16 How Green Was My Apple
2/6/94
After admiring the apple he has so painstakingly tended and sending Bud for some gardening supplies, Al notices that it is missing and immediately calls the police to file a complaint. When Jefferson arrives eating an apple and Al protests that it is his, he is reminded that it was on the D'Arcy's side of the fence. To settle the dispute, Marcy suggests that they have a survey done to determine where the property line really is. So, when he arrives and Peggy notes how much he resembles Danny Bonaduce of TV's "The Partridge Family", the surveyor claims that she is mistaken before telling Al and Jefferson that their fence is meaningless when it comes to defining the property line. After the surveyor leaves on the Partridge Family bus, Al and Jefferson are left to settle the dispute after it is determined that the tree actually belongs to the D'Arcys. However, as Jefferson and Marcy are celebrating victory, they are surprised when Al claims part of their backyard as his own. Then, after Al refuses to accept the apple tree in exchange for their barbecue, Jefferson cuts off Peggy's cable TV, causing Al to sever the D'Arcy's phone line in retaliation. So, when Jefferson and Marcy erect a toll booth at the end of Al's driveway and refuse to let him pass without first paying $1,500, he attempts to drive across the lawn only to discover that they have planted tire-piercing steel spikes in the grass. Fighting back, Al tells a building inspector (who looks suspiciously like Gary Coleman) that his neighbors have an illegal driveway -- one he originally constructed of old women's shoes. So, after insisting that the D'Arcy's be penalized with a $5,000 fine, Al returns to keep Peggy entertained until their cable service has been restored. Though Jefferson congratulates Al on his ingenuity and removes the toll booth, Marcy uses dynamite to blow up the driveway. But, after Al retaliates by jacking up their house, Jefferson borrows a neighbor's rocket launcher and completely destroys both homes. Finally, despite Peggy's success in getting them to make up, upon spotting another apple on the ground, Al and Jefferson start their struggle anew. © 1994 ELP Communications. All Rights Reserved.