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Tipton

Episode Number: 3    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Sunday September 28, 2003    Prod Code: 103
The town of Tipton refuses to let the carnival set up. Brother Justin's promise to the migrants upsets his regular congregation. Ben and Sofie search for clues about his history.

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Writer: Henry Bromell, Daniel Knauf
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Star: Clea DuVall (Sofie),  Toby Huss (Stumpy Dreifuss),  Patrick Bauchau (Professor Lodz),  John Fleck (Gecko),  Clancy Brown (Brother Justin),  Adrienne Barbeau (Ruthie),  Tim DeKay (Clayton Jones),  Brian Turk (Gabriel),  Diane Salinger (Apollonia),  Debra Christofferson (Lila),  Cynthia Ettinger (Rita Sue Dreifuss),  John Savage (Scudder),  Rob Knepper (Tommy Dolan),  Carla Gallo (Libby Dreifuss),  Michael J. Anderson (Samson),  Amy Madigan (Iris Crowe),  Ralph Waite (Reverend Norman Belthus),  Nick Stahl (Ben Hawkins),  Karyne Steben (Alexandria),  Sarah Steben (Caladonia)
Recurring Role: Blake Shields (Osgood),  Amanda Aday (Dora Mae Dreifuss),  Amanda Aday (Dora Mae Dreyfuss),  K Callan (Eleanor),  Bill Moseley (Possum)
Guest Star: Rachelle Roderick (Carnivale Woman 2 (uncredited)),  Bruce Winant (Mr. Crabb (uncredited)),  Glenn Shadix (Councilman Val Templeton),  Michael O'Neill (Sheriff Lyle Donovan (uncredited)),  John Savage (Heck Scudder),  Judy Jean Berns (Woman (10-in-1)),  Lisa Dalton (Mrs. Crabb),  James Lashly (Reverend Goyer),  Adrian Lee (Passerby),  Matt McCoy (Councilman Ned Munson),  Deborah Strang (Becca Donovan),  Charles Robinson (Walter),  Mark Colson (Farmer),  Stu Eriksen (Crusty Farmer),  Edie Magoun (Woman #2),  Nick Mize (Big Man),  Nick Pernice (Man (10-in-1)),  Janet Rotblatt (Old Lady),  Heather Shoopman (Woman #1),  Don Oscar Smith (Dairy Farmer),  Haley Nicole Smith (Maddy Crane),  Stephen White (Lester)

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Music from this episode includes:
Ruth Etting: Love Me or Leave Me (edit)

Quotes

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Jonesy: It's gonna take us awful close to Babylon.
Samson: No, it's gonna take us to Babylon.
Jonesy: Jesus Christ!
Samson: On a bicycle. (edit)
Mrs. Donovan: There's rules. You give life, you gotta take it from somewhere else. Could be an acre of wheat. Could be Walter's old bird dog, Jim. Could be that little girl you brought in here. (edit)
Samson: I'm telling you, Lyle, this operation's legit.
Lyle: I ain't never heard an honest man use the word "legit." (edit)

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Lyle Donovan: (about the previous sheriff of Tipton) Last fellow fled out with the contingency fund, four Colts and a Thompson gun.

The sheriff is referring to a Thompson submachine gun, also known as a Tommy Gun, that was used during the Prohibition era and in gangster movies. (edit)
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