4x08 Let's Get Hairy
Originally posted by the_moogie on January 23, 2011
Edited on September 22, 2015
SHAWN
1989: He and Gus leave their scout troop. Shawn says this is a "chance to put their skills to the real test."
Henry says Shawn is 5’10”
Watch WWF wrestling with dolls dressed as old school wrestlers
Realize that still watching with the dolls is creepy
Thinks “thrice” is half
He and Gus give Stewart three rules: 1) no talking during the rumble, 2) he must leave at sunup, never to return, and 3) touch the Quatro Quesos Dos Fritos and Gus will take him down using basic traditional beginners Karate.
Asks Lassiter why he’s reading the file like Mr. Peanut (he is using a monocle).
Doesn’t notice when Gus disappears behind trick bookcase
Supports Gus hitting on Willow by saying he forgets that Gus directed Gothika.
Says if he were to nuzzle with a non-domesticated zoo-dweller he’d go with giraffe. Gus points out that they’re chronic spitters. Shawn says he’d" climb up there and risk it. They have those giant donut lips."
Calls himself the Black and Tan Express.
Goes through Stewart’s bag
Takes photos of patient information using phone
Thinks Polexia was Anna Paquin’s name in Almost Famous (it was).
Shawn orders a sloe gin fizz for himself, hold the gin, extra fizz and says Gus wants a Roy Rogers
Helps scope out his dad’s competition in the truck competition
Hides in the ladies’ room until Myrtle leaves
Uses his Swiss Army knife to pick the lock
Says Gus wants to have a half black Faruza Bauk baby with Stewart’s sister.
Tells Gus it was a wrong number when O’Hara calls with the details on the wolf hair.
GUS
1989: Young Gus asks if the forest is dense enough for a werewolf to run amuck and swallow him like a Rolo.
Is interested in Willow. Shawn calls him goth curious.
Claims that Halle Berry calls him Black Magic and they met on the set of Goithika. Gives Willow Gimbley his busniess card with the handwritten number on the back.
Calls Willows’s makeup "weird sexy." And says it’s a cry for help from a stong man with a solid job. Has a picture of himself and a koala on his phone. The koala's name is Ruiz. Gus makes a yearly donation to the Bear With Me Foundation to "help protect the lives of these precious and unique creatures." He’s nuzzling the koala and claims that Ruiz made the first move.
Shawn says Gus’s Little Chief skills are a little off.
Can’t focus until Stewart handles this wardrobe issue (nudity).
Disinfects the chair that naked Stewart sat on
Keeps his Halloween costume in a bankers box with a hand-drawn jack-o-lantern on it, in the back room of the Psych office.
His Halloween costume last year was Dwayne Cleophus Wayne of a different world.
Identifies a bottle of Haloperidol found in Dr. Tucker’s office as likely containing horse tranquilizers.
Is not interested in the 360 horsepower on the truck Henry wants. Mentions that he drives an Echo, as if this explains his disinterest.
Knows basic traditional beginners Karate.
Admires Polexia’s ass as she boards a bus
Says taxidermy is an awful act. As is murder. Says he is part of the largest campaign on the internet to abolish taxidermy completely.
Shawn calls him Harry Munroe (Richard Pryor's character in Still Crazy) and says he’s still crazy.
Says Polexia’s file is missing from Dr. Tucker’s office
Says Shawn never locks the door of the Psych office.
Shawn orders Roy Rogers for him and Gus asks for extra cherries.
Says Skip (Shawn, going under an assumed name) has romantic dreams about firemen that look like Dolf Lundgren. Claims Shawn said it was late and he was in a firehouse and he slid down a large pole. Shawn’s embarrassment suggest this is true.
Was intrigued by Polexia’s interest in kink.
Didn't realize Anna Paquin was in Almost Famous
Used to have a rubber coin purse with Wonder Woman’s face on it, as did O'Hara.
Shawn says “Let’s Hear it For The Boy” is on Gus’ iPod.
Hides in the ladies’ room until Myrtle leaves
Shawn says Gus wants to have a half black Faruza Balk (actrss from The Craft) baby with Stewart’s sister. Gus says if the baby is a girl he’d name her Lavender. If it’s a boy Diondre Pride Guster.
Tells Willow she can ride shotgun
Gave O’Hara silver bullets, just in case.
Likes waffles.
LASSITER
Called Stewart a wackadoo and sent him to see Shawn.
Doesn’t know who Denise Williams is.
Is using a monocle to get a new perspective on his cases. Claims that several military strategists have done so.
Says he told Shawn to stop doing that (sneaking up on him?) it’s like watching someone while they sleep.
Says he’d rather adopt a child than tag along with Shawn and Gus to Occultapus.
Admits to Shawn he made a mistake
Stewart described him as "Robert Goulet dressed as Mr. Bean playing the scarecrow in a summer stock version of the Wizard of Oz dedicated to Tony Randall."
When Myrtle calls him and O'Hara Dorothy and the Scarecrow he pulls his badge and says "here’s the tin man," then pulls and cocks his gun and says "here’s Toto."
JULIET
Agrees to run the hair Gus found through their labs to identify it.
Used to have a rubber coin purse with wonder woman’s face on it, as did Gus.
Asks if Polexia was Anna Paquin’s name in almost famous (it was)
Lies to Lassiter (pretends she’s going to the bathroom) in order to run the hair Gus gave her.
Says she has no time for Shawn’s "tomfoolery and silliness, and that goes for his nonsense, malarkey and shenanigans."
Reports to Shawn that the hair is authentic wolf hair.
HENRY
1989: Is frightened by the sounds of wolves in the woods.
1989: Says the mind can convince itself of anything when fear is involved.
1989: Says wandering off into the woods is about the dumbest thing Shawn has ever done.
Calls Shawn to come to Leadbetter Beach and bring him a 36 hour survival basket. Says the situation involves a former nemesis and something he deserves. Asks for two ham sandwiches on stone-ground wheat, mustard, no mayo, plenty of electrolyte liquids, and a flashlight. ASAP. He has entered a contest where the last person to remove their hand from a pickup truck wins it.
Defends Shawn when Butch Zielinski teases him and actually calls him psychic in public
Says Butch Zielinski was his nemesis from his days on the force. Used to step on his toes and steal his thunder.
Says he punched Butch once in a bowling alley.
Appreciates Shawn's help scoping out the competition for the truck. Henry missed the germophobe that Shawn spotted.
Sneezes on the germaphobe who is then out of the contest
Likes waffles.
Other Characters
Stewart Gimbley
Comes to Psych and asks them to lock him up and observe his behaviour overnight. Gives them a gun for protection, and silver bullets.
Works at Occultapus, an occult shop.
Has a younger sister, Willow.
Hides in the psych closet, covered in balloons.
Has a therapy group that Polexia was in.
Says the therapy groups calls Polexia the black widow she was once married to a man with alopecia, she tied him up to the bed and gagged him because she was into some kinky business and he had a heart attack and died.
Had a birthday at Shangri-lala’s. They got half off the party pack and they got to bring their own vampire geisha.
Won’t let Willow or any of the other shamans in the healing rhombus help because he doesn’t want to put them in danger.
Suspects that his dad, Rabbi Gimbley is a dybbuk and he and Willow may be the spawn of demon seed. "Keeping in mind of course that not all demons are bad," ex: Hellboy.
Thinks he is a werewolf.
Wakes up naked in the forest with two dead hunters. The hunters are named Red and Neck.
Was taking Haloperidol, a schizophrenia drug that reduces aggression to others.
Offers Shawn and Gus three times the normal rate
Willow Gimbley
Didn’t realize Anna Paquin was in Almost Famous.
Is Stewart’s younger sister.
Says that Stewart was bitten while on a mystical march in the Dick Smith Wilderness in the Santa Ynez a few weeks ago. They got lost and Stewart "went off to make water" and got bitten.
Polexia Li
Calls Stewart a little weirdo.
Has mace
Lives at 119 Lincolnwood Place
Is a bartender at Shangri-lala’s
Once threatened Dr. Tucker during a neo-Jungian sharing exercise and since then she only does one-on-ones with him.
Says stewart told her his dad was some kind of demon rabbi.
Used to dominate the group therapy sessions.
Was having an affair with Dr. Tucker.
Her work address is Shangri-Lala’s Bar and Grill at 1325 Belvedere Dr. The telephone number is 555-1023.
Butch Zielinski
Claims he will have the truck fitted with a custom camper so the kids can’t fall off the highway at high speeds.
Says his daughter is an uncompromising chef. She makes sandwiches at Sub Zero and refuses to hear Henry when he says “no mayo.”
Wants the truck for the parentless children of St Thomas of the Apostle’s orphanage of Goleta.
Says he was abandoned as a baby lakeside found by fly fisherman raised by the nuns at St Thomas’.
Says the orphanage's station wagon caught fire and they didn’t have a way to go on their field trips.
Myrtle
Has an autographed picture of John Stamos on her desk.
Calls O’Hara and Lassiter "little Dorothy and her pal Scarecow."
Puts on lipgloss in the bathroom and says “you think you’re ready for this night train Johnny Murdock? Think again.”
Says Shawn and Gus are dumb as rain.
Says Shawn and Gus have ten seconds to make like her third husband and disappear.
Dr. Ken Tucker
Psychiatrist. Just moved his practice to North Avenue.
Has a stuffed owl and a stuffed beaver in his office.
Paid five grand for a wolf skin.
Recommended that Stewart be sent to a full-time psychiatric facility.
His receptionist is named Myrtle.
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
The official word from USA is that the pineapple is on water bottle while Henry is trying to win the truck
GUS’ NICKNAMES
Bob Adams
Rich Fingerland
Black Magic
Cheswick
Harry Monroe
SHAWN’S ALIASES
Ron Davis
R.P. McMurphy
Skip
GUS DON’T BE…
Don't be the third Thompson Twin with the dreads.
CATCHPHRASES
“I’ve seen/heard it both ways” (episode: 1 series: 9)
“Wait for it” (episode: 1 series: 13)
ALLUSIONS
"Let's Get Hairy" - Let's Get Harry is a 1986 action film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Michael Schoeffling, Thomas F. Wilson, Glenn Frey, Rick Rossovich, Gary Busey, Mark Harmon and Robert Duvall. Rosenberg chose to credit the film to Alan Smithee.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eysYg_2ybxk
“Dense enough for a werewolf to run amok and swallow me like a Rolo.” - Rolo (pronounced "Row-low", referring to the roll-styled candy) is a brand of truncated-cone-shaped or frustum-shaped chocolates with a caramel centre, the shape resembling that of a shallow inverted bucket or tub or a traditional lampshade. First manufactured in the United Kingdom by Mackintosh's in 1937, they are made by Nestlé, except in the United States where production has been under licence by The Hershey Company since 1969. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2hWUJKLteM
"’Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan.” - James Edward "Jim" Duggan Jr. (born January 14, 1954), better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed with Global Force Wrestling and he is also signed to World Wrestling Entertainment in a Legends contract. His best-known character is that of an American patriot, which sees him use a 2x4 length of wood as a weapon, the battle cry "Hooo!" and the U-S-A! cheer. In the WWF, Duggan was the winner of the first ever Royal Rumble match in 1988 and in WCW, he was a one-time United States Heavyweight Champion and a one time (and the final) World Television Champion.
“Sylvester Ritter, aka Junkyard Dog.” - Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 - June 2, 1998) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as the Junkyard Dog (or JYD for short), a nickname Ritter received while working in a wrecking yard. Entering the ring with his trademark chain attached to a dog collar, to the music of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust," JYD regularly headlined cards that drew large crowds and regularly sold out the Louisiana Superdome and other major venues, becoming "the first black wrestler to be made the undisputed top star of his promotion".
“He just has a magic 8-ball head.” - The Magic 8 Ball is a toy used for fortune-telling or seeking advice, developed in the 1950s and manufactured by Mattel. It is often used in fiction, often for humor related to its giving very accurate, very inaccurate, or otherwise statistically improbable answers.
“Imagine Robert Goulet dressed like Mr. Bean playing the Scarecrow in a summer stock production of the Wizard of Oz, dedicated to Tony Randall.” - Robert Gerard Goulet (November 26, 1933 - October 30, 2007) was an American singer and actor of French-Canadian ancestry. Goulet was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Cast as Sir Lancelot and originating the role in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot starring opposite theater giants Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, he took Broadway by storm and achieved instant recognition with his performance and interpretation of the show-stopping song “If Ever I would Leave You” which became his signature song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyZvxM1GQnE Mr. Bean is a British television programme series of fifteen 25-minute episodes written by Robin Driscoll and starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character. Different episodes were also written by Robin Driscoll and Richard Curtis, and one by Ben Elton. Thirteen of the episodes were broadcast on ITV, from the pilot on 1 January 1990, until "Goodnight Mr. Bean" on 31 October 1995. Based on a character originally developed by Atkinson while he was studying for his master's degree at Oxford University, the series follows the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body", in solving various problems presented by everyday tasks and often causing disruption in the process. Bean rarely speaks, and the largely physical humour of the series is derived from his interactions with other people and his unusual solutions to situations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ftJES5Q7I The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow. In his first appearance, the Scarecrow reveals that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one. In reality, he is only two days old and merely ignorant. Throughout the course of the novel, he demonstrates that he already has the brains he seeks and is later recognized as "the wisest man in all of Oz," although he continues to credit the Wizard for them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nauLgZISozs Summer stock theatre is any theatre that presents stage productions only in the summer. The name combines the season with the tradition of staging shows by a resident company, reusing stock scenery and costumes. Summer stock theatres frequently take advantage of seasonal weather by having their productions outdoors or under tents set up temporarily for their use. Some smaller theatres still continue this tradition, and a few summer stock theatres have become highly regarded by both patrons as well as performers and designers. Equity status and pay for actors in these theatres varies greatly. Often viewed as a starting point for professional actors, stock casts are typically young, just out of high school or still in college. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and the most well-known and commercially successful adaptation based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Tony Randall (born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920 - May 17, 2004) was an American actor, producer, and director, best known for his role as Felix Unger in the television adaptation of Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKlWGZHEO7Q
“Why were you reading that file like Mr. Peanut?” - Mr. Peanut is the advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company and division of Kraft Foods. He is depicted as an anthropomorphic peanut in its shell dressed in the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman: a top hat, monocle, white gloves, spats, and a cane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5oXCNnYSPY
“Even though I wouldn't lock him up because he was from the planet Wolfen…” - Wolfen is a 1981 American crime horror film directed by Michael Wadleigh and starring Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Gregory Hines and Edward James Olmos. It is an adaptation of Whitley Strieber's 1978 novel The Wolfen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDv35dDlaag
“I used to have one of these with Wonder Woman's face on it.” - Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a warrior princess of the Amazons (based on the Amazons of Greek mythology) and is known in her homeland as Princess Diana of Themyscira. When outside her homeland, she is sometimes known by the secret identity Diana Prince. She is gifted with a wide range of superhuman powers and superior combat and battle skills. She possesses an arsenal of weapons, including the Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara which serves as a projectile, and (in older stories) a range of devices based on Amazon technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH9gx4FdZ4
“No, but Halle Berry calls me ‘Black Magic’.” - Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress and former fashion model. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001), becoming the first and, as of 2015, the only woman of color to win an Oscar for a leading role. She was one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed. Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel.
“On the set of Gothika.” - Gothika is a 2003 supernatural horror film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and written by Sebastian Gutierrez. Halle Berry plays a psychiatrist in a women's mental hospital who wakes up one day to find herself on the other side of the bars, accused of having murdered her husband. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETaTp6uquEc
“Is that Shangri-Lala's?” - Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, and particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia - a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, existence of seven such places is mentioned as Nghe-Beyul Khembalung. Khembalung is one of several beyuls ("hidden lands" similar to Shangri-La) believed to have been created by Padmasambhava in the 9th century as idyllic, sacred places of refuge for Buddhists during times of strife (Reinhard 1978).
“Don't be the third Thompson Twin with the dreads.” - Thompson Twins were a British music group that formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity in the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson in Hergé's comic strip The Adventures of Tintin. At various stages, the band had up to seven members though their best known incarnation was as a trio between 1982-86. They became a prominent act in the so-called Second British Invasion, and in 1985, the band performed at Live Aid where they were joined onstage by Madonna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MG1YaMq0Tk
“Look at you crushing on Vampira.” - The Vampira Show was an American variety show hosted by Vampira. The series aired on the Los Angeles ABC television affiliate KABC-TV from April 30, 1954, through April 2, 1955. The series was produced and created by Hunt Stromberg, Jr., and featured the Vampira character created by Maila Nurmi. Though the show was unseen outside of the Los Angeles area, The Vampira Show has become a cult classic, spawning fan clubs the world over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs0ehPgyD3U
“Preparing to play “Hot Cross Buns” on the recorder.” - "Hot Cross Buns" is an English language nursery rhyme, Easter song and street cry referring to the spiced English bun associated with Good Friday known as a Hot Cross Bun. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13029.
“My name is R.P. McMurphy. This is my partner Cheswick.” - Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy (April 22, 1925 - December 11, 1963) known as R.P. McMurphy, is the protagonist of Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962). He appears in the stage and film adaptations of the novel as well. Jack Nicholson portrayed Randle Patrick McMurphy in the film adaption, earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated on the "Heroes" list of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains, but did not make the final list. He was ranked by Empire as the 61st Greatest Movie Character of All Time. Cheswick is also a character from the novel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzNk3tjGwt8
“Let's hear it.” “For who? The boy?” - "Let's Hear It for the Boy" is the second number-one song for Deniece Williams and appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film, Footloose. It climbed to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, as well as number one on the dance and R&B charts, and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song, was certified platinum in the US, gold in Canada and silver in the UK by the RIAA, Music Canada and the British Phonographic Industry respectively. The music video of the song was released in mid-April 1984. The tune features background vocals from George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, who would go on to form the duo Boy Meets Girl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7FGbhpr2pg
“Wasn't that Anna Paquin's name in Almost Famous?” - Anna Helene Paquin (/ˈpækwɪn/; born 24 July 1982) is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress. Her first film was The Piano, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in March 1994 at the age of 11, making her the second youngest winner in Oscar history. She later appeared in a number of successful films, including Fly Away Home, She's All That, Almost Famous, The Squid and the Whale, 25th Hour and the X-Men franchise as Rogue from Marvel Comics. Paquin is also known for her role as Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in 2009. Almost Famous is a 2000 comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for Rolling Stone. The film is based on Crowe's experiences touring with rock bands Poco, The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Crowe has discussed how during this period he lost his virginity, fell in love, and met his heroes - experiences that are shared by William Miller, the baby-faced main character of the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIIJkZIzwuc
David Naughton (Dr. Tucker) - David Walsh Naughton (born February 13, 1951) is an American actor and singer known for his starring roles in the 1981 horror film, An American Werewolf in London, and the 1980 Disney comedy, Midnight Madness. He also starred in the short-lived sitcom Makin' It and sang its hit theme song "Makin' It". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uw6QPThCqE (just ‘cause) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQPN3UKQM-U
“I'm trying to get my buddy Harry Monroe here an appointment.” - Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as down-on-their-luck friends who are given 125-year prison sentences after being framed for a bank robbery. While in prison they befriend other inmates and ultimately escape. Pryor’s character is Harry Monroe and Wilder’s is Skip Donahue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K_f7BSTOQY
Well, he would like a Roy Rogers.” - Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 - July 6, 1998) was an American singer and cowboy actor who was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show. In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog Bullet. His show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. A Roy Rogers is a non-alcoholic mixed drink made with cola and grenadine syrup, garnished with a maraschino cherry. The drink's lack of alcoholic content allows it to be served to children as a "mocktail". Named after the actor and singer Roy Rogers, it is similar to another non-alcoholic beverage, the Shirley Temple.
“Yeah, and Skip here has romantic dreams about firemen who look like Dolph Lundgren.” - Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren; 3 November 1957) is a Swedish actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, martial artist, and chemical engineer. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the action hero stereotype, alongside Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Steven Seagal, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. He received a degree in chemistry from Washington State University, a degree in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in the early 1980s, then a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia in 1982. Lundgren holds a rank of 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate and was European champion in 1980 and 1981. Lundgren's breakthrough came when he starred in Rocky IV in 1985 as the imposing Russian boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, he has starred in more than 40 movies, almost all of them in the action genre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6K3IvJzJRg
“I'd like a sloe gin fizz, please. Hold the gin, extra fizz.” - A gin fizz is the best-known cocktail in the fizz family. A gin fizz contains gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water, served in a tumbler with two ice cubes. The drink is similar to a Tom Collins, with a possible distinction being a Tom Collins historically used "Old Tom Gin" (a slightly sweeter precursor to London Dry Gin), whereas the kind of gin historically used in a gin fizz is unknown. Sloe gin is a red liqueur made with gin and sloe (blackthorn) drupes, which are a small fruit relative of the plum. Sloe gin has an alcohol content between 15 and 30 percent by volume. However, the European Union has established a minimum of 25% ABV for sloe gin to be named as such. The traditional way of making sloe gin is to soak the sloes in gin. Sugar is required to ensure the sloe juice is extracted from the fruit.
“Capisce?” - From Neapolitan capisci, the second-person present-tense form of capire (“to understand”), from Latin capere (“to grasp, seize”). (slang) "Get it?"; "Understand?".
“Not after Poltergeist.” - Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Tobe Hooper. Steven Spielberg wrote and produced, but had a clause in his contract to prevent him directing another movie while he made E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Therefore, Hooper was selected to direct based on his work on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It is the first and most successful entry in the Poltergeist film series. Set in a California suburb, the plot focuses on a family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct the family's younger daughter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eZgEKjYJqA
“You are none other than Dwayne Cleophus Wayne of ‘A Different World’.” - A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC (from September 24, 1987 - July 9, 1993). It is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy) and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison). The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities (along with the fictional Kappa Lambda Nu fraternity and Alpha Delta Rho sorority). Dwayne Wayne is a mathematics major at Hillman. A native of Brooklyn, he achieved a perfect score on the math portion of the SAT. He is best known for his flip up eyeglasses/shades and making unsuccessful advances on numerous women throughout his freshman year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zRH6LnQ4JY
“Willow disagrees, but I have long since suspected that our father, Rabbi Gimbley, is actually a dybbuk, and that we might be the spawn of demon seed.” - In Jewish mythology, a dybbuk (Yiddish: דיבוק, from the Hebrew word לִדבּוֹק ldbok meaning adhere or cling) is a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. It supposedly leaves the host body once it has accomplished its goal, sometimes after being helped.
“Take Hellboy, for instance.” - Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (Aug. 1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers. The character has been adapted into two live-action feature films in 2004 and 2008 that starred Ron Perlman in the title role, and two straight-to-DVD animated films, as well as two video games - Asylum Seeker and The Science of Evil. A well-meaning demon whose true name is Anung Un Rama ("and upon his brow is set a crown of flame"), Hellboy was summoned from Hell to Earth as an infant demon on December 23, 1944 (given as his birth date by Mike Mignola) by Nazi occultists (spawning his hatred for them). He was discovered by the Allied Forces; amongst them, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who formed the United States Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD). In time Hellboy grew to be a large, red-skinned man with a tail, horns (which he files off, leaving behind the signature circular stumps on his forehead), cloven hooves for feet, and an over-sized right hand made of stone. He has been described as smelling of dry-roasted peanuts. Although a bit gruff, he shows none of the malevolence thought to be intrinsic to demons, and has a strong sense of humor. This is said to be because of his upbringing under Professor Bruttenholm, who raised him as a normal boy.
“What-you...talked with the black widow?” - A disingenuous woman who exploits her position in a relationship to the detriment of her partner. As a female black widow spider is known reproduce with a male spider. After which, she bites off his head and lays her egg on his body as food for the baby spider. A woman that kills her husband(s) is called a black widow in crime slang.
Thomas F. Wilson (Butch) - Thomas Francis Wilson Jr. (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist, comedian, and podcaster. He played Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy, and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7wVEAgVPi8
“Dad, am I sensing a bitter history between you and Sam Elliott's younger brother Harland?” - Samuel Pack "Sam" Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe moustache, deep, resonant voice, and Western drawl lend to frequent casting as cowboys and ranchers. His other credits over the years have included playing Marvel Comics characters General Ross in Hulk (2003) and The Caretaker in Ghost Rider (2007), as well as the "Stranger" in 1998's The Big Lebowski. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSKv8-o44fg
“That and you want to have a half-black Fairuza Balk baby with his sister.” - Fairuza Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American film actress. She made her theatrical film debut as Dorothy Gale in Disney's Return to Oz. Balk also made appearances in Valmont, The Craft, The Island of Dr. Moreau, American History X, The Waterboy, Almost Famous, and Personal Velocity: Three Portraits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoM4OXQVCcE
“What do you know about taxidermy?” - Taxidermy (from the Greek for arrangement of skin[1]) is the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) for display (e.g., as hunting trophies or museum display) or for other sources of study (like species identification) or simply the preservation of a beloved pet. Taxidermy can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. A person who practices taxidermy is called a taxidermist. Taxidermists may practice professionally for museums or as businesses catering to hunters and fishermen, or as amateurs, such as hobbyists, hunters, and fishermen. A taxidermist is aided by familiarity with anatomy, sculpture, painting, and tanning.
“Hungry Like the Wolf” - "Hungry Like the Wolf" is a million-selling RIAA Gold-certified hit single by the British new wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album Rio. The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom. It reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart, and received a silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOg5VxrRTi0
“It's like Pippi Longstocking's little sister, Patches Longstocking.” - Pippi Longstocking (Swedish Pippi Långstrump) is the protagonist in the Pippi Longstocking series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's then nine-year-old daughter, Karin, who requested a get-well story from her mother one day when she was home sick from school. Nine-year-old Pippi is unconventional, assertive, and has superhuman strength, being able to lift her horse one-handed. She is playful and unpredictable. She frequently makes fun of unreasonable adult attitudes, especially when displayed by pompous and condescending adults. Pippi's anger is reserved for the most extreme cases, such as when a man ill-treats her horse. In a Peter Pan-like vein, Pippi does not want to grow up. She is the daughter of a buccaneer captain and as such has adventurous stories to tell. She has four best friends: two animals (her horse and monkey) and two humans (the neighbour's children Tommy and Annika). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHIS7WXrNqU
CONTINUITY
Lassiter being compared to Mr. Bean - (2x01 American Duos”)
Lassiter being compared to Tony Randall - (2x01 American Duos”)
Cuatro Quesos Dos Fritos - (3x14 “Truer Lies”)
Newspaper Bit (meaning to show article but everyone sees an ad) - (1x03 “9 Lives”)
Gus gives Willow his card with his personal number on the back in pencil -
Again it’s mentioned how they solve a case every week
The return of Magic Head (well, the use if not the name)
Edited on September 22, 2015
SHAWN
1989: He and Gus leave their scout troop. Shawn says this is a "chance to put their skills to the real test."
Henry says Shawn is 5’10”
Watch WWF wrestling with dolls dressed as old school wrestlers
Realize that still watching with the dolls is creepy
Thinks “thrice” is half
He and Gus give Stewart three rules: 1) no talking during the rumble, 2) he must leave at sunup, never to return, and 3) touch the Quatro Quesos Dos Fritos and Gus will take him down using basic traditional beginners Karate.
Asks Lassiter why he’s reading the file like Mr. Peanut (he is using a monocle).
Doesn’t notice when Gus disappears behind trick bookcase
Supports Gus hitting on Willow by saying he forgets that Gus directed Gothika.
Says if he were to nuzzle with a non-domesticated zoo-dweller he’d go with giraffe. Gus points out that they’re chronic spitters. Shawn says he’d" climb up there and risk it. They have those giant donut lips."
Calls himself the Black and Tan Express.
Goes through Stewart’s bag
Takes photos of patient information using phone
Thinks Polexia was Anna Paquin’s name in Almost Famous (it was).
Shawn orders a sloe gin fizz for himself, hold the gin, extra fizz and says Gus wants a Roy Rogers
Helps scope out his dad’s competition in the truck competition
Hides in the ladies’ room until Myrtle leaves
Uses his Swiss Army knife to pick the lock
Says Gus wants to have a half black Faruza Bauk baby with Stewart’s sister.
Tells Gus it was a wrong number when O’Hara calls with the details on the wolf hair.
GUS
1989: Young Gus asks if the forest is dense enough for a werewolf to run amuck and swallow him like a Rolo.
Is interested in Willow. Shawn calls him goth curious.
Claims that Halle Berry calls him Black Magic and they met on the set of Goithika. Gives Willow Gimbley his busniess card with the handwritten number on the back.
Calls Willows’s makeup "weird sexy." And says it’s a cry for help from a stong man with a solid job. Has a picture of himself and a koala on his phone. The koala's name is Ruiz. Gus makes a yearly donation to the Bear With Me Foundation to "help protect the lives of these precious and unique creatures." He’s nuzzling the koala and claims that Ruiz made the first move.
Shawn says Gus’s Little Chief skills are a little off.
Can’t focus until Stewart handles this wardrobe issue (nudity).
Disinfects the chair that naked Stewart sat on
Keeps his Halloween costume in a bankers box with a hand-drawn jack-o-lantern on it, in the back room of the Psych office.
His Halloween costume last year was Dwayne Cleophus Wayne of a different world.
Identifies a bottle of Haloperidol found in Dr. Tucker’s office as likely containing horse tranquilizers.
Is not interested in the 360 horsepower on the truck Henry wants. Mentions that he drives an Echo, as if this explains his disinterest.
Knows basic traditional beginners Karate.
Admires Polexia’s ass as she boards a bus
Says taxidermy is an awful act. As is murder. Says he is part of the largest campaign on the internet to abolish taxidermy completely.
Shawn calls him Harry Munroe (Richard Pryor's character in Still Crazy) and says he’s still crazy.
Says Polexia’s file is missing from Dr. Tucker’s office
Says Shawn never locks the door of the Psych office.
Shawn orders Roy Rogers for him and Gus asks for extra cherries.
Says Skip (Shawn, going under an assumed name) has romantic dreams about firemen that look like Dolf Lundgren. Claims Shawn said it was late and he was in a firehouse and he slid down a large pole. Shawn’s embarrassment suggest this is true.
Was intrigued by Polexia’s interest in kink.
Didn't realize Anna Paquin was in Almost Famous
Used to have a rubber coin purse with Wonder Woman’s face on it, as did O'Hara.
Shawn says “Let’s Hear it For The Boy” is on Gus’ iPod.
Hides in the ladies’ room until Myrtle leaves
Shawn says Gus wants to have a half black Faruza Balk (actrss from The Craft) baby with Stewart’s sister. Gus says if the baby is a girl he’d name her Lavender. If it’s a boy Diondre Pride Guster.
Tells Willow she can ride shotgun
Gave O’Hara silver bullets, just in case.
Likes waffles.
LASSITER
Called Stewart a wackadoo and sent him to see Shawn.
Doesn’t know who Denise Williams is.
Is using a monocle to get a new perspective on his cases. Claims that several military strategists have done so.
Says he told Shawn to stop doing that (sneaking up on him?) it’s like watching someone while they sleep.
Says he’d rather adopt a child than tag along with Shawn and Gus to Occultapus.
Admits to Shawn he made a mistake
Stewart described him as "Robert Goulet dressed as Mr. Bean playing the scarecrow in a summer stock version of the Wizard of Oz dedicated to Tony Randall."
When Myrtle calls him and O'Hara Dorothy and the Scarecrow he pulls his badge and says "here’s the tin man," then pulls and cocks his gun and says "here’s Toto."
JULIET
Agrees to run the hair Gus found through their labs to identify it.
Used to have a rubber coin purse with wonder woman’s face on it, as did Gus.
Asks if Polexia was Anna Paquin’s name in almost famous (it was)
Lies to Lassiter (pretends she’s going to the bathroom) in order to run the hair Gus gave her.
Says she has no time for Shawn’s "tomfoolery and silliness, and that goes for his nonsense, malarkey and shenanigans."
Reports to Shawn that the hair is authentic wolf hair.
HENRY
1989: Is frightened by the sounds of wolves in the woods.
1989: Says the mind can convince itself of anything when fear is involved.
1989: Says wandering off into the woods is about the dumbest thing Shawn has ever done.
Calls Shawn to come to Leadbetter Beach and bring him a 36 hour survival basket. Says the situation involves a former nemesis and something he deserves. Asks for two ham sandwiches on stone-ground wheat, mustard, no mayo, plenty of electrolyte liquids, and a flashlight. ASAP. He has entered a contest where the last person to remove their hand from a pickup truck wins it.
Defends Shawn when Butch Zielinski teases him and actually calls him psychic in public
Says Butch Zielinski was his nemesis from his days on the force. Used to step on his toes and steal his thunder.
Says he punched Butch once in a bowling alley.
Appreciates Shawn's help scoping out the competition for the truck. Henry missed the germophobe that Shawn spotted.
Sneezes on the germaphobe who is then out of the contest
Likes waffles.
Other Characters
Stewart Gimbley
Comes to Psych and asks them to lock him up and observe his behaviour overnight. Gives them a gun for protection, and silver bullets.
Works at Occultapus, an occult shop.
Has a younger sister, Willow.
Hides in the psych closet, covered in balloons.
Has a therapy group that Polexia was in.
Says the therapy groups calls Polexia the black widow she was once married to a man with alopecia, she tied him up to the bed and gagged him because she was into some kinky business and he had a heart attack and died.
Had a birthday at Shangri-lala’s. They got half off the party pack and they got to bring their own vampire geisha.
Won’t let Willow or any of the other shamans in the healing rhombus help because he doesn’t want to put them in danger.
Suspects that his dad, Rabbi Gimbley is a dybbuk and he and Willow may be the spawn of demon seed. "Keeping in mind of course that not all demons are bad," ex: Hellboy.
Thinks he is a werewolf.
Wakes up naked in the forest with two dead hunters. The hunters are named Red and Neck.
Was taking Haloperidol, a schizophrenia drug that reduces aggression to others.
Offers Shawn and Gus three times the normal rate
Willow Gimbley
Didn’t realize Anna Paquin was in Almost Famous.
Is Stewart’s younger sister.
Says that Stewart was bitten while on a mystical march in the Dick Smith Wilderness in the Santa Ynez a few weeks ago. They got lost and Stewart "went off to make water" and got bitten.
Polexia Li
Calls Stewart a little weirdo.
Has mace
Lives at 119 Lincolnwood Place
Is a bartender at Shangri-lala’s
Once threatened Dr. Tucker during a neo-Jungian sharing exercise and since then she only does one-on-ones with him.
Says stewart told her his dad was some kind of demon rabbi.
Used to dominate the group therapy sessions.
Was having an affair with Dr. Tucker.
Her work address is Shangri-Lala’s Bar and Grill at 1325 Belvedere Dr. The telephone number is 555-1023.
Butch Zielinski
Claims he will have the truck fitted with a custom camper so the kids can’t fall off the highway at high speeds.
Says his daughter is an uncompromising chef. She makes sandwiches at Sub Zero and refuses to hear Henry when he says “no mayo.”
Wants the truck for the parentless children of St Thomas of the Apostle’s orphanage of Goleta.
Says he was abandoned as a baby lakeside found by fly fisherman raised by the nuns at St Thomas’.
Says the orphanage's station wagon caught fire and they didn’t have a way to go on their field trips.
Myrtle
Has an autographed picture of John Stamos on her desk.
Calls O’Hara and Lassiter "little Dorothy and her pal Scarecow."
Puts on lipgloss in the bathroom and says “you think you’re ready for this night train Johnny Murdock? Think again.”
Says Shawn and Gus are dumb as rain.
Says Shawn and Gus have ten seconds to make like her third husband and disappear.
Dr. Ken Tucker
Psychiatrist. Just moved his practice to North Avenue.
Has a stuffed owl and a stuffed beaver in his office.
Paid five grand for a wolf skin.
Recommended that Stewart be sent to a full-time psychiatric facility.
His receptionist is named Myrtle.
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
The official word from USA is that the pineapple is on water bottle while Henry is trying to win the truck
GUS’ NICKNAMES
Bob Adams
Rich Fingerland
Black Magic
Cheswick
Harry Monroe
SHAWN’S ALIASES
Ron Davis
R.P. McMurphy
Skip
GUS DON’T BE…
Don't be the third Thompson Twin with the dreads.
CATCHPHRASES
“I’ve seen/heard it both ways” (episode: 1 series: 9)
“Wait for it” (episode: 1 series: 13)
ALLUSIONS
"Let's Get Hairy" - Let's Get Harry is a 1986 action film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Michael Schoeffling, Thomas F. Wilson, Glenn Frey, Rick Rossovich, Gary Busey, Mark Harmon and Robert Duvall. Rosenberg chose to credit the film to Alan Smithee.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eysYg_2ybxk
“Dense enough for a werewolf to run amok and swallow me like a Rolo.” - Rolo (pronounced "Row-low", referring to the roll-styled candy) is a brand of truncated-cone-shaped or frustum-shaped chocolates with a caramel centre, the shape resembling that of a shallow inverted bucket or tub or a traditional lampshade. First manufactured in the United Kingdom by Mackintosh's in 1937, they are made by Nestlé, except in the United States where production has been under licence by The Hershey Company since 1969. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2hWUJKLteM
"’Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan.” - James Edward "Jim" Duggan Jr. (born January 14, 1954), better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed with Global Force Wrestling and he is also signed to World Wrestling Entertainment in a Legends contract. His best-known character is that of an American patriot, which sees him use a 2x4 length of wood as a weapon, the battle cry "Hooo!" and the U-S-A! cheer. In the WWF, Duggan was the winner of the first ever Royal Rumble match in 1988 and in WCW, he was a one-time United States Heavyweight Champion and a one time (and the final) World Television Champion.
“Sylvester Ritter, aka Junkyard Dog.” - Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 - June 2, 1998) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as the Junkyard Dog (or JYD for short), a nickname Ritter received while working in a wrecking yard. Entering the ring with his trademark chain attached to a dog collar, to the music of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust," JYD regularly headlined cards that drew large crowds and regularly sold out the Louisiana Superdome and other major venues, becoming "the first black wrestler to be made the undisputed top star of his promotion".
“He just has a magic 8-ball head.” - The Magic 8 Ball is a toy used for fortune-telling or seeking advice, developed in the 1950s and manufactured by Mattel. It is often used in fiction, often for humor related to its giving very accurate, very inaccurate, or otherwise statistically improbable answers.
“Imagine Robert Goulet dressed like Mr. Bean playing the Scarecrow in a summer stock production of the Wizard of Oz, dedicated to Tony Randall.” - Robert Gerard Goulet (November 26, 1933 - October 30, 2007) was an American singer and actor of French-Canadian ancestry. Goulet was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Cast as Sir Lancelot and originating the role in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot starring opposite theater giants Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, he took Broadway by storm and achieved instant recognition with his performance and interpretation of the show-stopping song “If Ever I would Leave You” which became his signature song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyZvxM1GQnE Mr. Bean is a British television programme series of fifteen 25-minute episodes written by Robin Driscoll and starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character. Different episodes were also written by Robin Driscoll and Richard Curtis, and one by Ben Elton. Thirteen of the episodes were broadcast on ITV, from the pilot on 1 January 1990, until "Goodnight Mr. Bean" on 31 October 1995. Based on a character originally developed by Atkinson while he was studying for his master's degree at Oxford University, the series follows the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body", in solving various problems presented by everyday tasks and often causing disruption in the process. Bean rarely speaks, and the largely physical humour of the series is derived from his interactions with other people and his unusual solutions to situations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ftJES5Q7I The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow. In his first appearance, the Scarecrow reveals that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one. In reality, he is only two days old and merely ignorant. Throughout the course of the novel, he demonstrates that he already has the brains he seeks and is later recognized as "the wisest man in all of Oz," although he continues to credit the Wizard for them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nauLgZISozs Summer stock theatre is any theatre that presents stage productions only in the summer. The name combines the season with the tradition of staging shows by a resident company, reusing stock scenery and costumes. Summer stock theatres frequently take advantage of seasonal weather by having their productions outdoors or under tents set up temporarily for their use. Some smaller theatres still continue this tradition, and a few summer stock theatres have become highly regarded by both patrons as well as performers and designers. Equity status and pay for actors in these theatres varies greatly. Often viewed as a starting point for professional actors, stock casts are typically young, just out of high school or still in college. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and the most well-known and commercially successful adaptation based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Tony Randall (born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920 - May 17, 2004) was an American actor, producer, and director, best known for his role as Felix Unger in the television adaptation of Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKlWGZHEO7Q
“Why were you reading that file like Mr. Peanut?” - Mr. Peanut is the advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company and division of Kraft Foods. He is depicted as an anthropomorphic peanut in its shell dressed in the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman: a top hat, monocle, white gloves, spats, and a cane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5oXCNnYSPY
“Even though I wouldn't lock him up because he was from the planet Wolfen…” - Wolfen is a 1981 American crime horror film directed by Michael Wadleigh and starring Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Gregory Hines and Edward James Olmos. It is an adaptation of Whitley Strieber's 1978 novel The Wolfen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDv35dDlaag
“I used to have one of these with Wonder Woman's face on it.” - Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a warrior princess of the Amazons (based on the Amazons of Greek mythology) and is known in her homeland as Princess Diana of Themyscira. When outside her homeland, she is sometimes known by the secret identity Diana Prince. She is gifted with a wide range of superhuman powers and superior combat and battle skills. She possesses an arsenal of weapons, including the Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara which serves as a projectile, and (in older stories) a range of devices based on Amazon technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH9gx4FdZ4
“No, but Halle Berry calls me ‘Black Magic’.” - Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress and former fashion model. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001), becoming the first and, as of 2015, the only woman of color to win an Oscar for a leading role. She was one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed. Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel.
“On the set of Gothika.” - Gothika is a 2003 supernatural horror film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and written by Sebastian Gutierrez. Halle Berry plays a psychiatrist in a women's mental hospital who wakes up one day to find herself on the other side of the bars, accused of having murdered her husband. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETaTp6uquEc
“Is that Shangri-Lala's?” - Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, and particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia - a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, existence of seven such places is mentioned as Nghe-Beyul Khembalung. Khembalung is one of several beyuls ("hidden lands" similar to Shangri-La) believed to have been created by Padmasambhava in the 9th century as idyllic, sacred places of refuge for Buddhists during times of strife (Reinhard 1978).
“Don't be the third Thompson Twin with the dreads.” - Thompson Twins were a British music group that formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity in the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson in Hergé's comic strip The Adventures of Tintin. At various stages, the band had up to seven members though their best known incarnation was as a trio between 1982-86. They became a prominent act in the so-called Second British Invasion, and in 1985, the band performed at Live Aid where they were joined onstage by Madonna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MG1YaMq0Tk
“Look at you crushing on Vampira.” - The Vampira Show was an American variety show hosted by Vampira. The series aired on the Los Angeles ABC television affiliate KABC-TV from April 30, 1954, through April 2, 1955. The series was produced and created by Hunt Stromberg, Jr., and featured the Vampira character created by Maila Nurmi. Though the show was unseen outside of the Los Angeles area, The Vampira Show has become a cult classic, spawning fan clubs the world over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs0ehPgyD3U
“Preparing to play “Hot Cross Buns” on the recorder.” - "Hot Cross Buns" is an English language nursery rhyme, Easter song and street cry referring to the spiced English bun associated with Good Friday known as a Hot Cross Bun. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13029.
“My name is R.P. McMurphy. This is my partner Cheswick.” - Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy (April 22, 1925 - December 11, 1963) known as R.P. McMurphy, is the protagonist of Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962). He appears in the stage and film adaptations of the novel as well. Jack Nicholson portrayed Randle Patrick McMurphy in the film adaption, earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated on the "Heroes" list of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains, but did not make the final list. He was ranked by Empire as the 61st Greatest Movie Character of All Time. Cheswick is also a character from the novel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzNk3tjGwt8
“Let's hear it.” “For who? The boy?” - "Let's Hear It for the Boy" is the second number-one song for Deniece Williams and appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film, Footloose. It climbed to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, as well as number one on the dance and R&B charts, and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song, was certified platinum in the US, gold in Canada and silver in the UK by the RIAA, Music Canada and the British Phonographic Industry respectively. The music video of the song was released in mid-April 1984. The tune features background vocals from George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, who would go on to form the duo Boy Meets Girl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7FGbhpr2pg
“Wasn't that Anna Paquin's name in Almost Famous?” - Anna Helene Paquin (/ˈpækwɪn/; born 24 July 1982) is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress. Her first film was The Piano, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in March 1994 at the age of 11, making her the second youngest winner in Oscar history. She later appeared in a number of successful films, including Fly Away Home, She's All That, Almost Famous, The Squid and the Whale, 25th Hour and the X-Men franchise as Rogue from Marvel Comics. Paquin is also known for her role as Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in 2009. Almost Famous is a 2000 comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for Rolling Stone. The film is based on Crowe's experiences touring with rock bands Poco, The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Crowe has discussed how during this period he lost his virginity, fell in love, and met his heroes - experiences that are shared by William Miller, the baby-faced main character of the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIIJkZIzwuc
David Naughton (Dr. Tucker) - David Walsh Naughton (born February 13, 1951) is an American actor and singer known for his starring roles in the 1981 horror film, An American Werewolf in London, and the 1980 Disney comedy, Midnight Madness. He also starred in the short-lived sitcom Makin' It and sang its hit theme song "Makin' It". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uw6QPThCqE (just ‘cause) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQPN3UKQM-U
“I'm trying to get my buddy Harry Monroe here an appointment.” - Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as down-on-their-luck friends who are given 125-year prison sentences after being framed for a bank robbery. While in prison they befriend other inmates and ultimately escape. Pryor’s character is Harry Monroe and Wilder’s is Skip Donahue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K_f7BSTOQY
Well, he would like a Roy Rogers.” - Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 - July 6, 1998) was an American singer and cowboy actor who was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show. In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog Bullet. His show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. A Roy Rogers is a non-alcoholic mixed drink made with cola and grenadine syrup, garnished with a maraschino cherry. The drink's lack of alcoholic content allows it to be served to children as a "mocktail". Named after the actor and singer Roy Rogers, it is similar to another non-alcoholic beverage, the Shirley Temple.
“Yeah, and Skip here has romantic dreams about firemen who look like Dolph Lundgren.” - Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren; 3 November 1957) is a Swedish actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, martial artist, and chemical engineer. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the action hero stereotype, alongside Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Steven Seagal, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. He received a degree in chemistry from Washington State University, a degree in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in the early 1980s, then a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia in 1982. Lundgren holds a rank of 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate and was European champion in 1980 and 1981. Lundgren's breakthrough came when he starred in Rocky IV in 1985 as the imposing Russian boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, he has starred in more than 40 movies, almost all of them in the action genre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6K3IvJzJRg
“I'd like a sloe gin fizz, please. Hold the gin, extra fizz.” - A gin fizz is the best-known cocktail in the fizz family. A gin fizz contains gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water, served in a tumbler with two ice cubes. The drink is similar to a Tom Collins, with a possible distinction being a Tom Collins historically used "Old Tom Gin" (a slightly sweeter precursor to London Dry Gin), whereas the kind of gin historically used in a gin fizz is unknown. Sloe gin is a red liqueur made with gin and sloe (blackthorn) drupes, which are a small fruit relative of the plum. Sloe gin has an alcohol content between 15 and 30 percent by volume. However, the European Union has established a minimum of 25% ABV for sloe gin to be named as such. The traditional way of making sloe gin is to soak the sloes in gin. Sugar is required to ensure the sloe juice is extracted from the fruit.
“Capisce?” - From Neapolitan capisci, the second-person present-tense form of capire (“to understand”), from Latin capere (“to grasp, seize”). (slang) "Get it?"; "Understand?".
“Not after Poltergeist.” - Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Tobe Hooper. Steven Spielberg wrote and produced, but had a clause in his contract to prevent him directing another movie while he made E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Therefore, Hooper was selected to direct based on his work on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It is the first and most successful entry in the Poltergeist film series. Set in a California suburb, the plot focuses on a family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct the family's younger daughter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eZgEKjYJqA
“You are none other than Dwayne Cleophus Wayne of ‘A Different World’.” - A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC (from September 24, 1987 - July 9, 1993). It is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy) and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison). The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities (along with the fictional Kappa Lambda Nu fraternity and Alpha Delta Rho sorority). Dwayne Wayne is a mathematics major at Hillman. A native of Brooklyn, he achieved a perfect score on the math portion of the SAT. He is best known for his flip up eyeglasses/shades and making unsuccessful advances on numerous women throughout his freshman year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zRH6LnQ4JY
“Willow disagrees, but I have long since suspected that our father, Rabbi Gimbley, is actually a dybbuk, and that we might be the spawn of demon seed.” - In Jewish mythology, a dybbuk (Yiddish: דיבוק, from the Hebrew word לִדבּוֹק ldbok meaning adhere or cling) is a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. It supposedly leaves the host body once it has accomplished its goal, sometimes after being helped.
“Take Hellboy, for instance.” - Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (Aug. 1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers. The character has been adapted into two live-action feature films in 2004 and 2008 that starred Ron Perlman in the title role, and two straight-to-DVD animated films, as well as two video games - Asylum Seeker and The Science of Evil. A well-meaning demon whose true name is Anung Un Rama ("and upon his brow is set a crown of flame"), Hellboy was summoned from Hell to Earth as an infant demon on December 23, 1944 (given as his birth date by Mike Mignola) by Nazi occultists (spawning his hatred for them). He was discovered by the Allied Forces; amongst them, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who formed the United States Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD). In time Hellboy grew to be a large, red-skinned man with a tail, horns (which he files off, leaving behind the signature circular stumps on his forehead), cloven hooves for feet, and an over-sized right hand made of stone. He has been described as smelling of dry-roasted peanuts. Although a bit gruff, he shows none of the malevolence thought to be intrinsic to demons, and has a strong sense of humor. This is said to be because of his upbringing under Professor Bruttenholm, who raised him as a normal boy.
“What-you...talked with the black widow?” - A disingenuous woman who exploits her position in a relationship to the detriment of her partner. As a female black widow spider is known reproduce with a male spider. After which, she bites off his head and lays her egg on his body as food for the baby spider. A woman that kills her husband(s) is called a black widow in crime slang.
Thomas F. Wilson (Butch) - Thomas Francis Wilson Jr. (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist, comedian, and podcaster. He played Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy, and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7wVEAgVPi8
“Dad, am I sensing a bitter history between you and Sam Elliott's younger brother Harland?” - Samuel Pack "Sam" Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe moustache, deep, resonant voice, and Western drawl lend to frequent casting as cowboys and ranchers. His other credits over the years have included playing Marvel Comics characters General Ross in Hulk (2003) and The Caretaker in Ghost Rider (2007), as well as the "Stranger" in 1998's The Big Lebowski. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSKv8-o44fg
“That and you want to have a half-black Fairuza Balk baby with his sister.” - Fairuza Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American film actress. She made her theatrical film debut as Dorothy Gale in Disney's Return to Oz. Balk also made appearances in Valmont, The Craft, The Island of Dr. Moreau, American History X, The Waterboy, Almost Famous, and Personal Velocity: Three Portraits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoM4OXQVCcE
“What do you know about taxidermy?” - Taxidermy (from the Greek for arrangement of skin[1]) is the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) for display (e.g., as hunting trophies or museum display) or for other sources of study (like species identification) or simply the preservation of a beloved pet. Taxidermy can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. A person who practices taxidermy is called a taxidermist. Taxidermists may practice professionally for museums or as businesses catering to hunters and fishermen, or as amateurs, such as hobbyists, hunters, and fishermen. A taxidermist is aided by familiarity with anatomy, sculpture, painting, and tanning.
“Hungry Like the Wolf” - "Hungry Like the Wolf" is a million-selling RIAA Gold-certified hit single by the British new wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album Rio. The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom. It reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart, and received a silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOg5VxrRTi0
“It's like Pippi Longstocking's little sister, Patches Longstocking.” - Pippi Longstocking (Swedish Pippi Långstrump) is the protagonist in the Pippi Longstocking series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's then nine-year-old daughter, Karin, who requested a get-well story from her mother one day when she was home sick from school. Nine-year-old Pippi is unconventional, assertive, and has superhuman strength, being able to lift her horse one-handed. She is playful and unpredictable. She frequently makes fun of unreasonable adult attitudes, especially when displayed by pompous and condescending adults. Pippi's anger is reserved for the most extreme cases, such as when a man ill-treats her horse. In a Peter Pan-like vein, Pippi does not want to grow up. She is the daughter of a buccaneer captain and as such has adventurous stories to tell. She has four best friends: two animals (her horse and monkey) and two humans (the neighbour's children Tommy and Annika). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHIS7WXrNqU
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Lassiter being compared to Mr. Bean - (2x01 American Duos”)
Lassiter being compared to Tony Randall - (2x01 American Duos”)
Cuatro Quesos Dos Fritos - (3x14 “Truer Lies”)
Newspaper Bit (meaning to show article but everyone sees an ad) - (1x03 “9 Lives”)
Gus gives Willow his card with his personal number on the back in pencil -
Again it’s mentioned how they solve a case every week
The return of Magic Head (well, the use if not the name)