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Do Over: Rock 'n' Roll Parking Lot

Episode score 8.9 Great

Rock 'n' Roll Parking Lot

  • 6.
  • Season: 1
  • Episode: 6
  • First Aired: 10/24/2002
  • Prod Code: 40374-002

EPISODE OVERVIEW

0 Reviews 9 Votes

Pat makes Joel steal his dad's precious Cadillac and go to the Def Leopard concert so they wouldn't be stuck home "with only three networks". At the concert, Joel uses his smooth talk to buy tickets from a scalper for him, Pat, Isabelle and Holly Kent, who he met at the parking lot waiting outside for her date to come out of the concert. Just as they are about to get in, Joel changes his mind and rescues his sister from the most humiliating night of her life. Unfortunately, he is caught red handed and his parents decide to act tougher on him – thanks to melancholic, depressive poem he wrote in English class entitled "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – and Cheryl doesn't remember a thing the morning after. Add a recap »

Writers:
Kenny Schwartz
Director:
Lev L. Spiro
Stars:
Tom Everett Scott (Adult Joel Larsen (voiceover; uncredited))
Josh Wise (Pat Brody)
Penn Badgley (Joel Larsen)
Angela Goethals (Cheryl Larsen)
Natasha Melnick (Isabelle Meyers)
Gigi Rice (Karen Larsen)
Michael Milhoan (Bill Larsen)
Recurring Role:
Melinda Sward (Holly Kent)
Guest Star:
Judith Drake (Mrs. Hutchinson)
James Leo Ryan (ticket scalper)
Mike Erwin (Rob)
Ana Ortiz (Mrs. Rice)
Lukas Behnken (Brian Reef)
Wesley Thompson (Mr. Baker)
  • Music


    Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
    Def Leppard: Rock of Ages
    The Tubes: She's a Beauty edit »
  • Smells Like Teen Spirit



    This is a reference to the Nirvana song, Smells Like Teen Spirit. The song was written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic. The song was released in 1991. edit »
  • Pat, Isabelle and Joel are in the Larsens living room trying to pick a show to watch on TV. Their options are: The Fall Guy, Dynasty and Quincy, but actually only Quincy was on on 1980. The first two shows both premiered on 1981. Like that was not enough, both The Fall Guy and Dynasty were ABC shows, hence they could never be against each other. edit »
  • There is a big inaccuracy in this episode (as there are many others in the show) regarding Def Leopard. First of all, Pyromania didn't get relased until 1983. And the big one, the Def Leppard shirt the kid was wearing had a picture of Vivian Campell on it who did not join the band until 1992 after the death of Steve Clark. edit »
  • Karen: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"...
    (...)
    Karen: What do you think this poem means?
    Bill: I know what it means. It means he's on drugs. And chopping wood is going to straighten up his act.
    Karen: Oh, good parenting, Bill. Give a kid on drugs an axe. edit »
  • Rock 'N' Roll Parking Lot

    The episode title is a reference to the 1979 comedy film Rock N Roll High School. edit »
Show Score 8.1 great
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