Al appears to an obsessive fisherman, thanks to continuous fishing referrals during the first season of MWC. It is fishing he appears focused on; there are no football references at all. Later, Al will obviously become famous for his former football exploits (and his ceaseless memories of them). As for fishing, his passion seems to subside throughout the years (although he still has a fondness for the sport, but he is not nearly as addicted as represented in the first season). In this episode, Al wants a new rod and is hoping to win enough money for it at a poker game. Steve joins Al, but only to meet some new guy friends. He is above gambling...or so we think. During the game, Steve starts to believe that Al and his buddies are horrible poker players and he gets in the game. But, it is Steve that gets washed out. Al wins $300, most of which is Steve's money. Steve on the other hand has lost his share of the mortgage payment and must face the wrath of Marcy. The Poker Game is one of the better episodes of season 1, as MWC appears to be getting into a groove. Good one-liners exist throughout, while the story has some nice twists and turns. The kids, for reason unexplained, are not around during this episode.
*PEGGY'S PASSION: Peggy has a real thing for Hollywood nut job Mel Gibson. During this episode, she mentions him for the first time; Mel is her idea of the perfect man. She especially likes his buns.
*THE WACKY PACK: Al's friends during the earlier seasons weren't the sharpest group around. Barney will appear in 6 MWC episodes, five playing the actual Barney character. Norris we have already met; he will bum around with Al as Norris on 7 of the 15 episodes he appears in. Russ will hang with Al one other time.
*I RECOGNIZE THAT FACE: One of Al's uncouth friends is Russ, played by original SNL cast member Garrett Morris (he appeared in 104 episodes of Saturday Night Live).
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