8x03 Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement
originally posted April 22, 2015
SHAWN
His motorcycle has been impounded
Tells Gus he was recast in his own spy movie by Billy Bob Thornton
Approaches a woman outside the courtroom
Refused to stand in line to pay tickets
Went for waffles
Watch the news and hear about the trial
Gives Gus’ tie to Hornstock
Says his strength is on camera
Realizes the morning TV couple aren’t together
Wants food from the TV station’s kitchen
Jumps on a trampoline
Gives Hornstock fake meteorologist names to use in court
Goes back to the TV station
Searches Reuben’s desk while he’s on-air
Tells Henry he taught him all he knows
Finds a knife in the ceiling above Reuben’s desk
Believes Priscilla to be the murderer
Wants Hornstock to buy them time
Sends Gus back to the courtroom to stall
Says the first time he saw Juliet, he had a vision they’d be married
Says he’s cool with Hornstock dating Juliet and then runs after him having changed his mind
GUS
Has GPS in his phone and it makes him feel like he’s in his own spy movie
Quotes Willy Wonka
Watch the news and hear about the trial
Has seen every legal drama ever made
Was pre-pre-pre-law
Forced to give his tie to Hornstock
Wants food from the TV station’s kitchen
Believes Jesus is black and so was the Grimace
Jumps on a trampoline
Goes back to the TV station
Searches Reuben’s desk while he’s on-air
Sixth-grade teacher was Ms. Finkleman
When asked to stall, quotes courtroom dramas (My Cousin Vinny, A Few Good Men, Bonfire of the Vanities, The Verdict)
Taken into custody for contempt
Gets tie back and is upset there are stains
LASSITER
Arrested Sandra Panitch
Tells Juliet not to talk to Shawn
JULIET
Arrested Sandra Panitch
States that there will never be any romance with Shawn
HENRY
Has to testify and brings baby Shawn (1981)
Watches “Sun Up Santa Barbara”
Comes to court to watch Shawn
Winks at Shawn before leaving courtroom
WOODY
Used to work out of LA
His middle name is Juniper
Used to have a mustache
Drinks sloe gin fizz
Slept with murder suspect (provided her alibi)
Was the last man in the bar
HORNSTOCK
Lawyer for the defense
First big trial case and he’s nervous
Thinks his father and brother sent them
Family doesn’t believe in him
Doesn’t have the power to hire them
His father shows up in courtroom
Wants Sandra to plea bargain
MORTY
Staying at a hotel
Attacks Shawn for calling the marriage a sham
Thought his wife was having an affair with Hale
PRISCILLA
Takes Shawn and Gus on a tour of the studio
Upset that Jackson Hale never paid her attention
Hooked up with Woody at the bar
Showered three times and brushed her teeth for an hour the next morning
REUBEN
Has scoliosis
His office is in the kitchen
Got his degree from the University of Virginia
Was a Junior Tornado Watch Captain for 7 years
Has an outburst while on the stand
Dies on-air before naming his killer
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Pineapple ring in the to go box at very end in the office when Gus gets his tie back
GUS NICKNAMES
Robert Jones
Burteen Gusten
CATCHPHRASES
“C’mon, son.” (episode: 1 Series: 30)
ALLUSIONS
“From here on out, you're gonna be played by Billy Bob Thornton.” - Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, and singer-songwriter. Thornton made his first break with co-writing and starring in the 1992 thriller One False Move and came to international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade, including the romantic comedy crime thriller U Turn (1997), the drama Primary Colors (1998), the science fiction disaster thriller Armageddon (1998), and the drama A Simple Plan (1998), which earned him his third Oscar nomination.
“But he also shouldn't have been the choice to replace Matthau as Buttermaker in the Bad News Bears remake.” - Walter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1966 Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie. Besides the Oscar he was the winner of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony awards. “The Bad News Bears” is a 1976 comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. It stars Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal. The film was followed by two sequels, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training in 1977 and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan in 1978, a short-lived 1979-80 CBS television series, and a 2005 remake titled Bad News Bears.
“You don't remake The Dukes of Hazzard.” - The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on the CBS television network from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The series was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, which was also created by Gy Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts. It was made into a film in 2005. James Roday played the “cartoonish” race car driver. Michael Weston (Hornstock) played Enos the deputy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKH5J4F9zzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0k49z2q2Tg
“Aww, Willy Wonka.” - Willy Wonka is a character in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and the film adaptations of these books that followed. First made in 1971 with Gene Wilder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNarV_3P4oM and again in 2005 with Johnny Depphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFVGCUIXJls
Carlos Jacott (Morty Camp) - an American film and television actor. He has appeared in over 40 television shows including Firefly and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and playing a demon on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. He has also co-starred in films including Kicking and Screaming, Mr. Jealousy, Being John Malkovich, The Last Days of Disco, Grosse Pointe Blank and Fun with Dick and Jane. He appeared in 1x5 “9 Lives” and 6x08 “The Tao of Gus”. He has also written 6x09 “Neil Simon’s Lover’s Retreat”, 7x08 “Turn Right or Left for Dead” and co-wrote 7x14 “No Trout About It” with Bill Callahan
Janet Varney (Connie Camp) - an American actress best known for hosting TBS's Dinner and a Movie and as the voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra. She previously appeared in 3x02 "Murder? … Anyone? … Anyone? … Bueller?" as Lassiter’s date Mindy Howland.
Ralph Macchio (Logan Phelps) - an American actor, best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series, Eugene Martone in Crossroads, Billy Gambini in My Cousin Vinny, and Johnny Cade in The Outsiders. He is also known to American television audiences for his recurring role as Jeremy Andretti in the fifth season of the television comedy-drama Eight Is Enough. He also appeared on the television comedy Ugly Betty in the recurring role of Archie, a local Queens politician. He competed on the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars. He previously appeared in 5x13 "We'd Like to Thank the Academy"
Ray Wise (Judge Horace Leland) - an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, henchman Leon C. Nash in RoboCop, Jack Taggart Sr. in Jeepers Creepers 2, the Devil in the CW television series Reaper, Donald Wadsworth in Suburban Gothic and Hal Gardner in season 5 of 24. He has previously appeared in 4x04 "The Devil's in the Details... and the Upstairs Bedroom" and 5x12 “Dual Spires” as Father Peter Westley
Alan Ruck (Reuben Leonard) - an American film, stage and television actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Stuart Bondek on Spin City. He first appeared in 3x08 "Gus Walks into a Bank"
Katharine Isabelle (Priscilla Morgenstern) - a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Ginger Fitzgerald in the Ginger Snaps trilogy, as Mary Mason in American Mary, and as Margot Verger in Hannibal. She has also guest starred in Supernatural and Stargate: SG1. She first appeared as Sigrid in 2x15 "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion"
Lindsay Sloane (Sandra Panitch) - an American actress who is known for playing Valerie Birkhead on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. She has also starred in films such as Bring It On (2000), She's Out of My League (2010), The Other Guys (2010), Horrible Bosses (2011) and its sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014). Sloane currently stars as Emily in the 2015 version of The Odd Couple on CBS. She appeared previously as Melinda in 6x12 "Shawn and the Real Girl"
Ed Lover (Baliff Comonsat) - a rapper, actor, musician, radio personality, and former MTV VJ. He currently hosts "The Ed Lover Show" on SiriusXM's Old School hip-hop station, BackSpin. Roberts is best known for saying “C’mon, son!” and being the co-host of the weekday version of MTV's hip hop music specialty program Yo! MTV Raps Today with partner André "Doctor Dré" Brown. He first appeared as himself in 6x02 "Last Night Gus"
Dana Ashbrook (Jackson Hale) - an American actor, perhaps best known for playing Bobby Briggs on the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990-1991) and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. He appeared in the Twin Peaks inspired episode 5x12 "Dual Spires"
“I would take you over Kelly Ripa any day of the week and not just the weekdays.” - Kelly Ripa is an American actress, talk show host and television producer. Ripa played Hayley Vaughan on the television soap opera All My Children from 1990-2002 and is best known as co-host of the popular syndicated morning talk show Live! with Kelly and Michael. She is also known for her role as Faith Fairfield on Hope & Faith. Additionally, Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos own a New York based production company, Milojo.
“Oh, what a true Adonis.” - In Greek mythology, he was so beautiful that goddesses loved and fought over him. In modern parlance the name "Adonis" is frequently used as an allusion to an extremely attractive, youthful male, often with a connotation of deserved vanity: "the office Adonis".
“That's true, he's like Debra Winger in Legal Eagles.” - Legal Eagles is a 1986 American legal crime comedy film written and directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and Daryl Hannah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbLKXqcOTaI
“I'm Glenn Close in Jagged Edge, and you know it.” - an American film, television and stage actress. Throughout her long and varied career, she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. She has won three Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and received six Academy Award nominations. Jagged Edge is a 1985 film starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, and Peter Coyote. Robert Loggia received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in this film. It is a courtroom thriller, written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Richard Marquand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnQa0AI10ic
“Oh, Doogie Howser.” - Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American comedy-drama television series that ran for four seasons on ABC from September 19, 1989 to July 28, 1993, totaling 97 episodes. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, it stars Neil Patrick Harris in the title role as a teenage physician who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBwBWGCrH7U
“I mean, I know I'm a really good-looking newscaster, and I could Aaron Eckhart my way around town if I wanted--”- Aaron Eckhart is an American film and stage actor. Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film, Erin Brockovich (2000), and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking. Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent. Other key roles include The Pledge (2001), The Core (2003), Rabbit Hole (2010) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013).
“I can Jim Caviezel my way around town if I want.” - Jim Caviezel is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying Jesus Christ in the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ. Other notable roles include the golfer Bobby Jones in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Detective John Sullivan in Frequency, Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo, Catch in Angel Eyes, Carroll Oerstadt in Déjà Vu, and Private Witt in The Thin Red Line. Since September 2011, he has starred as John Reese on the CBS crime drama series Person of Interest.
“My typical Friday night is alone on my couch eating leftover shishito peppers and watching Jericho.” - Jericho is an American post-apocalyptic action-drama series that centers on the residents of the fictionalized post-apocalyptic town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of a limited nuclear attack on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States. The show was produced by CBS Paramount Network Television and Junction Entertainment, with executive producers Jon Turteltaub, Stephen Chbosky, and Carol Barbee, the show was broadcast in more than 30 countries. A bearded Timothy Omundson guested for a few episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7kkZ-EQKcc
“The moon is black, Jesus is black, and Grimace is black.” - Grimace is a character featured in McDonaldland commercials. He is a large, purple anthropomorphic being of indeterminate species with short arms and legs. He is known for his slow-witted demeanor. His most common expression is the word "duh". He had been voiced by Patti Saunders (1971 - 84), Frank Welker and, sometimes, Larry Moran in the commercials, and Kevin Michael Richardson in the VHS series "The Wacky World of Ronald McDonald. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cIf0P-Vb-U
“I just have a scoliosis rod in my back, so uneven surfaces are not my friend.” - Scoliosis (/ˌskɒlɪˈoʊsɪs/;[1] from Ancient Greek: σκολίωσις skoliosis "bending") is a common medical condition in which a person's spinal axis has a three-dimensional deviation. Although it is a complex three-dimensional condition, on an X-ray, viewed from the rear, the spine of an individual with scoliosis can resemble an "S" or a "C", rather than a straight line. Scoliosis is typically classified as either congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present at birth), idiopathic (cause unknown, sub-classified as infantile, juvenile, adolescent, or adult, according to when onset occurred), or secondary to a primary condition
“He's my black Cameron.” - Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes. The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), who skips school and spends the day in downtown Chicago. Accompanied by his girlfriend Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara) and his best friend Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck), he creatively avoids his school's principal Edward Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), his resentful sister Jeanie (Jennifer Grey), and his parents. During the film, Bueller regularly breaks the fourth wall by speaking directly to the camera to explain to the audience his thoughts and techniques.
“How about Aurora Borealis?” - An aurora, sometimes referred to as a polar light, is a natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions. Auroras are produced when the magnetosphere is sufficiently disturbed by the solar wind that the trajectories of charged particles in both solar wind and magnetospheric plasma, mainly in the form of electrons and protons, precipitate them into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere), where their energy is lost. The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emits light of varying colour and complexity.
“Humid Lazenby?” - George Robert Lazenby /ˈleɪzənbi/ (born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor and former model, best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service when he was 29 years old, being the youngest actor to date to have portrayed the character.
“Hurricane Carter?” - Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 - April 20, 2014) was an American middleweight boxer who was convicted of murder and later released from prison following a petition of habeas corpus after spending almost 20 years in prison. In 1966, police arrested both Carter and friend John Artis for a triple-homicide committed in the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson, New Jersey. Police stopped Carter's car and brought him and Artis, also in the car, to the scene of the crime. On searching the car, the police found ammunition that fit the weapons used in the murder. Police took no fingerprints at the crime scene and lacked the facilities to conduct a paraffin test for gunshot residue. Carter and Artis were tried and convicted twice (1967 and 1976) for the murders, but after the second conviction was overturned in 1985, prosecutors chose not to try the case for a third time. Carter's autobiography, titled The Sixteenth Round, was published in 1975 by Warner Books. The story inspired the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 film The Hurricane (with Denzel Washington playing Carter). From 1993 to 2005, Carter served as executive director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted.
“Leif Garrett?” - Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American singer, actor and television personality. He became famous in the late 1970s as a child pop star and teen idol, but received much publicity later in his adult life for his drug abuse and legal troubles.
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. High Tide!” - Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The work is commonly associated with the rare mental condition often called "split personality", referred to in psychiatry as dissociative identity disorder, where within the same body there exists more than one distinct personality. In this case, there are two personalities within Dr. Jekyll, one apparently good and the other evil. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next.
“Yeah, minus the law degree and whatever else is required. Note to self, that would make a heck of a TV show.” - Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh. The series premiered on June 23, 2011, on the cable network USA, and is produced by Universal Cable. Suits is set at a fictional law firm in New York City. The focal point of the show follows talented college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), who initially works as a law associate for Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) despite never actually attending law school. The show focuses on Harvey and Mike managing to close cases while maintaining Mike's secret.
“Uh, the Santa Bar-Bar-Bara pub, looking for the person who slipped a Mickey into my sloe gin fizz the week before.” - In slang, a Mickey Finn - or simply a Mickey - is a drink laced with a psychoactive drug or incapacitating agent (especially chloral hydrate) given to someone without their knowledge with intent to incapacitate them. Serving someone a Mickey is most commonly referred to as slipping someone a mickey, but it is sometimes spelled "mickie". A gin fizz is the best-known cocktail in the fizz family. A gin fizz contains gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water, served in a tumbler with two ice cubes. The drink is similar to a Tom Collins, with a possible distinction being a Tom Collins historically used "Old Tom Gin" (a slightly sweeter precursor to London Dry Gin), whereas the kind of gin historically used in a gin fizz is unknown. Sloe gin is a red liqueur made with gin and sloe (blackthorn) drupes, which are a small fruit relative of the plum. Sloe gin has an alcohol content between 15 and 30 percent by volume. However, the European Union has established a minimum of 25% ABV for sloe gin to be named as such. The traditional way of making sloe gin is to soak the sloes in gin. Sugar is required to ensure the sloe juice is extracted from the fruit.
“You are Matthew McConaughey, and this is your time to kill.” - Matthew McConaughey is an American actor and producer. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), and went on to appear in films such as the slasher Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), the legal thriller A Time to Kill (1996), Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997), the science fiction drama Contact (1997), the comedy EDtv (1999) and the war film U-571 (2000). A Time to Kill is a 1996 drama film adaptation of John Grisham's 1989 novel of the same name, directed by Joel Schumacher. Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kevin Spacey star, with Oliver Platt, Ashley Judd, Kiefer and Donald Sutherland, and Patrick McGoohan appearing in supporting roles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O90-DO9P6q0
“Oh, I did have, um, a little issue during the break, sir, but I cleared it up with a Mylanta.” - Mylanta is an over-the-counter medication. As an antacid, it is used for the treatment of heartburn, acid reflux, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (also known as GERD). It is manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare.
“It's from My Cousin Vinny.” - My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written by Dale Launer and directed by Jonathan Lynn. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne. This was Fred Gwynne's last film appearance before his death on July 2, 1993. The film deals with two young New Yorkers traveling through rural Alabama who are put on trial for a murder they did not commit, and the comical attempts of a cousin, Vincent Gambini, a newly minted lawyer, to defend them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL4HdaZXuOw
“A Few Good Men!” - A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore, with Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J. T. Walsh, and Kiefer Sutherland in supporting roles. It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his play of the same name. The film revolves around the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of their lawyers as they prepare a case to defend their clients.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePo91pMcu94
“Do Bonfire.” - The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American comedy-drama film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe, originally serialized in Rolling Stone. A critical and commercial flop, the movie was directed by Brian De Palma, and stars Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy, Bruce Willis as Peter Fallow, Melanie Griffith as Maria Ruskin, and Kim Cattrall as Judy McCoy, Sherman's wife. The screenplay was written by Michael Cristofer, and the original music score was composed by Dave Grusin. The film was marketed with the tagline "An outrageous story of greed, lust and vanity in America." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIz_RlNZZlg
“The Verdict. Paul Newman.” - The Verdict is a 1982 courtroom drama film that tells the story of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who takes a medical malpractice case to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing. The lawsuit involves a woman in a persistent vegetative state and is thus reminiscent of the Karen Ann Quinlan case. The film stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea and Lindsay Crouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7je8_a7chkg
“But there is a woman in this courtroom right now, a little slice of blonde perfection, a perfectly formed beignet lightly dusted with powdered sugar and a badge.” - A beignet is synonymous with the English "fritter", is the French term for a pastry made from deep-fried choux pastry. Beignets are commonly known in New Orleans as a breakfast served with powdered sugar on top. They are traditionally prepared right before consumption to be eaten fresh and hot.
“I could Patrick Wilson my way around town.” - Patrick Wilson is an American actor and singer. He spent his early career starring in Broadway musicals, beginning in 1995. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty (2001) and Oklahoma! (2002). In 2003, he appeared in the HBO miniseries Angels in America for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Wilson has appeared in feature films such as The Alamo (2004), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Little Children (2006), Watchmen (2009), The A-Team (2010), Insidious (2010), The Ledge (2011), and The Conjuring (2013). On television, he starred in the CBS drama series A Gifted Man (2011-12).
CONTINUITY
Woody lives in the Airstream - (7x09 “Juliet Wears the Pantsuit”)
Andy Berman has a cameo in the courtroom office
SHAWN
His motorcycle has been impounded
Tells Gus he was recast in his own spy movie by Billy Bob Thornton
Approaches a woman outside the courtroom
Refused to stand in line to pay tickets
Went for waffles
Watch the news and hear about the trial
Gives Gus’ tie to Hornstock
Says his strength is on camera
Realizes the morning TV couple aren’t together
Wants food from the TV station’s kitchen
Jumps on a trampoline
Gives Hornstock fake meteorologist names to use in court
Goes back to the TV station
Searches Reuben’s desk while he’s on-air
Tells Henry he taught him all he knows
Finds a knife in the ceiling above Reuben’s desk
Believes Priscilla to be the murderer
Wants Hornstock to buy them time
Sends Gus back to the courtroom to stall
Says the first time he saw Juliet, he had a vision they’d be married
Says he’s cool with Hornstock dating Juliet and then runs after him having changed his mind
GUS
Has GPS in his phone and it makes him feel like he’s in his own spy movie
Quotes Willy Wonka
Watch the news and hear about the trial
Has seen every legal drama ever made
Was pre-pre-pre-law
Forced to give his tie to Hornstock
Wants food from the TV station’s kitchen
Believes Jesus is black and so was the Grimace
Jumps on a trampoline
Goes back to the TV station
Searches Reuben’s desk while he’s on-air
Sixth-grade teacher was Ms. Finkleman
When asked to stall, quotes courtroom dramas (My Cousin Vinny, A Few Good Men, Bonfire of the Vanities, The Verdict)
Taken into custody for contempt
Gets tie back and is upset there are stains
LASSITER
Arrested Sandra Panitch
Tells Juliet not to talk to Shawn
JULIET
Arrested Sandra Panitch
States that there will never be any romance with Shawn
HENRY
Has to testify and brings baby Shawn (1981)
Watches “Sun Up Santa Barbara”
Comes to court to watch Shawn
Winks at Shawn before leaving courtroom
WOODY
Used to work out of LA
His middle name is Juniper
Used to have a mustache
Drinks sloe gin fizz
Slept with murder suspect (provided her alibi)
Was the last man in the bar
HORNSTOCK
Lawyer for the defense
First big trial case and he’s nervous
Thinks his father and brother sent them
Family doesn’t believe in him
Doesn’t have the power to hire them
His father shows up in courtroom
Wants Sandra to plea bargain
MORTY
Staying at a hotel
Attacks Shawn for calling the marriage a sham
Thought his wife was having an affair with Hale
PRISCILLA
Takes Shawn and Gus on a tour of the studio
Upset that Jackson Hale never paid her attention
Hooked up with Woody at the bar
Showered three times and brushed her teeth for an hour the next morning
REUBEN
Has scoliosis
His office is in the kitchen
Got his degree from the University of Virginia
Was a Junior Tornado Watch Captain for 7 years
Has an outburst while on the stand
Dies on-air before naming his killer
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Pineapple ring in the to go box at very end in the office when Gus gets his tie back
GUS NICKNAMES
Robert Jones
Burteen Gusten
CATCHPHRASES
“C’mon, son.” (episode: 1 Series: 30)
ALLUSIONS
“From here on out, you're gonna be played by Billy Bob Thornton.” - Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, and singer-songwriter. Thornton made his first break with co-writing and starring in the 1992 thriller One False Move and came to international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade, including the romantic comedy crime thriller U Turn (1997), the drama Primary Colors (1998), the science fiction disaster thriller Armageddon (1998), and the drama A Simple Plan (1998), which earned him his third Oscar nomination.
“But he also shouldn't have been the choice to replace Matthau as Buttermaker in the Bad News Bears remake.” - Walter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1966 Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie. Besides the Oscar he was the winner of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony awards. “The Bad News Bears” is a 1976 comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. It stars Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal. The film was followed by two sequels, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training in 1977 and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan in 1978, a short-lived 1979-80 CBS television series, and a 2005 remake titled Bad News Bears.
“You don't remake The Dukes of Hazzard.” - The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on the CBS television network from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The series was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, which was also created by Gy Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts. It was made into a film in 2005. James Roday played the “cartoonish” race car driver. Michael Weston (Hornstock) played Enos the deputy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKH5J4F9zzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0k49z2q2Tg
“Aww, Willy Wonka.” - Willy Wonka is a character in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and the film adaptations of these books that followed. First made in 1971 with Gene Wilder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNarV_3P4oM and again in 2005 with Johnny Depphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFVGCUIXJls
Carlos Jacott (Morty Camp) - an American film and television actor. He has appeared in over 40 television shows including Firefly and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and playing a demon on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. He has also co-starred in films including Kicking and Screaming, Mr. Jealousy, Being John Malkovich, The Last Days of Disco, Grosse Pointe Blank and Fun with Dick and Jane. He appeared in 1x5 “9 Lives” and 6x08 “The Tao of Gus”. He has also written 6x09 “Neil Simon’s Lover’s Retreat”, 7x08 “Turn Right or Left for Dead” and co-wrote 7x14 “No Trout About It” with Bill Callahan
Janet Varney (Connie Camp) - an American actress best known for hosting TBS's Dinner and a Movie and as the voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra. She previously appeared in 3x02 "Murder? … Anyone? … Anyone? … Bueller?" as Lassiter’s date Mindy Howland.
Ralph Macchio (Logan Phelps) - an American actor, best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series, Eugene Martone in Crossroads, Billy Gambini in My Cousin Vinny, and Johnny Cade in The Outsiders. He is also known to American television audiences for his recurring role as Jeremy Andretti in the fifth season of the television comedy-drama Eight Is Enough. He also appeared on the television comedy Ugly Betty in the recurring role of Archie, a local Queens politician. He competed on the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars. He previously appeared in 5x13 "We'd Like to Thank the Academy"
Ray Wise (Judge Horace Leland) - an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, henchman Leon C. Nash in RoboCop, Jack Taggart Sr. in Jeepers Creepers 2, the Devil in the CW television series Reaper, Donald Wadsworth in Suburban Gothic and Hal Gardner in season 5 of 24. He has previously appeared in 4x04 "The Devil's in the Details... and the Upstairs Bedroom" and 5x12 “Dual Spires” as Father Peter Westley
Alan Ruck (Reuben Leonard) - an American film, stage and television actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Stuart Bondek on Spin City. He first appeared in 3x08 "Gus Walks into a Bank"
Katharine Isabelle (Priscilla Morgenstern) - a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Ginger Fitzgerald in the Ginger Snaps trilogy, as Mary Mason in American Mary, and as Margot Verger in Hannibal. She has also guest starred in Supernatural and Stargate: SG1. She first appeared as Sigrid in 2x15 "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion"
Lindsay Sloane (Sandra Panitch) - an American actress who is known for playing Valerie Birkhead on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. She has also starred in films such as Bring It On (2000), She's Out of My League (2010), The Other Guys (2010), Horrible Bosses (2011) and its sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014). Sloane currently stars as Emily in the 2015 version of The Odd Couple on CBS. She appeared previously as Melinda in 6x12 "Shawn and the Real Girl"
Ed Lover (Baliff Comonsat) - a rapper, actor, musician, radio personality, and former MTV VJ. He currently hosts "The Ed Lover Show" on SiriusXM's Old School hip-hop station, BackSpin. Roberts is best known for saying “C’mon, son!” and being the co-host of the weekday version of MTV's hip hop music specialty program Yo! MTV Raps Today with partner André "Doctor Dré" Brown. He first appeared as himself in 6x02 "Last Night Gus"
Dana Ashbrook (Jackson Hale) - an American actor, perhaps best known for playing Bobby Briggs on the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990-1991) and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. He appeared in the Twin Peaks inspired episode 5x12 "Dual Spires"
“I would take you over Kelly Ripa any day of the week and not just the weekdays.” - Kelly Ripa is an American actress, talk show host and television producer. Ripa played Hayley Vaughan on the television soap opera All My Children from 1990-2002 and is best known as co-host of the popular syndicated morning talk show Live! with Kelly and Michael. She is also known for her role as Faith Fairfield on Hope & Faith. Additionally, Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos own a New York based production company, Milojo.
“Oh, what a true Adonis.” - In Greek mythology, he was so beautiful that goddesses loved and fought over him. In modern parlance the name "Adonis" is frequently used as an allusion to an extremely attractive, youthful male, often with a connotation of deserved vanity: "the office Adonis".
“That's true, he's like Debra Winger in Legal Eagles.” - Legal Eagles is a 1986 American legal crime comedy film written and directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and Daryl Hannah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbLKXqcOTaI
“I'm Glenn Close in Jagged Edge, and you know it.” - an American film, television and stage actress. Throughout her long and varied career, she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. She has won three Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and received six Academy Award nominations. Jagged Edge is a 1985 film starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, and Peter Coyote. Robert Loggia received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in this film. It is a courtroom thriller, written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Richard Marquand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnQa0AI10ic
“Oh, Doogie Howser.” - Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American comedy-drama television series that ran for four seasons on ABC from September 19, 1989 to July 28, 1993, totaling 97 episodes. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, it stars Neil Patrick Harris in the title role as a teenage physician who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBwBWGCrH7U
“I mean, I know I'm a really good-looking newscaster, and I could Aaron Eckhart my way around town if I wanted--”- Aaron Eckhart is an American film and stage actor. Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film, Erin Brockovich (2000), and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking. Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent. Other key roles include The Pledge (2001), The Core (2003), Rabbit Hole (2010) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013).
“I can Jim Caviezel my way around town if I want.” - Jim Caviezel is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying Jesus Christ in the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ. Other notable roles include the golfer Bobby Jones in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Detective John Sullivan in Frequency, Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo, Catch in Angel Eyes, Carroll Oerstadt in Déjà Vu, and Private Witt in The Thin Red Line. Since September 2011, he has starred as John Reese on the CBS crime drama series Person of Interest.
“My typical Friday night is alone on my couch eating leftover shishito peppers and watching Jericho.” - Jericho is an American post-apocalyptic action-drama series that centers on the residents of the fictionalized post-apocalyptic town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of a limited nuclear attack on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States. The show was produced by CBS Paramount Network Television and Junction Entertainment, with executive producers Jon Turteltaub, Stephen Chbosky, and Carol Barbee, the show was broadcast in more than 30 countries. A bearded Timothy Omundson guested for a few episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7kkZ-EQKcc
“The moon is black, Jesus is black, and Grimace is black.” - Grimace is a character featured in McDonaldland commercials. He is a large, purple anthropomorphic being of indeterminate species with short arms and legs. He is known for his slow-witted demeanor. His most common expression is the word "duh". He had been voiced by Patti Saunders (1971 - 84), Frank Welker and, sometimes, Larry Moran in the commercials, and Kevin Michael Richardson in the VHS series "The Wacky World of Ronald McDonald. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cIf0P-Vb-U
“I just have a scoliosis rod in my back, so uneven surfaces are not my friend.” - Scoliosis (/ˌskɒlɪˈoʊsɪs/;[1] from Ancient Greek: σκολίωσις skoliosis "bending") is a common medical condition in which a person's spinal axis has a three-dimensional deviation. Although it is a complex three-dimensional condition, on an X-ray, viewed from the rear, the spine of an individual with scoliosis can resemble an "S" or a "C", rather than a straight line. Scoliosis is typically classified as either congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present at birth), idiopathic (cause unknown, sub-classified as infantile, juvenile, adolescent, or adult, according to when onset occurred), or secondary to a primary condition
“He's my black Cameron.” - Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes. The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), who skips school and spends the day in downtown Chicago. Accompanied by his girlfriend Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara) and his best friend Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck), he creatively avoids his school's principal Edward Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), his resentful sister Jeanie (Jennifer Grey), and his parents. During the film, Bueller regularly breaks the fourth wall by speaking directly to the camera to explain to the audience his thoughts and techniques.
“How about Aurora Borealis?” - An aurora, sometimes referred to as a polar light, is a natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions. Auroras are produced when the magnetosphere is sufficiently disturbed by the solar wind that the trajectories of charged particles in both solar wind and magnetospheric plasma, mainly in the form of electrons and protons, precipitate them into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere), where their energy is lost. The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emits light of varying colour and complexity.
“Humid Lazenby?” - George Robert Lazenby /ˈleɪzənbi/ (born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor and former model, best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service when he was 29 years old, being the youngest actor to date to have portrayed the character.
“Hurricane Carter?” - Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 - April 20, 2014) was an American middleweight boxer who was convicted of murder and later released from prison following a petition of habeas corpus after spending almost 20 years in prison. In 1966, police arrested both Carter and friend John Artis for a triple-homicide committed in the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson, New Jersey. Police stopped Carter's car and brought him and Artis, also in the car, to the scene of the crime. On searching the car, the police found ammunition that fit the weapons used in the murder. Police took no fingerprints at the crime scene and lacked the facilities to conduct a paraffin test for gunshot residue. Carter and Artis were tried and convicted twice (1967 and 1976) for the murders, but after the second conviction was overturned in 1985, prosecutors chose not to try the case for a third time. Carter's autobiography, titled The Sixteenth Round, was published in 1975 by Warner Books. The story inspired the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 film The Hurricane (with Denzel Washington playing Carter). From 1993 to 2005, Carter served as executive director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted.
“Leif Garrett?” - Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American singer, actor and television personality. He became famous in the late 1970s as a child pop star and teen idol, but received much publicity later in his adult life for his drug abuse and legal troubles.
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. High Tide!” - Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The work is commonly associated with the rare mental condition often called "split personality", referred to in psychiatry as dissociative identity disorder, where within the same body there exists more than one distinct personality. In this case, there are two personalities within Dr. Jekyll, one apparently good and the other evil. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next.
“Yeah, minus the law degree and whatever else is required. Note to self, that would make a heck of a TV show.” - Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh. The series premiered on June 23, 2011, on the cable network USA, and is produced by Universal Cable. Suits is set at a fictional law firm in New York City. The focal point of the show follows talented college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), who initially works as a law associate for Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) despite never actually attending law school. The show focuses on Harvey and Mike managing to close cases while maintaining Mike's secret.
“Uh, the Santa Bar-Bar-Bara pub, looking for the person who slipped a Mickey into my sloe gin fizz the week before.” - In slang, a Mickey Finn - or simply a Mickey - is a drink laced with a psychoactive drug or incapacitating agent (especially chloral hydrate) given to someone without their knowledge with intent to incapacitate them. Serving someone a Mickey is most commonly referred to as slipping someone a mickey, but it is sometimes spelled "mickie". A gin fizz is the best-known cocktail in the fizz family. A gin fizz contains gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water, served in a tumbler with two ice cubes. The drink is similar to a Tom Collins, with a possible distinction being a Tom Collins historically used "Old Tom Gin" (a slightly sweeter precursor to London Dry Gin), whereas the kind of gin historically used in a gin fizz is unknown. Sloe gin is a red liqueur made with gin and sloe (blackthorn) drupes, which are a small fruit relative of the plum. Sloe gin has an alcohol content between 15 and 30 percent by volume. However, the European Union has established a minimum of 25% ABV for sloe gin to be named as such. The traditional way of making sloe gin is to soak the sloes in gin. Sugar is required to ensure the sloe juice is extracted from the fruit.
“You are Matthew McConaughey, and this is your time to kill.” - Matthew McConaughey is an American actor and producer. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), and went on to appear in films such as the slasher Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), the legal thriller A Time to Kill (1996), Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997), the science fiction drama Contact (1997), the comedy EDtv (1999) and the war film U-571 (2000). A Time to Kill is a 1996 drama film adaptation of John Grisham's 1989 novel of the same name, directed by Joel Schumacher. Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kevin Spacey star, with Oliver Platt, Ashley Judd, Kiefer and Donald Sutherland, and Patrick McGoohan appearing in supporting roles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O90-DO9P6q0
“Oh, I did have, um, a little issue during the break, sir, but I cleared it up with a Mylanta.” - Mylanta is an over-the-counter medication. As an antacid, it is used for the treatment of heartburn, acid reflux, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (also known as GERD). It is manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare.
“It's from My Cousin Vinny.” - My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written by Dale Launer and directed by Jonathan Lynn. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne. This was Fred Gwynne's last film appearance before his death on July 2, 1993. The film deals with two young New Yorkers traveling through rural Alabama who are put on trial for a murder they did not commit, and the comical attempts of a cousin, Vincent Gambini, a newly minted lawyer, to defend them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL4HdaZXuOw
“A Few Good Men!” - A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore, with Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J. T. Walsh, and Kiefer Sutherland in supporting roles. It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his play of the same name. The film revolves around the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of their lawyers as they prepare a case to defend their clients.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePo91pMcu94
“Do Bonfire.” - The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American comedy-drama film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe, originally serialized in Rolling Stone. A critical and commercial flop, the movie was directed by Brian De Palma, and stars Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy, Bruce Willis as Peter Fallow, Melanie Griffith as Maria Ruskin, and Kim Cattrall as Judy McCoy, Sherman's wife. The screenplay was written by Michael Cristofer, and the original music score was composed by Dave Grusin. The film was marketed with the tagline "An outrageous story of greed, lust and vanity in America." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIz_RlNZZlg
“The Verdict. Paul Newman.” - The Verdict is a 1982 courtroom drama film that tells the story of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who takes a medical malpractice case to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing. The lawsuit involves a woman in a persistent vegetative state and is thus reminiscent of the Karen Ann Quinlan case. The film stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea and Lindsay Crouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7je8_a7chkg
“But there is a woman in this courtroom right now, a little slice of blonde perfection, a perfectly formed beignet lightly dusted with powdered sugar and a badge.” - A beignet is synonymous with the English "fritter", is the French term for a pastry made from deep-fried choux pastry. Beignets are commonly known in New Orleans as a breakfast served with powdered sugar on top. They are traditionally prepared right before consumption to be eaten fresh and hot.
“I could Patrick Wilson my way around town.” - Patrick Wilson is an American actor and singer. He spent his early career starring in Broadway musicals, beginning in 1995. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty (2001) and Oklahoma! (2002). In 2003, he appeared in the HBO miniseries Angels in America for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Wilson has appeared in feature films such as The Alamo (2004), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Little Children (2006), Watchmen (2009), The A-Team (2010), Insidious (2010), The Ledge (2011), and The Conjuring (2013). On television, he starred in the CBS drama series A Gifted Man (2011-12).
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Woody lives in the Airstream - (7x09 “Juliet Wears the Pantsuit”)
Andy Berman has a cameo in the courtroom office