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Leslie and Carl are in drag, doing a stakeout for shoplifters when they discover a woman trying to steal a bottle of booze. Turns out the woman is Mrs. Mednick, Richard’s mother, and she’s got a little drinking problem. Rather than send her to qualified alcohol rehabilitation experts, Leslie decides to get Richard’s mom off the sauce with his own methods. Leslie decides to take the opposite approach to Alcoholics Anonymous and remove the anonymity part — he makes her wear two red As on her sweater to identify her as an alcoholic (or an adulteress?). When Yolanda finds Mrs. Mednick drinking, Leslie gives her a field sobriety test that involves disco dancing. (Mrs. Mednick passes, but Yolanda fails.) Leslie also calls in police officer Chet, who gives them his DANG (Drugs, Alcohol, Narcotics and Gangs) presentation. The cartoon of the drunk kangaroo fails to impress them. Finally, Leslie has Todd drink 10 beers to demonstrate the effects of alcohol on reaction time while driving. Chet doesn’t exactly approve of Todd getting behind the wheel, but Todd steals Chet’s keys and gets in the squad car. Mrs. Mednick then explains that Richard is the one who drives her to drink — he won’t move out of her house, and he needs to get a boyfriend or something. After some awkward and inappropriate prying, Leslie finds out that Chet is gay, and he immediately wants to set Richard up with Chet. But the secret gets out that Richard and Chet have already been dating for a year (Chet has privacy issues). Richard’s mom agrees to check into rehab if Richard moves out, but Chet won’t let Richard move in with him (again, privacy issues). Richard ends up living in Leslie’s basement.
Employee Of The Week: While we admire Carl’s dedication to undercover surveillance, we’re going with Todd, who slammed 10 beers, stole Chet’s squad car keys, yelled “Satan rules!” on the loudspeaker, ridiculed Chet’s taste in music and then ran over Chet’s foot. And he got paid double to do all of this.
This Week’s Special: Leslie’s curiosity about Chet’s gay lifestyle, particularly the difference between “bears” and “otters.”
Disturbing Detail About Leslie: During a college prank, Leslie may have killed one of the local townspeople. But nobody ever seemed to notice.
Product Placements: Glade Fabric & Air Odor Eliminator. It attacks odors at the source. It penetrates deep. It smells clean. It smells like sobriety.
Unfortunately, Perro Viejo ( or “Old Dog”) Tequila doesn’t actually seem to be a real brand of tequila.
