Episode Info

Final: 2x13 -- Kerplunk (Jun/13/2009)

When one of Lily and Vivian's old synchronized swimming rivals is murdered, the aunts must come out of retirement to solve the case.

Cast

Lee Pace As Ned	Anna Friel As Charlotte "Chuck" Charles
Chi McBride As Emerson Cod	Jim Dale (1) voiced Narrator
Ellen Greene (1) As Vivian Charles	Swoosie Kurtz As Lily Charles
Kristin Chenoweth As Olive Snook	Field Cate As Young Nate (S02, Recurring previously)
[Select Character Guide]Charlotte "Chuck" CharlesEmerson CodLily CharlesNedOlive SnookOscar VibeniusVivian Charles

Reviews

Parker Reviews: 15

UntouchableRating: 1 likes, 1 dislikes This show is brilliant. it has an incredibly original plot, and it's always funny. the fact that it has a Narrator, like in Arrested Development and How I Met Your Mother, makes it even funnier. The Narrator always referrers to the characters with titles such as "The Pie Maker" instead of Ned, and "A Girl Named Chuck" or instead of Charlotte, and it really fits in some sorta way. Read more Review posted on Friday, November 28th 2008 at 6:11 pm

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2x13: Kerplunk recap: Young Lily Charles watched as her mother gave birth to Vivian, who had a hole in her heart. As the sisters grew up, Vivian mimicked everything that her sister Lily did. As a result, they became expert synchronized swimmers and soon came to fame as the Darling Mermaids. However, the act ended when Lily lost her eye and had an affair with Vivian’s fiance, Charles Charles. She joined a nunnery to disguise her pregnancy, left soon after the birth of her daughter Charlotte, and stayed at home, depressed and dragging her sister and daughter/niece into depression with her... read more.

2x12: Water and Power recap: In the past, 11-year-old Emerson Cod gets in to trouble at school and is taken to the principal’s office repeatedly. The specialists try to figure out why a boy with a respect for rules and regulations is getting into trouble. What they never discover is that Emerson is in love with Principal Eleanor Swindle. And he learns that loves makes you stupid... read more.

2x11: Window Dressed to Kill recap: When Olive Snook was 9, she was bored at her parents’ party and went outside. According to her parents she was kidnapped by two men, Jerry Holmes, and Ray “Buster” Bustermonte. After two days, Jerry and Buster demanded a ransom. When the parents agreed to pay, the kidnappers brought her back and found themselves in a trap set by the police... read more.

2x10: The Norwegians recap: Twenty years ago at the Longborough School for Boys, Ned convinces Eugene to go to war with him in the woods. They stumble across a dead hunter hanging over a fence. Eugene runs away in fear but Ned brings the hunter back to life, believing he was murdered and hoping he can find the killer and bring his father back. The hunter explains that he accidentally shot himself. The park ranger arrived and Ned quickly re-kills the hunter. However, the authorities believe he and Eugene are responsible. Eugene’s parents bailed him out, but Ned remained in jail for a very long while... read more.

2x9: The Legend of Merle McQuoddy recap: As a child, Chuck and her father Charles Charles played desert adventurer and talked of exploring the world. However, when he died their dreams came to nothing... read more.

Crew

Creator: Bryan Fuller
Executive Producer: Barry Sonnenfeld, Bruce Cohen, Bryan Fuller, Dan Jinks, Brooke Kennedy, Peter Ocko
Co-Executive Producer: Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg, Lawrence Trilling, Peter Ocko

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Recurring Guests