I need a little help this week...
"There was an episode of Wings where it was kind of an homage to Casablanca or Dragnet. This was a very funny episode but I don't know what season or episode. Two lines that may help you out. In the episode they all talk in a monotone voice. Joe (Tim Daly) says at one point "Why the hell am I talking like this". Also, someone says to Antonio, "You Scrapachi?" mispronouncing his last name. If you can help please do. Regards, Ian McCurdy"
I must admit, I was never a fan of Wings, so this particular episode is a complete mystery to me. If any of you have an idea what the title of this particular episode might be, please chime in.
Quite frankly, I was always surprised at the mediocrity of Wings. The cast was one of the most talented ever. Tim Daly, Steven Weber, Tony Shalhoub, Thomas Haden Church and the rest are all very funny. I am a huge fan of Monk and I have watched Daly & Weber on every canceled series they've had since. I'd be interested to hear what it was that made people keep watching.
Now for this week's question...
What was the name of Alex's dog?
Excellent work, Tele-Toby. Chopper is the correct answer.
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1-21-2008 @ 9:20AM
Tele-Toby said...
Alex's dog was named Chopper.
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1-21-2008 @ 9:50AM
Thomas said...
A homage to Casablanca or Dragnet. You'd think it would be easy to figure out the difference.
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1-21-2008 @ 9:55AM
Jimmy said...
What made me watch Wings? Probably the fact that it was part of the "Must See TV" line-up.
Oh, and it was entertaining.
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1-21-2008 @ 10:26AM
Bill said...
Wings wasn't great or anything, but it was reasonably funny, and did have a great cast.
The closest I can think for the episode the guy's talking about was a two parter (Joe Blows) with a lengthy Sunset Boulevard homage. But no Bogart/Joe Friday voice that I can remember.
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1-21-2008 @ 10:34AM
Wu Kong said...
With regards to Ian's question, the episode is entitled "The Lady Vanishes", and is episode 22 from Season 7. Antonio shares a special moment with a mystery woman in the terminal, but Joe calls him away before he can get her number. So he spends the episode trying to track her down with the help of the gang.
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1-21-2008 @ 1:44PM
chadwick said...
Wings is the greatest sitcom series ever! When you said a line from that episode I know exactly which one. I probably watch the complete series thru at least once or twice a year. That's right. Everyone has their quirks, this is mine.
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1-22-2008 @ 2:12AM
Phish said...
if ur a big fan of monk, why arent u blogging it?
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