Episode #0054

[It's up to the first poster to come up with a set up, and then each following post will either complete it or fill in the blank(s). And, as always, whoever posts the set up is certainly allowed to post their own completion/fill in as a follow up.]

 

Fill in the blanks: "Roger was completely taken aback when from out of the blue he received a phone call from ________ to tell him ________!!"

 

_Sam_ to tell him _ Poughkeepsie_

_Burke_ to tell him _ he’s under the porch _

   Roger should hope he doesn't get more calls like those!!   

 

Professor Mark Veno

That he wants back in the family

^_^ MB

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_ the store clerk _ to tell him _ they were out of stock on rubber walrus protectors _

Excellent Ones, Uncle Roger and McTrooper!!

 

Professor Mark Veno

I have no idea how you can remember characters from the Ross novels. I can't even remember the plot of one of them much less who the Ross invented characters were!!    I had to do a Google search to figure out who you were talking about...

they were out of stock on rubber walrus protectors

I hate when that happens!! 

Hehe thank and thank you for explaining the other joke

MB, I haven't glanced at any of the Ross books in at least twenty-five years but as plot twists go, the addition to the Collins family was pretty unforgettable. And not in a good sense.
The "professor" is the primary antagonist in the book. Elizabeth and Roger seem to go along with the charade but Mark doesn't seem to be their favorite person. Plus, there's his daughter who fortunately doesn't look a thing like dad but does bear a striking resemblance to Victoria Winters. This prompts Vicki to look further into her background. Is she Mark Veno's long lost daughter? And Veno's daughter is also interested in another Ross creation, the piano playing enigma Ernest Collins. With the sort of logic that only seems to apply in Marilyn Ross novels, the professor tries to use his mental powers to make Vicki jump off Widows Hill. Apparently he wasn't the powerful hypnotist that he thought that he was. Vicki doesn't jump. No one ends up with Ernest. Mark and his daughter depart, never to be heard from again. Vicki gets no answers. And the status quo remains in place.