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The Middleman :: The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum (01x04)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum
Episode #: 01x04
Original Airdate: Monday July 07th, 2008
7.4/10 (7 Votes cast)
Episode Crew
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer: Tracey Stern
 
Episode Summary
 
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A rich woman disappears while shopping and the Middleman and Wendy investigate. The trail leads to a group of gem-eating aliens hiding on Earth, aliens targeted by a mysterious hunter. Meanwhile, the Middleman conducts a series of pop quizzes to see if Wendy is ready to become a Middleman in the future, and Wendy deals with the emotional angst of Ben putting their breakup video on the Internet.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Clint CulpplayedDr. Gil 
Patrick FischlerplayedDr. Rollin Newleaf 
Allison DunbarplayedDoris Schon 
Co-Guest Stars
Vincent WardplayedPolicemanRecurring (second appearance)
Timothy Thomas Brown (1)playedManicoid Guard 
Joseph FerranteplayedManicoid Guard 
Melissa McCartyplayedNewscaster 
Christine OgunadeplayedAnita 
Blayne WeaverplayedDean Schon 
 
Main Cast
 
Matt KeeslarplayedThe Middleman
Natalie Morales (2)playedWendy Watson
Brit MorganplayedLacey Thornfield
Mary Pat GleasonplayedIda
Jake SmollettplayedNoser
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Arm's WayPieces of You 
The Russian FuturistPrecious Metalsas Wendy paints at the end
ScientificStrain My Heart 
 
Episode Quotes
 
The Middleman: I know you and I have been through Hell and back together…
Wendy: I thought Hell and the Underworld were two different things.
 
Wendy: Shouldn't it be “Middleperson” or “Middlewoman”?
The Middleman: We did have a Middleboy once.
Wendy: What does that make me, the “Middlegirl”?
 
The Middleman: What is this device?
Wendy: Uhh, it’s the thingy you point at things with.
The Middleman: This is the BTRS scanner.
Wendy: And BTRS stands for…?
The Middleman: Beyond the Realm of Science Scanner. As in, this machine scans for things that are…
Wendy: Beyond the Realm of Science? Wow. Handy.
 
Ida: If you ask me, one less rich wench in the world might not be so tragic.
The Middleman: That rich wench, as you call her, probably has a family who loves her.
Ida: So did Charlie Manson.
 
Wendy: So did I ace it, or did I ace it?
The Middleman: There’s acing it, and there’s what you did. Kind of like shooting a cow with a Howitzer.
Wendy: I would never shoot a cow.
 
Wendy: Why do people feel the need to do this to themselves. She was a total plastic surgery victim.
Ida: Just you wait, Peachfuzz, until gravity gets the best of you.
 
Wendy: Could you act appropriately?
Lacey: When did I ever do that?
 
Wendy: Holy crap on a stick, is that thing real?
The Middleman: Yes. It was a gift Carl Fabrege was about to present to Czar Nicholas before a Middleman spirited him out of Russia to work on the lens system for the Great Steam Laser of 1917.
 
Wendy: I’ll tell you what you could do with it.
The Middleman: Will it be rated G?
Wendy: Doubt it
The Middleman: Let’s skip it, then.
 
Wendy: I can’t believe you put training wheels on my gun.
 
The Middleman: Got your dad’s lucky lighter?
Wendy: Unless you stole it again.
 
The Middleman: They may call themselves hunters, but to me they’re just serial killers of animals.
 
 
Cultural References
 
There are several references to the Back To The Future movies:

The Middleman: Dr. Emmett Brown of the Hill Valley Institute.

Dr. Emmett Brown is the mad scientist who created time travel, and was played by Christopher Lloyd. Hill Valley is where the movies are set.

Watson: The bomb's at Twin Pines Mall

This is where Marty first traveled through time at the beginning of Back To The Future.

The Middleman: The Middlemobile has its own on-board diesel refinery. I feed it organic garbage, it runs clean for days.

This is much like the Mr Fusion device used to power the Flux Capacitor which makes time travel possible.

Ida: Lived with her brother and sister in a swanky house over on Eastwood Ravine Drive

Eastwood Ravine is what Marty crosses at the end of Back To The Future III.

The Middleman: I'm Chaplain Buford Tannen. This is my novice, Sister Clara Clayton.

Buford Tannen is the member of the Tannen family that Marty encounters in Back To The Future III. Clara Clayton is the woman that Emmett Brown falls in love with.

Watson: Me and Agent Strickland here...

Strickland was the name of the principal and sheriff throughout the movies
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
CreatorJavier Grillo-Marxuach
Executive ProducerJavier Grillo-Marxuach  |  John Ziffren
Co-Executive ProducerHans Beimler
Supervising ProducerJeremiah S. Chechik
ProducerJon Paré
Co-ProducerSarah Watson
Associate ProducerShane Keller
Production DesignerNaomi Slodki
EditorRaul Davalos
CastingMichael Nicolo  |  Anya Coloff  |  Amy McIntyre Britt
Unit Production ManagerJon Paré
First Assistant DirectorRichard W. Abramitis
Second Assistant DirectorMelody Beam
MusicTree Adams
Music EditorPeymon Maskan
Music SupervisorAllison Clark
Costume DesignerDanielle Launzel
Key GripBen Beaird
Camera OperatorMichael Gfelner  |  Allen D. Easton
Set DesignerJudi Giovanni
Location ManagerBriana Burke
Transportation CoordinatorMalcolm Mazer
Property MasterGregory Edgar
Construction CoordinatorStar Fields
Production Sound MixerBuck Robinson
Script SupervisorNancy Solomon
Production CoordinatorMelanie E. Gonzalez
Script CoordinatorNeil Levin
Assistant EditorAlbert Coleman  |  Susan Godfrey (2)
Post Production SupervisorKeith Patterson
Supervising Sound EditorMark Friedgen
GafferKeith Roverud
Director of PhotographyJohn C. Newby
Story EditorAndy Reaser
Stunt CoordinatorGregory J. Barnett
Art DirectorKen Watkins
Based On The Works OfJavier Grillo-Marxuach  |  Les McClaine
Costume SupervisorRochelle Best
Main Title ThemeTree Adams
Visual Effects SupervisorStephen Lebed
Department Head HairDanny Goldstein
Department Head Make-upKimber Eastwood
Special Effects CoordinatorRandy Cabral
Production ControllerBrett D. Born
Special Effects Make-upTodd Tucker
 
 
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