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Guest Stars: Kathie Browne & Joan Blondell
(Episode #166, aired May 10, 1964)



For months, Adam has been seeing widow, Laura Dayton, but he's unwilling to make a commitment to her. He hasn't even introduced her to his entire family. Laura's visiting Aunt Lil decides the young couple need her help to push their relationship forward. When Laura and Will meet by chance at a picnic, neither knowing the other's identity, and Lil sees their immediate attraction to each other, she enacts a plan to make Adam jealous of his cousin.


Screen Capture-Will asking when Adam's going to bring Laura around so he can get a look at her Screen Capture-Will meeting Laura for the first time Screen Capture-With barely concealed jealousy, Will watches Adam with Laura Screen Capture-Lil invites Will to dinner with Adam, Laura and her in a ploy to make Adam jealous
Screen captures courtesy of JH


From the moment he learns the beautiful woman at the picnic is Adam's girlfriend, Will reins in his attraction to her. Through Lil's matchmaking efforts and his father's encouragement, Adam feels forced into proposing marriage. And when he does, Laura hears the hesitation in his voice. She refuses; deciding instead to leave Virginia City and return to San Francisco with Lil. In a last ditch effort to repair the relationship, Lil invites Adam to dinner and tells him to bring Will, too. That evening, Will turns on the charm for Laura and leaves his cousin seething with jealousy.


Screen Capture-Will spinning a tale to entertain the ladies Screen Capture-Will denying Adam's charge that he's exaggerating Screen Capture-Will drawing Laura into his tale Screen Capture-Will enjoying Adam's annoyance that he's holding Laura's hand
Screen captures courtesy of JH


The next day, while hiding his own growing feelings for her, Will confesses to Laura that he'd flirted with her the night before, because he knew from the start that Lil was using him to make Adam jealous and was trying to help. A few moments later, an accident leaves Laura injured. Seeing her hurt, Adam realizes he does love her. When he proposes a second time, the sincerity behind his words causes Laura to accept. Lil is ecstatic that her plan to make Adam jealous worked, but as she sees Laura's reaction to Will's farewell, she wonders if they caught the right man.


Screen Capture-Will telling Laura that her plan to make Adam jealous worked Screen Capture-Will issuing a warning to the Bonner brothers Screen Capture-Will & Lil witness Adam kissing Laura Screen Capture-Will's reaction to the news that Adam and Laura are engaged Screen Capture-Hiding his true feelings for her, Will wishes Laura happiness
Screen captures courtesy of JH




Guy Trivia

The Pressure Game is another episode where two of the stars of the show who were upset by Guy's presence on the series, are conspicuously absent. Michael Landon does not appear at all in the episode and Dan Blocker is only in two very brief scenes.





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