with her himself. Alex then has to hide this relationship from Skippy. Skippy finds out the truth and has only his turtles to tell.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Guest Starring[]
- Marc Price as Skippy Handelman
- Michelle Meyrink as Jane
Co-Starring[]
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- The title is a play on the popular phrase, "Don't Kill Me, I'm Only the Messenger."
- Parts of this episode are used as a flashback in "Wrap Around the Clock".
- Two episodes in a row, a blue lamp gets broken, this time by Skippy. See also the previous episode, "Lost Weekend".
- Steven cooks "Soybeans Rockefeller" for dinner.
- Two Canadians having a conversation (Michael J. Fox and Michelle Meyrink). Unfortunately, Jane mistakes Alex's inquiry on Skippy's behalf as a inquiry on his own behalf.
- The couple at the next table in Guido's is very interested in what's happening at Alex, Jane, and Skippy's table. Of course, Skippy gives them lots of reason to be.
- For whatever reason, Skippy has a large picture of Gerald Ford on his bedroom wall.
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