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The family throws a party for Nora's sixtieth birthday. Surprises- but not the good kind- abound when half the family gets the flu, Nora's mother shows up, and the video tribute doesn't come out quite right. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Sherri Cooper David Marshall Grant

Director:: Michael Lange

Stars:: Sarah Jane Morris (Julia Walker); Sally Field (Nora Holden); Ron Rifkin (Saul Holden); Rachel Griffiths (Sarah Whedon); Patricia Wettig (Holly Harper); Matthew Rhys (Kevin Walker); Kerris Lilla Dorsey (Paige Whedon); John Pyper-Ferguson (Joe Whedon); Dave Annable (Justin Walker); Calista Flockhart (Kitty Walker); Balthazar Getty (Thomas Walker)

Recurring Role:: Rob Lowe (Senator Robert McCallister); Marika Dominczyk (Tyler Altamirano); Jason Lewis (Chad Berry)

Guest Star:: Romy Rosemont (The Counselor); Marion Ross (Ida)

When Kitty and Robert are inside her closet she serves wine and puts the bottle on her left, when she stands up to serve Robert more wine she gets the bottle from her right. edit »
(catching Tommy, Kevin, and Sarah drinking wine in Kitty's closet)
Justin: It's like a speakeasy in here.

The term speakeasy was used for the selling and drinking of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. during the Prohibition years, when buying/selling alcohol was illegal. edit »
(in Kitty's closet for some wine)
McCallister: I am having like a fifth grade flashback of Dina Segerson and 7 Minutes in Heaven.

Senator Robert McCallister played the childhood game of 7 Minutes in Heaven when he was in fifth grade. edit »
(after messing up on her lines)
Joe: Quiet on the set please, Sarah's toast to her Mom, take sixteen.
Sarah: Well, it's not fair. Kitty has such an advantage. She has her own tv show.

Sarah is jealous of how Kitty is able to talk in front of a camera without being nervous or messing up lines. edit »
Tom: Yeah, and I'm off to Malibu to get Justin from rehab, report back to base camp at 1700 hours, sir.

Apparently Justin's rehab center is located in Malibu, California. edit »

Music:
It All Begins With A Song by Nicole Gordon
One by Michael Meanwhile
Simple Things by DB Clifford
Through the Years by Kenny Rogers (song in Nora's Birthday video)
Lucky by Red Letter edit »
Calista Flockhart (Kitty) was really sick during filming and was removed from two scenes in this episode. edit »
Rob Lowe is credited as a Special Guest Star. edit »

(Justin has gone to see Tyler)
Tommy: You let him go?
Kitty: No, no I pinned him down, I gave him a wedgie but I just couldn't keep him there. What was I supposed to-Of course I let him go. edit »
(Kevin and Tommy have hidden the alcohol because Justin is out of rehab.)
Nora: Where did they hide the booze? Tell me, really, I'm not joking.
Saul: Nora, if I knew where it was I'd be drunk by now. edit »
(Kitty and Robert enter a closet)
Robert: If this is where you keep the wine, where do you keep your clothes?
Kitty: Shut your mouth and come on. Shut the door.
(Robert shuts the door and looks around)
Robert: I am having like a fifth grade flashback of Deena Segerson and seven minutes in heaven.
(He looks at Kitty who is pouring glasses of wine)
Robert: Have you always been a closet drinker?
Kitty: Are you done?
Robert: No, I'll think of some more. edit »
Kevin: OK. Whatever, where did you hide the wine? I need to get grandma a drink ASAP?
Tommy: It's in the closet.
Kitty: You put the wine in my closet.
(Kevin walks over to the closet & opens the door)
Kitty: Is your little boyfriend in there?
(Laughs)
Kevin (Yelling from closet): He's not my boyfriend. edit »
(In Kitty's closet drinking wine.)
Sarah: Oh, whatever, at least your asses weren't plastered all over a plasma. (Tommy and Kevin start laughing) Don't laugh, it's not funny. I can't even look at you people anymore.
Tommy: Imagine how we feel.
Kevin: Yeah, full out on the couches.
Sarah: Oh, stop it.
Kevin: Have you been doing yoga?
Sarah: Okay, that's enough! edit »

When Robert is with Kitty in her closet he tells her he is having a flash-back from 7 minutes in heaven on fifth grade. 7 minutes in heaven is a game general played at parties, normally with two people of the opposite sex. These two people, generally teenagers from 13 to 16 years, go into a closet for seven minutes and "make out". edit »
(explaining the many shoes in her closet to McCallister)
Kitty: Oh my God, yes, Halloween, two years ago, um, Tribeca loft party, uh, Jonathan and I went as Sonny & Cher.

Tribeca is a neighborhood located in NYC, and Sonny & Cher were an American rock and roll duo, made up of husband Sonny Bono and wife Cher in the early 1960's to early 1970's. edit »
Joe: You look green, like, Kermit the Frog, green.

Joe mentions the famous Muppets character, Kermit the Frog, on how green Sarah looked when she was sick. edit »
(filming her video testimony for Nora)
Sarah: Hey Mom, uh, happy birthday, you taught me to be a friend, and a mother; I'm definitely my mother's daughter, the good, the bad and the ugly - not that there's anything ugly...

Sarah refers to the 1966 movie called The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. edit »
Tom: Really? Not Kevin? Didn't you used to date one of those flying monkeys?
(Sarah laughing.)
Kevin: Don't laugh, one of those flying monkeys got them house seats.

("them" are Kitty and Nora attending the production of Wicked)

Tom mentions how Kevin used to date an actor that was cast as a flying monkey for the production of Wicked, and "flying monkeys" appeared in the production. edit »

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