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The story premises feel just as pleasantly familiar. On one of last week's episodes, Willie and Korie are looking forward to their high school reunion. Except Willie can't quite fit into the leather jacket Korie bought him only weeks ago. Maybe he needs to shed a bit of the bulk he's gained since high school. It's a mission that leads him in various humorous directions including
-- mortifyingly for this red-blooded male -- Korie's yoga class. Meanwhile, Si's dog, Ruby, won't hunt. Literally. Si's crotchety manner seems to invite Ruby and any other canine to defy his every command. But after doggedly searching for a pooch that will do his bidding, he finds the perfect specimen: Amid much ribbing from the other guys, Si has chosen a poodle. "He's got 'killer' written all over him," Si declares. Then back to Willie the night of the reunion. He slips into his jacket with ease. His weight-loss regime has been a success. Or has it? "A great wife saves the receipt," Korie confides to the audience
-- "and takes the jacket back for a bigger size when nobody's looking." Oh, snap! A final twist this perfect is worthy of the meticulously plotted "Modern Family" at its best or "The Cosby Show" in its prime. Just how "unscripted" is "Duck Dynasty"? It doesn't matter. The ties that bind these characters are true-to-life, and the star quality they exhibit just being themselves couldn't be faked. The rest -- self-aware but not self-conscious -- feels like a smart collaboration between them and the show's producers. The upshot is a delightful hybrid. Comedy foie gras. ___ Online:
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