Friday's episode was full of sweet Bauer moments which have been missing on the show for years now. We were giving a scene in the kitchen with Rick and Michelle and their children where they spoke about the next generation of Bauers and continuing the family legacy. The only thing missing was Ed.
Near the end, Rick gave a moving speech about the Fourth of July and family, and remembered his grandmother Bert fondly.
Michelle tells me I'm one of the grown ups now. It is scary. I might have some help from some of my buddies back here. I look across your faces and I realize that I'm one of the grown ups now. It just seems like yesterday that I was just a little kid sitting on that diving board eating my grandma's chocolate chip cookie. I couldn't help but think about my Grandma Bert today. She was a great lady. Real special. And not just because she loved her grandson but because she came up with this, this celebration with family and friends. She used to tell me, 'Rick, we live in a great town, in a great state, and an even greater nation. And we're all very blessed to live in a country that upholds freedom and liberty.' And she's right. And I miss her. And it's not quite the same without her. But she leaves this wondrful legacy behind and I feel very blessed. And I feel blessed that I have these three buddies right here. Thanks, Grandma.
Phillip then spoke poignantly about the day.
I do know that what makes this nation great is its people. And some of the greatest are in this town, in this yard. When I look around at all your faces, I can't tell you how lucky I feel that to have been able to spend all this time with you. I wish it could go on forever.
Beth joined her fellow Musketeers in feeling nostalgic.
I wish that everybody had a chance to live in a town like this. A town where people realy look after each other. Sometimes it's just a hello, or a smile, or a pat on the back, and sometimes it's something more. Soemtimes it's saving each other's lives, or holding each other while we cry.
Of course Mindy was going to speak as well.
And we know that wherever life takes us, we can always call Springfield our home.
Phillip summed it up with his words that apply to the characters as well as the actors and show.
We are bound together by those friendships and that history. No matter where we go or where life takes us, we are always going to be a part of each other's lives.
You can watch the moving speech by Rick and the other Musketeers below along with some classic Bert Bauer moments. Bert was the heart and soul of GUIDING LIGHT for many years.
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