Writer:	Bruce Rasmussen
Director:	Terry Hughes
Star:	John Goodman (John Barnett),  Olympia Dukakis (Marge Barnett),  Spencer Breslin (Miles Barnett),  Melinda McGraw (Lily Barnett Manning),  Edward Asner (Art Barnett),  Jean Smart (Kate Barnett),  Diedrich Bader (Tommy Barnett)
Guest Star:	Mark Schwarz (Answering Machine V.O.),  Sean O'Bryan (Gary),  Nikita Ager (Jamie),  Margo Harshman (Sara)

A clip from this episode was featured on The View on October 27, 2004, with guest Jean Smart. (edit) Guest star Sean O'Bryan was a regular cast member of Mitchel Katlin's and Nat Bernstein's previous series, Abby. And guest star Margo Harshman was a regular cast member of Eric and Kim Tannenbaum's previous series, Run of the House. (edit) Originally scheduled to air on October 27, 2004. (edit)

Marge: She's a lovely girl. A lovely, little girl.
John: Mom.
Marge: What? I was just saying that she and Sara must have a lot to talk about being so close in age.
Jamie: Please, I wish I was 16 again.
Marge: Oh, so do I. Then we could throw Gary in jail. (edit) Kate: I still can't believe Gary's throwing that party. You got to promise me that if we ever break up, you're not going to do our special things with somebody else.
John: Right. No New Year's Eve party.
Kate: Good. And no going to Hackney's.
John: Deal.
Kate: And no watching Singing in the Rain.
John: Deal.
Kate: And no sex.
John: Well, I'm still going to have sex, but it won't be our special good sex. (edit) Kate: Do you think your family called while we were gone?
John: Let's take a heart-healthy walk over to the answering machine and find out. The answering machine says no.
Kate: I want to hear him.
Answering Machine V.O.: You have no messages.
John: Such a nice man. (edit) Marge: Don't worry. John will talk to Lily and fix everything.
John: No, John won't fix everything, 'cause he tried and nobody wanted to listen. Tommy, you made your bed, now you got to lie in it... wherever the hell it is. (edit) John: We have to go. No matter what Tommy thinks, it's going to be a horrible night for Lily. She's going to need one stable person there to keep an eye out for her.
Kate: Oh, then I don't have to go!
John: I need one stable person there to keep an eye on me!
Kate: One more time?
John: Please.
Answering Machine V.O.: You have no messages.
John: Those were the days. (edit)

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John: If you go to this party, Lily's going to cry 'til she passes out, Mom's going to unleash on Jamie for breaking up the family, and Dad's going to take Gary out for a boat ride like Michael took Fredo.
In The Godfather, Part II, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) orders the death of his two-timing brother, Fredo (John Cazale), by arranging for him to be killed in cold blood while taking a boat ride. (edit)