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The Process

Episode Number: 78    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Wednesday January 7, 2004    Prod Code: n/a
After a disastrous meeting with the wedding planner, Carol wonders if she and Ed shouldn't elope; Ed soon regrets the advice he gives Mr. Mazula when his former teacher asks him to draw up a prenuptial agreement; Nancy and Mike decide that he needs to make more decisions around the Burton household, including planning the engagement party for Ed and Carol; presented with the opportunity to be represented by a literary agent, Carol struggles against time and writer's block to produce three chapters of a novel; when Mike's decision making ability melts down over magazine subscriptions, Nancy steps in to save the day and the engagement party; after Molly helps Carol realize that playing it safe is getting in the way of her writing and her wedding plans, Carol gathers up her courage and removes the obstacles to both.

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Writer: Constance M. Burge
Director: Thomas Cavanagh
Star: Josh Randall (Mike Burton),  Thomas Cavanagh (Ed Stevens),  Julie Bowen (Carol Vessey),  Jana Marie Hupp (Nancy Burton),  Lesley Boone (Molly Hudson),  Michael Ian Black (Phil Stubbs),  Rachel Cronin (Shirley Pifko),  Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (Eli Cartwright Goggins III (Episodes 45-83)),  Justin Long (Warren P. Cheswick),  Michael R. Genadry (Mark Vanacore (Episodes 45-83, recurring previously))
Recurring Role: Lauren Thomas (Sarah Burton),  Morgan Thomas (Sarah Burton)
Guest Star: Marsha Dietlein Bennett (Dakota Cooley),  Carolee Carmello (Edie Hedges),  Taylor Patterson (Girl # 2),  Alyssa May Gold (Girl # 1),  Suzanne Shepherd (Elaine),  Mark Margolis (Sal Mazula),  Aaron Paternoster (Trevor)

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Featured Music:
"Amateur" by Aimee Mann (edit)

Quotes

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Mike (after returning home): Rise to greet me, woman! (edit)
Carol: I want to elope. (edit)
Molly (to Carol): So you played it safe... kinda like this elopment thing. (edit)

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While Mike calls Ed "Skippy" in this episode, Ed calls him "Lefty." (edit)

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