Memoirs

Season 4, Episode 2, Aired
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Ben decides to write his memoirs, dedicated to the "loving memory" of his father.
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  • Ben writes his memoirs while Katz helps out two patients Fred and Ron.

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    By marvelfan89, Jul 15, 2007 Report Abuse
    The memoirs Ben writes seem to be more subtle hints directed at this Dad and himself. The "slowly my Dad is killing me" line is both a joke and real.

    A couple of the jokes here are Ben's writing abilities and not really having motivation to finish the memoirs unless he has a publisher. A couple of moments before this Ben forgets that the purpose behind this memoirs is also for him to accomplish something.

    Katz is initially intrigued by the idea but slowly seems to be annoyed it but as Ben writes of his personal opinions of his Dad of which Katz doesn't agree with (even though what he writes is true).

    It's a funny episode. If you take the memoirs from Ben both ways they are meant to be both imaginiative but subtle shots of what he actually thinks about himself, his Dad and his dream girl Laura.moreless

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    • Ben's proposed book titles: "What Did We Do to Make Mommy Go So Far Away" "The Sound of My Father's Voice Is Slowly Killing Me" "An Introspective Retrospective of a Perspective Genius" "Thoughts from a Bloated Boy" "Big Ben: American Style" "Daddy Abandoned Me" Edit
    • (about completing his memoirs) Ben: I don't think I'm gonna be able to do it. I'll still give it a try though. Because you know what? I love the lifestyle. Dr. Katz: Oh, the lifestyle is the best. Ben: Yeah, it's the writing that sucks. Edit
    • Ben: What does it take to get a book published in this country? Laura: I think you have to write one. Ben: Well yeah, but I'm doing that. I just don't wanna keep going unless I get some sort of deal, you know. Which is the way it goes, in publishing, as far as I know. Edit

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