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What About Bob?

Episode Number: 33    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Sunday August 20, 2006    Prod Code: 311
Eric, Ari, and Bob pitch the Ramones film project to the studios which causes a power struggle between Ari and Bob. Turtle wants a pair of limited edition shoes which Vince tries to buy for him. Drama begins filming his pilot.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Doug Ellin, Brian Burns
Director: Ken Whittingham
Star: Jerry Ferrara (Turtle),  Kevin Connolly (Eric),  Kevin Dillon (Johnny "Drama" Chase),  Adrian Grenier (Vincent Chase),  Jeremy Piven (Ari Gold)
Guest Star: Martin Landau (Bob Ryan),  DJ AM (DJ AM),  Edward Burns (Ed Burns)

Notes

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In Latinamerica, this episode aired on November 19, 2007. (edit)
Location Credits

Vince doesn't cut in line to get some Fukijamas.
Undefeated La Brea
112 1/2 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Just missed a pair of Fukijamas shoes.
Undefeated Santa Monica
2654 Main St. #B
Santa Monica, CA 90405 (edit)
Music Credits

"Rockaway Beach" by The Ramones
"Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse
"At The Helm" by Heiroglyphics
"Drive Slow" by Kanye West
"Right Now" by Oh No
"Down And Out" by Cam'ron
"Barbershop" by Murs
"Throw Some D's" by Rich Boy
"Brooklyn Zoo" by Ol' Dirty Bastard
"Staring At The Sun" by TV On The Radio. (edit)

Quotes

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Turtle: First I lose my rapper, then I lose my limiteds. I'm not mad Vin, I'm just sad. Really really sad. (edit)
Eric: It's his project Ari.
Ari: That's exactly why he doesn't need to be here! (edit)
Turtle: You know what I do when I'm anxious? I whack off! (edit)
Drama: I don't need this shit.
Turtle: Easy Drama, I'm just playing.
Drama: Yo, play with someone who doesn't have a two page monologue. (edit)
Ari: It's like high school. You can't fuck the prom queen until she finds out her best friend jerked you off underneath the bleachers! (edit)

Trivia

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The artist that designed the shoes for Turtle in this episode is a real person, although not played by himself in the show. Fukijama's website has a long slide show of his work and a huge section devoted to Turtle's pair.
www.fukijama.com (edit)
Undefeated Inc

Undefeated Inc is the shoe store selling the Fukijamas sneakers Turtle desires so much. Undefeated has two California locations, Los Angeles and Santa Monica, and specialize in selling custom sneakers.

The day this episode aired, Undefeated added photos of Turtle's custom AF1's to their website (nikexentouragexundftd.com), featuring close-ups of all the artwork which incorporates much of Turtle's life into the shoes. (edit)

Allusions

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Ari: I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

This is a reference to the 1979 movie Apocolypse Now. (edit)
Turtle: Vince, what the hell is going on? I feel like Sonny Corleone at the tollbooth.

Turtle is referring to the scene in The Godfather where Sonny Corleone is ambushed and killed at a tollbooth. (edit)
Episode Title: What About Bob?

The title of this episode shares the name with the 1991 comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. (edit)
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8.9
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What About Bob?
"Above average"
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Continue » Posted Aug 14, 2007 8:36 am PST
10.0
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What About Bob?
"Exactly why I watch this series"
My favorite show on TV
Continue » Posted Aug 27, 2006 3:40 pm PST

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What About Bob?
"Not my favorite storyline"
Turtle and Vince spend the day looking for a pair of sneakers, while Drama is shooting his pilot. Bob pulls a fast one on Ari and Eric.
Continue » Posted Aug 21, 2006 4:23 pm PST

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10.0
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What About Bob?
"Pivotal"
Johnny Has A Stroke Of Luck, Vince and Turtle Can't Walk A Mile In Anyones Shoes, and Eric and Ari leave their careers behind.(Spoiler Alert)
Continue » Posted Aug 20, 2006 11:36 pm PST
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