Vicki really is a saint to put up with him. I don't know how she ever stopped herself from slapping him upside the head whenever he went on a rant like he does in this episode!
I suppose the poor girl rationalizes that she only would have to put up with nasty Jeff until he remembered he was Peter, who was a much nicer guy. Apart from the fact that he looks like Peter, I can't understand what Vicki sees in Jeff, considering a vast majority of the time he's such a jerk to her.
I don't think Roger Davis is way worse than the average DS performer. He didn't seem to have a clue about his lines sometimes... but he made up some good ones.
This particular episode had a good example of those made up lines. Did anyone else catch the line when he apologized for being rude to Maggie and Joe "down at Vicki's." Somehow I doubt that was the actual line - since, as a general rule, the writers tend to call "Vicki's" Collinwood.
(Not that all of the other actors managed to remember the name of the house either, but they did get a bit closer than "down at Vicki's."
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In New England, do girls wear heavy long-sleeved dresses in June?
Vicki must be especially cold blooded, since she was not only wearing long-sleeves but also sitting directly in front of the fireplace at one point. I know a house like that must be drafty, but it
IS June. Maybe Collinwood is air conditioned and someone has been cranking up the AC?!?