Dreamy Dentist Strawberry Shortcake

Mmmmmmm. Strawberry Shortcake,  the food not that annoying children's character.  A basic biscuit recipe, strawberries huled and quartered and sufficiently sugared up.  Alice called for whip cream, but we had ours with ice cream. Satisfied my sweet tooth. This is the kind of night when everybody should be so lucky to live in Alice's Restaurant. A perfect end to the not so perfect summer.

Episode Note: "Love and the Older Man" Marcia's in love, again. This time with Dr.Stanley Vogel - he's far out, has dark gorgeous hair, dreamy eyes, groovy bell bottoms and plays the best rock music in his office. What's not to love? Jan reinforces Marcia's crush reading an article from Teentime Romance magazine about the positive aspects of a relationship with an older man. Apparently, they are more patient and caring. Meanwhile, the boys are building a go cart because by the fourth season there always had to be an inane subplot. Anyway, misunderstandings compound each other to the point where Marcia thinks Dr Vogel is asking her our on a date for Saturday night, when in reality he just wants her to babysit his three year old daughter. There are a series of cheesy dream sequences where Marcia imagines her life as "Mrs. Marcia Dentist" including one in which Alice dons a french maid outfit. (It will be a while before that image is erased from my memory) Jan finds out that Dr Vogel is married and Marcia is so incensed she barges into his office to confront him. During her tirade, Dr Vogel realizes how Marcia misconstrued his interest in her and decides it best just to humor her, instead of setting her straight. Marcia goes back to boys her own age, Dr Vogel  having left a bad taste in her mouth no matter how often she rinses and spits.