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Good Eats: Casserole Over
Out for a Sunday drive, Alton succumbs to temptation and samples several casseroles earmarked for a church dinner. The church ladies catch him and give him until just six o’clock to replace the dishes, and they’re keeping his dog as insurance! Alton’s hurried efforts to retrieve his pooch yield Broccoli Casserole, Curry Chicken Pot Pie, and Garlic Shrimp Casserole.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 6x11 Production Number: EA1F11 Airdate: Wednesday January 08th, 2003 Writer: Alton Brown
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Uncredited
Recap
Sunday afternoon finds a mild-mannered cook and his faithful cur out for a drive. Tempted by savory aromas, the cook finds his way to the Paces Ferry United Methodist Church and there spots an array of tasty looking casseroles. Alas, looks are all they have; these dishes are less enjoyable to the taste buds. The broccoli was salty and insipid; the chicken pot pie looked promising but the salty crust concealed canned vegetables and a greasy sauce. And something called Peking Surprise was a surprise all right.....Read the full recap
Episode Notes
Cards
- When green bean casserole debuted, Ike was president and “Rock Around the Clock” was #1.
- Texan’s King Ranch Casserole = boiled chicken + cheese + tortilla chips + cream of mushroom soup + cream of chicken soup
- Moving food directly from boiling to ice is called “shocking.”
- If you’re not “the sharpest knife in the drawer,” then you may also be “a few peas short of a casserole.”
- French fried onions have been a favorite casserole topper since 1955.
- Casseroles are great for the Sabbath because they only require one pot and can be cooked ahead of time.
This episode is almost entirely narrated in the third person, a depature from Alton's usual oratorical style of speaking directly to the viewer. Only a very few lines at the end are delivered directly to the viewer.
Alton draws on the expertise of Joe Cochran (Hood Professor) and Tom Sanders (Regent Professor) to explain the difference between glass and metals (in terms of heat and electricity transfer).
A dog plays a key role in this episode. The episode title Casserole Over puns on the command “roll over” taught to many dogs as a demonstration of their obedience.
Locations include the Paces Ferry United Methodist Church (Atlanta) and The Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta)
During the end credits one of the Church Ladies gives the viewer the evil eye and they all burst into laughter as the director yells cut.
Episode Quotes
Alton: (narrating) Once upon a Sunday afternoon a mild-mannered cook and his faithful cur were out for an afternoon drive, when suddenly… an aroma tickled their noses. Feeling rather rumbly in his tumbly, the cook decided to investigate.
Alton: The cook then spied something called Peking Surprise. And what a surprise it was... (Alton makes a face) But it was nothing compared to the surprise that was coming... (Alton turns to find that several church ladies have discovered his pilferage.)
Alton: Although the congregation voted for harsher measures, the weather was too dry for a bonfire, so a bargain was struck. The cook would be given until dinner time to replace what he had so greedily taken.
Alton: The cook packed up the casseroles he had already prepared, placing newspaper in between them as insulation. Of course, he still had one casserole to go, and not much time to do it in. Would he ever see his beloved pup again?
Alton: (narrating) The moral of the story of course is that if one is going to dine uninvited, one really should have a firm grasp on cooking science. You must have some good ingredients…
Alton: Jeepers, enough already! They get the point!
Alton: (narrating): A proper plan, a…
Alton: I’m serious! Stop talking!
Alton: (narrating hurriedly): And they all lived happily ever after, on… Good Eats!
Alton: Jeepers, enough already! They get the point!
Alton: (narrating): A proper plan, a…
Alton: I’m serious! Stop talking!
Alton: (narrating hurriedly): And they all lived happily ever after, on… Good Eats!
Cultural References
Comic book character Superman’s alter-ego Clark Kent is usually described as a “mild-mannered reporter for a major metropolitan daily” or more recently, a “mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet.” Like a lot of Superman lore, this has entered the vernacular as a description of someone who presents a harmless façade to conceal his real nature. Alton alludes, perhaps, to his status as a celebrity chef lurking behind his persona of a harmless man out for a Sunday drive.
The word excellent, uttered in a sinister and drawn out fashion, is the catchphrase of Montgomery Burns, the villain of many episodes of The Simpsons. Alton uses it the same way Burns does, to indicate pleasure that his plan is unfolding as he wishes. Fortunately, Alton’s plan is the cooking of a casserole, and not something evil like slant drilling for oil under the grade school, as Mr. Burns once did.
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