For me this episode just can't quite recreate the fun that was had in the season 4 episodes Danny gets to be Chris, Jesse gets to be a comic and Reggie gets Ian interested in her but it all just feels a bit bizarre. One of the pluses for the season 4 episodes was they had some great songs to counteract any silliness but here we just get a cover of "Mack The Knife" and for me that isn't that great a song.
To be honest this is one of those episodes that the U.K. never had originally and when I did get a copy the previews at the start totally put me off from watching and it was years later before I did finally watch it. I guess overall it wasn't quite as bad as I was expecting but there was very little in it that kept me interested.
Executive Producers Renee & Harry Longstreet.
Original air date in U.S.A. 23rd February 1987
Original air date in the U.K. The Children's Channel Broadcast Early 1993
Original air date in Italy 20th January 1989
Original air date in France 20th March 1996
Written by Ralph Phillips
Directed by Michael Rhodes
Assistant Director Ray Greenfield
Tasia Valenza as Denise Hudson
Morey Amsterdam as Self/Rick
Carolyn J Silas as Laura Mackie
Alan Abelew as Dugan
Al Pugliese as Pratt
Katie Rich as The Brunette
Bob Hawks as Bowling Alley Patron
Performed by Carlo Imperato
Written by Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein & Bertolt Brecht
Instrumental
Written by Gary Scott