Car Rundown (and Biscuits)

[MiltonMaxwell]

I wanted to get a firm rundown on the number of cars Bill trashed in the series and the number of times Bill was seen eating dog biscuits. Since I have not seen season three in a while, I will only do the first two seasons. Please let me know what I have omitted.

"Fire Man" - First on car trashing as he flips the car over.

"Best Desk Scenario" - Officially #3 (as they call it #3 - apparently one happened off screen) as Ralph torches it.

"Operation : Spoilsport" - #4. The car breaks down in the desert and Bill and Ralph have to hitch a ride back. I count the breakdown as a trashed car because it appears to best fit the number mentioned in the series.

"Just Another Three Ring Circus" - #5. Well, obviously these were filmed in a different order than aired since only one car had been trashed this season, but Carlilse mentions the number of cars as being about "one a month." This time an elephant sits on the car.

"The Shock Will Kill You" - #6. Ralph fries it because of his eletrification.

"There's Just No Accounting ..." #s 7, 8, and 9? The first is trashed after a shotgun is fired through the window. The second is suspect but Bill runs the kidnappers off the road and the car is obviously wrecked, but when Bill drives up (in a different car yet!) there is not a scratch on it (obviously the Producers did not want to destroy their good car). The last is clear as Ralph accidentally rips the door off and Bill asks what he is going to tell Carlilse.

"Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell" - #10 (but called number 5 in the episode which was filmed much earlier). "I was trying not to hit the dog."

Now on the biscuits I am not as clear. But I have, so far, "The Hit Car," "Dreams ..." "Captain Bellybuster," and I remember from season three "Heaven is in Your Genes." I KNOW I am missing some. Anyone know which ones?

David

[The J-Man]

You're missing two dog biscuit episodes: "The Good Samaritan" and "Desperado". The latter featuring the classic line: Dogs gotta eat, too.

[MiltonMaxwell]

If he was eating dog biscuits in "Good Samaritan" than he wasn't in "Dreams". I saw those two episodes last night and remembered him eating biscuits in ONE of the episodes, so that needed correcting. Thanks, but I think there are still more missing episodes.

[The J-Man]

Here's the official dog biscuit list. I compiled it last September after fast-forwarding through every episode to ensure accuracy.

Episode number, title, location:
02 "The Hit Car" at the beach house
27 "The Good Samaritan" at Ralph's house
28 "Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory" at Ralph's house
36 "Heaven is in Your Genes" at Bill's apartment
39 "Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo" at Ralph's house
41 "Desperado" at Ralph and Pam's vacation cabin

[Lupin]

TheJMan said:

39 "Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo" at Ralph's house

I got my present avatar from that scene, do you remember the look on the face of the Japanese engineer watching Maxwell eating?

[HoudiniDerek]

That has always bothered me too about the number of cars...it is five at the end of season 2, but there seem to be sooooo many times his car needs to be fixed. We know he totaled TWO on-screen in the first season, but where was the first one? Why aren't they all on camera?

The ones in the second season don't mesh. I agree with the elephant and the one in Lilacs. However, he mentioned in SPOILSPORT that he would send someone out to get that one, so I imagine it was fine, but it needed fixing...the same in the SHOCK WILL KILL YOU and in Accounting episode.

But why isn't the first wreck shown or why didn't it happen in the pilot so we get this idea that the number of cars is going to be a running joke?

[HoudiniDerek]

Also, I rewatched THREE RING CIRCUS and Carlisle mentioned him averaging about one a month and somewhere in there or an episode right around there, the official count was seven or so. Timelines are not this series' strongpoint.

[HoudiniDerek]

I remember that from my early childhood...someone eating dog biscuits. Is there another character in a TV show that used to do that or am I remembering Bill all this time?

[HoudiniDerek]

I watched WIZARDS AND WARLOCKS again and Bill has the dog biscuits out, but is not shown eating them. I wonder why?

[billswoman]

I'm wondering something else... who of those three even HAS a dog? Or does Pam keep them in stock just for her favorite little puppydog, Bill Maxwell?

[HoudiniDerek]

I think that after the HIT CAR when Bill keeps snacking on them that they keep them around because that is one food Bill eats so that they don't have to keep treating him to burgers and cokes.