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Notes from the Underbelly: Pilot

Episode score 7.8 Good

Pilot

  • 1.
  • Season: 1
  • Episode: 1
  • First Aired: 4/12/2007
  • Prod Code: 276011

EPISODE OVERVIEW

1 Review | 38 Votes

Andrew and Lauren are deciding if they really want a family or not. But the advice from their friends is not helping them at all! Are they going to have a baby or are they going to continue their lives without one? Read full recap »

Writers:
Stacy Traub
Director:
Barry Sonnenfeld
Stars:
Melanie Paxson (Julie)
Sunkrish Bala (Eric)
Jennifer Westfeldt (Lauren)
Michael Weaver (Danny)
Peter Cambor (Andrew)
Rachael Harris (Cooper)
Guest Star:
Keli Daniels (Brenda)
Susan Slome (Pale Wife)
Meredith Roberts (Lily)
William Cowart (Bradley)
Denise Boutte (Sharice)
Reggie Austin (Dr. Wise)
  • International Airdates:
    - Denmark: December 29, 2007 on TV3+ edit »
  • This episode was aired with the episode 'Animal St yle'. Both episodes were aired as a one-hour telecast. edit »
  • Featured Music:
    - "Old Time Rock & Roll" by Bob Seger
    - "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp
    - "Your Love Gets Sweeter" by Finley Quaye
    - "So Here We Are" by Bloc Party edit »
  • (Andrew and Lauren arrive at Julie's extravagant baby shower)
    Andrew: Nice. Very subtle. This is ridiculous. What's the point of having a shower if it costs more than what you'll make back in gifts?
    Lauren: Sweetie, I promise you I'll do my best to make sure our shower turns a profit. edit »
  • Lauren: He stole your condom case?
    Cooper: It's my grandmother's cigarette case. I just keep condoms in it.
    Lauren: Ooh. Nothing like the image of grandma right before you do it. edit »
  • Andrew: So, we're sitting at the gynecologist's office. I'm thinking this has gotta be a great place to meet women.
    Danny: Yeah, I thought that, too. But, I found that when the gals are bringing in the engine to be serviced, they don't really wanna think about taking it out for a joyride.
    Andrew: Yeah, you're probably right. edit »
  • (Andrew and Lauren lying in bed after an attempt at getting it on)
    Lauren: Honey?
    Andrew: Yeah?
    Lauren: Is everything okay?
    Andrew: Oh, yeah.
    Lauren: Didn't feel like it was okay.
    Andrew: Look, it's a lot of pressure, alright? You know, I'm trying to create a human being here. Every shot counts. edit »
  • (Lauren tells Andrew she wants a baby after an incident of mistaken mommy identity in a store)
    Andrew: You wanna have a baby so you can scare the hell out of it?
    Lauren: No. No, not the point of the story. It's just, when I looked down and I saw that adorable little girl tugging on the wrong pants, I had this overwhelming feeling my life is missing something. I wanna be the right pants. edit »
  • Number One with a Bullet

    Andrew: Guess who got Lauren pregnant on the first try?
    Danny: Number one with a bullet!

    This is the title of a 1987 movie starring Robert Carradine and Billy Dee Williams, as well as a lyric from Fall Out Boy's "Sugar We're Going Down." edit »
  • Risky Business

    Lauren: Do you want to watch the subway scene from Risky Business?

    "Risky Business" is a 1983 film written and directed by Paul Brickman. Considered a breakout film for actor Tom Cruise, in the role of Joel Goodson. The movie is about a suburban Chicago teenager. edit »
  • Rebecca De Mornay

    Andrew & Lauren : Oh! Thank you Rebecca De Mornay.

    Rebecca De Mornay, is an American actress, born in Santa Rosa, California, as the daughter of Wally George. Her film debut came with a small part in Francis Ford Coppola's One from the "Heart" (1982), which was followed by the very successful "Risky Business" (1983) with Tom Cruise. edit »
  • Lost

    Cooper: I never awnser the phone during Lost.

    Lost is an American drama television series that follows the survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious tropical island, somewhere in the South Pacific. It was created by Jeffrey Lieber and J.J. Abrams in 2001. edit »
  • mrposey's avatarmember since: Apr 5, 2007

    Pilot

    The Bottom Line: "Pilot episode"

    This show chronicles a couple's experience after they decide to have a baby. The pilot episode deals with their decision to get pregnant and the fears (some irrational) that inevitably follow such a life-changing decision. ...Continue »

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