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Post by MelMac on Jul 19, 2006 21:36:41 GMT -5
Well, neither here nor there here. I actually like this episode because of the concept of irony there. Here you have a man touting the health benefits of the burgers, but is pretty hefty. I also like the ideal he has as he realizes he is trying to help others outside of what he does daily. And... I love the bit at the end when Ralph does the crazy chicken bit. Makes me laugh all the time. He probably would've made a great sidekick as far as mascots went.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 19, 2006 21:37:42 GMT -5
Especially since he can open doors by pointing his finger...and run SUPER fast. That bit is what made it classic Cannell...like Bill wanting to move to DC or Ralph wanting to go and live in the circus.
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Post by MelMac on Jul 20, 2006 11:07:14 GMT -5
The only thing I wish they did was give some explanation as to why they didn't go to DC after all (of course, they didn't give a logical reason why Kevin wasn't there anymore, even say Alicia ended up with permanent custody).
It was also funny to see Bill have to use his hand to help him jump over the wall while Ralph just jumped over it as though a hurdle. Makes me wonder if Katt was a hurdler in high school. He did the same thing jumping into the bug during the pilot. While him wearing the suit could be used as an excuse for how high he gets jumping over the wall, it's still pretty cool considering.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 21, 2006 7:54:04 GMT -5
Gotta like in this episode that Carlisle again does not recognize Ralph or anything about Bill's known associates. Bill himself even mentions that Ralph IS a known associate when he is worried about getting a murder rap AND being put in a little room because of Ralph and the suit if it went public.
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Post by MelMac on Jul 21, 2006 11:07:49 GMT -5
Gotta like in this episode that Carlisle again does not recognize Ralph or anything about Bill's known associates. Bill himself even mentions that Ralph IS a known associate when he is worried about getting a murder rap AND being put in a little room because of Ralph and the suit if it went public. Carlisle I've always felt had his memory erased somehow and just forgot Ralph in the suit. He either drunk it out of his mind and believed he was hallucinating, got hit in the head, the suit eminated an amnesia-type effect, or just doesn't believe it. I've noticed a couple of times, such as "There's just no accounting" where he'll look at Ralph and Pam, pause then say hello, as though he's trying to remember Ralph from somewhere, but just doesn't (or his mind won't let him) remember.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 21, 2006 11:09:24 GMT -5
I took that scene in THERE'S JUST NO ACCOUNTING for him to be too focused on getting his audit stuff straightened out...AND because Pam is there and looking gorgeous...WHO CARES ABOUT RALPH? Just like the guy asks in NOW YOU SEE IT: Ralph? Who the HELL is Ralph?
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Post by jopierce on Jul 21, 2006 12:26:20 GMT -5
Carlisle might also be one of those "Can't place the face" kinds of guys. He may think one "surfer guy" looks just like any other...
I do, however, love the "Carlisle went nuts" to "Carlisle is supervisor" progression...
...Then again, that may be a requirement for these guys...
..Or maybe the report of a guy in red tights didn't really phase the head shrinks at the bureau one bit. I mean, just look at good old J. Edgar Hoover and his wardrobe choices....
Man, I think too much about these things. Someone get me a drink...
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Post by MelMac on Jul 21, 2006 12:36:01 GMT -5
Just like the guy asks in NOW YOU SEE IT: Ralph? Who the HELL is Ralph? He's the guy who wears a funny set of red tights, tunic and cape. Ralph got those from a spaceship and a bunch of green guys. It was delivered to him by some dead person named Macke who was reanimated by the same green guys. Ralph goes and helps his friend Bill and his girlfriend, eventually wife Pam in cases involving things such as game rigging, guardians of the fourth dimension, Soviet spies and sneak attacks, avoiding World War III, and even saving the life of a horse just because someone was mad with it. He doesn't quite know how to use the suit properly, as he lost the book of instructions, and this has caused several mishaps, up to him being knocked out in several scenarios. Good thing he had them on though, because those situations would probably kill a normal person...
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 21, 2006 12:49:28 GMT -5
Clever, MelMac, but since we ALL know how literal you are, I will let you in on something: I was joking. Good point GAH-NOIR: Makes you wonder what secrets Bill Maxwell has in HIS house? After all, he DOES seem to idolize ole J. Edgar.
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Post by jopierce on Jul 21, 2006 12:54:22 GMT -5
Good point GAH-NOIR: Makes you wonder what secrets Bill Maxwell has in HIS house? After all, he DOES seem to idolize ole J. Edgar. Nah, HD. The only lacey little numbers lyin around Bill's murphy bed are MINE!
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 21, 2006 13:54:18 GMT -5
Still leaving doilies laying around his place, huh? You know he hates those frills.
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Post by jopierce on Jul 21, 2006 14:09:20 GMT -5
Still leaving doilies laying around his place, huh? You know he hates those frills. Yeah. That's me. Showing up at his place in nothing but a trench coat, fedora, and several strategically placed doilies. And, yes, he hated them. That's must be why they were ripped off so quickly.
Hey... wait... So, someone DID get a hold of those photos!
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Post by MelMac on Jul 21, 2006 22:48:42 GMT -5
Clever, MelMac, but since we ALL know how literal you are, I will let you in on something: I was joking. Good point GAH-NOIR: Makes you wonder what secrets Bill Maxwell has in HIS house? After all, he DOES seem to idolize ole J. Edgar. Yes, I know you were joking. I was making a joke out of a joke with my literal sense of humor. Works best when I actually am speaking.
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Post by billswoman on Jan 11, 2007 23:47:40 GMT -5
Not so much a question but an observation... in the final scene, when they're at the Federal Building and Bill comes in all smiles, Ralph says, I can tell by that happy face that Carlisle must've bought the Captain Billybuster story.
Listen to it, with your eyes closed (I did twice), he's saying Billybuster!
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Post by MelMac on Jan 12, 2007 0:57:43 GMT -5
Yep, he says it. It's funny too given that he says it without blinking an eye. Have to admit though, it might've been excused be cause in a way, Bill was making up the story about the scenario, but there is an odd sense about it. Instead of 'Captain Bellybuster,' where people's stomachs get 'busted' from being full (not literally ), 'Billybuster' fits because Billy busted the bad guys. (of course with Ralph, Pam and Micky's help). OK maybe this is literal, but does make sense if you really think about it.
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Post by billswoman on Jan 12, 2007 6:45:34 GMT -5
To quote Ralph from BitB, Got it.
Thank you, however, for explaining it to those who wouldn't have understood where he got "Billybuster" from, knew I could count on you.
(Yes, Mel, that was sarcasm. Heh.)
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Post by MelMac on Jan 12, 2007 11:17:53 GMT -5
To quote Ralph from BitB, Got it. Thank you, however, for explaining it to those who wouldn't have understood where he got "Billybuster" from, knew I could count on you. (Yes, Mel, that was sarcasm. Heh.) Makes more sense that saying Katt just screwed up and said the wrong thing. 'Course, I've had one time myself in a play where I stuttered through the whole line ... my only line in the play, and I wasn't supposed to. Only thing to my favor was that I was supposed to play a drunk actress, say my line and pass out onto a couch. This one's funny for the banter the group shares as well as the new stuff with the suit. Ralph actually tries and succeeds landing in the back of the bug. It was pretty cool (though it's ironic with the OJ Simpson comment now. Ralph wouldn't be saying "Just like OJ Simpson" now. )
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jan 12, 2007 12:55:55 GMT -5
I have noticed it before...and just like those other scenes where it sounds like the wrong word or name coming out, I imagine it was kept because the rest of the shot was perfect and they might have been behind on filming (especially since SJC's son died during the filming of the episode). If it is right except for that, I am sure they wrapped it up to move on to WHO'S WOO.
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Post by billswoman on Sept 16, 2007 20:11:20 GMT -5
I could've sworn I've made this observation here... maybe I put it in the Goofs thread... but whomever wrote this ep obviously doesn't know interstates. I-5 runs north/south, up to the Canadian border. It doesn't go anywhere near AZ or NV or wherever the truck Mickey's calling about is heading.
And on that note... and speaking of notes.... when Mickey's sneaking into the office at the opener, and jots down where the truck is going, notice what he puts? Track 89. Nothing about the erroneous I-5.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Sept 16, 2007 20:22:20 GMT -5
Good catch, BW. I am not in that part of the country, but common sense should tell most people that odd numbers tend to go north to south while the even numbers go east to west. The writers must have known MelMac's sense of direction.
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