4x11 Thrill-Seekers and Hell-Raisers
Originally posted by the_moogie on January 29, 2011
Edited September 26, 2015
SHAWN
1989: He and Gus made life-sized replicas of themselves to see if the parachutes they made would work.
Goes to the pet store with Gus to pet bunnies
Feels he ought to have been allowed to scope out Gus’ girlfriend in advance.
Has a tendency to scare away Gus’ girlfriends
Asked one of Gus’ girlfriends if she knew the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx
Compares his and Gus’ friendship to Andy and Duckie with a touch of the Olsen twins
Wants to meet Ruby’s friends
Says that deep down Gus wants him to vet Ruby so he can avoid another Mira situation
Crashes Ruby’s meeting with her friends and brings Gruyere
Says lunch for him and Gus starts 10 minutes after breakfast ends and goes until 10 minutes before dinner starts. Unless they combine the two in which case they have linner, and then there’s desinner, which is dessert and dinner.
Says he’s done river rafting hundreds of times. Gus says “It’s A Small World doesn’t count”
Gets his ass tickled by Jessica
Asks Gus to ask for the Lord’s help for him too
Says river rafting was pretty exhilarating. Compares it to when he found out you could have brownies delivered.
Is the first to notice that Stu is missing
Compares Ruby’s friends to walking in to Final Destination. Shawn and Gus walked out of Final Destination
Watches film noir.
Thinks Sampson is the name straight out of film noir or a tiny orphaned mouse who has to find his way home to Wolverhampton
Has never read the Bible and can only name one book
Thinks that Ben-Hur and Prometheus are from the Bible
Suspects Ruby of having helped Stu fake his death.
Takes Ruby to meet Henry
Challenges Ruby to a Smiths lyric-off and she says they’re starting with The Queen Is Dead. Shawn looks daunted.
Says he wishes they could clone Ruby and the dimmer clone would be perfect for him.
Says he hasn’t heard from Abigail in a month.
Says he can always tell when someone is hiding something. Knows Lucas isn’t lying because his lips is completely still, there’s no sweat on the forehead and his fingers aren’t trembling. Gus, on the other hand, exhibits all these symptoms.
Says math is complicated
Is surprised to discover he hasn’t been hired on the case.
Wants to see Ruby and Jessica cat-fight
Brings Woody slippers because he figures “his slender toes must get chilly down here on the block.”
Says there’s absolutely nothing that could dent his impenetrable bond with Gus.
Says Gus wishes that he had his acute observational skills. Also says Gus wishes he had his attention to detail, and Gus disagrees. They drive off and immediately return because they realize that Shawn came on his bike.
Saves Ruby from falling off the cliff
Asks Gus how long he’d want Shawn to wait before eating him if they were trapped in the desert and death and starvation were imminent.
GUS
Gus and Shawn love bunnies. Says people think their intense love of bunnies is creepy at their age, but history will prove them to be heartless bastards.
Gets Shawn hopped up on bunny love to tell him he has a secret girlfriend.
Says Shawn has a tendency to scare his girlfriends away.
Says Shawn only knew the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx because he saw it on Super-Friends.
Met Ruby at BevMo and she’s in marketing
Says all his cash is tied up in dress shirts and decorative pillowcases.
Advertised Shawn as kooky but undersold the hair
Ruby says it would be a crime to cover Gus’ head up with hair.
Is 81% sure that he doesn’t need Shawn to tell him what woman is right
Was voted most well liked and King of Howdy Day. Says it’s the only time it’s ever happened.
Thinks that liking to tempt death thrills for is information that ought to have been disclosed on the first date.
Is concerned about whether or not the river rafting outfits are waterproof.
Screams “help me Lord” when they go down the rapids.
Reminds Shawn of Sampson in the Bible
His parents haven’t met Ruby they’re at a time share pitch in Chula Vista. He doesn’t know where that is and thinks they made it up.
Takes Ruby to meet Henry
Promises Ruby that he won’t tell Shawn that she helped Stu
Claims to have monkeybrush in his eye when Shawn catches him hiding something from him.
Says that when he and Shawn are married there are some things they won’t be able to share with one another. Shawn asks is they’re still going to live next door to each other and Gus says yes, with a pool that goes across both their yards. Shawn has dibs on the diving board.
Tells Ruby he’s divorced
Says Shawn wishes he had his focus.
Just put his car in the shop
Shawn says Gus can cling to something like a drowning cat when he’s scared.
Squeezed Derek so tight that he passed out and hit him in the chin with his helmet by accident. Shawn says they’ll tell people he muscled up Derek’s back and he put him in a sleeper hold.
Wants to know Ruby’s credit score.
Says he and Ruby are taking a break to evaluate if the attraction is real or not. Shawn gets him to admit that Ruby broke up with him. Gus says he begged.
Thinks Shawn’s cannibalism question is ridiculous, and that no one plans for that. O’Hara agrees.
LASSITER
Upsets Ruby’s friends with his graphic description of what he thinks happened to Stu.
Agrees that Gus is hiding something.
Listens to Shawn’s idea to go to Lone Pine because it only risks humiliating Shawn instead of Lassiter.
Agrees with Spencer on the cannibalism. He would eat them in the following order: O’Hara, Guster, then Spencer. He’s also made a list of whose organs he’d prefer in the event that he needs a transplant and for the contingency where he’s the last man on earth and he needs to choose one person from the department with whom to procreate. Says none of them made the list.
HENRY
Would never let Shawn do something as risky as BASE jumping
Is making is world-famous burgers
Enthralled by Ruby’s fish story
Tells Ruby he caught a blue-fin tuna. Shawn says he found it on the beach.
Says you embellish fishing stories. It’s what you do.
Thinks Shawn’s suspicions of Ruby stem from his jealousy that Gus is in a healthy solid relationship with a great woman, whereas Shawn had one with an equally great woman and he let her slip away.
WOODY
Calls Shawn “my nicely gelled friend.”
Knows Shawn’s MO: the police won’t let you in on another case and he wants woody to help him get around.
Responds with “a vacuum you can use in space” to Shawn’s question, “what’s the first thing that pops into your head when I say Sampson?”
Says a watermelon is a perfect substitute for the human head. A porterhouse simulates the thigh.
Thinks the bullet that killed Brian Sampson came from a Winchester 70 rifle.
OTHER CHARACTERS
Ruby
Gus met her at BevMo (a wine liquor and Spirits store) and she’s in marketing.
Her favourite color: black, favourite flavour: mango, favourite episode of Magnum P.I., Did You See The Sunrise (The Vietnam episode), followed by DYSTS Part II. (Actually, reverse those two).
Shawn calls her Rubes.
Flatters Shawn’s hair.
Volunteers at a wildlife rescue. She was cleaning ducks that got caught in an oil spill.
Her river rafting group is meeting at Berman’s Bend down by the river.
Sees through Shawn’s plan to catch her unawares with her friends.
Was afraid that her interest in extreme sports would freak Gus out.
Wins Henry over with her bourbon drinking and Marlin fishing off Cuba story. The Cuban patrol boat shot a hole the size of a bowling ball in the boat. They made it within five miles of Key West then the boat sank and they had to swim the rest of the way. Ended up sitting in with the house band at Sloppy Joe’s, soaking wet.
Says Stu is her best friend and said he needed a few days to figure things out, so she helped orchestrate his disappearance. Claims Stu said she was the only one he trusted.
Says Gus is in the trust circle now that he knows about her helping Stu fake his death.
Tells Gus and Shawn that Stu is hiding near Lone Pine.
Believes Shawn is really psychic.
Tries to flirt with Derek to avoid getting killed.
Dyes her hair, and has a weave.
Her credit score is 770 (out of 850 or 990, depending on the source of the rating).
Stu Crawford
He and his business partner, Brian Sampson just filed for bankruptcy.
Planned the Cuban fishing trip that Ruby went on.
It was his idea to go river rafting. He’s the expert.
Sampson and Stu took out million dollar life insurance policies and named one another as beneficiaries.
Brian Sampson
He and Stu took out million dollar life insurance policies and named one another as beneficiaries.
Ruby says Brian was the reason Stu was going broke. He used the company money to pay for his exorbitant lifestyle.
Charles Lucas
Brian Sampson and Stu Crawfords assistant.
Derek Walker
Says Shawn ands Gus can accompany them on their river rafting.
Met Stu at a wildlife preservation meeting.
Used to be a big game hunter. Bagged the big five and then turned over a new leaf.
Used to date Jessica. Has a key to her apartment.
Says Stu didn’t understand friendship.
Jessica Martino
Worked with Ruby.
Is a free spirit, according to Shawn. Single but looking and not afraid to make the first move. As evidence, he offers the fact that she’s tickling his ass.
Went to Africa with Derek twice. But only for the pictures. Looks good in a safari outfit.
Doesn’t wear panties.
Has some court appointed anger management sessions and a stalking charge for harassing Brian Sampson. Says Stu introduced them at a party they hit it off and then Brian started sending her mixed signals.
Owns a Winchester 70
Ruby says Jessica throws herself at every man she meets.
Say Stu came to her first asking for a place to hide and she told him to face his problems like a man.
Says it’s so like Ruby to make herself out to be the special one in the group.
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
The pineapple is a foothold on the climbing wall.
GUS, DON’T BE…
Gus, don't be the new Meshach Taylor.
SHAWN & GUS FISTBUMP
Episode: 2
Series: 34
ALLUSIONS
“You asked one girl if she knew the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx.” - In Greek tradition, it has the head of a human, the haunches of a lion, and sometimes the wings of a bird. It is mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer its riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. This deadly version of a sphinx appears in the myth and drama of Oedipus. Unlike the Greek sphinx, which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (an androsphinx). In addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent, but having a ferocious strength similar to the malevolent Greek version and both were thought of as guardians often flanking the entrances to temples. The Sphinx is said to have guarded the entrance to the Greek city of Thebes, and to have asked a riddle of travellers to allow them passage. The exact riddle asked by the Sphinx was not specified by early tellers of the stories, and was not standardized as the one given below until late in Greek history. It was said in late lore that Hera or Ares sent the Sphinx from her Ethiopian homeland (the Greeks always remembered the foreign origin of the Sphinx) to Thebes in Greece where she asks all passersby the most famous riddle in history: "Which creature has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed?" She strangled and devoured anyone unable to answer. Oedipus solved the riddle by answering: Man-who crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then uses a walking stick in old age. By some accounts (but much more rarely), there was a second riddle: "There are two sisters: one gives birth to the other and she, in turn, gives birth to the first. Who are the two sisters?" The answer is "day and night" (both words are feminine in Greek). This riddle is also found in a Gascon version of the myth and could be very ancient.
“You only knew that because you saw it on Super Friends.” - Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America (JLA) and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics. The name of the program (and the JLA members featured with the Super Friends) have been variously represented (as Super Friends and Challenge of the Super Friends, for example) at different points in its broadcast history. There were a total of 109 episodes and two backdoor-pilot episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, with Batman and Robin appearing in "The Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANCjrzSJOsU
“Favorite...Magnum, P. I. episode.” - Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network. According to the Nielsen ratings, Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in the top twenty U.S. television programs during the first five years that the series was originally broadcast in the United States. It has had a lasting impact and is currently aired in syndication on Cozi TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgLAP0_Ef14
“Did You See the Sunrise?” - Season 3, episodes 1-2 - Magnum, T.C., and an ex-army buddy named Nuzo (played by James Whitmore, Jr.) try to track down Ivan, a Russian who held them captive during the Vietnam War and won't stop until he kills them all. Lieutenant "Mac" MacReynolds, claiming that he has been fired from the Navy, starts hanging around Magnum. In reality, Mac wasn't fired but is working under Buck Green's orders to find Ivan and prevent Magnum from killing him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Jmt35-p6U (full episode with altered audio)
“We're like Andie and Duckie with just a tad of Mary Kate and Ashley.” - Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of John Hughes' films starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film. The film was directed by Howard Deutch, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and written by John Hughes, who also served as co-executive producer. It has become a cult favorite. High school senior Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald) is a working-class girl who has a crush on one of the rich, preppy boys in her school, Blane McDonough (Andrew McCarthy). When Andie and Blane try to get together, they encounter resistance from their respective social circles. Andie lives on "the wrong side of the tracks" with her underemployed father, Jack (Harry Dean Stanton). Andie's best friend, Phil "Duckie" Dale (Jon Cryer), is in love with her, but plays it off as a joke in front of her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-X5ixDLuhM Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986), also known as the Olsen twins collectively, are American actresses and fashion designers. The fraternal twins made their acting debut as infants playing Michelle Tanner on the television series Full House. At the age of six, they began starring together in TV, film, and video projects, which continued to their teenage years. Through their company Dualstar, the Olsens joined the ranks of the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry at a young age.
“Which is why we brought our own gruyere.” - Gruyère (/ɡruːˈjɛər/ or /ɡrɨˈjɛər/; French pronunciation: [ɡʁyjɛʁ], German: Greyerzer) is a hard yellow cheese, named after the town of Gruyères in Switzerland, and originated in the cantons of Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Jura, and Berne. Before 2001, when Gruyère gained the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC, now AOP) status as a Swiss cheese, some controversy existed whether French cheeses of a similar nature could also be labelled Gruyère (French Gruyère style cheeses include Comté and Beaufort). Gruyère is sweet but slightly salty, with a flavor that varies widely with age. It is often described as creamy and nutty when young, becoming with age more assertive, earthy and complex. When fully aged (five months to a year) it tends to have small cracks which impart a slightly grainy texture.
“It's a Small World doesn't count, Shawn.” - It's a Small World (stylized it's a small world) is a water-based dark ride located in the Fantasyland area at each of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide: Disneyland Park in California, the Magic Kingdom in Florida, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. The ride features over 300 brightly costumed audio-animatronic dolls in the style of children of the world, frolicking in a spirit of international unity and singing the attraction's title song, which has a theme of global peace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tbm4Au3dZ0
Stacy Keibler (Jessica) - Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler (born October 14, 1979) is an American actress, model, retired professional wrestler and valet who is best known for her work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a WWE Diva. Keibler was a contestant on the second season of Dancing with the Stars, where she placed third.[1] She has also appeared on other American Broadcasting Company (ABC) shows such as What About Brian, George Lopez, and October Road, as well as the 100th episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother as a bartender and on the USA Network show Psych. Keibler has also modeled, appearing in both Maxim and Stuff magazines.
“Mouse, squirrel, turtle, Chad Michael Murray?” - Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, spokesperson, writer and former fashion model. He is known for portraying Lucas Scott in The WB/CW teen drama series One Tree Hill (2003-09), and also had starring roles in the films Freaky Friday (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004), and House of Wax (2005). Popular among teenagers and young adults in the early 2000s, he has been featured on the covers of numerous magazines, including Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair and Entertainment Weekly.
“It's like we walked into Final Destination.” - Final Destination is an American horror franchise based on an unproduced spec script by Jeffrey Reddick, originally written for the X-Files television series. Distributed by New Line Cinema, all five films center around a protagonist that has a premonition of a terrible accident that will kill numerous people. The protagonist and several other people manage to escape from the scene of the accident, before it happens, but are later killed in a series of bizarre accidents that frequently resemble Rube Goldberg machines in their complexity. The series is noteworthy amongst others in the horror genre in that the "villain" of the movies is not the stereotypical slashers, monsters, creatures, or demons, but Death itself (very occasionally seen as a fleeting shadow), which manipulates the environment with the intent of reclaiming those who managed to escape their fates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMOYUQWGWFM
“So he just what, turned into a fish and swam away?” “Don't be ridiculous. A cat like Stu would never reach into Costner's bag of tricks.” - Waterworld is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic science fiction action film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. It was based on Rader's original 1986 screenplay and stars Kevin Costner, who also produced it with Charles Gordon and John Davis. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. The setting of the film is in the distant future. Although no exact date was given in the film itself, it has been suggested that it takes place in 2500. The polar ice caps have completely melted, and the sea level has risen many hundreds of feet, covering nearly all the land. The film illustrates this with an unusual variation on the Universal logo, which begins with the usual image of Earth, but shows the planet's water levels gradually rising and the polar ice caps melting until nearly all the land is submerged. The plot of the film centers on an otherwise nameless antihero, "The Mariner", a drifter who sails the Earth in his trimaran. When the mariner is revealed to be a mutant with webbed feet and gills who is able to breathe underwater, the fearful atollers vote to drown him in a brine pool they maintain for composting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpKbULrB9Z8 The cat with the bag of tricks can be a reference to: Felix the Cat is a funny animal cartoon character created in the silent film era. The anthropomorphic black cat with his black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combine to make Felix one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history. Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2YJduDyFA4
“Straight out of film noir.” - Film noir (/fɪlm nwɑr/; French pronunciation: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classical film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression.
“Or Samson the legendary figure from the Bible.” - Samson (/ˈsæmsən/; Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן, Modern Shimshon, Tiberian Šimšôn, meaning "man of the sun"), Shamshoun (Arabic: شمشون Shamshūn/Šamšūn), or Sampson (Greek: Σαμψών), is one of the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Judges chapters 13 to 16). According to the biblical account, Samson was given supernatural strength by God in order to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats such as killing a lion, slaying an entire army with only the jawbone of an ass, and destroying a pagan temple. Samson had two vulnerabilities, however: his attraction to untrustworthy women and his hair, without which he was powerless. These vulnerabilities ultimately proved fatal for him.
“All those guys have names like Ben-Hur and Prometheus.” - Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic historical drama film, directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith and Haya Harareet. A remake of the 1925 silent film with the same name, Ben-Hur was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The screenplay is credited to Karl Tunberg but includes contributions from Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlzfqVtmxVA Prometheus (/prəˈmiːθiːəs/ prə-mee-thee-əs; Greek: Προμηθεύς [promɛːtʰeús], meaning "forethought") is a Titan in Greek mythology, best known as the deity in Greek mythology who was the creator of mankind and its greatest benefactor, who gifted mankind with fire stolen from Mount Olympus. Prometheus sided with Zeus and the ascending Olympian gods in the vast cosmological struggle against Cronus (Kronos) and the other Titans. Prometheus was therefore on the conquering side of the cataclysmic war of the Greek gods, the Titanomachy, where Zeus and the Olympian gods ultimately defeated Cronus and the other Titans.
“Genesis, exorcist, leviathan, do the right thing.” - The Book of Genesis (from the Latin Vulgate, in turn borrowed or transliterated from Greek γένεσις, meaning "origin"; Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית, Bərēšīṯ, "In [the] beginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible (the Tanakh) and the Christian Old Testament. The Exorcist (what Shawn calls “Exodus”) is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted by William Peter Blatty from his 1971 novel of the same name. The book, inspired by the 1949 exorcism of Roland Doe, deals with the demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl and her mother's attempts to win back her child through an exorcism conducted by two priests. The adaption is relatively faithful to the book, which itself has been commercially successful (hitting the New York Times bestseller list). The Book of Exodus or, simply, Exodus (from Greek ἔξοδος, exodos, meaning "going out"; Hebrew: שמות, Sh'mot, "Names"), is the second book of the Torah and the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament). The book tells how the Israelites leave slavery in Egypt through the strength of Yahweh, the God who has chosen Israel as his people. Led by their prophet Moses they journey through the wilderness to Mount Sinai, where Yahweh promises them the land of Canaan (the "Promised Land") in return for their faithfulness. Israel enters into a covenant with Yahweh who gives them their laws and instructions for the Tabernacle, the means by which he will dwell with them and lead them to the land, and give them peace.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDGw1MTEe9k The Book of Leviticus (“Leviathan” to Shawn) (/lɪˈvɪtɪkəs/; from Greek Λευιτικόν, Leuitikon, meaning "relating to the Levites") is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, and the third of five books of the Torah (or Pentateuch). Its Hebrew name, Hebrew: ויקרא, Vayikra/Wayiqra, comes from its first word, "And He called." The English name is from the Latin Leviticus, taken in turn from Greek and a reference to the Levites, the tribe of Aaron, from whom the priests descended. The book, however, addresses all the people of Israel (1:2) though some passages address the priests specifically (6:8). Most of its chapters (1-7, 11-27) consist of God's speeches to Moses which he is commanded to repeat to the Israelites. Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee, who also played the part of Mookie in the film. Other members of the cast include Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, and Samuel L. Jackson. It is also notably the feature film debut of both Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez. The movie tells the story of a neighborhood's simmering racial tension, which comes to a head and culminates in tragedy on the hottest day of summer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muc7xqdHudI
“They're at a time-share pitch in Chula Vista.” - A timeshare is a property with a particular form of ownership or use rights. These properties are typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each sharer is allotted a period of time (typically one week and almost always the same time every year) in which they may use the property. Units may be on a partial ownership, lease, or "right to use" basis, in which the sharer holds no claim to ownership of the property. Chula Vista (/ˌtʃuːlə ˈvɪstə/; Spanish: beautiful view) is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the state of California, and the 76th-largest city in the United States. The population was 243,916 as of the 2010 census. Located just 7.5 miles (12.1 km) from downtown San Diego and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) from the Mexican border in the South Bay region of the metropolitan area, the city is at the center of one of the richest economic and culturally diverse zones in the United States. Chula Vista is so named because of its scenic location between the San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills.
“We made it, like, around five miles off the coast of Key West before she sank and then we had to swim the rest of the way.” - Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent, at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. The island is about 90 miles (140 km) from Cuba. Key West is politically within the limits of the city of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city also occupies portions of nearby islands. The island is about 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, with a total land mass of 4.2 square miles. Duval Street, its famous main street, is a mere 1.1 miles in length in its 14-block crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida Straits/Atlantic Ocean. In the late 1950s, many of the large salt ponds on the eastern side were filled in, nearly doubling the original land mass of the island. The island is 3,370 acres (13.6 km2) in area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boLUWvu7_nk
“Get this, we ended up sitting in with the house band at Sloppy Joe's soaking wet.” - Sloppy Joe's Bar is a historic American bar in Key West, Florida. It is now located on the north side of Duval Street at the corner of Greene Street, (201 Duval Street). Founded on December 5, 1933, the bar's most famous patrons were Ernest Hemingway and the infamous rum runner Habana Joe. The original location at the time Hemingway frequented Sloppy Joe's is a few doors down to the west, just off Duval Street, at 428 Greene Street, and is now called "Captain Tony's Saloon". The bar went through two name changes before settling on Sloppy Joe's with the encouragement of Hemingway. The name was coined from the original Sloppy Joe's bar in Old Havana, that sold both liquor and iced seafood. In the Cuban heat, the ice melted and patrons taunted the owner José (Joe) García Río that he ran a "sloppy" place. The bar is the site of the Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, started in 1981. It is well known as a tourist attraction, with live bands and slushy drinks. On November 1, 2006, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
“Smiths lyric-off. You, me, 10 minutes.” - The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The band consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. Q magazine's Simon Goddard argued in 2007 that The Smiths were "the one truly vital voice of the '80s", "the most influential British guitar group of the decade" and the "first indie outsiders to achieve mainstream success on their own terms". The NME named the Smiths the "most influential artist ever" in a 2002 poll.
“We're starting with ‘The Queen is Dead’.” - During 1985 the band completed lengthy tours of the UK and the US while recording their next studio record, The Queen Is Dead. The album was released in June 1986, shortly after the single "Bigmouth Strikes Again". The single again featured Marr's strident acoustic guitar rhythms and lead melody guitar lines with wide leaps. The Queen Is Dead reached number two in the UK charts, and consisted of a mixture of mordant bleakness (e.g. "Never Had No One Ever", which seemed to play up to stereotypes of the band), dry humour (e.g. "Frankly, Mr. Shankly", allegedly a message to Rough Trade boss Geoff Travis disguised as a letter of resignation from a worker to his superior), and synthesis of both, such as in "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" and "Cemetry Gates". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tb8Xmq0k7w
“Sounds like one of the dwarf warriors from Willow.” - Willow is a 1988 American fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, produced and with a story by George Lucas, and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. Davis plays the eponymous lead character and hero: a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her and take over the world in a sword and sorcery setting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZFtUwAs0wk
“Gus, don't be the new Meshach Taylor.” - Meshach Taylor (April 11, 1947 - June 28, 2014) was an American actor. He was Emmy-nominated for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986-93). He was also known for his portrayal of Hollywood Montrose, a flamboyant window dresser in Mannequin. He played Sheldon Baylor on the CBS sitcom Dave's World (1993-97), appeared as Tony on the short-lived NBC sitcom Buffalo Bill opposite Dabney Coleman, and appeared as the recurring character Alastair Wright, the social studies teacher and later school principal, on Nickelodeon's sitcom, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
“The show ‘It's Complicated’ was complicated.” - Denise Richards: It's Complicated is an American reality-based television series that debuted on E! on May 26, 2008. This is the second series to be produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions, following Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The program details the daily lives of actress Denise Richards, her daughters Sam and Lola, and her family (her married younger sister Michelle and father Irv), as she deals with her career and the publicity she had received since her divorce from actor Charlie Sheen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu8T4kjhCoE
“The song ‘Complicated’ by Avril Lavigne, ironically, not-- not very complicated.” - "Complicated" is the debut single by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released in 2002 from her debut album, Let Go. It was written by Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. The single reached number one in Australia (for six weeks), New Zealand and Mexico (for nine weeks), number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three in the United Kingdom. Based on its chart performance, the song is Lavigne's second most successful single (only behind her 2007 single "Girlfriend") and was one of the most successful releases of 2002. Lavigne broke a record set by Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" when "Complicated" held the number one spot on the Adult Top 40 chart for 16 weeks in a row. "Complicated" was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPBIwQyPWE
“Worces... Worcester.” “The sauce?” - Worcestershire sauce (Listeni/ˈwʊstərʃər/), sometimes shortened to Worcester sauce (/ˈwʊstər/), is a fermented liquid condiment of complex mixture, of British origin from Worcester and popularized by Lea & Perrins, based on an older Greco-Roman sauce. The essential ingredients are barley malt vinegar, spirit vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions, and garlic; particular brands add other spices as well to taste. It is often an ingredient in Welsh Rabbit or Welsh rarebit, Caesar salad, Oysters Kirkpatrick, and sometimes added to chili con carne, beef stew, hamburgers, and other beef dishes. Worcestershire sauce is also used to flavour cocktails such as a Bloody Mary or Caesar. Known as salsa inglesa (English sauce) in Spanish, it is also an ingredient in michelada, the Mexican beer cocktail.
“Westchester.” “The county?” - Westchester County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of 450 square miles (1,200 km2), consisting of 48 municipalities. According to the 2010 Census, the county had a population of 949,113, estimated to have increased by 2.5% to 972,634 by 2014. Established in 1683, Westchester was named after the city of Chester, England. The county seat of Westchester is the city of White Plains. According to 2011 U.S. Census Bureau data, the per-capita income in the county was $47,814 and the median income for a household in the county was $77,006. In terms of household income, Westchester County is the fifth-wealthiest county in New York (after Nassau, Putnam, Suffolk, and Rockland Counties) and is the forty-seventh wealthiest county nationally. Westchester County ranks second after New York County in terms of highest median income per person, with a higher concentration of incomes in smaller households. The county's location places New York City, Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, and Long Island Sound to its south, Putnam County to its north, Fairfield County, Connecticut to its east, and Rockland County as well as Bergen County, New Jersey across the Hudson River to the west. Westchester is the first suburban area of its scale in the world to develop, due mostly to the upper-middle class development of entire communities in the late 19th century, and the subsequent rapid population growth.
“She said she had to clear her head so she and Derek went paragliding.” - Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing comprising a large number of interconnected baffled cells. Wing shape is maintained by the suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing, and the aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside. Despite not using an engine, paragliders flight can last many hours and cover many hundreds of kilometers, though flights of one to two hours and covering some tens of kilometers are more the norm. By skilful exploitation of sources of lift, the pilot may gain height, often climbing to altitudes of a few thousand meters.
“You know what, you're a douche bag, and quite frankly, as dumb as a wildebeest.” - The wildebeests, also called gnus or wildebai, are a genus of antelopes, Connochaetes. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep and other even-toed horned ungulates. Connochaetes includes two species, both native to Africa: the black wildebeest, or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou); and the blue wildebeest, or brindled gnu (C. taurinus). Fossil records suggest these two species diverged about one million years ago, resulting in a northern and a southern species. The blue wildebeest remained in its original range and changed very little from the ancestral species, while the black wildebeest changed more in order to adapt to its open grassland habitat in the south. The most obvious way of telling the two species apart are the differences in their colouring and in the way their horns are oriented.
“Jules, would you tell Gus it's normal for friends to discuss when they'd like to be eaten in the event of a tragic Alive-esque scenario?” - Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors is a 1974 book by the British writer Piers Paul Read documenting the events of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. Alive tells the story of a Uruguayan Rugby team (who were alumni of Stella Maris College), and their friends and family who were involved in the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. The plane crashed into the Andes mountains on Friday, October 13, 1972. Of the 45 people on the flight, only 16 survived in sub-zero temperatures. After a few days, the rescue team searching for the survivors gave up. Consequently, the survivors had to sustain life with rations found in the wreckage after the plane had crashed. The rations did not last long, and in order to stay alive it became necessary for the survivors to eat the bodies of the dead. This was possible because the bodies had been preserved with the freezing temperatures and the snow. The book was published two years after the survivors of the crash were rescued. The author interviewed many of the survivors as well as the family members of the passengers before writing this book to obtain facts about the crash. He wanted to write the story as it had happened without embellishment or fictionalizing it.
CONTINUITY
Newspaper Bit (meaning to show article but everyone sees an ad) - (1x03 “9 Lives”, 4x08 “Let’s Get Hairy”)
“Right off the top of a building in Vancouver.” “That was an art thief who didn't actually steal anything.” - (4x01 “Extradition: British Columbia”)
“And then fell down a mine shaft.” “That was us.” - (4x03 “High Noon-ish”)
We see Shawn with his motorcycle! He and Gus even ride double
Shawn puts the phone back upside-down (4x05 “Shawn Gets the Yips”)
Edited September 26, 2015
SHAWN
1989: He and Gus made life-sized replicas of themselves to see if the parachutes they made would work.
Goes to the pet store with Gus to pet bunnies
Feels he ought to have been allowed to scope out Gus’ girlfriend in advance.
Has a tendency to scare away Gus’ girlfriends
Asked one of Gus’ girlfriends if she knew the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx
Compares his and Gus’ friendship to Andy and Duckie with a touch of the Olsen twins
Wants to meet Ruby’s friends
Says that deep down Gus wants him to vet Ruby so he can avoid another Mira situation
Crashes Ruby’s meeting with her friends and brings Gruyere
Says lunch for him and Gus starts 10 minutes after breakfast ends and goes until 10 minutes before dinner starts. Unless they combine the two in which case they have linner, and then there’s desinner, which is dessert and dinner.
Says he’s done river rafting hundreds of times. Gus says “It’s A Small World doesn’t count”
Gets his ass tickled by Jessica
Asks Gus to ask for the Lord’s help for him too
Says river rafting was pretty exhilarating. Compares it to when he found out you could have brownies delivered.
Is the first to notice that Stu is missing
Compares Ruby’s friends to walking in to Final Destination. Shawn and Gus walked out of Final Destination
Watches film noir.
Thinks Sampson is the name straight out of film noir or a tiny orphaned mouse who has to find his way home to Wolverhampton
Has never read the Bible and can only name one book
Thinks that Ben-Hur and Prometheus are from the Bible
Suspects Ruby of having helped Stu fake his death.
Takes Ruby to meet Henry
Challenges Ruby to a Smiths lyric-off and she says they’re starting with The Queen Is Dead. Shawn looks daunted.
Says he wishes they could clone Ruby and the dimmer clone would be perfect for him.
Says he hasn’t heard from Abigail in a month.
Says he can always tell when someone is hiding something. Knows Lucas isn’t lying because his lips is completely still, there’s no sweat on the forehead and his fingers aren’t trembling. Gus, on the other hand, exhibits all these symptoms.
Says math is complicated
Is surprised to discover he hasn’t been hired on the case.
Wants to see Ruby and Jessica cat-fight
Brings Woody slippers because he figures “his slender toes must get chilly down here on the block.”
Says there’s absolutely nothing that could dent his impenetrable bond with Gus.
Says Gus wishes that he had his acute observational skills. Also says Gus wishes he had his attention to detail, and Gus disagrees. They drive off and immediately return because they realize that Shawn came on his bike.
Saves Ruby from falling off the cliff
Asks Gus how long he’d want Shawn to wait before eating him if they were trapped in the desert and death and starvation were imminent.
GUS
Gus and Shawn love bunnies. Says people think their intense love of bunnies is creepy at their age, but history will prove them to be heartless bastards.
Gets Shawn hopped up on bunny love to tell him he has a secret girlfriend.
Says Shawn has a tendency to scare his girlfriends away.
Says Shawn only knew the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx because he saw it on Super-Friends.
Met Ruby at BevMo and she’s in marketing
Says all his cash is tied up in dress shirts and decorative pillowcases.
Advertised Shawn as kooky but undersold the hair
Ruby says it would be a crime to cover Gus’ head up with hair.
Is 81% sure that he doesn’t need Shawn to tell him what woman is right
Was voted most well liked and King of Howdy Day. Says it’s the only time it’s ever happened.
Thinks that liking to tempt death thrills for is information that ought to have been disclosed on the first date.
Is concerned about whether or not the river rafting outfits are waterproof.
Screams “help me Lord” when they go down the rapids.
Reminds Shawn of Sampson in the Bible
His parents haven’t met Ruby they’re at a time share pitch in Chula Vista. He doesn’t know where that is and thinks they made it up.
Takes Ruby to meet Henry
Promises Ruby that he won’t tell Shawn that she helped Stu
Claims to have monkeybrush in his eye when Shawn catches him hiding something from him.
Says that when he and Shawn are married there are some things they won’t be able to share with one another. Shawn asks is they’re still going to live next door to each other and Gus says yes, with a pool that goes across both their yards. Shawn has dibs on the diving board.
Tells Ruby he’s divorced
Says Shawn wishes he had his focus.
Just put his car in the shop
Shawn says Gus can cling to something like a drowning cat when he’s scared.
Squeezed Derek so tight that he passed out and hit him in the chin with his helmet by accident. Shawn says they’ll tell people he muscled up Derek’s back and he put him in a sleeper hold.
Wants to know Ruby’s credit score.
Says he and Ruby are taking a break to evaluate if the attraction is real or not. Shawn gets him to admit that Ruby broke up with him. Gus says he begged.
Thinks Shawn’s cannibalism question is ridiculous, and that no one plans for that. O’Hara agrees.
LASSITER
Upsets Ruby’s friends with his graphic description of what he thinks happened to Stu.
Agrees that Gus is hiding something.
Listens to Shawn’s idea to go to Lone Pine because it only risks humiliating Shawn instead of Lassiter.
Agrees with Spencer on the cannibalism. He would eat them in the following order: O’Hara, Guster, then Spencer. He’s also made a list of whose organs he’d prefer in the event that he needs a transplant and for the contingency where he’s the last man on earth and he needs to choose one person from the department with whom to procreate. Says none of them made the list.
HENRY
Would never let Shawn do something as risky as BASE jumping
Is making is world-famous burgers
Enthralled by Ruby’s fish story
Tells Ruby he caught a blue-fin tuna. Shawn says he found it on the beach.
Says you embellish fishing stories. It’s what you do.
Thinks Shawn’s suspicions of Ruby stem from his jealousy that Gus is in a healthy solid relationship with a great woman, whereas Shawn had one with an equally great woman and he let her slip away.
WOODY
Calls Shawn “my nicely gelled friend.”
Knows Shawn’s MO: the police won’t let you in on another case and he wants woody to help him get around.
Responds with “a vacuum you can use in space” to Shawn’s question, “what’s the first thing that pops into your head when I say Sampson?”
Says a watermelon is a perfect substitute for the human head. A porterhouse simulates the thigh.
Thinks the bullet that killed Brian Sampson came from a Winchester 70 rifle.
OTHER CHARACTERS
Ruby
Gus met her at BevMo (a wine liquor and Spirits store) and she’s in marketing.
Her favourite color: black, favourite flavour: mango, favourite episode of Magnum P.I., Did You See The Sunrise (The Vietnam episode), followed by DYSTS Part II. (Actually, reverse those two).
Shawn calls her Rubes.
Flatters Shawn’s hair.
Volunteers at a wildlife rescue. She was cleaning ducks that got caught in an oil spill.
Her river rafting group is meeting at Berman’s Bend down by the river.
Sees through Shawn’s plan to catch her unawares with her friends.
Was afraid that her interest in extreme sports would freak Gus out.
Wins Henry over with her bourbon drinking and Marlin fishing off Cuba story. The Cuban patrol boat shot a hole the size of a bowling ball in the boat. They made it within five miles of Key West then the boat sank and they had to swim the rest of the way. Ended up sitting in with the house band at Sloppy Joe’s, soaking wet.
Says Stu is her best friend and said he needed a few days to figure things out, so she helped orchestrate his disappearance. Claims Stu said she was the only one he trusted.
Says Gus is in the trust circle now that he knows about her helping Stu fake his death.
Tells Gus and Shawn that Stu is hiding near Lone Pine.
Believes Shawn is really psychic.
Tries to flirt with Derek to avoid getting killed.
Dyes her hair, and has a weave.
Her credit score is 770 (out of 850 or 990, depending on the source of the rating).
Stu Crawford
He and his business partner, Brian Sampson just filed for bankruptcy.
Planned the Cuban fishing trip that Ruby went on.
It was his idea to go river rafting. He’s the expert.
Sampson and Stu took out million dollar life insurance policies and named one another as beneficiaries.
Brian Sampson
He and Stu took out million dollar life insurance policies and named one another as beneficiaries.
Ruby says Brian was the reason Stu was going broke. He used the company money to pay for his exorbitant lifestyle.
Charles Lucas
Brian Sampson and Stu Crawfords assistant.
Derek Walker
Says Shawn ands Gus can accompany them on their river rafting.
Met Stu at a wildlife preservation meeting.
Used to be a big game hunter. Bagged the big five and then turned over a new leaf.
Used to date Jessica. Has a key to her apartment.
Says Stu didn’t understand friendship.
Jessica Martino
Worked with Ruby.
Is a free spirit, according to Shawn. Single but looking and not afraid to make the first move. As evidence, he offers the fact that she’s tickling his ass.
Went to Africa with Derek twice. But only for the pictures. Looks good in a safari outfit.
Doesn’t wear panties.
Has some court appointed anger management sessions and a stalking charge for harassing Brian Sampson. Says Stu introduced them at a party they hit it off and then Brian started sending her mixed signals.
Owns a Winchester 70
Ruby says Jessica throws herself at every man she meets.
Say Stu came to her first asking for a place to hide and she told him to face his problems like a man.
Says it’s so like Ruby to make herself out to be the special one in the group.
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
The pineapple is a foothold on the climbing wall.
GUS, DON’T BE…
Gus, don't be the new Meshach Taylor.
SHAWN & GUS FISTBUMP
Episode: 2
Series: 34
ALLUSIONS
“You asked one girl if she knew the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx.” - In Greek tradition, it has the head of a human, the haunches of a lion, and sometimes the wings of a bird. It is mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer its riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. This deadly version of a sphinx appears in the myth and drama of Oedipus. Unlike the Greek sphinx, which was a woman, the Egyptian sphinx is typically shown as a man (an androsphinx). In addition, the Egyptian sphinx was viewed as benevolent, but having a ferocious strength similar to the malevolent Greek version and both were thought of as guardians often flanking the entrances to temples. The Sphinx is said to have guarded the entrance to the Greek city of Thebes, and to have asked a riddle of travellers to allow them passage. The exact riddle asked by the Sphinx was not specified by early tellers of the stories, and was not standardized as the one given below until late in Greek history. It was said in late lore that Hera or Ares sent the Sphinx from her Ethiopian homeland (the Greeks always remembered the foreign origin of the Sphinx) to Thebes in Greece where she asks all passersby the most famous riddle in history: "Which creature has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed?" She strangled and devoured anyone unable to answer. Oedipus solved the riddle by answering: Man-who crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then uses a walking stick in old age. By some accounts (but much more rarely), there was a second riddle: "There are two sisters: one gives birth to the other and she, in turn, gives birth to the first. Who are the two sisters?" The answer is "day and night" (both words are feminine in Greek). This riddle is also found in a Gascon version of the myth and could be very ancient.
“You only knew that because you saw it on Super Friends.” - Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America (JLA) and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics. The name of the program (and the JLA members featured with the Super Friends) have been variously represented (as Super Friends and Challenge of the Super Friends, for example) at different points in its broadcast history. There were a total of 109 episodes and two backdoor-pilot episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, with Batman and Robin appearing in "The Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANCjrzSJOsU
“Favorite...Magnum, P. I. episode.” - Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network. According to the Nielsen ratings, Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in the top twenty U.S. television programs during the first five years that the series was originally broadcast in the United States. It has had a lasting impact and is currently aired in syndication on Cozi TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgLAP0_Ef14
“Did You See the Sunrise?” - Season 3, episodes 1-2 - Magnum, T.C., and an ex-army buddy named Nuzo (played by James Whitmore, Jr.) try to track down Ivan, a Russian who held them captive during the Vietnam War and won't stop until he kills them all. Lieutenant "Mac" MacReynolds, claiming that he has been fired from the Navy, starts hanging around Magnum. In reality, Mac wasn't fired but is working under Buck Green's orders to find Ivan and prevent Magnum from killing him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Jmt35-p6U (full episode with altered audio)
“We're like Andie and Duckie with just a tad of Mary Kate and Ashley.” - Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of John Hughes' films starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film. The film was directed by Howard Deutch, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and written by John Hughes, who also served as co-executive producer. It has become a cult favorite. High school senior Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald) is a working-class girl who has a crush on one of the rich, preppy boys in her school, Blane McDonough (Andrew McCarthy). When Andie and Blane try to get together, they encounter resistance from their respective social circles. Andie lives on "the wrong side of the tracks" with her underemployed father, Jack (Harry Dean Stanton). Andie's best friend, Phil "Duckie" Dale (Jon Cryer), is in love with her, but plays it off as a joke in front of her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-X5ixDLuhM Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986), also known as the Olsen twins collectively, are American actresses and fashion designers. The fraternal twins made their acting debut as infants playing Michelle Tanner on the television series Full House. At the age of six, they began starring together in TV, film, and video projects, which continued to their teenage years. Through their company Dualstar, the Olsens joined the ranks of the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry at a young age.
“Which is why we brought our own gruyere.” - Gruyère (/ɡruːˈjɛər/ or /ɡrɨˈjɛər/; French pronunciation: [ɡʁyjɛʁ], German: Greyerzer) is a hard yellow cheese, named after the town of Gruyères in Switzerland, and originated in the cantons of Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Jura, and Berne. Before 2001, when Gruyère gained the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC, now AOP) status as a Swiss cheese, some controversy existed whether French cheeses of a similar nature could also be labelled Gruyère (French Gruyère style cheeses include Comté and Beaufort). Gruyère is sweet but slightly salty, with a flavor that varies widely with age. It is often described as creamy and nutty when young, becoming with age more assertive, earthy and complex. When fully aged (five months to a year) it tends to have small cracks which impart a slightly grainy texture.
“It's a Small World doesn't count, Shawn.” - It's a Small World (stylized it's a small world) is a water-based dark ride located in the Fantasyland area at each of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide: Disneyland Park in California, the Magic Kingdom in Florida, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. The ride features over 300 brightly costumed audio-animatronic dolls in the style of children of the world, frolicking in a spirit of international unity and singing the attraction's title song, which has a theme of global peace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tbm4Au3dZ0
Stacy Keibler (Jessica) - Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler (born October 14, 1979) is an American actress, model, retired professional wrestler and valet who is best known for her work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a WWE Diva. Keibler was a contestant on the second season of Dancing with the Stars, where she placed third.[1] She has also appeared on other American Broadcasting Company (ABC) shows such as What About Brian, George Lopez, and October Road, as well as the 100th episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother as a bartender and on the USA Network show Psych. Keibler has also modeled, appearing in both Maxim and Stuff magazines.
“Mouse, squirrel, turtle, Chad Michael Murray?” - Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, spokesperson, writer and former fashion model. He is known for portraying Lucas Scott in The WB/CW teen drama series One Tree Hill (2003-09), and also had starring roles in the films Freaky Friday (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004), and House of Wax (2005). Popular among teenagers and young adults in the early 2000s, he has been featured on the covers of numerous magazines, including Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair and Entertainment Weekly.
“It's like we walked into Final Destination.” - Final Destination is an American horror franchise based on an unproduced spec script by Jeffrey Reddick, originally written for the X-Files television series. Distributed by New Line Cinema, all five films center around a protagonist that has a premonition of a terrible accident that will kill numerous people. The protagonist and several other people manage to escape from the scene of the accident, before it happens, but are later killed in a series of bizarre accidents that frequently resemble Rube Goldberg machines in their complexity. The series is noteworthy amongst others in the horror genre in that the "villain" of the movies is not the stereotypical slashers, monsters, creatures, or demons, but Death itself (very occasionally seen as a fleeting shadow), which manipulates the environment with the intent of reclaiming those who managed to escape their fates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMOYUQWGWFM
“So he just what, turned into a fish and swam away?” “Don't be ridiculous. A cat like Stu would never reach into Costner's bag of tricks.” - Waterworld is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic science fiction action film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. It was based on Rader's original 1986 screenplay and stars Kevin Costner, who also produced it with Charles Gordon and John Davis. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. The setting of the film is in the distant future. Although no exact date was given in the film itself, it has been suggested that it takes place in 2500. The polar ice caps have completely melted, and the sea level has risen many hundreds of feet, covering nearly all the land. The film illustrates this with an unusual variation on the Universal logo, which begins with the usual image of Earth, but shows the planet's water levels gradually rising and the polar ice caps melting until nearly all the land is submerged. The plot of the film centers on an otherwise nameless antihero, "The Mariner", a drifter who sails the Earth in his trimaran. When the mariner is revealed to be a mutant with webbed feet and gills who is able to breathe underwater, the fearful atollers vote to drown him in a brine pool they maintain for composting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpKbULrB9Z8 The cat with the bag of tricks can be a reference to: Felix the Cat is a funny animal cartoon character created in the silent film era. The anthropomorphic black cat with his black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combine to make Felix one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history. Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2YJduDyFA4
“Straight out of film noir.” - Film noir (/fɪlm nwɑr/; French pronunciation: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classical film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression.
“Or Samson the legendary figure from the Bible.” - Samson (/ˈsæmsən/; Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן, Modern Shimshon, Tiberian Šimšôn, meaning "man of the sun"), Shamshoun (Arabic: شمشون Shamshūn/Šamšūn), or Sampson (Greek: Σαμψών), is one of the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Judges chapters 13 to 16). According to the biblical account, Samson was given supernatural strength by God in order to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats such as killing a lion, slaying an entire army with only the jawbone of an ass, and destroying a pagan temple. Samson had two vulnerabilities, however: his attraction to untrustworthy women and his hair, without which he was powerless. These vulnerabilities ultimately proved fatal for him.
“All those guys have names like Ben-Hur and Prometheus.” - Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic historical drama film, directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith and Haya Harareet. A remake of the 1925 silent film with the same name, Ben-Hur was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The screenplay is credited to Karl Tunberg but includes contributions from Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlzfqVtmxVA Prometheus (/prəˈmiːθiːəs/ prə-mee-thee-əs; Greek: Προμηθεύς [promɛːtʰeús], meaning "forethought") is a Titan in Greek mythology, best known as the deity in Greek mythology who was the creator of mankind and its greatest benefactor, who gifted mankind with fire stolen from Mount Olympus. Prometheus sided with Zeus and the ascending Olympian gods in the vast cosmological struggle against Cronus (Kronos) and the other Titans. Prometheus was therefore on the conquering side of the cataclysmic war of the Greek gods, the Titanomachy, where Zeus and the Olympian gods ultimately defeated Cronus and the other Titans.
“Genesis, exorcist, leviathan, do the right thing.” - The Book of Genesis (from the Latin Vulgate, in turn borrowed or transliterated from Greek γένεσις, meaning "origin"; Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית, Bərēšīṯ, "In [the] beginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible (the Tanakh) and the Christian Old Testament. The Exorcist (what Shawn calls “Exodus”) is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted by William Peter Blatty from his 1971 novel of the same name. The book, inspired by the 1949 exorcism of Roland Doe, deals with the demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl and her mother's attempts to win back her child through an exorcism conducted by two priests. The adaption is relatively faithful to the book, which itself has been commercially successful (hitting the New York Times bestseller list). The Book of Exodus or, simply, Exodus (from Greek ἔξοδος, exodos, meaning "going out"; Hebrew: שמות, Sh'mot, "Names"), is the second book of the Torah and the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament). The book tells how the Israelites leave slavery in Egypt through the strength of Yahweh, the God who has chosen Israel as his people. Led by their prophet Moses they journey through the wilderness to Mount Sinai, where Yahweh promises them the land of Canaan (the "Promised Land") in return for their faithfulness. Israel enters into a covenant with Yahweh who gives them their laws and instructions for the Tabernacle, the means by which he will dwell with them and lead them to the land, and give them peace.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDGw1MTEe9k The Book of Leviticus (“Leviathan” to Shawn) (/lɪˈvɪtɪkəs/; from Greek Λευιτικόν, Leuitikon, meaning "relating to the Levites") is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, and the third of five books of the Torah (or Pentateuch). Its Hebrew name, Hebrew: ויקרא, Vayikra/Wayiqra, comes from its first word, "And He called." The English name is from the Latin Leviticus, taken in turn from Greek and a reference to the Levites, the tribe of Aaron, from whom the priests descended. The book, however, addresses all the people of Israel (1:2) though some passages address the priests specifically (6:8). Most of its chapters (1-7, 11-27) consist of God's speeches to Moses which he is commanded to repeat to the Israelites. Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee, who also played the part of Mookie in the film. Other members of the cast include Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, and Samuel L. Jackson. It is also notably the feature film debut of both Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez. The movie tells the story of a neighborhood's simmering racial tension, which comes to a head and culminates in tragedy on the hottest day of summer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muc7xqdHudI
“They're at a time-share pitch in Chula Vista.” - A timeshare is a property with a particular form of ownership or use rights. These properties are typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each sharer is allotted a period of time (typically one week and almost always the same time every year) in which they may use the property. Units may be on a partial ownership, lease, or "right to use" basis, in which the sharer holds no claim to ownership of the property. Chula Vista (/ˌtʃuːlə ˈvɪstə/; Spanish: beautiful view) is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the state of California, and the 76th-largest city in the United States. The population was 243,916 as of the 2010 census. Located just 7.5 miles (12.1 km) from downtown San Diego and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) from the Mexican border in the South Bay region of the metropolitan area, the city is at the center of one of the richest economic and culturally diverse zones in the United States. Chula Vista is so named because of its scenic location between the San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills.
“We made it, like, around five miles off the coast of Key West before she sank and then we had to swim the rest of the way.” - Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent, at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. The island is about 90 miles (140 km) from Cuba. Key West is politically within the limits of the city of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city also occupies portions of nearby islands. The island is about 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, with a total land mass of 4.2 square miles. Duval Street, its famous main street, is a mere 1.1 miles in length in its 14-block crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida Straits/Atlantic Ocean. In the late 1950s, many of the large salt ponds on the eastern side were filled in, nearly doubling the original land mass of the island. The island is 3,370 acres (13.6 km2) in area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boLUWvu7_nk
“Get this, we ended up sitting in with the house band at Sloppy Joe's soaking wet.” - Sloppy Joe's Bar is a historic American bar in Key West, Florida. It is now located on the north side of Duval Street at the corner of Greene Street, (201 Duval Street). Founded on December 5, 1933, the bar's most famous patrons were Ernest Hemingway and the infamous rum runner Habana Joe. The original location at the time Hemingway frequented Sloppy Joe's is a few doors down to the west, just off Duval Street, at 428 Greene Street, and is now called "Captain Tony's Saloon". The bar went through two name changes before settling on Sloppy Joe's with the encouragement of Hemingway. The name was coined from the original Sloppy Joe's bar in Old Havana, that sold both liquor and iced seafood. In the Cuban heat, the ice melted and patrons taunted the owner José (Joe) García Río that he ran a "sloppy" place. The bar is the site of the Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, started in 1981. It is well known as a tourist attraction, with live bands and slushy drinks. On November 1, 2006, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
“Smiths lyric-off. You, me, 10 minutes.” - The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The band consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. Q magazine's Simon Goddard argued in 2007 that The Smiths were "the one truly vital voice of the '80s", "the most influential British guitar group of the decade" and the "first indie outsiders to achieve mainstream success on their own terms". The NME named the Smiths the "most influential artist ever" in a 2002 poll.
“We're starting with ‘The Queen is Dead’.” - During 1985 the band completed lengthy tours of the UK and the US while recording their next studio record, The Queen Is Dead. The album was released in June 1986, shortly after the single "Bigmouth Strikes Again". The single again featured Marr's strident acoustic guitar rhythms and lead melody guitar lines with wide leaps. The Queen Is Dead reached number two in the UK charts, and consisted of a mixture of mordant bleakness (e.g. "Never Had No One Ever", which seemed to play up to stereotypes of the band), dry humour (e.g. "Frankly, Mr. Shankly", allegedly a message to Rough Trade boss Geoff Travis disguised as a letter of resignation from a worker to his superior), and synthesis of both, such as in "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" and "Cemetry Gates". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tb8Xmq0k7w
“Sounds like one of the dwarf warriors from Willow.” - Willow is a 1988 American fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, produced and with a story by George Lucas, and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. Davis plays the eponymous lead character and hero: a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her and take over the world in a sword and sorcery setting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZFtUwAs0wk
“Gus, don't be the new Meshach Taylor.” - Meshach Taylor (April 11, 1947 - June 28, 2014) was an American actor. He was Emmy-nominated for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986-93). He was also known for his portrayal of Hollywood Montrose, a flamboyant window dresser in Mannequin. He played Sheldon Baylor on the CBS sitcom Dave's World (1993-97), appeared as Tony on the short-lived NBC sitcom Buffalo Bill opposite Dabney Coleman, and appeared as the recurring character Alastair Wright, the social studies teacher and later school principal, on Nickelodeon's sitcom, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
“The show ‘It's Complicated’ was complicated.” - Denise Richards: It's Complicated is an American reality-based television series that debuted on E! on May 26, 2008. This is the second series to be produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions, following Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The program details the daily lives of actress Denise Richards, her daughters Sam and Lola, and her family (her married younger sister Michelle and father Irv), as she deals with her career and the publicity she had received since her divorce from actor Charlie Sheen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu8T4kjhCoE
“The song ‘Complicated’ by Avril Lavigne, ironically, not-- not very complicated.” - "Complicated" is the debut single by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released in 2002 from her debut album, Let Go. It was written by Lavigne and The Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham Edwards), and produced by The Matrix. The single reached number one in Australia (for six weeks), New Zealand and Mexico (for nine weeks), number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three in the United Kingdom. Based on its chart performance, the song is Lavigne's second most successful single (only behind her 2007 single "Girlfriend") and was one of the most successful releases of 2002. Lavigne broke a record set by Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" when "Complicated" held the number one spot on the Adult Top 40 chart for 16 weeks in a row. "Complicated" was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPBIwQyPWE
“Worces... Worcester.” “The sauce?” - Worcestershire sauce (Listeni/ˈwʊstərʃər/), sometimes shortened to Worcester sauce (/ˈwʊstər/), is a fermented liquid condiment of complex mixture, of British origin from Worcester and popularized by Lea & Perrins, based on an older Greco-Roman sauce. The essential ingredients are barley malt vinegar, spirit vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions, and garlic; particular brands add other spices as well to taste. It is often an ingredient in Welsh Rabbit or Welsh rarebit, Caesar salad, Oysters Kirkpatrick, and sometimes added to chili con carne, beef stew, hamburgers, and other beef dishes. Worcestershire sauce is also used to flavour cocktails such as a Bloody Mary or Caesar. Known as salsa inglesa (English sauce) in Spanish, it is also an ingredient in michelada, the Mexican beer cocktail.
“Westchester.” “The county?” - Westchester County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of 450 square miles (1,200 km2), consisting of 48 municipalities. According to the 2010 Census, the county had a population of 949,113, estimated to have increased by 2.5% to 972,634 by 2014. Established in 1683, Westchester was named after the city of Chester, England. The county seat of Westchester is the city of White Plains. According to 2011 U.S. Census Bureau data, the per-capita income in the county was $47,814 and the median income for a household in the county was $77,006. In terms of household income, Westchester County is the fifth-wealthiest county in New York (after Nassau, Putnam, Suffolk, and Rockland Counties) and is the forty-seventh wealthiest county nationally. Westchester County ranks second after New York County in terms of highest median income per person, with a higher concentration of incomes in smaller households. The county's location places New York City, Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, and Long Island Sound to its south, Putnam County to its north, Fairfield County, Connecticut to its east, and Rockland County as well as Bergen County, New Jersey across the Hudson River to the west. Westchester is the first suburban area of its scale in the world to develop, due mostly to the upper-middle class development of entire communities in the late 19th century, and the subsequent rapid population growth.
“She said she had to clear her head so she and Derek went paragliding.” - Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing comprising a large number of interconnected baffled cells. Wing shape is maintained by the suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing, and the aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside. Despite not using an engine, paragliders flight can last many hours and cover many hundreds of kilometers, though flights of one to two hours and covering some tens of kilometers are more the norm. By skilful exploitation of sources of lift, the pilot may gain height, often climbing to altitudes of a few thousand meters.
“You know what, you're a douche bag, and quite frankly, as dumb as a wildebeest.” - The wildebeests, also called gnus or wildebai, are a genus of antelopes, Connochaetes. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep and other even-toed horned ungulates. Connochaetes includes two species, both native to Africa: the black wildebeest, or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou); and the blue wildebeest, or brindled gnu (C. taurinus). Fossil records suggest these two species diverged about one million years ago, resulting in a northern and a southern species. The blue wildebeest remained in its original range and changed very little from the ancestral species, while the black wildebeest changed more in order to adapt to its open grassland habitat in the south. The most obvious way of telling the two species apart are the differences in their colouring and in the way their horns are oriented.
“Jules, would you tell Gus it's normal for friends to discuss when they'd like to be eaten in the event of a tragic Alive-esque scenario?” - Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors is a 1974 book by the British writer Piers Paul Read documenting the events of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. Alive tells the story of a Uruguayan Rugby team (who were alumni of Stella Maris College), and their friends and family who were involved in the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. The plane crashed into the Andes mountains on Friday, October 13, 1972. Of the 45 people on the flight, only 16 survived in sub-zero temperatures. After a few days, the rescue team searching for the survivors gave up. Consequently, the survivors had to sustain life with rations found in the wreckage after the plane had crashed. The rations did not last long, and in order to stay alive it became necessary for the survivors to eat the bodies of the dead. This was possible because the bodies had been preserved with the freezing temperatures and the snow. The book was published two years after the survivors of the crash were rescued. The author interviewed many of the survivors as well as the family members of the passengers before writing this book to obtain facts about the crash. He wanted to write the story as it had happened without embellishment or fictionalizing it.
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Newspaper Bit (meaning to show article but everyone sees an ad) - (1x03 “9 Lives”, 4x08 “Let’s Get Hairy”)
“Right off the top of a building in Vancouver.” “That was an art thief who didn't actually steal anything.” - (4x01 “Extradition: British Columbia”)
“And then fell down a mine shaft.” “That was us.” - (4x03 “High Noon-ish”)
We see Shawn with his motorcycle! He and Gus even ride double
Shawn puts the phone back upside-down (4x05 “Shawn Gets the Yips”)