Hung

'Great Sausage' or 'Can I Call You Dick?'

Season 1, Episode 2, Aired 7/12/09

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Ray fears for his teaching job as he is called to the Principal's office. He and Tanya push through with their planned business. Hoping to set up their clientele, Tanya enlists a former colleague who has upper-class contacts that are potential customers. Meanwhile, Jessica is having trouble connecting with Damon and Darby, who wish to come home soon to their father.moreless

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Thomas Jane

Ray Drecker
Jane Adams

Tanya Skagle
Eddie Jemison

Dr. Ronnie Haxon

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It wasn't awful!

6.0

"Fair"

By sandbur, May 04, 2011 Report Abuse

Based on the Pilot episode for this series, which I absolutely hated, I didn't even imagine that any subsequent episodes would be worth watching.

But it was an HBO kind of evening, and so I stayed tuned. And so I was pleasantly surprised. Pleasantly, mind you. Not giddily, "OMG I can never miss an episode of this series" kind of surprised, but enough that I'll probably tune in now and then.

Unlike the Pilot, which was a totally self absorbed, pathetic downer, this installation was a more light-hearted look at the life ahead of you when the only thing you have going for you is great sausage...without necessarily the skills to...um..."cook" with it!

"Lenore" was a hoot. A to-the-point gal with no use for men except...well...to use them. A nice change of TV plot lines, I must say!

"Hung" is not a keeper, and its only one decent episode out of two, but its batting a...um...LIMP 500 anyway.moreless

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improvement from the first episode.

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By xanderodell, May 04, 2011 Report Abuse

i guess this is an improvement from their Pilot episode which I hated. there was nothing really funny about it. plus the cast is absolutely horrible. except for Thomas Jane and his Pimp, they're basically the only two characters bearable to watch. the rest of the cast, his Kids, his ex wife, the principal, etc. it feels like a low budget movie in 1989. nice intro though, Thomas removing his suit and jumping into the lake. makes with a perfect Harmony about the show. I also loved the ending in this episode, "I hate my job, let's make a million dollars." love it.moreless

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*** Spoiler-free *** Entertaining but not inspiring ; good performers and characters ; short format but intriguing story

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By goa103, May 04, 2011 Report Abuse

This second episode wasn't as interesting as the first one. It was still entertaining but not as funny even it should make you laugh enough. But what I really missed were the sad and smart elements of the pilot that allowed us to relate to the characters. In fact it mostly focused on the pimp arc and not really how the protagonist is going to get things back right on track. So I really hope it won't become as superficial as shows like Weeds and Californication. Moreover as it not even lasted a half hour I worry that the episodes duration won't allow the writers to properly cover essential topics like character development.

But even if I was slightly disappointed by it I can only recommend it because I think the show has potential. The acting is good and even Tanya grew on me. There's also something intriguing going on with the mum and their children. In fact they're so ugly that they reminded me of the King in the film Dragon Heart. I also enjoyed how the plot was reverse designed because it's often surprising to know the end first. All the new characters revolving around Ray should also bring up some spice to his story even if I really hope it won't make him less authentic.moreless

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By Neksmater, Aug 10, 2010 Report Abuse

After the inception of their idea to start a business Tanya and Ray begin to hit up their clientelle firstly by Tanya reconnecting with a woman who used to work as a temp at her current job and is now a life coach who could be a gateway to a lot of rich lonely women named Lenore. While she tries to woo her Ray faces the principal for his less than appropriate speech given to his kids as inspiration in the last episode and Jessica has trouble connecting with Damon and Darby who incidentally look nothing like Ray or Jessica for the record, weird?moreless

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Trivia
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- Goof: As Tanya is giving advice to Ray about complementing women to help them relax, he is adjusting his tie. When the camera changes angles to face Ray, his hand is no longer at his collar. Edit
- Lenore's nickname for Tanya is "T-Brain", which she gave Tanya when they worked together at the law office. Edit
- Episode Title: While Ray and Tanya are eating at the restaurant, Ray mentions that Home Depot has "great sausage". "Can I call you Dick?" is asked by Lenore to Ray (aka Richard) before they had sex. Edit
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- Original International Air Dates: Latin America: October 10, 2009 on HBO Latinoamerica Este Czech Republic: October 13, 2009 on HBO United Kingdom: October 22, 2009 on More4 Australia: June 21, 2010 on Channel 7 Finland: September 27, 2010 on YLE TV2 India: November 7, 2010 on HBO Edit
- Featured Music: • "More Mess On My Thing" by Poets of Rhythm • "Everybody Loves a Loser" by Morcheeba • "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf • "My Dick" by Mickey Avalon Edit
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- Ray: (voice-over, describing his experience with Lenore) It started out pretty good...but she gave more orders than a four-star general. Flex, lick, lay down, sit up, stand, faster, slower, grind left, grind right. Good thing I was an athlete. Grand slam. Edit
- Lenore: (referring to Ray) All right, I'll try him. And if I like him I'll recommend him. By the way, what does he do? Will he lick my ass? Tanya: Can I get back to you on that? Edit
- Lenore: (meeting Ray for the first time) Not bad. Where'd you get that suit though? Ray: I don't know, somebody bought it for me. Lenore: Let's see...J.T. Warehouse, going out of business sale, 75% off. Ray: I'm not sure. Lenore: I am. C'mon handsome. Edit
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- Ray: I want my kids back. This could be an allusion to Thomas Jane's role on Arrested Development, in which he played an actor starring in a film called "Homeless Dad" with the tagline "I just want my kids back." Edit
- Ray: (to his class as the bell rings) Damn the torpedoes! Who said it? Why? Right? For tomorrow. "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" is a famous quote by David Farragut, a US Naval officer during the Civil War. He gave the order at the Battle of Mobile Bay in Alabama in 1864. Floyd Gerber used the same quote in the previous episode. Edit
- Ray: (referring to Lenore) She has my identity, Tanya! She could post my name on the internet! Tanya: Paranoia will destroy you, Ray. "Paranoia will destroy you" are lyrics from the song "Paranoia" by the band Swollen Members. The song was one of the tracks on their 2003 album Heavy. Edit