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7. The Bad Seed

Valerie Perrine plays the daughter Holling never knew he had, and---after she appears out of the blue---wishes he'd never met, for Holling sees her as a bad seed who's corrupting Shelly. Meanwhile, Ed befriends a migrating crane.

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Holling is shocked when his previously unknown, illegitimate, con artist daughter ( Valerie Perrine ) arrives in town - especially since he believed he was sterile. Holling does not like the influence Jackie has on Shelly. Marilyn moves out of her parents' home, and Maggie helps her look for her dream house. Mrs. Whirlwind (Armenia Miles, Elaine Miles' real-life mother) puts her house up for sale. Ed is excited about the annual migratory visit of Princess, a crane he raised after she was abandoned as a chick.

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