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The Middleman: The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum
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.
| 7.4/10 (7 Votes cast) |
Episode Info
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Episode number: 1x4 Airdate: Monday July 07th, 2008 |
Main Cast
Recap
Inspired by her new temp job, Wendy works on new paintings while Lacey looks on. Lacey finally tells her roommate that Ben put the video of his breakup with Wendy up on the Internet. The two girls take a look at it and Lacey notes that thanks to Ben's bulk e-mailing, it's already had thousands of hits. A depressed Wendy goes to bed but is awakened the next morning when the Middleman calls with a priority assignment, and tells her to meet him at the rendezvous point. He signs off without providing more information. Wendy uses her computer to try and determine where the rendezvous point is, while Lacey watches TV psychiatrist Dr. Gil. Wendy seems fine with the breakup video, which worries Lacey since the last time Wendy went through a breakup, she stayed in bed a lot and watched Italian zombie movies. Wendy dismisses her concerns and is about to give up when Lacey notes there's a Rendezvous Point Diner in the city. Wendy goes there to find the Middleman waiting for her. He tells her that he tested her deductive skills, and will be putting her through a series of pop quizzes and testing her on her teamwork abilities...Read the full recap
Music
| Artist | Song Title | Played When |
| Arm's Way | Pieces of You | |
| The Russian Futurist | Precious Metals | as Wendy paints at the end |
| Scientific | Strain 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: 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: 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ida: Just you wait, Peachfuzz, until gravity gets the best of you.
Wendy: Could you act appropriately?
Lacey: When did I ever do that?
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.
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.
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.
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
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
| • Creator | Javier Grillo-Marxuach |
| • Executive Producer | Javier Grillo-Marxuach | John Ziffren |
| • Co-Executive Producer | Hans Beimler |
| • Supervising Producer | Jeremiah S. Chechik |
| • Producer | Jon Paré |
| • Co-Producer | Sarah Watson |
| • Associate Producer | Shane Keller |
| • Production Designer | Naomi Slodki |
| • Editor | Raul Davalos |
| • Casting | Amy McIntyre Britt | Michael Nicolo |
| • Unit Production Manager | Jon Paré |
| • First Assistant Director | Richard W. Abramitis |
| • Second Assistant Director | Melody Beam |
| • Music | Tree Adams |
| • Music Editor | Peymon Maskan |
| • Music Supervisor | Allison Clark |
| • Costume Designer | Danielle Launzel |
| • Key Grip | Ben Beaird |
| • Camera Operator | Michael Gfelner | Allen D. Easton |
| • Set Designer | Judi Giovanni |
| • Location Manager | Briana Burke |
| • Transportation Coordinator | Malcolm Mazer |
| • Property Master | Gregory Edgar |
| • Construction Coordinator | Star Fields |
| • Production Sound Mixer | Buck Robinson |
| • Script Supervisor | Nancy Solomon |
| • Production Coordinator | Melanie E. Gonzalez |
| • Script Coordinator | Neil Levin |
| • Assistant Editor | Albert Coleman | Susan Godfrey (2) |
| • Post Production Supervisor | Keith Patterson (2) |
| • Supervising Sound Editor | Mark Friedgen |
| • Gaffer | Keith Roverud |
| • Director of Photography | John C. Newby |
| • Story Editor | Andy Reaser |
| • Stunt Coordinator | Gregory J. Barnett |
| • Art Director | Ken Watkins |
| • Based On The Works Of | Javier Grillo-Marxuach | Les McClaine |
| • Costume Supervisor | Rochelle Best |
| • Main Title Theme | Tree Adams |
| • Visual Effects Supervisor | Stephen Lebed |
| • Department Head Hair | Danny Goldstein |
| • Department Head Make-up | Kimber Eastwood |
| • Special Effects Coordinator | Randy Cabral |
| • Production Controller | Brett D. Born |
| • Special Effects Make-up | Todd Tucker |
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