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Big Love

A Barbecue for Betty

Season 1, Episode 9, Aired May 07, 2006

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Bill wants to throw a party to celebrate Don's plans of getting a fourth wife but Nicki's massive credit card debt weighs heavily on his mind. Pam's friend attempts to make his moves on Margie, but she is preoccupied with wanting to know more of how she became a part of the Henrickson family.moreless

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Cast & Crew

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GUEST STAR
Michael McMillian

Chad
GUEST STAR
Tom Kiesche

Officer Chuck Tuttle
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Melinda Allen

Betty

Joel McKinnon Miller

Don Embry
Jeanne Tripplehorn

Barbara "Barb" Dutton Henrickson
Harry Dean Stanton

Roman Grant
Ginnifer Goodwin

Margene Heffman
Douglas Smith (VI)

Ben Henrickson
Chloe Sevigny

Nicolette "Nicki" Grant

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By Canogaparkcindy, Nov 10, 2010

Just a superb episode of Big Love tonight. It definitely will go down as one of the best episodes of the series. You know why it was so good? We got so much development, great scenes, great acting, great writing, and just a great plot in general. This episode was wildly eventful and I cannot wait to watch the next episode.

All the characters are explored here. Nikki admits to Bill about the credit card debts, meanwhile Marge finds out from Ben that someone voted against her, through the whole episode, she tries to find out who did, meanwhile, Don introduces his future wife, Betty.

So much tension in a lot of the scenes, and everyone seems to have a secret or an ulterior motive for everything, the family is falling apart as the season is coming to a close, and I could not be more intrigued.

The last scene was so unexpected with Nikki lying about staying at the shelter and actually staying at the hotel putting the family more in debt. Marge's scenes were enjoyable with her date, the end, she finds out that Nikki voted against her making her cry.

Overall just a great episode, with some of the most intense scenes all season.moreless
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By thefanof, Jul 31, 2009

Oh, the lies! Everybody seems to be lying these days on Big Love and things could not be more entertaining. Barbara lied about not knowing about Nicki's problem, Nicki lied herself about a plethora of problems and Roman Grant will never let you know just what he is up to. These characters are all so well-written that this program is just a must-see and there is no such thing as a filler episode.

This episode gave Margene a lot of screen time which was a nice change of pace as her scenes always put a smile on my face. Ginnifer Goodwin does such a good job with the character and we really need to see her in some big screen comedies to further broadcast her talents.moreless
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It was pretty good with us learning plenty about Margie.

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By PrincessBree, May 19, 2006

This episode was fairly well done. Of course, with me all episodes that have either ben or sarah are perfect. Margie's quest to find out why she wasn't allowed in the household right away struck me as more real than say any of the other plots. It showed her wondering if everyone loved her or if she was an unwelcome person invading the house. Upon finding out the truth, she seemed hurt but happier that she knew now.

My favourite part was when Margie was out for dinner with Pam's friend. Granted, it was the most awkward moment in my opinion but it was pretty amazing when Margie retorted to (i can't remember his name) her "date's" anti woman jokes with:

How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?
None. Its not them that need changing.

It just made me smile that she one-upped him because margie often seems like the underdog in most situations.moreless
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Big Love: Episode 09: "A Barbecue for Betty"- Another great installment for Big Love.

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By LRoddiNY6812, May 19, 2006

Bill wants to have a celebration without Roman around, but the Prophet still causes trouble. Nicki tells Bill how much debt she owes and hopes for forgiveness but starts fearing the worst. "Don falls hard for a woman named Betty." Bill helps Sarah after running into with the law. Margene leaves a "Chad" hanging.
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TRIVIA (3)
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- Goof: When Barb, Bill, and Sarah are packing away the lobsters, Bill puts three lobsters in a plastic container. When the camera is on Barb, you can hear him putting on the lid on the container, and in the next shot of Bill, the container is indeed covered with a white plastic lid. However, when the scene cuts to Barb and then back to Bill again, the lid is lying next to the container where it was in the beginning of the scene.
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- Highlight for a spoiler: Nicki tells Bill that it was in fact her father Roman who had Bill kicked out of the compound at the age of 14, not his father Frank.
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- Nicki's hotel bill is dated July 18, 2006. Her address on the bill reads: Nicolette Grant 2127 Linda Vista Lane Sandy, UT 8412x
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QUOTES (3)
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- Nicki: I love you, Bill. Bill: I love you, too. Nicki: How much? Bill: I say it's astronomical, beyond all measure. Nicki: I have $58,000 in debt.
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- Margie: Bennie, do you remember a few years ago a vote about me? Ben: Which one? Margie: The one about me joining the family. Ben: Which one?
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- Sarah: (to Bill) It hurts to see you lie, dad. I hate that about his life. Watching you and mom hide, all of us having to hide.
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NOTES (4)
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- International Air Dates: - The Netherlands: July 23, 2007 on Net 5 - Australia: July 29, 2007 on SBS - Denmark: May 22, 2008 on Kanal 5
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- In addition to the three series regulars (Amanda Seyfried, Tina Majorino and Kyle Gallner) on both Big Love and Veronica Mars, guest star Michael McMillian (Margie's date Chad) has also guest starred on Veronica Mars.
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- This episode was watched by 4.0 million viewers -- the same amount as the previous episode.
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- Music Featured in This Episode:
  - Roxanne by The Police
  - Get Down Moses by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
  - One and Only by Kit Hain
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ALLUSIONS (1)
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- Sarah: (to Heather) You are an ENTJ. The quiz the girls are taking is based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator -- a personality test. According to the test, each person can be categorized in four dimensions: - Extroversion vs. Introversion - Sensing vs. INtuition - Thinking vs. Feeling - Judging vs. Perceiving The complete opposite to Heather's ENTJ would then be a ISFP personality type.
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