Season 11 Episode 17: Live Nude Peg
March 10, 1997
Al has been invited to judge an amateur contest at the Jiggly Room, which means an evening out instead of an evening at home, and Peggy is left on the couch complaining to Marcy about how long it has been since anyone touched her. The scene that follows is one of the better two-woman exchanges in the late run: Marcy puts a consoling arm around her, Peggy notices the arm, compliments Marcy’s haircut, and Marcy works out what is happening and relocates her hand with some speed.
Al’s night out is staged as a full production. Iqbal introduces Hooter Search ’97 and welcomes the man whose selfless devotion to nudity is an inspiration to all, and the judging panel establishes its criteria immediately, two categories, with peanut butter wrestling held in reserve for a tie, Griff having come prepared. Al becomes infatuated with a dancer named Jasmine, which is what finally moves Peggy to act, and her solution is to take a job there herself. She declines the word stripper in favour of exotic dancing, which she describes as an art form before going upstairs to prepare for Easter.
The episode is a significant one for the show’s supporting cast. It is the last appearance of Ike, Bob Rooney and Officer Dan, and the last time NO MA’AM is mentioned at all. From the next episode to the series finale, the only members still on screen are Jefferson and Griff, an organisation that had anchored four seasons of storylines simply stops being referred to. Bud’s subplot has him helping Kelly gain weight for a diet-product commercial, citing De Niro and Hanks as precedent.
Episode Facts
- Original air date: Monday, March 10, 1997 on FOX
- Season 11, Episode 17
- Overall episode 255 of the series
- Taped November 22, 1996; production code 11.12
- Written by Matthew Berry and Eric Abrams
- Directed by Amanda Bearse
- The title plays on the “Live Nude Girls” signage, one of which is visible on the wall by the stage
- The final appearance of NO MA’AM members Ike, Bob Rooney and Officer Dan, and the last reference to the organisation
Guest Cast
- Gloria LeRoy as Chesty LaRue
- Carmen Morrell as Shaney
- Vanessa A. Dorian as Stripper #1
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