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5. The Phone Call

Kevin is smitten with Lisa Berlini (Kathy Wagner), an attractive girl in his class. He decides he will call her at home, but he is nervous to do so. Meanwhile, Paul tries to find out if Lisa likes Kevin by consulting the junior high grapevine. After a day of cowering—he fakes an illness to cut school—Kevin tries again to call Lisa but waits until after dinner. To help give himself additional courage, Kevin asks Norma during dinner about the time Jack first called her. Later, after Jack scolds…

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Kevin is smitten with Lisa Berlini (Kathy Wagner), an attractive girl in his class. He decides he will call her at home, but he is nervous to do so. Meanwhile, Paul tries to find out if Lisa likes Kevin by consulting the junior high grapevine. After a day of cowering—he fakes an illness to cut school—Kevin tries again to call Lisa but waits until after dinner. To help give himself additional courage, Kevin asks Norma during dinner about the time Jack first called her. Later, after Jack scolds Wayne for teasing Kevin about wanting to call Lisa, Kevin finally works up the courage to break the ice. Lisa answers, and she and Kevin have a friendly chat as the episode fades out. In a subplot, the Arnolds gather around the TV to watch the crew of Apollo 8 transmit live pictures of the Earth from the Moon. Guest-starring: Kathy Wagner as Lisa Berlini.

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