Naomi's Identity Crisis (1988) User Reviews (2)

Classic Dorothy Lyman episode

[vitoscotti · 10/10 · 15 March 2023]

I was looking forward to seeing this Dorothy Lyman showcase episode when I previewed the plot. Amesia works well in classic sitcom plotlines. We see actors drop their contrived character gait and speaking inflections and be more like themselves. Dorothy Lyman was marvelous as a Iola (Beverly Archer) like Naomi. We see a hilariously sneeky, opportunistic side of Mama Thelma Harper (Vicki Lawrence) literally brainwashing Naomi to be her servant. Funny one liners by Iola showing her dislike of the new and improved Naomi trespassing on her virtuous territory. Vinton (Ken Berry) came across a little creepy with his dimwitted one-track mind.

Naomi gets amnesia!

[Sylviastel · 5/10 · 3 September 2008]

A typical episode in which Naomi gets amnesia from her head being slammed in the door. By forgetting her identity, she forgets that she's married to Vint and Thelma's daughter-in-law. Naomi spends time with Thelma and Iola who mold her more into their image instead of who she was before the accident. It's a typical amnesia episode in which a character forgets who they are for the episode. Naomi has to find her way back to reality from her memory loss and the episode is predictable if not typical in sitcoms at all. Naomi's personality changes from her bubbly self to somebody more fitting for Iola and Thelma than her own husband who she doesn't know and won't fool around with him like they usually do. One of the charms of this show is the general affection between Vint and Naomi.