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  Episode Information  
Title: The King Is Back
Episode Number: 9
Season: 1
Season Episode #.: 9
Production Number: 70408
Original Airdate: Wednesday May 10th, 1995
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Episode Crew
Director: Vern Gillum
Writer: Tracy Tormé
  Episode Summary  
The Sliders arrive on Rembrandt's idea of paradise: a world where his double has achieved all the fame he's ever wanted. They discover that his double has been dead for eight years, but Rembrandt gets swept up in a major comeback concert. Unfortunately for him, an old enemy plots to get rid of him once and for all.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Special Guest Stars
Eadie Del RubioplayedHerself 
Elena Del RubioplayedHerself 
Milly Del RubioplayedHerself 
Guest Stars
Clinton Derricks-CarrollplayedAlternate RembrandtRecurring (first appearance)
Tom PickettplayedMaurice FishRecurring (first appearance)
Chuck McCannplayedCaptain Jack Brim 
Co-Guest Stars
Will SassoplayedGomez CalhounRecurring (second appearance)
Janice KentplayedLawyer 
Michele T. Carter (1)playedPenny Jensen 
Sheri D. WilsonplayedSecretary 
Judith MaxieplayedCharmange 
Nicholas Harrison (1)playedNick 
Peter HanlonplayedExpert Video Analyzer 
Richard IharaplayedJudge 
Tyler Van BlankensteinplayedFirst Kid 
  Episode Notes  
FOX failed to air the episodes in order. This episode actually aired in it's correct position, which was 8th -- making it the only episode outside of the Pilot and the season finale to air in it's proper order. But since the episodes leading up to it didn't air correctly, it really doesn't matter.
 
The idea behind "Punishment World" is that even the smallest crimes have high stakes, as is the case with Quinn getting the death sentence for spray-painting.
 
LOOK HARD: In the background in Rembrandt's dressing room, we see a black and white picture of the State Of Liberty. It is the unedited version of the picture we saw on t-shirts on "Communist World" in the Pilot.
 
  Episode Quotes  
Rembrandt: Do you realize what this means?
Arturo: Yes, it means you're popular here. It means we can't be on our Earth.
 
Quinn: I didn't know you sang opera.
Arturo: Only in the shower, my dear boy.
 
Arturo: I am not Mister Pavarotti. Mister Pavarotti is an Italian. He speaka lika diss. Do I speaka lika this? No. Why? Because I am an Englishman, you blistering idiot!
 
  Episode Goofs  
The timing for this episode is messed up. After Rembrandt is captured (on the night of Day 2), the next scene is the morning of Day 3. It then returns to the night of Day 2 for the scene in the Captain's office.
 
When people first begin to notice Rembrandt as the group walks out of the courthouse, the Professor instructs the men to check their flies. They do, including Quinn who uses one hand to lift up his sweater to check, even though it's apparent that his hands are supposed to be cuffed behind him during this scene!
 
Maurice apparently hits Rembrandt in the face with a bottle, which we hear shatter upon impact. But when we see Rembrandt tied up in the basement, there are no cuts on his face.
 
Quinn searched for the license plate on Jack's computer. He says he was searching by plate name, but we can clearly see he was doing it by last name.
 
  Cultural References  
Music: Famous Singers

In case you don't know who they are, Quinn gets mistaken for Jim Morrison, and Arturo is mistaken for Luciano Pavarotti.
 
Triple's Song: Whip It

The song you hear the Del Rubio Sisters singing is Devo's famous one hit, "Whip It."
 
The image of the quartet walking on the cross-walk is a mock-up of the cover for the Beatles album Abbey Road.
 
  Episode References  
Cleavant Derricks' twin brother Clinton Derricks-Carroll plays Remmy's alternate universe double in this episode. He does it again in Season 2's "Greatfellas" and Season 3's "The Prince of Slides."
 
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