4x13 Death Is In the Air
OK, I've added a couple of new categories: Allusions and Continuity. I'll have to go back through past episodes to add them but I'll go through and finish first. If you want to add anything, leave a comment and I'll correct them.
Edited October 3, 2015
SHAWN
1989: Only kid sent home from school with lice
1989: Used Henry’s comb that morning
Wearing sweats and eating smelly food now that he’s single
“Rump Shaker” is ringtone since breakup with Abigail
Hung a poster of a blonde lying on a Corvette that says “Hauling Ass” and insured it for $1 million
Throws away his burrito when Juliet asks what smells like diaper
Hurried to crime scene because of the grape slushie machine
Missed first 23 minutes of Outbreak 10 years ago
“Irrational” fear of Patrick Dempsey - most likely due to his hair
Keeps gum in his desk
Changes his mind about Ginger Grant, calling her a “filthy pirate whore”
Believes the hotel bedspreads “not pretty”
Wants Juliet to put him in his place
Blocks the café door with a broom
Has to take a public decontamination shower in the parking lot
Travels with packet of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo
Bathed with Gus when 3
Convinced Reidman is a real doctor because he has a stethoscope
Wants macaroni & cheese
Uses Axe for Men
Believes Lassiter’s hair is a disaster
Pretends Hazmat suit is a spacesuit
Reidman wants to dissect his temporal lobe when he dies as well as some DNA
Thinks “tungsten” is a fun word
Spots Mallon in the bus station and chases him
Catches the vial before it breaks
Goes to Mallon’s cabin with Lassiter
Puts on catcher’s gear and makes the Rottweiler chase him
Had a giant piece of jerky in his pocket
Wants to tell Juliet how he feels
Compares love and relationships to a prize in a box of cereal and that he never waited for the prizes
Chickens out and doesn’t clarify when Juliet asks what he’s trying to say
Just drank about a litre of T’s Tea
GUS
Believes the Thornburg virus is racist
Hurried to crime scene because of the grape slushie machine
Has to take a public decontamination shower in the parking lot
Bathed with Shawn when 3
Pretends Hazmat suit is a spacesuit
Hits on girl in the hospital
Has to think about breathing possibly deadly air or smelling Shawn’s corn nuts
Reidman wants to measure his head
Freaks out over Thornburg because it’s freaky
Knows Shawn will find the cure
Is called “Poppy” by Reidman
Stops Shawn by telling Juliet she doesn’t have Thornburg
Had Shawn’s sweatshirt dry-cleaned
LASSITER
Was already wrong once today
Has to take a public decontamination shower in the parking lot
Interjects comments during Juliet’s briefing
Announces exposure over a megaphone after stepping on glass (only a broken lightbulb)
Tells Shawn and Gus to hide in the bathroom
Used to practice figure skating (“I mean ice hockey”)
Goes to Mallon’s cabin with Shawn
Draws his gun on the Rottweiler
Keeps softball gear in his trunk
Runs to the cabin when Shawn gets the Rottweiler to chase him
Hugs Juliet when she’s fine
JULIET
Has date with Richard from Forensics
Studied Thornburg at school
Has to take a public decontamination shower in the parking lot
Leads the manhunt for Mallon and gives the briefing
Cuts her hand on a broken vial
Free of Thornburg
HENRY
1989: washes Shawn down outside with a hose
BUZZ
Tells them that the CDC is done in the cafe
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Wooden pineapple at the tiki bar
GUS, DON’T BE…
Nick Cage’s accent from “Con Air”
SHAWN’S ALIAS
Mr. Bob Dobalina
CATCHPHRASES
“You know that’s right.” (episode: 2 series: 9)
BILLY v. VAL
Billy: 3
Val: 3
ALLUSIONS
“Which is why I'm TiVo-ing Blame it on Rio as we speak.” - Blame it on Rio is a 1984 comedy about a 43-year-old man, played by Michael Caine, who carries on a would-be madcap affair with his best friend's teenage daughter. (To be fair, the film also continues to generate interest for the then 17-year old’s topless scenes.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ4u1y-8njU
“Rump Shaker” - is a song by American hip-hop group Wreckx-N-Effect. It was released in August 1992 as the lead single from their second album Hard or Smooth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKKONgfNONU
“And yesterday I was told to pick up a cooler from a lab called Genutech, take it back to my hotel by the airport, then fly to CDC headquarters in Atlanta this morning.” - The CDC is a federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services and is headquartered a few miles northeast of the Atlanta city limits. Its main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability.
“Marsellus Wallace” - A character from “Pulp Fiction”. A boss of the Gangstars and Mia Wallace´s (Uma Thurman) husband https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7EdQ4FqbhY
“What does this have to do with Richard Chamberlain?” “That's The Thorn Birds.” - The Thorn Birds is an American television miniseries broadcast on ABC from March 27 to 30, 1983. It starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham, and Philip Anglim. It was directed by Daryl Duke and based on a novel by Colleen McCullough. The series was enormously successful and became the United States' second highest-rated miniseries of all time behind Roots; both series were produced by television veteran David L. Wolper. Set primarily on Drogheda, a fictional sheep station in the Australian outback named after Drogheda, Ireland, the story focuses on three generations of the Cleary family and spans the years from December 1920 to December 1963. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZP5D03LlV8
“Granted, this could be some kind of Pavlovian brain freeze caused by the slushie machine but-“ -Classical conditioning (also known as Pavlovian or respondent conditioning) is a learning process in which an innate response to a potent stimulus comes to be elicited in response to a previously neutral stimulus; this is achieved by repeated pairings of the neutral stimulus with the potent stimulus. The basic facts about classical conditioning were discovered by Ivan Pavlov through his famous experiments with dogs. Together with operant conditioning, classical conditioning became the foundation of Behaviorism, a school of psychology that dominated psychology in the mid-20th century and is still an important influence on the practice of psychological therapy and the study of animal behaviour (ethology). Classical conditioning is now the best understood of the basic learning processes, and its neural substrates are beginning to be understood.
“I strongly suggest no one go near it unless they're wearing one of those big, uh, cumbersome Stay Puft protective suits.” - The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is a fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise, which sometimes appears as a giant, lumbering paranormal monster.
“Spencer, I'm not about to create mass hysteria just because you saw Outbreak this weekend.” - Outbreak is a 1995 American medical disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and very loosely based on Richard Preston's non-fiction book The Hot Zone. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman, and co-stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Patrick Dempsey. The film focuses on an outbreak of a fictional Ebola-like virus called Motaba in Zaire and later in a small town in the United States. Its primary settings are government disease control centers USAMRIID and the CDC, and the fictional town of Cedar Creek, California. Outbreak's plot speculates how far military and civilian agencies might go to contain the spread of a deadly contagion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj9SUJdpJS4
“He has an irrational fear of Patrick Dempsey.” - Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy. He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in his early 20s, including Can't Buy Me Love (1987) and Loverboy (1989). In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as Outbreak (1995), and television, before landing a lead role in Sweet Home Alabama (2002), a surprise box office hit. He has since then starred in a number of other films, including Enchanted, Made of Honor, Valentine's Day, Flypaper, Freedom Writers and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
“Either of you watch Grey's Anatomy?” - Grey's Anatomy is an American romantic medical drama television series that premiered on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season replacement on March 27, 2005. The series has aired 11 seasons, and focuses on the fictional lives of surgical interns and residents as they gradually evolve into seasoned doctors, while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships. The title is a play on the name Gray's Anatomy, an English-language human anatomy textbook originally written by Henry Gray. The show's premise originated with Shonda Rhimes, who serves as an executive producer, along with Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Krista Vernoff, Rob Corn, Mark Wilding, and Allan Heinberg. The series was created to be racially diverse, utilizing a color-blind casting technique. While the show is set in Seattle, it is primarily filmed in Los Angeles, California. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baRfki0-L2Q
“It turned me into Ted Bundy.” - Theodore Robert Bundy (born Theodore Robert Cowell; November 24, 1946 - January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. Shortly before his execution, after more than a decade of denials, he confessed to 30 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. The true victim count remains unknown, and could be much higher. (actual footage from his trial) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlU9mgg_P3A
“And if you can get the hippy, hippy shake going, flip a few glasses and introduce me to Elizabeth Shue, there's an extra fiver in it for you.” - "Hippy Hippy Shake" is a song written and recorded by Chan Romero in 1959. That same year, it reached #3 in Australia. Romero was just 17 when he wrote the song. The cover version by The Georgia Satellites is featured in the film Cocktail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyAxE2vS318 Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress, known for her roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Saint (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). She has won several acting awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. In February 2012, she began starring as Julie Finlay in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a role she continued to play until the end of the series' fifteenth season in 2015.
“Throughout history there's only two Gingers that weren't prostitutes: Ginger Rogers and Ginger from Gilligan's Island.” - Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in films, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century. During her long career, she made 73 films, collaborating with Fred Astaire as a romantic lead actress and dancing partner in a series of 10 Hollywood musical films that revolutionized the genre. She achieved great success on her own in a variety of film roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle (1940). She ranks #14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of actress screen legends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MANfbqtZN0 Ginger Grant is a fictional character in the 1964 to 1967 television sitcom Gilligan's Island. Grant is a "movie star", and would casually mention names of some of the biggest movie stars of the day, as co-stars or acquaintances, suggesting that she too was a great star. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC6-E5XV_yE
“You might want to get a biscotti.” - Biscotti (/bɪˈskɒti/; Italian pronunciation: [bisˈkɔtti]; English: twice-cooked), known also as cantuccini, are Italian almond biscuits (cookies) that originated in the city of Prato. They are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry, crunchy, and dipped in a drink, traditionally Vin Santo.
“I always travel with a small packet of Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo in my wallet.” - Johnson's Baby is an American brand of baby cosmetics and skin care products owned by Johnson & Johnson. The brand dates back to 1893 when Johnson's Baby Powder was introduced. Product line consists of baby powder, shampoos, body lotions, massage oil, shower gels and baby wipes. The brand has reputation for making baby products that are "exceptionally pure and safe" since at least the 1980s. "No More Tears" shampoo was introduced in 1953. Interestingly "No More Tears" has been registered as a trademark only in 1959. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx12JmY4hKU
“Don't be Nick Cage's accent from Con Air.” - Con Air is a 1997 American action film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of The Rock. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich. The film borrows its title from the nickname of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System. Former Army Ranger Cameron Poe is sentenced to prison for manslaughter for using excessive force on a drunk man while trying to protect his pregnant wife Tricia. Poe is paroled eight years later, and is to be released after being flown to Alabama on the Jailbird, a C-123K transport prison aircraft. (from unrealitymag.com) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW3aCuxY1DY “I can’t believe this scene was taken seriously by anyone. OK that has to be a lie right? The entire movie Cage playing a Southern boy from Alabama should have sent a search squad from that state looking to ring his neck.”
Judd Nelson (Dr. Steven Reidman) - Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his roles as John Bender in The Breakfast Club, Alec Newbary in St. Elmo's Fire, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime in The Transformers: The Movie and Transformers: Animated, Nick Peretti in New Jack City and Jack Richmond in Suddenly Susan. (Shawn had Judd Nelson hair in high school)
“I'm going to need an MRI, a CAT scan, a PET scan, and a biopsy of everything.” - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI), or magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to investigate the anatomy and physiology of the body in both health and disease. MRI scanners use magnetic fields and radio waves to form images of the body. The technique is widely used in hospitals for medical diagnosis, staging of disease and follow-up without exposure to ionizing radiation. A CT scan, also called X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) or computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan), makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray images taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual 'slices') of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine, functional imaging technique that produces a three-dimensional image of functional processes in the body. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (tracer), which is introduced into the body on a biologically active molecule. Three-dimensional images of tracer concentration within the body are then constructed by computer analysis. In modern PET-CT scanners, three dimensional imaging is often accomplished with the aid of a CT X-ray scan performed on the patient during the same session, in the same machine.
“Unlike Axe for Men, which is highly effective. - Axe (also known as Lynx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and People's Republic of China) is a brand of male grooming products, owned by the British-Dutch company Unilever and marketed towards the young male demographic. Although Axe's lead product is the fragranced aerosol deodorant body spray, other formats of the brand exist. Within underarm care the following are available: deodorant aerosol body spray, deodorant stick, deodorant roll-on, anti-perspirant aerosol spray (called Axe Dry), and anti-perspirant stick (also called Axe Dry). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tWZB7OUSU
“It's like catnip for women.” - Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, catswort, or catmint, is a species of the genus Nepeta in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, central Asia, and parts of China. It is also widely naturalized in northern Europe, New Zealand, North America, etc. The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. Catnip and catmint both receive their name from the intense attraction most cats have towards them. The common behaviors cats display when they sense the bruised leaves or stems of catnip are: rubbing on the plant, rolling on the ground, pawing at it, licking it, and chewing it. Consuming much of the plant is followed by drooling, sleepiness, anxiety, leaping about and purring.
“According to your file, under ‘medications’, you have listed neither Rogaine or Minoxidil.” - Minoxidil is an antihypertensive vasodilator medication. It also slows or stops hair loss and promotes hair regrowth in some people. Now off-patent, it is available over-the-counter for the treatment of androgenic alopecia. Minoxidil is marketed under many trade names including Amexidil, Avacor Physician's Formulation, Avogain, Keranique, Kirkland Signature (Costco's private label brand), Lipogaine, Loniten (oral), Mintop, Neocapil, Obabo, Regaine, Regenepure, Rogaine, Tugain, Minoxin, Up & Up (Target's brand), EXT (Hair Club's brand), Vanarex, Hairgrow (produced by Dar el Dawa) and Alopexy (produced by Pierre Fabre).
“It's Christopher Lloyd.” - Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor best known for his roles as Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Lloyd has won three Primetime Emmy Awards and an Independent Spirit Award, along with being nominated for two Saturn Awards and two Daytime Emmy Awards. He has also done voiceover work in animation, usually cast as villains due to his distinctive voice.
“For striking a clock tower with lightning?” - Back to the Future is a 1985 American comic science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Gale and Neil Canton, and starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall served as executive producers. In the film, teenager Marty McFly (Fox) is sent back in time to 1955, where he meets his future parents in high school and accidentally becomes his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by causing his parents-to-be to fall in love, and with the help of eccentric scientist Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown (Lloyd), he must find a way to return to 1985. With no plutonium, Doc explains that the only power source capable of generating the necessary 1.21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning. Marty shows Doc a flyer from the future that recounts a lightning strike at the town's courthouse the coming Saturday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvsgGtivCgs
“Dude, do you think they have any radioactive spiders here?” - Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics existing in its shared universe. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. Lee and Ditko conceived the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, and as a teenager, having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence in addition to those of a costumed crime-fighter. In Forest Hills, Queens, New York, high school student Peter Parker is a science-whiz orphan living with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. As depicted in Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962), he is bitten by a radioactive spider (erroneously classified as an insect in the panel) at a science exhibit and "acquires the agility and proportionate strength of an arachnid."
“However, I would love to get my craniometer around that giant Raisinet of yours.” - Chocolate-covered raisins are a popular bulk vending product. They consist, as the name suggests, of raisins coated in a shell of milk, dark or white chocolate. They have a reputation in many countries of being food eaten in movie theaters, and are an item familiar from the concession counter. The supermarket chains also sell them in bags and they were traditionally sold by weight from jars in candy stores. In some countries, they are also known as Raisinets, which is the earliest and one of the most popular brands of the product, currently made by Nestlé. Raisinets are the number one largest selling candy in United States history. Raisinets were introduced in the United States in 1927 by the Blumenthal Chocolate Company. Nestlé acquired the brand in 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sKLy3OEIf4
“Or is it a Goober?” - Chocolate-coated (or chocolate-covered) peanuts are a popular bulk vending product. They consist of peanuts coated in a shell of milk chocolate. They have a reputation in many countries of being food eaten in movie theaters, and are an item most familiar from the concession counter. In some countries, they are also known as Goobers, which is the earliest and one of the most popular brands of the product, made by Nestlé. Goobers were introduced in the United States in 1925 by the Blumenthal Chocolate Company. Nestlé acquired the brand in 1984. A large number of other brands also exists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-5hdwoY7eE
“Possibly a milk ball.” - Whoppers are malted milk balls covered with chocolate produced by The Hershey Company. The candy is a small, round ball about 3/4 of an inch in diameter. They are typically sold either in a small cardboard candy box, in a larger box that resembles a cardboard milk carton, the “Fun Size” variety which is a tube-shaped plastic package sealed at the sides, containing twelve Whoppers weighing 21 grams (0.75 oz), or the even smaller variety of a tube containing three Whoppers weighing 6.8 grams (0.23 oz).
“It's either him or Michael Ironside.” - Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside; February 12, 1950) is a Canadian actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters. Ironside is a method actor, who stays in character between filming scenes.
“Who are you, Michael Vick?” - Michael "Mike" Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously played for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Jets. In April 2007, Vick was implicated in an illegal interstate dog fighting ring that had operated for five years. A federal judge noted that he had promoted, funded, and facilitated a dog fighting ring on his property, and had engaged in hanging and drowning dogs who did not perform well. He also had failed to cooperate fully with police. In August 2007, Vick pleaded guilty to federal felony charges and served 21 months in prison, followed by two months in home confinement.
“Just, boom, like magic beans coming down on me.” - "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. The earliest known appearance in print is Benjamin Tabart's moralised version of 1807. "Felix Summerly" (Henry Cole) popularised it in The Home Treasury (1842), and Joseph Jacobs rewrote it in English Fairy Tales (1890). Jacobs' version is most commonly reprinted today and it is believed to be closer to the oral versions than Tabart's because it lacks the moralising. Jack is a young boy living with his widowed mother and a cow who is their only source of income. When the cow stops giving milk, Jack's mother has told Jack take the cow to the market to be sold. On the way, he meets an old man who offers "magic beans" in exchange for the cow and Jack makes the trade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5onCZuBpKc (around 35 minutes in)
“Why don't you go down to the cafeteria and get her some tri-colored Jell-O?” - Jell-O is a registered trademark of Kraft Foods for varieties of gelatin desserts, including fruit gels, puddings and no-bake cream pies. Jell-O is sold prepared (ready to eat) or in powder form, and is available in various colors and flavors. The powder contains powdered gelatin and flavorings, including sugar or artificial sweeteners. It is dissolved in hot water, then chilled and allowed to set. Fruit, vegetables, and whipped cream can be added to make elaborate snacks that can be molded into shapes. Jell-O must be put in a refrigerator until served, and once set, it can be eaten. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlXPXS6Leog
“There's also a third kid named Mikey who will eat anything, including the prize.” - Famous commercial for Life cereal from the 1970s. Two brothers shove a bowl of cereal to Mikey who “hates everything” but he eats Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYEXzx-TINc
“I didn't wait for my decoder ring or my Frankenberry action figure when I was a kid.” - A secret decoder ring (or secret decoder) is a device which allows one to decode a simple substitution cipher - or to encrypt a message by working in the opposite direction. As inexpensive toys, they have been often used as promotional items by retailers, radio and television programs from the 1930s through to the current day. Decoders, whether badges or rings, are a fun way for children to tap into a common fascination with encryption, ciphers, and secret codes, and are used to send hidden messages back and forth to one another. Some cereals would have these as a prize and could be used to decode messages on the box. Frankenberry was a cereal put out by General Mills that was strawberry flavored. The character was a pink monster similar to Frankenstein’s monster. There was also Count Chocula and Boo Berry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NESJroTWKFQ
“Look, let's go check out the Sidney J. Furie film festival.” - Sidney J. Furie (born February 28, 1933) is a Canadian film director. Furie is perhaps best known for directing American Soldiers, The IPCRESS File, The Entity, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Lady Sings the Blues, The Boys, Gable and Lombard, Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York and the Iron Eagle films. Also credited with co-creating NBC's off-beat legal drama Petrocelli, which ran from 1974 to 1976 (it was a spin-off from his 1970 film The Lawyer), he also directed Cliff Richard and The Shadows in the 1964 musical Wonderful Life.
“I'm talking Iron Eagle II, Lady Sings the Blues, and Iron Eagle IV.” - Iron Eagle II is a 1988 Israeli-Canadian-American action film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It is the first sequel to the 1986 film Iron Eagle, with Louis Gossett, Jr. reprising his role as Charles "Chappy" Sinclair. An uncredited Jason Gedrick also returns as ace pilot Doug Masters in the film's opening scene. The film's story is loosely based on Operation Opera, a surprise airstrike performed by the Israeli Air Force on a nuclear reactor near Baghdad, Iraq, on June 7, 1981. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2DAry5gaY0 Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday loosely based on her 1956 autobiography which, in turn, took its title from one of Holiday's most popular songs. It was produced by Motown Productions for Paramount Pictures. Diana Ross portrayed Holiday, alongside a cast including Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, and Scatman Crothers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgHDZNr9hyM Iron Eagle on the Attack, also known as Iron Eagle IV, is a 1995 American-Canadian direct-to-video action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and is the fourth installment in the Iron Eagle series. It stars Louis Gossett, Jr. reprising his role once again as retired Gen. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair. Doug Masters, the protagonist of the first film, returns, but is played by Jason Cadieux instead of Jason Gedrick. The film's opening scene is an alternate take on that of Iron Eagle II, wherein Doug survived after being shot down in Soviet Airspace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xL-NM3Q5b0
“Well, if The Taking of Beverly Hills is included, count me in.” - The Taking of Beverly Hills is a 1991 American action film, directed by Sidney J. Furie. The film stars Ken Wahl, Matt Frewer, Harley Jane Kozak and Robert Davi. In the film, football hero Boomer Hayes (Wahl) battles a group of ex-cops, who are using a chemical spill as a front to rob several homes and bank vaults in Beverly Hills. The film also features Pamela Anderson in her first film part in an uncredited role playing a cheerleader. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRHMAEQMGOU
CONTINUITY
Judd Nelson as Reidman is the second cast member of “The Breakfast Club” to appear on the show. Ally Sheedy (Yang) was the first. (3x16 “An Evening with Mr. Yang”)
Lassiter keeps the softball team’s gear in his trunk (4x05 "Shawn Gets the Yips")
Shawn talks about turning a cereal box upside-down to get a prize (1x05 “9 Lives”)
Edited October 3, 2015
SHAWN
1989: Only kid sent home from school with lice
1989: Used Henry’s comb that morning
Wearing sweats and eating smelly food now that he’s single
“Rump Shaker” is ringtone since breakup with Abigail
Hung a poster of a blonde lying on a Corvette that says “Hauling Ass” and insured it for $1 million
Throws away his burrito when Juliet asks what smells like diaper
Hurried to crime scene because of the grape slushie machine
Missed first 23 minutes of Outbreak 10 years ago
“Irrational” fear of Patrick Dempsey - most likely due to his hair
Keeps gum in his desk
Changes his mind about Ginger Grant, calling her a “filthy pirate whore”
Believes the hotel bedspreads “not pretty”
Wants Juliet to put him in his place
Blocks the café door with a broom
Has to take a public decontamination shower in the parking lot
Travels with packet of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo
Bathed with Gus when 3
Convinced Reidman is a real doctor because he has a stethoscope
Wants macaroni & cheese
Uses Axe for Men
Believes Lassiter’s hair is a disaster
Pretends Hazmat suit is a spacesuit
Reidman wants to dissect his temporal lobe when he dies as well as some DNA
Thinks “tungsten” is a fun word
Spots Mallon in the bus station and chases him
Catches the vial before it breaks
Goes to Mallon’s cabin with Lassiter
Puts on catcher’s gear and makes the Rottweiler chase him
Had a giant piece of jerky in his pocket
Wants to tell Juliet how he feels
Compares love and relationships to a prize in a box of cereal and that he never waited for the prizes
Chickens out and doesn’t clarify when Juliet asks what he’s trying to say
Just drank about a litre of T’s Tea
GUS
Believes the Thornburg virus is racist
Hurried to crime scene because of the grape slushie machine
Has to take a public decontamination shower in the parking lot
Bathed with Shawn when 3
Pretends Hazmat suit is a spacesuit
Hits on girl in the hospital
Has to think about breathing possibly deadly air or smelling Shawn’s corn nuts
Reidman wants to measure his head
Freaks out over Thornburg because it’s freaky
Knows Shawn will find the cure
Is called “Poppy” by Reidman
Stops Shawn by telling Juliet she doesn’t have Thornburg
Had Shawn’s sweatshirt dry-cleaned
LASSITER
Was already wrong once today
Has to take a public decontamination shower in the parking lot
Interjects comments during Juliet’s briefing
Announces exposure over a megaphone after stepping on glass (only a broken lightbulb)
Tells Shawn and Gus to hide in the bathroom
Used to practice figure skating (“I mean ice hockey”)
Goes to Mallon’s cabin with Shawn
Draws his gun on the Rottweiler
Keeps softball gear in his trunk
Runs to the cabin when Shawn gets the Rottweiler to chase him
Hugs Juliet when she’s fine
JULIET
Has date with Richard from Forensics
Studied Thornburg at school
Has to take a public decontamination shower in the parking lot
Leads the manhunt for Mallon and gives the briefing
Cuts her hand on a broken vial
Free of Thornburg
HENRY
1989: washes Shawn down outside with a hose
BUZZ
Tells them that the CDC is done in the cafe
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Wooden pineapple at the tiki bar
GUS, DON’T BE…
Nick Cage’s accent from “Con Air”
SHAWN’S ALIAS
Mr. Bob Dobalina
CATCHPHRASES
“You know that’s right.” (episode: 2 series: 9)
BILLY v. VAL
Billy: 3
Val: 3
ALLUSIONS
“Which is why I'm TiVo-ing Blame it on Rio as we speak.” - Blame it on Rio is a 1984 comedy about a 43-year-old man, played by Michael Caine, who carries on a would-be madcap affair with his best friend's teenage daughter. (To be fair, the film also continues to generate interest for the then 17-year old’s topless scenes.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ4u1y-8njU
“Rump Shaker” - is a song by American hip-hop group Wreckx-N-Effect. It was released in August 1992 as the lead single from their second album Hard or Smooth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKKONgfNONU
“And yesterday I was told to pick up a cooler from a lab called Genutech, take it back to my hotel by the airport, then fly to CDC headquarters in Atlanta this morning.” - The CDC is a federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services and is headquartered a few miles northeast of the Atlanta city limits. Its main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability.
“Marsellus Wallace” - A character from “Pulp Fiction”. A boss of the Gangstars and Mia Wallace´s (Uma Thurman) husband https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7EdQ4FqbhY
“What does this have to do with Richard Chamberlain?” “That's The Thorn Birds.” - The Thorn Birds is an American television miniseries broadcast on ABC from March 27 to 30, 1983. It starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham, and Philip Anglim. It was directed by Daryl Duke and based on a novel by Colleen McCullough. The series was enormously successful and became the United States' second highest-rated miniseries of all time behind Roots; both series were produced by television veteran David L. Wolper. Set primarily on Drogheda, a fictional sheep station in the Australian outback named after Drogheda, Ireland, the story focuses on three generations of the Cleary family and spans the years from December 1920 to December 1963. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZP5D03LlV8
“Granted, this could be some kind of Pavlovian brain freeze caused by the slushie machine but-“ -Classical conditioning (also known as Pavlovian or respondent conditioning) is a learning process in which an innate response to a potent stimulus comes to be elicited in response to a previously neutral stimulus; this is achieved by repeated pairings of the neutral stimulus with the potent stimulus. The basic facts about classical conditioning were discovered by Ivan Pavlov through his famous experiments with dogs. Together with operant conditioning, classical conditioning became the foundation of Behaviorism, a school of psychology that dominated psychology in the mid-20th century and is still an important influence on the practice of psychological therapy and the study of animal behaviour (ethology). Classical conditioning is now the best understood of the basic learning processes, and its neural substrates are beginning to be understood.
“I strongly suggest no one go near it unless they're wearing one of those big, uh, cumbersome Stay Puft protective suits.” - The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is a fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise, which sometimes appears as a giant, lumbering paranormal monster.
“Spencer, I'm not about to create mass hysteria just because you saw Outbreak this weekend.” - Outbreak is a 1995 American medical disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and very loosely based on Richard Preston's non-fiction book The Hot Zone. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman, and co-stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Patrick Dempsey. The film focuses on an outbreak of a fictional Ebola-like virus called Motaba in Zaire and later in a small town in the United States. Its primary settings are government disease control centers USAMRIID and the CDC, and the fictional town of Cedar Creek, California. Outbreak's plot speculates how far military and civilian agencies might go to contain the spread of a deadly contagion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj9SUJdpJS4
“He has an irrational fear of Patrick Dempsey.” - Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy. He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in his early 20s, including Can't Buy Me Love (1987) and Loverboy (1989). In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as Outbreak (1995), and television, before landing a lead role in Sweet Home Alabama (2002), a surprise box office hit. He has since then starred in a number of other films, including Enchanted, Made of Honor, Valentine's Day, Flypaper, Freedom Writers and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
“Either of you watch Grey's Anatomy?” - Grey's Anatomy is an American romantic medical drama television series that premiered on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season replacement on March 27, 2005. The series has aired 11 seasons, and focuses on the fictional lives of surgical interns and residents as they gradually evolve into seasoned doctors, while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships. The title is a play on the name Gray's Anatomy, an English-language human anatomy textbook originally written by Henry Gray. The show's premise originated with Shonda Rhimes, who serves as an executive producer, along with Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Krista Vernoff, Rob Corn, Mark Wilding, and Allan Heinberg. The series was created to be racially diverse, utilizing a color-blind casting technique. While the show is set in Seattle, it is primarily filmed in Los Angeles, California. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baRfki0-L2Q
“It turned me into Ted Bundy.” - Theodore Robert Bundy (born Theodore Robert Cowell; November 24, 1946 - January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. Shortly before his execution, after more than a decade of denials, he confessed to 30 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. The true victim count remains unknown, and could be much higher. (actual footage from his trial) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlU9mgg_P3A
“And if you can get the hippy, hippy shake going, flip a few glasses and introduce me to Elizabeth Shue, there's an extra fiver in it for you.” - "Hippy Hippy Shake" is a song written and recorded by Chan Romero in 1959. That same year, it reached #3 in Australia. Romero was just 17 when he wrote the song. The cover version by The Georgia Satellites is featured in the film Cocktail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyAxE2vS318 Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress, known for her roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Saint (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). She has won several acting awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. In February 2012, she began starring as Julie Finlay in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a role she continued to play until the end of the series' fifteenth season in 2015.
“Throughout history there's only two Gingers that weren't prostitutes: Ginger Rogers and Ginger from Gilligan's Island.” - Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in films, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century. During her long career, she made 73 films, collaborating with Fred Astaire as a romantic lead actress and dancing partner in a series of 10 Hollywood musical films that revolutionized the genre. She achieved great success on her own in a variety of film roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle (1940). She ranks #14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of actress screen legends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MANfbqtZN0 Ginger Grant is a fictional character in the 1964 to 1967 television sitcom Gilligan's Island. Grant is a "movie star", and would casually mention names of some of the biggest movie stars of the day, as co-stars or acquaintances, suggesting that she too was a great star. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC6-E5XV_yE
“You might want to get a biscotti.” - Biscotti (/bɪˈskɒti/; Italian pronunciation: [bisˈkɔtti]; English: twice-cooked), known also as cantuccini, are Italian almond biscuits (cookies) that originated in the city of Prato. They are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry, crunchy, and dipped in a drink, traditionally Vin Santo.
“I always travel with a small packet of Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo in my wallet.” - Johnson's Baby is an American brand of baby cosmetics and skin care products owned by Johnson & Johnson. The brand dates back to 1893 when Johnson's Baby Powder was introduced. Product line consists of baby powder, shampoos, body lotions, massage oil, shower gels and baby wipes. The brand has reputation for making baby products that are "exceptionally pure and safe" since at least the 1980s. "No More Tears" shampoo was introduced in 1953. Interestingly "No More Tears" has been registered as a trademark only in 1959. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx12JmY4hKU
“Don't be Nick Cage's accent from Con Air.” - Con Air is a 1997 American action film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of The Rock. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich. The film borrows its title from the nickname of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System. Former Army Ranger Cameron Poe is sentenced to prison for manslaughter for using excessive force on a drunk man while trying to protect his pregnant wife Tricia. Poe is paroled eight years later, and is to be released after being flown to Alabama on the Jailbird, a C-123K transport prison aircraft. (from unrealitymag.com) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW3aCuxY1DY “I can’t believe this scene was taken seriously by anyone. OK that has to be a lie right? The entire movie Cage playing a Southern boy from Alabama should have sent a search squad from that state looking to ring his neck.”
Judd Nelson (Dr. Steven Reidman) - Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his roles as John Bender in The Breakfast Club, Alec Newbary in St. Elmo's Fire, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime in The Transformers: The Movie and Transformers: Animated, Nick Peretti in New Jack City and Jack Richmond in Suddenly Susan. (Shawn had Judd Nelson hair in high school)
“I'm going to need an MRI, a CAT scan, a PET scan, and a biopsy of everything.” - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI), or magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to investigate the anatomy and physiology of the body in both health and disease. MRI scanners use magnetic fields and radio waves to form images of the body. The technique is widely used in hospitals for medical diagnosis, staging of disease and follow-up without exposure to ionizing radiation. A CT scan, also called X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) or computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan), makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray images taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual 'slices') of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine, functional imaging technique that produces a three-dimensional image of functional processes in the body. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (tracer), which is introduced into the body on a biologically active molecule. Three-dimensional images of tracer concentration within the body are then constructed by computer analysis. In modern PET-CT scanners, three dimensional imaging is often accomplished with the aid of a CT X-ray scan performed on the patient during the same session, in the same machine.
“Unlike Axe for Men, which is highly effective. - Axe (also known as Lynx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and People's Republic of China) is a brand of male grooming products, owned by the British-Dutch company Unilever and marketed towards the young male demographic. Although Axe's lead product is the fragranced aerosol deodorant body spray, other formats of the brand exist. Within underarm care the following are available: deodorant aerosol body spray, deodorant stick, deodorant roll-on, anti-perspirant aerosol spray (called Axe Dry), and anti-perspirant stick (also called Axe Dry). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tWZB7OUSU
“It's like catnip for women.” - Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, catswort, or catmint, is a species of the genus Nepeta in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, central Asia, and parts of China. It is also widely naturalized in northern Europe, New Zealand, North America, etc. The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. Catnip and catmint both receive their name from the intense attraction most cats have towards them. The common behaviors cats display when they sense the bruised leaves or stems of catnip are: rubbing on the plant, rolling on the ground, pawing at it, licking it, and chewing it. Consuming much of the plant is followed by drooling, sleepiness, anxiety, leaping about and purring.
“According to your file, under ‘medications’, you have listed neither Rogaine or Minoxidil.” - Minoxidil is an antihypertensive vasodilator medication. It also slows or stops hair loss and promotes hair regrowth in some people. Now off-patent, it is available over-the-counter for the treatment of androgenic alopecia. Minoxidil is marketed under many trade names including Amexidil, Avacor Physician's Formulation, Avogain, Keranique, Kirkland Signature (Costco's private label brand), Lipogaine, Loniten (oral), Mintop, Neocapil, Obabo, Regaine, Regenepure, Rogaine, Tugain, Minoxin, Up & Up (Target's brand), EXT (Hair Club's brand), Vanarex, Hairgrow (produced by Dar el Dawa) and Alopexy (produced by Pierre Fabre).
“It's Christopher Lloyd.” - Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor best known for his roles as Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Lloyd has won three Primetime Emmy Awards and an Independent Spirit Award, along with being nominated for two Saturn Awards and two Daytime Emmy Awards. He has also done voiceover work in animation, usually cast as villains due to his distinctive voice.
“For striking a clock tower with lightning?” - Back to the Future is a 1985 American comic science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Gale and Neil Canton, and starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall served as executive producers. In the film, teenager Marty McFly (Fox) is sent back in time to 1955, where he meets his future parents in high school and accidentally becomes his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by causing his parents-to-be to fall in love, and with the help of eccentric scientist Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown (Lloyd), he must find a way to return to 1985. With no plutonium, Doc explains that the only power source capable of generating the necessary 1.21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning. Marty shows Doc a flyer from the future that recounts a lightning strike at the town's courthouse the coming Saturday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvsgGtivCgs
“Dude, do you think they have any radioactive spiders here?” - Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics existing in its shared universe. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. Lee and Ditko conceived the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, and as a teenager, having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence in addition to those of a costumed crime-fighter. In Forest Hills, Queens, New York, high school student Peter Parker is a science-whiz orphan living with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. As depicted in Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962), he is bitten by a radioactive spider (erroneously classified as an insect in the panel) at a science exhibit and "acquires the agility and proportionate strength of an arachnid."
“However, I would love to get my craniometer around that giant Raisinet of yours.” - Chocolate-covered raisins are a popular bulk vending product. They consist, as the name suggests, of raisins coated in a shell of milk, dark or white chocolate. They have a reputation in many countries of being food eaten in movie theaters, and are an item familiar from the concession counter. The supermarket chains also sell them in bags and they were traditionally sold by weight from jars in candy stores. In some countries, they are also known as Raisinets, which is the earliest and one of the most popular brands of the product, currently made by Nestlé. Raisinets are the number one largest selling candy in United States history. Raisinets were introduced in the United States in 1927 by the Blumenthal Chocolate Company. Nestlé acquired the brand in 1984. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sKLy3OEIf4
“Or is it a Goober?” - Chocolate-coated (or chocolate-covered) peanuts are a popular bulk vending product. They consist of peanuts coated in a shell of milk chocolate. They have a reputation in many countries of being food eaten in movie theaters, and are an item most familiar from the concession counter. In some countries, they are also known as Goobers, which is the earliest and one of the most popular brands of the product, made by Nestlé. Goobers were introduced in the United States in 1925 by the Blumenthal Chocolate Company. Nestlé acquired the brand in 1984. A large number of other brands also exists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-5hdwoY7eE
“Possibly a milk ball.” - Whoppers are malted milk balls covered with chocolate produced by The Hershey Company. The candy is a small, round ball about 3/4 of an inch in diameter. They are typically sold either in a small cardboard candy box, in a larger box that resembles a cardboard milk carton, the “Fun Size” variety which is a tube-shaped plastic package sealed at the sides, containing twelve Whoppers weighing 21 grams (0.75 oz), or the even smaller variety of a tube containing three Whoppers weighing 6.8 grams (0.23 oz).
“It's either him or Michael Ironside.” - Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside; February 12, 1950) is a Canadian actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters. Ironside is a method actor, who stays in character between filming scenes.
“Who are you, Michael Vick?” - Michael "Mike" Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously played for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Jets. In April 2007, Vick was implicated in an illegal interstate dog fighting ring that had operated for five years. A federal judge noted that he had promoted, funded, and facilitated a dog fighting ring on his property, and had engaged in hanging and drowning dogs who did not perform well. He also had failed to cooperate fully with police. In August 2007, Vick pleaded guilty to federal felony charges and served 21 months in prison, followed by two months in home confinement.
“Just, boom, like magic beans coming down on me.” - "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. The earliest known appearance in print is Benjamin Tabart's moralised version of 1807. "Felix Summerly" (Henry Cole) popularised it in The Home Treasury (1842), and Joseph Jacobs rewrote it in English Fairy Tales (1890). Jacobs' version is most commonly reprinted today and it is believed to be closer to the oral versions than Tabart's because it lacks the moralising. Jack is a young boy living with his widowed mother and a cow who is their only source of income. When the cow stops giving milk, Jack's mother has told Jack take the cow to the market to be sold. On the way, he meets an old man who offers "magic beans" in exchange for the cow and Jack makes the trade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5onCZuBpKc (around 35 minutes in)
“Why don't you go down to the cafeteria and get her some tri-colored Jell-O?” - Jell-O is a registered trademark of Kraft Foods for varieties of gelatin desserts, including fruit gels, puddings and no-bake cream pies. Jell-O is sold prepared (ready to eat) or in powder form, and is available in various colors and flavors. The powder contains powdered gelatin and flavorings, including sugar or artificial sweeteners. It is dissolved in hot water, then chilled and allowed to set. Fruit, vegetables, and whipped cream can be added to make elaborate snacks that can be molded into shapes. Jell-O must be put in a refrigerator until served, and once set, it can be eaten. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlXPXS6Leog
“There's also a third kid named Mikey who will eat anything, including the prize.” - Famous commercial for Life cereal from the 1970s. Two brothers shove a bowl of cereal to Mikey who “hates everything” but he eats Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYEXzx-TINc
“I didn't wait for my decoder ring or my Frankenberry action figure when I was a kid.” - A secret decoder ring (or secret decoder) is a device which allows one to decode a simple substitution cipher - or to encrypt a message by working in the opposite direction. As inexpensive toys, they have been often used as promotional items by retailers, radio and television programs from the 1930s through to the current day. Decoders, whether badges or rings, are a fun way for children to tap into a common fascination with encryption, ciphers, and secret codes, and are used to send hidden messages back and forth to one another. Some cereals would have these as a prize and could be used to decode messages on the box. Frankenberry was a cereal put out by General Mills that was strawberry flavored. The character was a pink monster similar to Frankenstein’s monster. There was also Count Chocula and Boo Berry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NESJroTWKFQ
“Look, let's go check out the Sidney J. Furie film festival.” - Sidney J. Furie (born February 28, 1933) is a Canadian film director. Furie is perhaps best known for directing American Soldiers, The IPCRESS File, The Entity, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Lady Sings the Blues, The Boys, Gable and Lombard, Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York and the Iron Eagle films. Also credited with co-creating NBC's off-beat legal drama Petrocelli, which ran from 1974 to 1976 (it was a spin-off from his 1970 film The Lawyer), he also directed Cliff Richard and The Shadows in the 1964 musical Wonderful Life.
“I'm talking Iron Eagle II, Lady Sings the Blues, and Iron Eagle IV.” - Iron Eagle II is a 1988 Israeli-Canadian-American action film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It is the first sequel to the 1986 film Iron Eagle, with Louis Gossett, Jr. reprising his role as Charles "Chappy" Sinclair. An uncredited Jason Gedrick also returns as ace pilot Doug Masters in the film's opening scene. The film's story is loosely based on Operation Opera, a surprise airstrike performed by the Israeli Air Force on a nuclear reactor near Baghdad, Iraq, on June 7, 1981. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2DAry5gaY0 Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday loosely based on her 1956 autobiography which, in turn, took its title from one of Holiday's most popular songs. It was produced by Motown Productions for Paramount Pictures. Diana Ross portrayed Holiday, alongside a cast including Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, and Scatman Crothers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgHDZNr9hyM Iron Eagle on the Attack, also known as Iron Eagle IV, is a 1995 American-Canadian direct-to-video action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and is the fourth installment in the Iron Eagle series. It stars Louis Gossett, Jr. reprising his role once again as retired Gen. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair. Doug Masters, the protagonist of the first film, returns, but is played by Jason Cadieux instead of Jason Gedrick. The film's opening scene is an alternate take on that of Iron Eagle II, wherein Doug survived after being shot down in Soviet Airspace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xL-NM3Q5b0
“Well, if The Taking of Beverly Hills is included, count me in.” - The Taking of Beverly Hills is a 1991 American action film, directed by Sidney J. Furie. The film stars Ken Wahl, Matt Frewer, Harley Jane Kozak and Robert Davi. In the film, football hero Boomer Hayes (Wahl) battles a group of ex-cops, who are using a chemical spill as a front to rob several homes and bank vaults in Beverly Hills. The film also features Pamela Anderson in her first film part in an uncredited role playing a cheerleader. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRHMAEQMGOU
CONTINUITY
Judd Nelson as Reidman is the second cast member of “The Breakfast Club” to appear on the show. Ally Sheedy (Yang) was the first. (3x16 “An Evening with Mr. Yang”)
Lassiter keeps the softball team’s gear in his trunk (4x05 "Shawn Gets the Yips")
Shawn talks about turning a cereal box upside-down to get a prize (1x05 “9 Lives”)