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Better Off Ted: Father, Can You Hair Me?

The rivalry between Veronica and her father is impacted when he tells her a shocking piece of news. Meanwhile, Ted tries to impress his father by using himself as a test subject for a hair-growth formula.


7.5/10 (13 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 1x11
Production Number: 1APX11
Airdate: Tuesday July 21st, 2009


Alternate Airdates:

UK (FX) Aug 31, 2010

Guest Stars
Geoff PiersonGeoff Pierson
As Elijah Palmer
Kevin ChamberlinKevin Chamberlin
As Ted's Father

Co-Guest Stars
Gary RubensteinGary Rubenstein
As Dr. Rosenbaum
Recurring
Main Cast
Jay HarringtonJay Harrington
As Ted Crisp
Portia de RossiPortia de Rossi
As Veronica Palmer
Andrea AndersAndrea Anders
As Linda Zwordling
Jonathan SlavinJonathan Slavin
As Phil Mymen
Malcolm BarrettMalcolm Barrett
As Lem Hewitt
Isabella AcresIsabella Acres
As Rose Crisp

Recap

Ted asks Veronica for her advice on the poster he’s created for Rose’s third grade class president campaign. Veronica suggests the company simply buy Rose the victory. There are flowers waiting for her in her office but Veronica is angry: her father Elijah sent them. He’s the CEO of a rival company, DigiVation Industries, and mother and father spend their time stealing other’s company secrets. The winner always sends the loser a gift. Sure enough, Linda informs them that DigiVation has stolen Veridian’s weight-loss toothpaste formula...

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Episode Quotes
Ted: Veronica, quick question.
Veronica: What is it with everyone and their questions this morning? "Where'd you learn to drive? Will you marry me? Why'd you say that to my baby?"

Veronica: Ted, you don't have to go through all this. Just say the word and the election's her's. We did for Iceland and we can do it for your kid.

Veronica: Ooh, flowers.
Ted: Look at you, having a girlie moment.
Veronica: Crap on a cracker!
Ted: And she's back.

Ted: My father and I hardly speak. We are like oil and... what's that thing that's always disappointing oil? Oh, yeah, it's me.

Ted: So, what's the latest on the wrinkle cream?
Phil: It's a disaster.
Lem: A debacle.
Phil: A disasticle.

Lem: But what about protocol?
Ted: Forget protocol. Did Einstein stop to fill out paperwork before discovering his Theory of Relativity?
Phil: Actually, he was a patent clerk, so all he did was fill out paperwork.

Veronica: So obviously that whale thing is a winner, or you wouldn't be telling me it's a loser.
Elijah Palmer: Unless it's really a loser, and I'm pretending it's a loser to make you think it's a winner.
Veronica: Or I'm pretending to think it's a winner, when I actually know it's a loser because you said it's a loser to make me think it's a winner.
Elijah Palmer: And so... the student becomes the master.
Veronica: Or the student has always been the master, and just wanted the master to think the master was the master when he was actually just the student.
Elijah Palmer: These conversations are why your mother left us.
Veronica: That, and the fact you porked my way through my sorority.

Lem: We are not mad scientists, Ted, regardless of what our bowling shirts might say.

Commercial: Veridian Dynamics. We're working hard to make your life better. But our competitor, DigiVation, wants to ruin your life. Since DigiVation was founded 50 years ago, millions have died. Millions more have become sad. What's your problem, DigiVation? Veridian Dynamics. Good. DigiVation. Bad.

Veronica: What is this, Dutch blend? I hate Dutch blend. And the Dutch, too. Those people are lunatics, with their wooden shoes and their fatty sausage.
Linda: What about your father?
Veronica: I don't know how he feels about the Dutch. You'll have to ask him.

Linda: Veronica, you need to spend time with him, do father-daughter things that don't involve stealing secrets. Instead, steal his heart, fill it with love and then give it back. But not literally. That would be murder.

Ted: While Lem and Phil are looking for a more permanent solution, I'm just trying to keep my office from looking like a girl I used to date. It's a long story, but yes, she looked like a desk with hair.

Linda: Uh, Mr. Palmer, I'm Linda. I-I'm, a friend of your dau... well, no really a friend of your daughter's. More of a colleague. No, I'm definitely not a colleague. We're not equals in any way. I guess if you forced me to define the relationship...
Elijah Palmer: Young lady, are you aware that I have only one year to live?



Other Episode Crew

CreatorVictor Fresco
Executive ProducerVictor Fresco
Co-Executive ProducerMichael Glouberman  |  Justin Adler  |  Dan O'Shannon  |  Michael Teverbaugh  |  Michael A. Ross
ProducerMarc Solakian
Consulting ProducerMichael Fresco
Associate ProducerLisa Iannone
Production DesignerDawn Snyder
EditorNoel Rogers
CastingJill Anthony  |  Laura Adler
Unit Production ManagerHoward Griffith
First Assistant DirectorDavid McWhirter
Second Assistant DirectorJason Roberts (2)
Costume DesignerBrandy Lusvardi
Key GripBruce Carothers
Set DecoratorDiane Yates
Transportation CoordinatorMike Paventi
Property MasterBruce Mink
Construction CoordinatorGreg Hamlin
Production Sound MixerJaya Jayaraja
Script SupervisorGabi Endicott
Production CoordinatorJohn Barney
Assistant EditorAnn Trulove
Post Production SupervisorJohn M. Myrick
Supervising Sound EditorRandy Thomas
Re-Recording MixerDean Okrand  |  Tamara Johnson
Director of PhotographySharone Meir
Story EditorElijah Aron  |  Audra Sielaff  |  Becky Mann  |  Jordan Young
Production AccountantSuzie Shimizu
Chief Lighting TechnicianElan Yaari
ScoreScott Clausen
Department Head HairLorna A. Reid
Department Head Make-upCinzia Zanetti
Music ConsultantKevin Edelman
Original CastingSharon Klein  |  Geraldine Leder
 

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