Speaking of shame: Ben and Jason are double-dating two wholesome-looking blonde teens. All four kids are sitting in the VW beetle that belongs to Ben's date, watching a drive-in movie, and Ben's date begins to get handsy. That's a very small car for foreplay, unless you're into the group scene. Ben tries to deflect her, but his hormones eventually get the better of him, and Jason peevishly interrupts. I can't decide if he's extremely committed to teen chastity or jealous that it's not him playing slap-and-tickle with Ben.

Back at Henrickson's homes plus, Barb is making small talk with Verna and JoJo at one bridge table while Margene irritates the ever-loving tar out of Nicki at the other table. We zoom under Barb's table to see that Verna and JoJo are playing footsies. Verna demonstrates that she should be playing poker, not bridge, by fondly detailing Jason the Boy Scout's many outstanding badge-earning accomplishments while maintaining her pediflirtation. Anyway, at Margene's table, she professes ignorance of what she's supposed to do with her cards, and while Peg's trying to be helpful, Margene looks at her as if Peg had just said, "Blah blah blah Ginger blah blah blah." After more dithering, Nicki implores, "Marge, if you don't bid, I'm going to scream." Then some bridge stuff happens -- I confess that this is my "Blah blah blah Ginger blah blah blah" moment -- and Margene lays down her cards. Cue Nicki's freakout over the cards, and the camera lingers on Margene's face long enough to suggest that this whole farce was played out precisely to irritate Nicki. Or maybe she's just pleased that she could irritate Nicki, no matter what.