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21. Burt-Mitzvah: The Musical

After learning that he is Jewish, Burt prepares for the bar mitzvah he never had.

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Burt's mother ( Shirley Jones ) and father ( Lee Majors ) arrive with a surprising announcement that Burt has Jewish ancestry on his mother's side. Burt fully embraces his new Jewishness, with Virginia, Jimmy and Sabrina eventually getting into the act, and he agrees to his parents' request that he have a bar mitzvah. But when the actual day of the event arrives, Burt discovers a scheme by his parents.

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