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Waste Not

Episode Number: 46    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Friday November 17, 2006    Prod Code: 309
The problem of the disposal of toxic waste becomes real to Don, Charlie and the team when several children are injured after a sinkhole collapses underneath a school playground. Charlie attempts to help with the case, but faces opposition from his new boss.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: J. Miller Tobin
Director: Julie Herbert
Star: Diane Farr (Megan Reeves),  Dylan Bruno (Colby Granger),  Judd Hirsch (Alan Eppes),  David Krumholtz (Charlie Eppes),  Navi Rawat (Amita Ramanujan),  Alimi Ballard (David Sinclair),  Rob Morrow (Don Eppes),  Peter MacNicol (Dr. Larry Fleinhardt)
Recurring Role: Kathy Najimy (Dr. Mildred French)
Guest Star: Joel Stoffer (Agent Davidson),  Deirdre Lovejoy (Daria Samson),  Larry Gilliard Jr. (Amos Shabaz),  Gabriel Olds (Reed Parkman),  Kim Estes (Mr. Bowden),  Bob Gunton (Boyd Resnick),  Matthew Yang King (Technician),  Cesar Flores (Battered Kid),  Julian Barnes (Provost),  Christine Avila (Trudy Perez),  Terrence Hardy Jr. (Malik Shabaz),  Joshua Malina (Howard Meeks),  Russell Andrews (Duke Piermint),  Erica Gimpel (Principal Riva Bell)

Notes

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Dylan Bruno (Colby Granger) did not appear in this episode. (edit)
International Air Dates:
Australia: May 22, 2007
New Zealand: September 2, 2007
The Netherlands: May 9, 2007 (edit)
Music:
The song at the end of the episode was "Tonight" by Deccatree. (edit)
Kathy Najimy joins Numb3rs with a recurring role as Dr. Mildred "Millie" Finch, Charlie's new boss. (edit)

Quotes

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Larry: Well, change is good.
Charlie: Not always.
Larry: Let me rephrase. Change is inevitable and those who adapt most quickly are most likely to survive. (edit)
Amos: Children should not have tumors on the spine! (edit)
Megan: Hi handsome!
Larry: Hey, what are you doing here? Oh I'm sorry, is it Wenesday already or I missed our lunch? Forgive me.
Megan: It's Monday!
Larry: Oh, all right. Ok see you later.
Megan: Hey, I just wanna have a conversation! (edit)
When discussing the school board representative's upcoming testimony
Don: Do you think they'll whack her?
Howard: No, they don't like to get their hands dirty. (edit)
(Larry and Megan are talking, and she grabs the end of a piece of dental floss hanging out of his pocket)
Larry: Oh, that's just my... my floss... (edit)

Trivia

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We learn in this episode that Dr. Finch made Charlie head of the Ph.D. Admissions Committee, even though he didn't want the position. (edit)
The MATH in this episode included:

Groundwater Flow Equation and
Cancer Clusters. (edit)
This is one of the first episodes that they did not end with an Eppes family moment. (edit)
We learn in this episode that Dr. Finch has offered Amita a tenured position and a pay raise. (edit)
Opening Numbers:

13 MILLION TONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
9.6 BILLION DOLLARS IN FINES
1244 DISPOSAL SITES
1 SINKHOLE (edit)

Allusions

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Mildred: I insinuated myself on AMANDA the giant neutrino telescope.

The Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array or AMANDA is an deep ice telescope designed to look for high energy neutrinos from astronomic point sources in the Antarctic ice. It was replaced by the IceCube project in 2005. (edit)
Mildred: We used the steam tunnels to play Dungeons and Dragons when I was an undergrad.

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy roleplaying game, designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. Originally derived from miniature wargames D&D is widely regarded as the beginning of modern role-playing games and by extension, the entire role-playing game industry. However since D&D is a table-top game Mildred's statement that they used the steam tunnels indicated she was playing a form of LARP, (Live Action Role-Playing) in which players take on the characters from the game and physically interact. (edit)
Alan and Millie mention that they're going to see the new Bond film; The 21st film in the James Bond 007 franchise, Casino Royale, opened in U.S. theaters the night this episode aired. (edit)
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Community Reviews (8)

 
8.5
Great
Waste Not
"Well written"
not a waste
Continue » Posted Dec 15, 2007 10:27 pm PST
9.5
Superb
Waste Not
"Pivotal"
Charlie And Amita Begins Here?
Continue » Posted Oct 3, 2007 10:52 pm PST
8.0
Great
Waste Not
"Average"
Love the ending
Continue » Posted Sep 7, 2007 3:13 am PST
10.0
Perfect
Waste Not
"Well written"
A great episode to watch with popcorn and tissues (for some parts). Mille joins the math department with Charlie and Amita is so great, I wanted her to stay on this show permenantly.
Continue » Posted Sep 3, 2007 4:17 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Waste Not
"Series classic"
TOXIC WASTE
Continue » Posted May 26, 2007 11:07 pm PST
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Season Number: 3
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