Disappointed
in being paid as much as the ten year olds (though,
as Kevin is quick to point out, she's the same size
as the ten year olds), Christine announces that she
is going on strike for more money just when she's
cued to start the intro. Meanwhile, when the kids
want to be treated more like adults, they are given
the privilege to pay income tax.
Mr.
Dime wants to break up Christine's strike, and he
tells Miss Take to do so. Miss Take leaves and then
returns, wearing her "strike-breaking" gear
-- a shield, helmet and a club. To demonstrate how
it works, she starts beating up on Mr. Dime.
The
reason why Mr. Dime is so against Christine striking
is because it is his wife's birthday, and he demanded
that the kids on the show tell her "Happy Birthday"
on the air as a present. With Christine on strike,
the plan is in trouble. Miss Take suggests that he
get his wife something else -- a "Do-It-Yourself
Fur Coat Kit", which is a box of bunnies with
an enclosed knife.
Finally,
when the other kids tell Mr. Dime's wife "Happy
Birthday," he decides to give Christine and the
other kids a raise.
When
Christine finally gets her raise (to $10 per episode),
she learns that not only will she not be paid for
that episode, but that because of the income tax,
she is now in a higher tax bracket and ends up making
less than she earned before.
Production:
Walking Around In Circles
DID
YOU NOTICE?
The
hour-long, local version of this episode exists,
thanks to a home video recording made the day of
the broadcast.
The
first episode to use split screen, most notably
used later in Divorce (1984).
Air
date:
February 7, 1981
s:Christine
McGlade, Les Lye, Jami Burning, Rodney Helal, Kevin
Schenk, Kevin Kubusheskie
