by Ted Davis
Original Air Date: October 29, 1972
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!
Synopsis: Alternately whimpering and screeching Millicent (Sandra Dee) undergoes something of an identity crisis involving her recently deceased tap-happy twin sister Marion (Sandra Dee) which may be supernatural in origin, or just maybe the cause of her problem has something to do with extremely anxious real estate entrepreneur William Jason (Dane Clark).
Kitty Cameo: The unfortunately named Persephone, a nice healthy looking orange male cat, is first seen when he pops out in the bedroom, meowing for food, whereupon Millicent feeds the hungry cat some milk in the kitchen.
Shortly thereafter, Persephone’s meows draw Millicent to sister Marion’s bedroom, where, after asking the cat what he’s doing there, she receives a nasty shock, which is her cue for a round of sustained screeching.
Later, as Millicent and her plodding boyfriend Sam (Christopher Connelly) discuss her limited options, the clearly bored Persephone listlessly follows their dreary conversation from his spot on the carpet behind them.
Final Mewsings: Between the tap dancing and the screeching poor Persephone never had a moment’s peace!
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