But that leaves Umaben free to carry out her dastardly plans ... which involve freeing PuchPuch from his doghouse. Unfortunately for her, PuchPuch is in no hurry to leave ... she has to physically pick him up, much to her disgust and throw him outside the gate ... poor baby!!! 😭
Next morning, Mukut leaves to pick up Dadaji, and we get a glimpse of some more of Dadaji's endearing qualities ... like his refusal to travel in cars or trains ...
The women of the house get busy cleaning everything in sight ... shape of things to come. Chhanchhan drops PuchPuch's milk all over the table, and gets busy cleaning it up, while Mansi offers to feed PP. Good to see Mansi back on screen! Of course PuchPuch is nowhere to be found ... which sparks off The Great Dog Hunt ... just in time for the arrival of the feared Dadaji ...
Chhanchhan's first encounter with the dreaded man doesn't go quite as well as it could have gone 😆 More disturbed about the loss of her beloved PuchPuch than about any punishments she could get, Chhanchhan bumps into Dadaji, almost knocks down Dadaji's precious kalash, manages to save it just in time ... ducks down in a brief 'payee lagoo' and disappears before Dadaji can utter a word 😆
Dadaji is not amused. 😆
Rest of the episode was a hilarious line up of the family, all quaking in their shoes, paying obeisance to Dadiji's ashes, Dadaji learning more and more about his modern bahu, and Umaben fanning the flames as best she could. Manav tries to redeem his absent biwi, but doesn't get very far ... and he is in line for the first punishment of the season.
One thing I did like about Dadaji ... the line about the daughters of the house not touching the feet of the elders ... that was the custom in my home as well.
Precap - Chhanchhan is banished to the verandah to live with her dog. Now what will Chhanchhan do?