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Action Mountain High

Episode Number: 5    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Wednesday February 7, 2001    Prod Code: 101
Lily's trip to an amusement park with a group of her friends backfires when she calls Sean to pick her up. He doesn't like what he sees, and when he realizes HE was the one called because everyone thought he would go easy on them, he proceeds to get them all in trouble by telling their parents.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Bill Martin, Mike Schiff
Director: John Whitesell
Star: Richard Riehle (Walt Finnerty (Season 1-2, recurring otherwise)),  Megyn Price (Claudia Finnerty),  Kevin Corrigan (Eddie Finnerty),  Lynsey Bartilson (Lily Finnerty),  Donal Logue (Sean Finnerty),  Jake Burbage (Henry Finnerty (2001-2004)),  Griffin Frazen (Jimmy Finnerty)
Recurring Role: Eddie Karr (Young Sean),  JB Gaynor (Young Eddie)
Guest Star: Chachi Pittman (Adam),  Lee Arenberg (Hair Plugs),  Adam Brody (Brian),  Lukas Behnken (Nick),  Anastasia Emmons (Kristine),  Stefan Umstead (Security Guard)

Notes

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In Latin America, this episode always (including the reruns) aired before the others. (edit)
Tag scene: Lily asks Claudia if she could go to a concert with Christina, but Claudia wants to make sure her mother is really going. (edit)
This was the first episode to be filmed in the series. (edit)

Quotes

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Claudia: How do two fourteen year old girls even get from Staten Island to the middle of New Jersey?
Walt: Well if their fathers have achieved a basic level of competence, they don't get there.
Sean: Dad, I don't need your help.
Walt: No, of course not, just let it play out. At some point the state'll intervene. (edit)
Sean: Then, all of the sudden, he decides he's Jackie Freakin' Chan! (edit)
Sean: That's when Security notices that they had smuggled in scotch in shampoo bottles.
Claudia: Shampoo bottles? That is a good plan... Any security guard who notices them should naturally assume they had come to the park to wash their hair. (edit)
Lily: You have literally pushed me off a cliff! You have literally pushed me to my death! I am literally dying. I am literally dead from embarrassment because of you!
Sean: Lily, you really need to look up the definition of the word 'literally'.
Lily: I am literally going insane!
Sean: Alright! Good usage! (edit)
Sean: Hey! How can you even call this a theme park, man? I don't get it, ya know, because over here, you got, like, jungle park. Alright. But then over here, ya got this whole other park with the rat on a skateboard. Then you turn the corner and then its---Woah, Space Park 2000. Ya know? The year 2000, we're all gonna be living in space. Well, guess what? WE'RE NOT! So, what's the theme, man?! WHAT IS THE THEME?
Security Guard: Ease up, man.
Sean: No, you ease up! I want you to tell me, right now, what the theme is! (edit)

Trivia

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This is the last time we see Eddie with a moustache, until the season 4's premiere. (edit)
In a half second shot, we see that the Finnertys have a dog. We never see him again. (edit)
When Sean has an argument with Lily in her room, you notice that the door to her room opens inward. So, it would be impossible for Sean to barricade her inside her room unless he was to switch the direction in which the door opens. (edit)

Allusions

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Sean: I'm not the one who hooked up with the Beastie Boys for an out of state drinking binge.

The Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from New York City. They are known for their party songs. (edit)
Walt:It's amazing how your credibility as a parent flys out the window when you look like ZZ Top.

ZZ Top is a power trio blues rock band from Houston, Tx. The bassist and guitarist are known for their long hair and beards. (edit)
Action Mountain High: Title

The title of this episode is derived from the song "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver. (edit)
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"Revealing"
This episode is quite revealing.
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