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The World of Possibility

Episode Number: 2    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Sunday October 15, 2000    Prod Code: 102
Carol's childhood diaries prove useful when the town's premier magician, Stuckeyville Stan, sues a competitor for revealing his secrets; Nancy becomes threatened by the baby's nanny.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Rob Burnett
Director: Marc Buckland
Star: Josh Randall (Mike Burton),  Thomas Cavanagh (Ed Stevens),  Julie Bowen (Carol Vessey),  Jana Marie Hupp (Nancy Burton),  Lesley Boone (Molly Hudson),  Mike Starr (Kenny Sandusky (Episodes 1-45)),  Michael Ian Black (Phil Stubbs),  Rachel Cronin (Shirley Pifko),  Justin Long (Warren P. Cheswick)
Recurring Role: Mike Hodge (Judge)
Guest Star: Polli Magaro (Marcel (uncredited)),  Eddie Bracken (Stuckeyville Stan),  Sarah Litzsinger (Kendra),  Robert Ari (Sales Rep),  Charles Stransky (Construction Worker),  Bill Buell (Bob),  Mark Alan Beja (Kid # 1),  Thomas Maher (Kid # 2),  John E. Cariani (Howard Pissle),  Gregory Harrison (Nick Stanton)

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Featured Music:
"Someday, Someway" by Marshall Crenshaw
"Bohemian Like You" by The Dandy Warhols
"Baby, Now That I`ve Found You" by Alison Krauss (edit)

Quotes

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Stuckeyville Stan (to Carol): You didn't have a crush on me, young lady - you had a crush on the wonderful world of possibility! (edit)
Nancy: I think that Sarah likes the nanny more than she likes me.
Mike: Well hell, honey, I like the nanny more than I like you. She's kinda hot. (edit)
Ed: Without the world of possibility, what do we have left? (edit)
Stuckeyville Stan: In the old days, we would have settled things like this with a baseball bat and a sock full of quarters. (edit)
Phil (to Ed, explaining why he goes by "Jean Tremont" to the salt-and-pepper shaker sales reps): The French thing gives me a business edge. It keeps 'em confused. (edit)

Trivia

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Phil nicknames himself "Jean Tremont" when ordering the restaurant supplies. (edit)
Phil buys 500 sets of salt and pepper shakers. He also buys a whole truckload of napkins holders. He believes that people will steal them as souvenirs of Stuckeybowl. (edit)
Stuckeyville Stan has been doing his act for 53 years: the same age as David Letterman when the episode first aired. (edit)
$10 Bet: Mike challenges Ed to meow loud enough to make a guy sitting on a bench turn around. (edit)

Allusions

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In her diary Carol wrote C.V. + B.V. While testifying in court, Ed made her reveal that B.V. stood for Ben Vereen, a famous Broadway performer. (edit)
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