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CEIA: ``Dear Clarissa'' (#162)

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Airing Info

Production Date: [?]
Nov 93
Broadcast Date: [?]
12 Mar 94
Running Time: [?]
12:59 + 11:18 = 24:17
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Episode Content

Plot Synopsis: [?]
Clarissa is having so much fun writing an advice column (under the pseudonym Alice B. Talking -- as in Alice B. Toklas) that she doesn't realize the effect she can have on people's lives -- until she gets a letter that's a serious cry for help.
Subplots: [?]
Janet is making ginseng tea and giving some advice of her own; Marshall is working on designs (pro bono) for the new Adopt-a-Pet Center; Ferguson is practicing his comedy (such as it is) for Talent Night at the local comedy club (???); Sam's dad has just received the Ditzberger Award for Sports Writing after Sam advised him to write about the Superbowl instead of ???.
Opening Scene: [?]
``I don't know exactly when it happened, but it seems like one day I woke up and I had an opinion about everything!'' / Being a professional opinion-giver.
Closing Line: [?]
``Sometimes giving good advice isn't a question of having all the answers.''
Spoofs: [?]
``The Hunt for Alice B. Talking'' (The Hunt for Red October)
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Computer Stuff: [?]
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Sam's Entrances: [?]
  1. ``Hi, Sam.'' ``Hey... Alice.''
  2. ``Hi, Sam.'' ``Hey, Clarissa.''
Names for Ferguson: [?]
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Ferg
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Ferg
Marshall's Designs: [?]
designs for the Adopt-a-Pet Center:
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a Noah's ark motif
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a beagle that wags its tail when an animal is adopted
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a dog bone
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a skyscraper with huge sign bearing Mrs. Fartle's name
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a building with huge whiskers that quiver up and down during business hours
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a combination of the first three above
Janet's Work: [?]
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Credits

Writer: [?]
Peter Mattai
Director: [?]
Liz Plonka
Guest Players: [?]
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Other Info

Character Names: [?]
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Mrs. Fartle, director (??) of the new Adopt-a-Pet Center
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Wally Kelp, boy-genius editor of ``Groove'' magazine
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Honest Johnny, a used car dealer
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