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Eleanor talks to her psychiatrist - Eleanor has a dream about a screaming baby in a flood, hears children through the window, complains about her doctor's coughing. A man meets a woman at a banquet and falls asleep during a game of footsie. Eleanor calls Arthur and apologizes, offers to move in as a maid, claims she's sick. Joe chats with the woman he's rented. Chimes and list of nouns. Therapy session continues: Eleanor talks about repeating the word "father," A man seduces a woman and her daughter, and her daughter seduces his son. Eleanor and Arthur talk later after she's recovered. Eleanor hears voices on the line. Panel discussion: changing one's feeling for someone who's sick; smell and dating; Rent a Friend; value associated with paying for things. A man is full of rage, yearns to watch the university where he teaches crumble. | |||
Eleanor ([[Barbara Sohmers]]) tells a psychiatrist about a dream in | |||
which she has a baby which has a problem she can't do anything about. | |||
She recalls her younger sister, Pearl, how she rocked her cradle when | |||
she cried; their mother called her a 'good little mommy.' Pearl died, | |||
after which her father was cold to her; Eleanor felt guilty. She | |||
complains to the psychiatrist, who coughs a lot, about the sound of | |||
the children playing next to his office. She complains about his | |||
coughing and cigars, that her therapy makes her feel worse. | |||
10: Panelist #2 ([[Arthur Miller]]) tells of annual psycho-anthropology | |||
convention; at the dinner a woman seated across from him played | |||
footsie with him. He fell asleep; when he woke up, she was gone. | |||
13:40: Eleanor calls Arthur ([[Mark Hammer]]), when she brings up Wendy | |||
and Diane, Arthur says they don't exist, hangs up. | |||
16: Eleanor calls for Arthur, Kathy ([[Carolyn Swift]]) | |||
answers; she tells him this has to stop; she insists on speaking to | |||
Arthur. She wants to live with him and Kathy. | |||
19:50: Eleanor calls Arthur, says she's very sick, throwing up | |||
blood. Kathy thinks she's making it up, wants Arthur to hang up; | |||
Arthur takes it seriously. Arthur and Kathy fight. | |||
23:30: Joe visits his <i>Rent-a-family</i> again, Sharon and her | |||
daughters, Christa and Sarah. This sounds like a repeat from part 2, | |||
though more audible. | |||
25: While their conversation continues, Joe recites a list of | |||
things, 'throw pillows, dental floss...' perhaps the same list as | |||
before. | |||
26:30: Eleanor tells psychiatrist that she used to stand in | |||
front of a mirror and repeat 'father' until the word meant nothing | |||
when she was a girl. She tells psychiatrist how easy his job is, how | |||
little work he does, wonders why she's paying him. She likes rain. | |||
28:30: Panelist #3 ([[Nick Ullett]]) tells of affair with | |||
businesswoman. Later, when he was 'out on the coast' <ref>Pacific | |||
coast, I assume</ref>, her daughter, June, called him up because she | |||
was in town. They end up having sex. His son shows up for a bit, | |||
which increased her attractiveness to him. They have sex <ref>notice | |||
a pattern in his stories?</ref>. Later, his son has sex with June. | |||
He finds it fascinating. | |||
33: Eleanor calls Arthur. They get along for the first time, | |||
possibly because Kathy divorced him. They make small talk. Arthur | |||
humors her reminiscences of Wendy and Diane. | |||
39:30: The sound of children playing, the same sound Eleanor | |||
heard at the psychiatrist's office. Arthur can't hear it, but it | |||
drowns out Arthur for Eleanor, so she hangs up. | |||
41: Arthur tells Panelist #2 that he never really loved Kathy; | |||
apparently she's in a coma.<ref>How did Arthur get on the panel?</ref> | |||
42:50: Panelist #2 says there's a strong odor of tahini about her, | |||
which attracts him. Panelist #3 says he can't get near a woman who | |||
smells of patchouli. Proprietor says he can't be near a woman who | |||
smells of chocolate. Panelist #2 says patchouli causes impotence. | |||
Proprietor tells panel how much he has enjoyed the evening. | |||
Panelist #1 (([[Tim Jerome]]) thinks <i>Rent-a-family</i> is a fad. | |||
Proprietor disagrees. They discuss how paying for something makes | |||
it more valuable. Proprietor pays for the drinks. | |||
47:40: Arthur delivers a rant about his rage, how he wants to | |||
destroy others, everybody at the university struck blind. | |||
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Eleanor talks to her psychiatrist - Eleanor has a dream about a screaming baby in a flood, hears children through the window, complains about her doctor's coughing. A man meets a woman at a banquet and falls asleep during a game of footsie. Eleanor calls Arthur and apologizes, offers to move in as a maid, claims she's sick. Joe chats with the woman he's rented. Chimes and list of nouns. Therapy session continues: Eleanor talks about repeating the word "father," A man seduces a woman and her daughter, and her daughter seduces his son. Eleanor and Arthur talk later after she's recovered. Eleanor hears voices on the line. Panel discussion: changing one's feeling for someone who's sick; smell and dating; Rent a Friend; value associated with paying for things. A man is full of rage, yearns to watch the university where he teaches crumble. | |||
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Revision as of 20:00, 11 March 2021
Series | |
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Work In Progress | |
Original Broadcast Date | |
1987 | |
Cast | |
Barbara Sohmers, Mark Hammer, Arthur Miller, Tim Jerome, Nick Ullett, Carolyn Swift, Larry Block, Lynn, Sarah, Carmen, Thomas, Timo, Sharon, Christa | |
Format | |
Scripted Actors, Improv Actors, Panel Discussion, 1 hour | |
Preceded by: | Rent A Family (Part 2) |
Followed by: | In The Middle Of Nowhere (Part 1) |
"I had a terrible dream last night. I had this baby."
Rent A Family (Part 3) is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1987.
Synopsis
Eleanor (Barbara Sohmers) tells a psychiatrist about a dream in which she has a baby which has a problem she can't do anything about. She recalls her younger sister, Pearl, how she rocked her cradle when she cried; their mother called her a 'good little mommy.' Pearl died, after which her father was cold to her; Eleanor felt guilty. She complains to the psychiatrist, who coughs a lot, about the sound of the children playing next to his office. She complains about his coughing and cigars, that her therapy makes her feel worse.
10: Panelist #2 (Arthur Miller) tells of annual psycho-anthropology convention; at the dinner a woman seated across from him played footsie with him. He fell asleep; when he woke up, she was gone.
13:40: Eleanor calls Arthur (Mark Hammer), when she brings up Wendy and Diane, Arthur says they don't exist, hangs up.
16: Eleanor calls for Arthur, Kathy (Carolyn Swift) answers; she tells him this has to stop; she insists on speaking to Arthur. She wants to live with him and Kathy.
19:50: Eleanor calls Arthur, says she's very sick, throwing up blood. Kathy thinks she's making it up, wants Arthur to hang up; Arthur takes it seriously. Arthur and Kathy fight.
23:30: Joe visits his Rent-a-family again, Sharon and her daughters, Christa and Sarah. This sounds like a repeat from part 2, though more audible.
25: While their conversation continues, Joe recites a list of things, 'throw pillows, dental floss...' perhaps the same list as before.
26:30: Eleanor tells psychiatrist that she used to stand in front of a mirror and repeat 'father' until the word meant nothing when she was a girl. She tells psychiatrist how easy his job is, how little work he does, wonders why she's paying him. She likes rain.
28:30: Panelist #3 (Nick Ullett) tells of affair with businesswoman. Later, when he was 'out on the coast' [1], her daughter, June, called him up because she was in town. They end up having sex. His son shows up for a bit, which increased her attractiveness to him. They have sex [2]. Later, his son has sex with June. He finds it fascinating.
33: Eleanor calls Arthur. They get along for the first time, possibly because Kathy divorced him. They make small talk. Arthur humors her reminiscences of Wendy and Diane.
39:30: The sound of children playing, the same sound Eleanor heard at the psychiatrist's office. Arthur can't hear it, but it drowns out Arthur for Eleanor, so she hangs up.
41: Arthur tells Panelist #2 that he never really loved Kathy; apparently she's in a coma.[3]
42:50: Panelist #2 says there's a strong odor of tahini about her, which attracts him. Panelist #3 says he can't get near a woman who smells of patchouli. Proprietor says he can't be near a woman who smells of chocolate. Panelist #2 says patchouli causes impotence. Proprietor tells panel how much he has enjoyed the evening. Panelist #1 ((Tim Jerome) thinks Rent-a-family is a fad. Proprietor disagrees. They discuss how paying for something makes it more valuable. Proprietor pays for the drinks.
47:40: Arthur delivers a rant about his rage, how he wants to destroy others, everybody at the university struck blind.
Eleanor talks to her psychiatrist - Eleanor has a dream about a screaming baby in a flood, hears children through the window, complains about her doctor's coughing. A man meets a woman at a banquet and falls asleep during a game of footsie. Eleanor calls Arthur and apologizes, offers to move in as a maid, claims she's sick. Joe chats with the woman he's rented. Chimes and list of nouns. Therapy session continues: Eleanor talks about repeating the word "father," A man seduces a woman and her daughter, and her daughter seduces his son. Eleanor and Arthur talk later after she's recovered. Eleanor hears voices on the line. Panel discussion: changing one's feeling for someone who's sick; smell and dating; Rent a Friend; value associated with paying for things. A man is full of rage, yearns to watch the university where he teaches crumble.
Music
- "A Fine Line" - Tim Story (from Three Feet From The Moon, 1985) | YouTube
- "Gypsy Violin" - Harold Budd (from Lovely Thunder, 1986) | YouTube
Commentary
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