Mister Terrific

Plot
Dorothy is optimistic that a recent summer-job interview at a day camp will work out; Blanche returns home exhausted after spending hours shopping for a new bed. While recounting the story to Sophia and Dorothy, Rose arrives and informs the ladies that she met television superhero "Mr. Terrific" during an autograph signing at a local mall. Her excitement leads to a date with Mr. Terrific that evening.

The department store delivers the wrong bed to Blanche, while only charging her for a far less expensive model. She decides to keep it, against Rose's advice. "Mr. Terrific" arrives to pick up Rose for a date and ultimately offers Dorothy a better job opportunity: a consultant on his show.

Mr. Terrific's show goes on as usual, but Dorothy provides some suggestions for improvements to "Mr. Producer," who was once a child guest on the Mr. Terrific Show. We also meet some of the zany characters on the Mr. Terrific Show.

Blanche begins to feel remorse for not being honest and returning the bed that was mistakenly delivered, but feels too much time has passed to return it.

Dorothy's suggestions ultimately lead to Mr. Terrific being fired. He arrives at the house, still in costume and agitated about the situation. Dorothy offers to set things right with the producer the next morning, and Mr. Terrific gives her a phone number to contact him as soon as the situation changes.

Returning to the studio the next morning, Dorothy tries to convince the producer to bring back Mr. Terrific, to no avail. The show must go on, the producer makes a last-minute casting decision for a replacement host.

We then find Mr. Terrific at a bar staring at a phone, awaiting Dorothy's call. Rose finds Mr. Terrific there, assuring him that Dorothy is doing all she can to correct the situation. After reminiscing about the humble beginnings and creative vision for his children's program, Mr. Terrific looks up to the television to see Dorothy hosting his show.

Dorothy and the cast of the Mr. Terrific show trade barbs as the cast feels Dorothy intentionally got Mr. Terrific fired. Rose arrives to convince Dorothy to stop the show, but a staff member interrupts, shouting that Mr. Terrific is on a ledge of the building, perhaps to jump.

Convinced that he can fly, and even as Dorothy and Rose try to persuade him to come back inside to safety, Mr. Terrific insists he must prove himself to his fans. Rose does make her way to the ledge, and Mr. Terrific proves he can fly, with Rose in his arms.

After the ordeal, back at the house, Mr. Terrific recounts that he knew he could fly, particularly in a double harness, suspended by steel cables. Blanche returns to find the the group, and is determined to wait for the police to arrest her for her dishonesty about the bed purchase. Mr. Policeman, a cast member from the Mr. Terrific show, arrives in costume to unintentionally make Blanche's fears a reality.

Guest Stars

 * Bob Dishy as Mr. Terrific
 * Lonny Price as Hastings
 * Jody Price as Jody
 * Don Woodard as Kolak
 * John Wheeler as patron
 * Jim Hudson as Freddy
 * Raf Mauro as bartender
 * Ron Kapra as stage manager

Trivia

 * The ledge scene is very reminiscent of a similar scene in the episode of I Love Lucy entitled "Lucy and Superman."
 * After the pilot for Empty Nest, this is considered the worst episode of the entire show