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108: Bitter Sweets
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Episode Number: 108
Season: One
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Abby Gewanter
Original Air Date: November 28, 2007
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Season: One
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Abby Gewanter
Original Air Date: November 28, 2007
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| During science class at the academy, Young Ned makes a friend for the first time, even defending him against a pair of bullies. As he and his newfound friend play among the autumn leaves, Ned inadvertently brings the dead leaves back to life; his friend runs off in shock, leaving him alone with the bullies, and realizes that "happiness borne of passion is always short-lived". Present passions are abound as Ned and Chuck grow closer and establish their relationship, but he is still haunted by the real truth behind her father's death. Olive is still haunted by her feelings for The Pie Maker and her budding friendship with Chuck, so much so that she is unable to see Alfredo Aldarisio's adoration. And Emerson's pining for reward money leads to a murderous love affair involving two live people and one dead (not dissimilar to another love triangle). However, a conniving business rival both unifies and divides the four amateur detectives by driving down business at The Pie Hole, culminating in its closure and Ned's arrest! Can Emerson get his partner out of jail without his "gift" to aid him? Can Olive and Chuck survive without their true loves? |
Major Plot Developments | Unanswered Questions |
| 1. Young Ned actually makes a friend at school. For about 10 minutes. 2. Ned and Chuck are officially "boyfriend-girlfriend". 3. A jealous and angry Ned is not a good combination ... 4. Olive is beginning to see a light at the end of the Ned Tunnel, and Alfredo may be there waiting for her. 5. Emerson admits that he needs Ned as a business partner. | 1. How did Ned survive previous health inspections? 2. Why is Ned such a determined pacifist? Did something happen when he gave in to his "Dark Side"? He did want to be a Jedi, but the audience always assumed he wanted to use The Force for good ... 3. 4. 5. |
Best Character Moments | Production Goofs |
| 1. The animated taffy puller above Bittersweet's Emporium. 2. The pie with "special filling" that Olive brought Ned. 3. Don't mess with The Pie Ho's! 4. Ned uses Digby's scratching arm thing to catch the rats. Ewww. 5. Trunk monkey! | 1. The Indonesian word that Chuck paraphrased is actually "good morning", not "hello". The proper word is "Halo". 2. When Ned touched Billy a second time, you can hear the zapping sound effect, but no light flash. (It may have been subdued because of the taffy, though.) 3. Burly Bruce Carter's mug shot is #612904, but the number on his prison jumpsuit, #488575, doesn't match. 4. 5. |
Show Trivia | Media Allusions |
| 1. Writer Abby Gewanter wrote for Mr. Fuller's previous show, "Wonderfalls". 2. Pie of the Day: Cranberry. 3. During Tina Aringino's montage, a postcard on the refrigerator is a photo of a hut on the ocean: it is an overwater bungalow commonly seen in resorts throughout the French Polynesia. 4. Burly Bruce references the diamond lane: in certain cities with high volume traffic, only carpools, buses, motorcycles and bicycles are allowed to use this designated far right lane marked with a diamond. 5. Chuck must own nuclear-enhanced lipstick that can't be removed through conventional dishwashers because it's the same shade on the cup that the health inspector sipped from. (And also from the cup she drinks from.) 6. Emerson alerts Ned as Chuck approaches by saying "dead girl walking". The phrase is announced by a guard as they escort a condemned inmate through Death Row. | 1. Chuck calls Ned "the Lord of the Pies"; this is a play of words on the 1954 novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. 2. The Dark Side is a concept from the Star Wars mythology; it is an evil influence that occurs when one gives into their negative emotions. 3. Nancy Drew is a fictional teenage amateur detective written by Carolyn Keene (a pseudonym, but that's another story). 4. Bodega Bay is the setting for the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film, The Birds; the scene imitates Tippi Hendrin's attack scenes. 5. The carpooling magazine that Burly Bruce reads contains an ad for the life-size doll with the tag "My doll is my copilot". "God Is My Co-Pilot" is a 1943 autobiography by an Air Force pilot, the late Robert Lee Scott Jr. 6. "Dead Girl Walking" was also the title of Season 1, Episode 2 of "Dead Like Me", Mr. Fuller's previous series. (Although he wrote the episode, Mr. Fuller removed himself from the show's production after the first episode.) |
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| How to add pictures: 1. Click EasyEdit 2. Delete placeholder or instructions 3. Click Image button on toolbar 4. Upload your image 5. Add caption, if desired How to add video: 1. Click EasyEdit 2. Delete placeholder or instructions 3. Click Widget button on toolbar, select YouTube video 4. Search for video or paste in YouTube video embed code 5. Add caption, if desired |  Olive, Ned and Chuck despondent over their closing |
 The lovelorn Alfredo Aldarisio |  Billy and Dilly Balsam, co-owners of Bittersweets |
 "Ame on gay!" |  Chuck looking very John Lennon |
 Emerson, Olive & Chuck are cajoling Ned to come over to the Dark Side |  Billy Balsam (notice his sister doesn't wear headgear, so we know who wears the stripes in this family) |
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