Tonight's episode welcomed back two favorite characters from last season: Shelley Long's DeDe Pritchett -- mom to Claire and Mitchell and ex-wife to Jay, and Cam's beloved alter ego Fizbo the Clown. Shelley Long plays the former Pritchett matriarch pretty perfect -- with a smidge of crazy, a dash passive aggressiveness, and a whole lot of acid-tongued wit. Her banter with Claire felt like real mother/daughter bickering, minus the unrelenting sexual undertones of course. DeDe did not arrive empty handed, however. She came toting a shaggy-haired, slightly rough-around-the-edges Matt Dillon as Claire's not-so-bright, limo-driving ex-boyfriend, Robbie. While Dillon didn't have a whole lot to do tonight, it was fun to see him pop up in this random role, and of course to see him make out with Shelley Long! The big question of the night was who was DeDe there to screw (metaphorically for her family, literally for Robbie I guess) – Claire, Mitchell or Jay.
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