3x03 Daredevils!
Originally posted by topetine November 28, 2010
SHAWN
1987 - Wanted to be popular as a child
1987 - Did stupid stunts
1987 - Wanted to be as cool as “the kid who shoots milk out of his eye”
Accepted tickets to a tractor pull as payment for working a case
Clients were carnies so it was either this or 20 rides on a rusty Tilt-a-Whirl
Loves churros
Tries to steal some of Gus’ tortilla chips
Is a strawberry crepe enthusiast
Wants Dutch’s autograph as payment
Usual retainer is $2000
Takes the offered beer
There is a pinball machine in the Psych office
Cover story is a stunt tester
Rides motorcycle to chase El Diablo
States he loves bees and historical novels
Wanted to take Gus to prom, Henry did not approve (Joke?)
Has no idea what life insurance does.
Takes off with the leather jacket
Ruins stunt saving Dutch’s life and falls off a roof
GUS
Claims he had early onset vertigo
Slaps Shawn’s hand away from his food
Knows random trivia (like the hiccupping terrier)
Usual retainer is $2000
Refuses the offered beer
Cover story is a stunt tester
Gus can jump chairs!
Rides a tiny scooter minibike in the episode
Had an estate planner on speed dial since starting Psych
LASSITER
His date ditched him at the restaurant (went to the ladies’ room and never came back).
Seems content with the outcome, unscathed.
Apparently the “Dead Clown Story” scared her off
He may or may not have illustrated with crayons on the butcher paper on the table.
Loves low-end stakeouts that are just waiting for a simple hand-over
Thinks that Juliet is infatuated with him when she brings up dating again
Tries to protest that he’s okay being single (Sleeps alone, cuts frozen dinners in half, considered planting evidence on wife’s new boyfriend)
He then admits he may need Juliet’s help.
Hookers <3 Carlton.
(He didn’t realize she was a prostitute until Juliet returned)
JULIET
Asks about Carlton’s date and learns that it didn’t go well.
She did not agree that the “Dead Clown Story” was funny, nor proper date conversation topics.
The chief believes it’s up to Juliet to “fix” Carlton
“I think she wants me to find Lassiter a girlfriend…”
Wants to set Carlton up with a friend who “loves cops”
Narrows down her choices to three
HENRY
Freaks out at Shawn for trying to jump a person on his bike.
Tries to make him understand that they are only waiting to watch him fail, not watch him succeed.
VICK
Has received 3 complaints that month re: Carlton.
Assumes it’s due to his personal life.
She discusses this with Juliet and instructs her to “Fix the problem”
Stole a story from a “Police Woman Rerun” to emphasize the point that sometimes it’s the partner’s job to keep the other on track.
BUZZ
Buzz is not a good chair jumper :(
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
GUS NICKNAME
Die Harder
Squirts Macintosh
SHAWN ALIAS
Die Hard
SHAWN’S PILLOW HUGS
Episode: 1
Series: 6
GUS, DON’T BE…
Gus, don't be an old sponge with hair hanging off it.
CATCHPHRASES
“Wait for it” (episode: 2 series: 11)
ALLUSIONS
“No, I mean accepting tickets to some ridiculous tractor pull as payment for a case.” - Truck and Tractor pulling, also known as power pulling, is a motorsport competition, popular in United States, Europe (especially in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany), Australia and Brazil, and New Zealand which requires modified tractors to pull a heavy sled along a 35 foot wide, 330 foot long track, with the winner being the tractor that pulls the sled the farthest. The sport is known as the world's most powerful motorsport, due to the multi-engined modified tractor pullers.
“Gus, excuse us, when your clients are carnie folk, it's this or 20 rides on a rusted Tilt-a-Whirl.” - Tilt-A-Whirl, also known as Waltzer in Europe, is one of the best-known flat rides, designed for commercial use at amusement parks, fairs and carnivals in which it is commonly found. The rides are manufactured by Larson International of Plainview, Texas. The Tilt-a-Whirl is a platform-type ride, consisting of seven freely-spinning cars that hold three (sometimes four) riders each, which are attached at fixed pivot points on a rotating platform. As the platform revolves, parts of the platform are raised and lowered, and the resulting centrifugal and gravitational forces on the cars cause them to spin in different directions and at variable speeds. The weight of passengers in these cars (as well as the weight distribution) may intensify or dampen the spinning motion of the cars, adding to the unpredictable nature of the motion.
“You know I had early onset vertigo.” - Vertigo /ˈvɜrtɨɡoʊ/ (from the Latin vertō "a whirling or spinning movement") is a subtype of dizziness in which a patient inappropriately experiences the perception of motion (usually a spinning motion) due to dysfunction of the vestibular system. It is often associated with nausea and vomiting as well as a balance disorder, causing difficulties with standing or walking. There are three types of vertigo. The first is known as objective and describes when the person has the sensation that stationary objects in the environment are moving. The second type of vertigo is known as subjective and refers to when the patient feels as if they are moving. The third type is known as pseudovertigo, an intensive sensation of rotation inside the patient's head.
Jeff Fahey (Dutch the Clutch) - Jeffrey David "Jeff" Fahey (born November 29, 1952) is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC series Lost and the title role of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on The Marshal.
“He was on That’s Incredible once when we were kids.” - That's Incredible! is an American reality television show that aired on the ABC television network from 1980 to 1984. In the tradition of You Asked for It, Ripley's Believe It or Not! and Real People, the show featured people performing stunts and reenactments of allegedly paranormal events. The show also often featured people with unusual talents, such as speed-talker John Moschitta, Jr., who made his first national television appearance on the show, as well as scientific, medical, and technological breakthroughs such as the Taser and cryogenic corneal reshaping by lathe keratomileusis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFXtb9jBaBM
“And he jumped Springfield Gorge.” “That was Homer Simpson.” - The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television, and many aspects of the human condition. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox, becoming the network's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989-90). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7vte1epVpE
“Dude, they're about to start racing ocelots in half an hour.” - The ocelot (/ˈɒsəlɒt/; Leopardus pardalis), also known as the dwarf leopard, is a wild cat distributed extensively over South America including the islands of Trinidad and Margarita, Central America, and Mexico. It has been reported as far north as Texas. North of Mexico, it is found regularly only in the extreme southern part of Texas, although there are rare sightings in southern Arizona. The ocelot is similar in appearance to a domestic cat. Its fur resembles that of a clouded leopard or jaguar and was once regarded as particularly valuable. As a result, hundreds of thousands of ocelots were once killed for their fur. The feline was classified as a vulnerable species from 1972 until 1996, and is now rated "least concern" by the 2008 IUCN Red List.
“You know, The Allman brothers generally tend to inhibit my psychic powers.” - The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). While the band has been called the principal architects of southern rock, they also incorporate elements of blues, jazz, and country music, and their live shows have jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals. The group's first two studio releases stalled commercially, but their 1971 live release, At Fillmore East, represented an artistic and commercial breakthrough. The album features extended renderings of their songs "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post", and is often considered among the best live albums. Group leader Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident not long afterward, and the band completed Eat a Peach (1972) in his memory, a dual studio/live album that cemented the band's popularity. Following the death of bassist Berry Oakley later that year, the group recruited keyboardist Chuck Leavell and bassist Lamar Williams for 1973's Brothers and Sisters, which, combined with the hit single, "Ramblin' Man", placed the group at the forefront of 1970s rock music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUTORC4eoGc
“Actually, I’m Die Hard. He's Die Harder.” - Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. It is based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, by Roderick Thorp. Die Hard follows off-duty New York City Police Department officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) as he takes on a group of highly organized criminals led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), who perform a heist in a Los Angeles skyscraper under the guise of a terrorist attack using hostages, including McClane's wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia), to keep the police at bay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TQ-pOvI6Xo Die Hard 2 (sometimes referred to as Die Hard 2: Die Harder) is a 1990 American action film and the second in the Die Hard film series. It was released on July 4, 1990. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia (reprising her role as Holly McClane), William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton (reprising his role as Richard "Dick" Thornburg), Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos, and Reginald VelJohnson, returning briefly in his role as Sgt. Al Powell from the first film. As with the first film, the action in Die Hard 2 takes place on Christmas Eve. McClane is waiting for his wife to land at Washington Dulles International Airport when terrorists take over the air traffic control system. He must stop the terrorists before his wife's plane and several other incoming flights that are circling the airport run out of fuel and crash. During the night, McClane must also contend with airport police, maintenance workers, and a military commander who does not want his assistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxfXQ4MGLQ
Mercedes McNab (Viki) - Mercedes Alicia McNab (born March 14, 1980) is a Canadian actress. Her most known performances include Harmony Kendall on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2001) and its spinoff Angel (2001-2004). She is also known for her role as pretentious Amanda Buckman in Addams Family Values (1993) and Misty in the horror films Hatchet (2007) and Hatchet 2 (2010).
“And we can finally take that vacation to Dollywood!” - Dollywood is a theme park owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and Herschend Family Entertainment. It is located in the Knoxville-Smoky Mountains metroplex in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Hosting over 3 million guests in a typical season-Presidents' Day to the Christmas holidays-Dollywood is the biggest "ticketed" tourist attraction in Tennessee. In addition to standard amusement park thrill rides, Dollywood features traditional crafts and music of the Smoky Mountains area. The park hosts a number of concerts and musical events each year, including appearances by Parton and her family, as well as other national and local musical acts, and is the site of the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame. Alongside sister waterpark Dollywood's Splash Country (35-acre (14 ha)), and Dollywood's DreamMore Resort (100-acre (40 ha)) (circa 2015), and Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction (5 acres), Dollywood is the anchor of Parton's 295-acre (119 ha) Dollywood amusement resort. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DSpqXyI4NY
“Glen Campbell rocks!” - Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22, 1936) is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host, and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television. During his 50 years in show business, Campbell has released more than 70 albums. He has sold 45 million records and accumulated 12 RIAA Gold albums, 4 Platinum albums and 1 Double-Platinum album. He has placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, and/or the Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the Top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts. Campbell's hits include his recordings of John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind", Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", and "Galveston", Larry Weiss's "Rhinestone Cowboy", and Allen Toussaint's "Southern Nights". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETkzK9pXMio
“Maybe I saw it on an old Police Woman rerun.” - Police Woman is an American television police drama starring Angie Dickinson that ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to March 29, 1978. Based on an original screenplay by Lincoln C. Hilburn, the show revolves around Sgt. "Pepper" Anderson (Angie Dickinson), an undercover police officer working for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Sergeant William "Bill" Crowley (Earl Holliman) was her immediate superior, and Pete Royster (Charles Dierkop) and Joe Styles (Ed Bernard) were the other half of the undercover team that investigated everything from murders to rape and drug crimes. In many episodes, Pepper went undercover (as a prostitute, nurse, teacher, flight attendant, prison inmate, dancer, waitress, etc.) in order to get close enough to the suspects to gain valuable information that would lead to their arrest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRb3Nsf33bU
“What, are we gonna be killed by Marcel Marceau?” - Marcel Marceau (22 March 1923 - 22 September 2007) was a French actor and mime most famous for his stage persona as "Bip the Clown." He referred to mime as the "art of silence," and he performed professionally worldwide for over 60 years. As a youth, he lived in hiding and worked with the French Resistance during most of World War II, giving his first major performance to 3000 troops after the liberation of Paris in August 1944. Following the war, he studied dramatic art and mime in Paris. In 1959 he established his own pantomime school in Paris, and subsequently set up the Marceau Foundation to promote the art in the U.S. Among his various awards and honours, he was made "Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur" (1998) and was awarded the National Order of Merit (1998) in France. He won the Emmy Award for his work on television, was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, and was declared a "National treasure" in Japan. He was friends with Michael Jackson for nearly 20 years, and Jackson said he would use some of Marceau's techniques in his own dance steps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbxNWmH6CAo
“They don't even have the bike from Blue Thunder.” - Blue Thunder is a 1983 action thriller film that features a high-tech helicopter of the same name. The movie was directed by John Badham and stars Roy Scheider. A spin-off television series also called Blue Thunder lasted 11 episodes in 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd3lDhyM21M
“I was thinking of Blue Lagoon.” - The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 American romantic adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser and filmed on Turtle Island Fiji. The screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart was based on the novel The Blue Lagoon by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The film stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris and the cinematography was by Néstor Almendros. The film is a remake of a 1949 film by the same name. The film tells the story of two young children marooned on a tropical island paradise in the South Pacific. With neither the guidance nor the restrictions of society, emotional feelings and physical changes arise as they reach puberty and fall in love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUffh8dkm5M
“Dude, it's like High Road to China.” - High Road to China is a 1983 adventure-romance film, set in the 1920s, starring Tom Selleck as a hard-drinking biplane pilot hired by society heiress Eve "Evie" Tozer (Bess Armstrong) to find her missing father (Wilford Brimley). The supporting cast includes Robert Morley and Brian Blessed. The Golden Harvest film (released by Warner Bros.) was directed by Brian G. Hutton, loosely based on a novel of the same name by Australian author Jon Cleary. Little beyond character names and the basic premise of an aerial race to China survived the translation to film. The musical score was composed by John Barry. It was the 27th highest grossing film of 1983, bringing in $28,445,927 at the domestic box office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7A7OUE6rFQ
“My daughter… My sister...” - “Chinatown”, a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film, directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. A private investigator (Nicholson) hired to expose an adultery case, but his investigation turns into a mystery of elements: murder, betrayal, and water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr3edVsHkj0
“My Father the Hero.” - My Father the Hero is a 1994 English language remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros. The remake was directed by Steve Miner and released by Touchstone Pictures. André (Gérard Depardieu), a Frenchman divorced from his wife, takes his teenage daughter, Nicole (Katherine Heigl), on vacation with him to The Bahamas. She is desperate to appear as a woman and not a girl, so in order to impress a local boy Ben (Dalton James), she makes up more and more ridiculous stories, starting with André being her lover and leading to some bizarre assumptions by the rest of the community. André is desperate to make Nicole happy (especially as she is increasingly upset by his relationship with girlfriend Isobel) and so plays along with her crazy games, and the stories they make up get increasingly bizarre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQhEqgGjA8w
“And even though the bungee cord snapped on the way down, I still made it to the George Thorogood concert that night.” - George Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American blues rock musician from Wilmington, Delaware. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone". He has also helped popularize older songs by American icons, such as "Move It on Over," "Who Do You Love?" and "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", which became staples of classic rock radio. With his band, the Delaware Destroyers, Thorogood has released over 20 albums, of which two have been certified Platinum and six have been certified Gold. He has sold 15 million albums worldwide. Thorogood and band continue to tour extensively and in 2014 celebrated their 40th anniversary performing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyhJ69mD7xI
“It's a Dunkin' Donuts patch, Gus.” - Dunkin' Donuts is an American global doughnut company and coffeehouse chain based in Canton, Massachusetts in Greater Boston. It was founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts. Since its founding, the company has grown to become one of the largest coffee and baked goods chains in the world, with 11,000 restaurants in 33 countries. The chain's products include doughnuts, bagels, other baked goods, and a wide variety of hot and iced beverages. The company primarily competes with Starbucks, as over half the company's business is in coffee sales, as well as with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Honey Dew Donuts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjrzuSb00ts
“Two hours later, I was eating a BLT in Red Robin.” - Red Robin Gourmet Burgers or simply Red Robin is a chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, and now headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The original Red Robin stood at the corner of Furhman and Eastlake Avenues E. in Seattle, at the southern end of the University Bridge. This building dates from 1940 and was first called Sam's Tavern. The owner, Sam, sang in a barbershop quartet and could frequently be heard singing the song "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)". He liked the song so much that he eventually changed the name to Sam's Red Robin. In 1969, local Seattle restaurant entrepreneur Gerry Kingen bought the restaurant and expanded it. The business dropped the "Sam's" and simply became Red Robin. The first restaurant was 1,200 sq ft (110 sq m). It was a favored hangout for University of Washington students. Kingen continued to operate the location as a tavern for a few years, but later added hamburgers to the menu, eventually giving fans 28 different burgers to choose from, and sales skyrocketed.
“We'll be as nonexistent as an Aldo Nova fan.” - Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio on November 13, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. Nova initially gained fame with his self-titled debut album Aldo Nova in 1982 which climbed to Billboard's number 8 position, and its accompanying single, "Fantasy," which climbed to number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQgfaB3S1c
CONTINUITY
“Take it from a fellow motorcycle guy.” - Another mention of that elusive motorcycle.
“I think that was the worst English I’ve ever heard.” - Gus and his love of proper grammar.
Gus does his cool thumb/nose move (2x05 “And Down the Stretch Comes Murder”, 2x14 "Dis-Lodged", 2x15 “Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion”)
Gus brings up the jackal again, but not for stealth, for grace (1x10 "From the Earth to the Starbucks")
SHAWN
1987 - Wanted to be popular as a child
1987 - Did stupid stunts
1987 - Wanted to be as cool as “the kid who shoots milk out of his eye”
Accepted tickets to a tractor pull as payment for working a case
Clients were carnies so it was either this or 20 rides on a rusty Tilt-a-Whirl
Loves churros
Tries to steal some of Gus’ tortilla chips
Is a strawberry crepe enthusiast
Wants Dutch’s autograph as payment
Usual retainer is $2000
Takes the offered beer
There is a pinball machine in the Psych office
Cover story is a stunt tester
Rides motorcycle to chase El Diablo
States he loves bees and historical novels
Wanted to take Gus to prom, Henry did not approve (Joke?)
Has no idea what life insurance does.
Takes off with the leather jacket
Ruins stunt saving Dutch’s life and falls off a roof
GUS
Claims he had early onset vertigo
Slaps Shawn’s hand away from his food
Knows random trivia (like the hiccupping terrier)
Usual retainer is $2000
Refuses the offered beer
Cover story is a stunt tester
Gus can jump chairs!
Rides a tiny scooter minibike in the episode
Had an estate planner on speed dial since starting Psych
LASSITER
His date ditched him at the restaurant (went to the ladies’ room and never came back).
Seems content with the outcome, unscathed.
Apparently the “Dead Clown Story” scared her off
He may or may not have illustrated with crayons on the butcher paper on the table.
Loves low-end stakeouts that are just waiting for a simple hand-over
Thinks that Juliet is infatuated with him when she brings up dating again
Tries to protest that he’s okay being single (Sleeps alone, cuts frozen dinners in half, considered planting evidence on wife’s new boyfriend)
He then admits he may need Juliet’s help.
Hookers <3 Carlton.
(He didn’t realize she was a prostitute until Juliet returned)
JULIET
Asks about Carlton’s date and learns that it didn’t go well.
She did not agree that the “Dead Clown Story” was funny, nor proper date conversation topics.
The chief believes it’s up to Juliet to “fix” Carlton
“I think she wants me to find Lassiter a girlfriend…”
Wants to set Carlton up with a friend who “loves cops”
Narrows down her choices to three
HENRY
Freaks out at Shawn for trying to jump a person on his bike.
Tries to make him understand that they are only waiting to watch him fail, not watch him succeed.
VICK
Has received 3 complaints that month re: Carlton.
Assumes it’s due to his personal life.
She discusses this with Juliet and instructs her to “Fix the problem”
Stole a story from a “Police Woman Rerun” to emphasize the point that sometimes it’s the partner’s job to keep the other on track.
BUZZ
Buzz is not a good chair jumper :(
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
GUS NICKNAME
Die Harder
Squirts Macintosh
SHAWN ALIAS
Die Hard
SHAWN’S PILLOW HUGS
Episode: 1
Series: 6
GUS, DON’T BE…
Gus, don't be an old sponge with hair hanging off it.
CATCHPHRASES
“Wait for it” (episode: 2 series: 11)
ALLUSIONS
“No, I mean accepting tickets to some ridiculous tractor pull as payment for a case.” - Truck and Tractor pulling, also known as power pulling, is a motorsport competition, popular in United States, Europe (especially in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany), Australia and Brazil, and New Zealand which requires modified tractors to pull a heavy sled along a 35 foot wide, 330 foot long track, with the winner being the tractor that pulls the sled the farthest. The sport is known as the world's most powerful motorsport, due to the multi-engined modified tractor pullers.
“Gus, excuse us, when your clients are carnie folk, it's this or 20 rides on a rusted Tilt-a-Whirl.” - Tilt-A-Whirl, also known as Waltzer in Europe, is one of the best-known flat rides, designed for commercial use at amusement parks, fairs and carnivals in which it is commonly found. The rides are manufactured by Larson International of Plainview, Texas. The Tilt-a-Whirl is a platform-type ride, consisting of seven freely-spinning cars that hold three (sometimes four) riders each, which are attached at fixed pivot points on a rotating platform. As the platform revolves, parts of the platform are raised and lowered, and the resulting centrifugal and gravitational forces on the cars cause them to spin in different directions and at variable speeds. The weight of passengers in these cars (as well as the weight distribution) may intensify or dampen the spinning motion of the cars, adding to the unpredictable nature of the motion.
“You know I had early onset vertigo.” - Vertigo /ˈvɜrtɨɡoʊ/ (from the Latin vertō "a whirling or spinning movement") is a subtype of dizziness in which a patient inappropriately experiences the perception of motion (usually a spinning motion) due to dysfunction of the vestibular system. It is often associated with nausea and vomiting as well as a balance disorder, causing difficulties with standing or walking. There are three types of vertigo. The first is known as objective and describes when the person has the sensation that stationary objects in the environment are moving. The second type of vertigo is known as subjective and refers to when the patient feels as if they are moving. The third type is known as pseudovertigo, an intensive sensation of rotation inside the patient's head.
Jeff Fahey (Dutch the Clutch) - Jeffrey David "Jeff" Fahey (born November 29, 1952) is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC series Lost and the title role of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on The Marshal.
“He was on That’s Incredible once when we were kids.” - That's Incredible! is an American reality television show that aired on the ABC television network from 1980 to 1984. In the tradition of You Asked for It, Ripley's Believe It or Not! and Real People, the show featured people performing stunts and reenactments of allegedly paranormal events. The show also often featured people with unusual talents, such as speed-talker John Moschitta, Jr., who made his first national television appearance on the show, as well as scientific, medical, and technological breakthroughs such as the Taser and cryogenic corneal reshaping by lathe keratomileusis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFXtb9jBaBM
“And he jumped Springfield Gorge.” “That was Homer Simpson.” - The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television, and many aspects of the human condition. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox, becoming the network's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989-90). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7vte1epVpE
“Dude, they're about to start racing ocelots in half an hour.” - The ocelot (/ˈɒsəlɒt/; Leopardus pardalis), also known as the dwarf leopard, is a wild cat distributed extensively over South America including the islands of Trinidad and Margarita, Central America, and Mexico. It has been reported as far north as Texas. North of Mexico, it is found regularly only in the extreme southern part of Texas, although there are rare sightings in southern Arizona. The ocelot is similar in appearance to a domestic cat. Its fur resembles that of a clouded leopard or jaguar and was once regarded as particularly valuable. As a result, hundreds of thousands of ocelots were once killed for their fur. The feline was classified as a vulnerable species from 1972 until 1996, and is now rated "least concern" by the 2008 IUCN Red List.
“You know, The Allman brothers generally tend to inhibit my psychic powers.” - The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). While the band has been called the principal architects of southern rock, they also incorporate elements of blues, jazz, and country music, and their live shows have jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals. The group's first two studio releases stalled commercially, but their 1971 live release, At Fillmore East, represented an artistic and commercial breakthrough. The album features extended renderings of their songs "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post", and is often considered among the best live albums. Group leader Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident not long afterward, and the band completed Eat a Peach (1972) in his memory, a dual studio/live album that cemented the band's popularity. Following the death of bassist Berry Oakley later that year, the group recruited keyboardist Chuck Leavell and bassist Lamar Williams for 1973's Brothers and Sisters, which, combined with the hit single, "Ramblin' Man", placed the group at the forefront of 1970s rock music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUTORC4eoGc
“Actually, I’m Die Hard. He's Die Harder.” - Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. It is based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, by Roderick Thorp. Die Hard follows off-duty New York City Police Department officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) as he takes on a group of highly organized criminals led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), who perform a heist in a Los Angeles skyscraper under the guise of a terrorist attack using hostages, including McClane's wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia), to keep the police at bay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TQ-pOvI6Xo Die Hard 2 (sometimes referred to as Die Hard 2: Die Harder) is a 1990 American action film and the second in the Die Hard film series. It was released on July 4, 1990. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia (reprising her role as Holly McClane), William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton (reprising his role as Richard "Dick" Thornburg), Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos, and Reginald VelJohnson, returning briefly in his role as Sgt. Al Powell from the first film. As with the first film, the action in Die Hard 2 takes place on Christmas Eve. McClane is waiting for his wife to land at Washington Dulles International Airport when terrorists take over the air traffic control system. He must stop the terrorists before his wife's plane and several other incoming flights that are circling the airport run out of fuel and crash. During the night, McClane must also contend with airport police, maintenance workers, and a military commander who does not want his assistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxfXQ4MGLQ
Mercedes McNab (Viki) - Mercedes Alicia McNab (born March 14, 1980) is a Canadian actress. Her most known performances include Harmony Kendall on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2001) and its spinoff Angel (2001-2004). She is also known for her role as pretentious Amanda Buckman in Addams Family Values (1993) and Misty in the horror films Hatchet (2007) and Hatchet 2 (2010).
“And we can finally take that vacation to Dollywood!” - Dollywood is a theme park owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and Herschend Family Entertainment. It is located in the Knoxville-Smoky Mountains metroplex in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Hosting over 3 million guests in a typical season-Presidents' Day to the Christmas holidays-Dollywood is the biggest "ticketed" tourist attraction in Tennessee. In addition to standard amusement park thrill rides, Dollywood features traditional crafts and music of the Smoky Mountains area. The park hosts a number of concerts and musical events each year, including appearances by Parton and her family, as well as other national and local musical acts, and is the site of the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame. Alongside sister waterpark Dollywood's Splash Country (35-acre (14 ha)), and Dollywood's DreamMore Resort (100-acre (40 ha)) (circa 2015), and Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction (5 acres), Dollywood is the anchor of Parton's 295-acre (119 ha) Dollywood amusement resort. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DSpqXyI4NY
“Glen Campbell rocks!” - Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22, 1936) is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host, and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television. During his 50 years in show business, Campbell has released more than 70 albums. He has sold 45 million records and accumulated 12 RIAA Gold albums, 4 Platinum albums and 1 Double-Platinum album. He has placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, and/or the Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the Top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts. Campbell's hits include his recordings of John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind", Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", and "Galveston", Larry Weiss's "Rhinestone Cowboy", and Allen Toussaint's "Southern Nights". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETkzK9pXMio
“Maybe I saw it on an old Police Woman rerun.” - Police Woman is an American television police drama starring Angie Dickinson that ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to March 29, 1978. Based on an original screenplay by Lincoln C. Hilburn, the show revolves around Sgt. "Pepper" Anderson (Angie Dickinson), an undercover police officer working for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Sergeant William "Bill" Crowley (Earl Holliman) was her immediate superior, and Pete Royster (Charles Dierkop) and Joe Styles (Ed Bernard) were the other half of the undercover team that investigated everything from murders to rape and drug crimes. In many episodes, Pepper went undercover (as a prostitute, nurse, teacher, flight attendant, prison inmate, dancer, waitress, etc.) in order to get close enough to the suspects to gain valuable information that would lead to their arrest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRb3Nsf33bU
“What, are we gonna be killed by Marcel Marceau?” - Marcel Marceau (22 March 1923 - 22 September 2007) was a French actor and mime most famous for his stage persona as "Bip the Clown." He referred to mime as the "art of silence," and he performed professionally worldwide for over 60 years. As a youth, he lived in hiding and worked with the French Resistance during most of World War II, giving his first major performance to 3000 troops after the liberation of Paris in August 1944. Following the war, he studied dramatic art and mime in Paris. In 1959 he established his own pantomime school in Paris, and subsequently set up the Marceau Foundation to promote the art in the U.S. Among his various awards and honours, he was made "Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur" (1998) and was awarded the National Order of Merit (1998) in France. He won the Emmy Award for his work on television, was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, and was declared a "National treasure" in Japan. He was friends with Michael Jackson for nearly 20 years, and Jackson said he would use some of Marceau's techniques in his own dance steps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbxNWmH6CAo
“They don't even have the bike from Blue Thunder.” - Blue Thunder is a 1983 action thriller film that features a high-tech helicopter of the same name. The movie was directed by John Badham and stars Roy Scheider. A spin-off television series also called Blue Thunder lasted 11 episodes in 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd3lDhyM21M
“I was thinking of Blue Lagoon.” - The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 American romantic adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser and filmed on Turtle Island Fiji. The screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart was based on the novel The Blue Lagoon by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The film stars Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris and the cinematography was by Néstor Almendros. The film is a remake of a 1949 film by the same name. The film tells the story of two young children marooned on a tropical island paradise in the South Pacific. With neither the guidance nor the restrictions of society, emotional feelings and physical changes arise as they reach puberty and fall in love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUffh8dkm5M
“Dude, it's like High Road to China.” - High Road to China is a 1983 adventure-romance film, set in the 1920s, starring Tom Selleck as a hard-drinking biplane pilot hired by society heiress Eve "Evie" Tozer (Bess Armstrong) to find her missing father (Wilford Brimley). The supporting cast includes Robert Morley and Brian Blessed. The Golden Harvest film (released by Warner Bros.) was directed by Brian G. Hutton, loosely based on a novel of the same name by Australian author Jon Cleary. Little beyond character names and the basic premise of an aerial race to China survived the translation to film. The musical score was composed by John Barry. It was the 27th highest grossing film of 1983, bringing in $28,445,927 at the domestic box office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7A7OUE6rFQ
“My daughter… My sister...” - “Chinatown”, a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film, directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. A private investigator (Nicholson) hired to expose an adultery case, but his investigation turns into a mystery of elements: murder, betrayal, and water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr3edVsHkj0
“My Father the Hero.” - My Father the Hero is a 1994 English language remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros. The remake was directed by Steve Miner and released by Touchstone Pictures. André (Gérard Depardieu), a Frenchman divorced from his wife, takes his teenage daughter, Nicole (Katherine Heigl), on vacation with him to The Bahamas. She is desperate to appear as a woman and not a girl, so in order to impress a local boy Ben (Dalton James), she makes up more and more ridiculous stories, starting with André being her lover and leading to some bizarre assumptions by the rest of the community. André is desperate to make Nicole happy (especially as she is increasingly upset by his relationship with girlfriend Isobel) and so plays along with her crazy games, and the stories they make up get increasingly bizarre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQhEqgGjA8w
“And even though the bungee cord snapped on the way down, I still made it to the George Thorogood concert that night.” - George Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American blues rock musician from Wilmington, Delaware. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone". He has also helped popularize older songs by American icons, such as "Move It on Over," "Who Do You Love?" and "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", which became staples of classic rock radio. With his band, the Delaware Destroyers, Thorogood has released over 20 albums, of which two have been certified Platinum and six have been certified Gold. He has sold 15 million albums worldwide. Thorogood and band continue to tour extensively and in 2014 celebrated their 40th anniversary performing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyhJ69mD7xI
“It's a Dunkin' Donuts patch, Gus.” - Dunkin' Donuts is an American global doughnut company and coffeehouse chain based in Canton, Massachusetts in Greater Boston. It was founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts. Since its founding, the company has grown to become one of the largest coffee and baked goods chains in the world, with 11,000 restaurants in 33 countries. The chain's products include doughnuts, bagels, other baked goods, and a wide variety of hot and iced beverages. The company primarily competes with Starbucks, as over half the company's business is in coffee sales, as well as with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Honey Dew Donuts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjrzuSb00ts
“Two hours later, I was eating a BLT in Red Robin.” - Red Robin Gourmet Burgers or simply Red Robin is a chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, and now headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The original Red Robin stood at the corner of Furhman and Eastlake Avenues E. in Seattle, at the southern end of the University Bridge. This building dates from 1940 and was first called Sam's Tavern. The owner, Sam, sang in a barbershop quartet and could frequently be heard singing the song "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)". He liked the song so much that he eventually changed the name to Sam's Red Robin. In 1969, local Seattle restaurant entrepreneur Gerry Kingen bought the restaurant and expanded it. The business dropped the "Sam's" and simply became Red Robin. The first restaurant was 1,200 sq ft (110 sq m). It was a favored hangout for University of Washington students. Kingen continued to operate the location as a tavern for a few years, but later added hamburgers to the menu, eventually giving fans 28 different burgers to choose from, and sales skyrocketed.
“We'll be as nonexistent as an Aldo Nova fan.” - Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio on November 13, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. Nova initially gained fame with his self-titled debut album Aldo Nova in 1982 which climbed to Billboard's number 8 position, and its accompanying single, "Fantasy," which climbed to number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQgfaB3S1c
CONTINUITY
“Take it from a fellow motorcycle guy.” - Another mention of that elusive motorcycle.
“I think that was the worst English I’ve ever heard.” - Gus and his love of proper grammar.
Gus does his cool thumb/nose move (2x05 “And Down the Stretch Comes Murder”, 2x14 "Dis-Lodged", 2x15 “Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion”)
Gus brings up the jackal again, but not for stealth, for grace (1x10 "From the Earth to the Starbucks")