It was just another day at school, where Louie once again became the target of the over-the-top, obnoxious school bully named Glen Glenn. Having him in a headlock and giving "Loogie" a noogie. Fortunately, he gets rescued by his best friend who, unlike Louie, has the confidence and determination to stand up to that little creep. Her name: Jeannie Harper, whom Louie was secretly crushing on big time, but was too shy to tell her. Unfortunately, Jeannie may not be Louie's bodyguard for long, because she and her family would be moving away. Determined to get some good advice on what to do when you lose a friend, Louie consulted his father, but all Andy had to offer was asking to take Mr. Harper's parking space at the plant. Ora, on the other hand, offered much better advice, up to and including finding a new friend. Since in some cases, friendships can be bought, Louie's parents take him to the pet store. Setting his sights on a kitten, then a puppy, Ora makes up excuses as to why neither make good pets: cats lick butter which leads to people choking, and dogs shed which can cause suffocation. The reason she's coming up high on the B.S. meter is because those pets were too expensive, so Louie had to settle for a goldfish, which he names Pepper. The next day, Louie had to bid a tearful farewell to Jeannie, but was still too shy to tell her how he really felt about her. No sooner did the Harpers leave did that wiener-head Glen Glenn start leaning on Louie again. Fortunately, his mother called him inside just as Andy pulled up in his crappy Rambler, running right out into the road and making the car stall out. As he tried to restart it, Andy informs Louie and Tommy that Grandma is coming to visit, building her up like she was inhuman monster. Finally getting his piece of junk started, Andy managed to drive them home, which was only two doors down. Louie then learns that Grandma has been set up in HIS room, so every time he went down the hall, he ran the risk of being caught and given the smooches of death.
Cooking dinner in his underwear, Andy was hoping in vain to speed up Grandma's visit. The dish was rancid macaroni. Unfortunately, the two of them don't get off to a good start, especially when Grandma informs him that she rearranged all his tools, alphabetically, which made Andy nearly blow a head gasket. Enraged, he sends Louie and Tommy upstairs for no reason. Ass. So that night, Louie has a vision of Pepper begging to be fed (Little Fishbowl of Horrors), and in the morning, without any fish food, Louie resorts to the next best thing: the cheesecake Andy had been saving for a special occasion: "the day you all move out!" Then it was off to school, where Louie wistfully carved his and Jeannie's initials into a tree trunk. Unfortunately, that rotten Glenn kid showed up to pick on him again, but thankfully Louie had a knew knight in shining armor to come to his aid: Grandma! Finally feeling comfortable around her, Louie explains his recent heartache and Grandma suggests writing Jeannie a letter. It's never too late to tell people how you feel about them, so Louie did just that. Coming home from the mailbox in a good mood, Louie was horrified when he saw Andy cooking a fish and Pepper's empty bowl beside the stove! Louie throws the fish out the window and berates his dad for cooking his best friend... only to find out it was a different fish which Andy caught himself, and Ora was giving Pepper a bath elsewhere. Looks like it's rancid macaroni for dinner again. Sadly, it was also time for Grandma to go home. Louie missed her the moment she left, and even Andy had to admit it wasn't so bad having her around. Things looked up even more when Jeannie showed up, saying her dad's job didn't work out, so she's back in Cedar Knoll to stay, and Andy has to forfeit his new parking space. Louie pours his heart out to Jeannie, who shows how she feels with a kiss to his cheek. Aww. Then Louie introduces her to his morbidly obese fish.
This one was pretty good, classic Life With Louie. The lessons are very true, in letting people know how you feel, and that true love conquers all. First appearance of Louie's Grandma, played by the late Mary Wickes. It's also the first appearance of that over-the-top bully Glen Glenn, who endlessly torments Louie. I wish they would've made an episode where Louie took self defense lessons and stood up for himself. Also, in this episode, Andy seemed a lot meaner than usual. I know he lightened up in later seasons and he was never Mr. Warmth, but he was much grouchier and abrasive here. So, if you're a fan of Louie Anderson, you like Life With Louie, then by all means, check this episode out! It's funny, it's heartfelt, and it's totally worth it just for a Louie doppleganger fish.
Cooking dinner in his underwear, Andy was hoping in vain to speed up Grandma's visit. The dish was rancid macaroni. Unfortunately, the two of them don't get off to a good start, especially when Grandma informs him that she rearranged all his tools, alphabetically, which made Andy nearly blow a head gasket. Enraged, he sends Louie and Tommy upstairs for no reason. Ass. So that night, Louie has a vision of Pepper begging to be fed (Little Fishbowl of Horrors), and in the morning, without any fish food, Louie resorts to the next best thing: the cheesecake Andy had been saving for a special occasion: "the day you all move out!" Then it was off to school, where Louie wistfully carved his and Jeannie's initials into a tree trunk. Unfortunately, that rotten Glenn kid showed up to pick on him again, but thankfully Louie had a knew knight in shining armor to come to his aid: Grandma! Finally feeling comfortable around her, Louie explains his recent heartache and Grandma suggests writing Jeannie a letter. It's never too late to tell people how you feel about them, so Louie did just that. Coming home from the mailbox in a good mood, Louie was horrified when he saw Andy cooking a fish and Pepper's empty bowl beside the stove! Louie throws the fish out the window and berates his dad for cooking his best friend... only to find out it was a different fish which Andy caught himself, and Ora was giving Pepper a bath elsewhere. Looks like it's rancid macaroni for dinner again. Sadly, it was also time for Grandma to go home. Louie missed her the moment she left, and even Andy had to admit it wasn't so bad having her around. Things looked up even more when Jeannie showed up, saying her dad's job didn't work out, so she's back in Cedar Knoll to stay, and Andy has to forfeit his new parking space. Louie pours his heart out to Jeannie, who shows how she feels with a kiss to his cheek. Aww. Then Louie introduces her to his morbidly obese fish.
This one was pretty good, classic Life With Louie. The lessons are very true, in letting people know how you feel, and that true love conquers all. First appearance of Louie's Grandma, played by the late Mary Wickes. It's also the first appearance of that over-the-top bully Glen Glenn, who endlessly torments Louie. I wish they would've made an episode where Louie took self defense lessons and stood up for himself. Also, in this episode, Andy seemed a lot meaner than usual. I know he lightened up in later seasons and he was never Mr. Warmth, but he was much grouchier and abrasive here. So, if you're a fan of Louie Anderson, you like Life With Louie, then by all means, check this episode out! It's funny, it's heartfelt, and it's totally worth it just for a Louie doppleganger fish.