Samantha Who?

The Car

Season 1, Episode 8, Aired 12/3/07

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Sam gets her father's car into an accident and pushes it into a lake, making him think it was stolen. He feels so bad for her that he ends up buying her a new car. Regina discovers clues about the accident and uses that as blackmail to force Sam to model at a party.moreless

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Melissa McCarthy

Dena
Jean Smart

Regina Newly
Jennifer Esposito

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Nicely done episode with laugh aloud moments.

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By hrgaffney, Jan 27, 2009 Report Abuse

This was a funny episode with some more great stuff from Dena and Andrea as well as Samantha's parents. The whole plot revolved around car crashes followed by hiding the cars in the local lake. And it was not just Sam who did this! There was also a lot of fun where Regina makes Sam model a load of hideous clothes in order to buy her silence. Unfortunately for her, Sama remembers where she got the idea from. No Todd or Frank this week, unfortunately. I really like Frank, he's one of my favourite characters. Hope they are back next time.moreless

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The absence of Barry Watson (Todd) and Tim Russ (Frank) make me wonder if this series can succeed without one or both of them.

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By LilMilton, Dec 06, 2007 Report Abuse

While not a disappointing episode, we aren't treated to Todd's tolerance of Sam or Frank's snappy remarks when he is forced to interact with Sam. The dialogue and interaction we see between Sam and her parents, Dena, and Andrea is okay, but not stellar. What we do see, however, is that Sam comes by "The Devil Inside" quite honestly as she unconsciously gets the idea to dump her father's wrecked car in a lake from a similar incident four years prior in cahoots with her mother. This episode treats us to the sheer devilish ways the old Sam apparently operated, after learning at the foot of a master, as Andrea is most excited when evil Sam re-emerges to seek revenge on her blackmailing mother. What remains to be seen is in what other ways Regina is responsible for the creation of old Sam, the Sam with whom she hadn't had a relationship in two years prior to the accident.moreless

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- Music in this episode: "Devil Inside" by INXS The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and is from the album Kick. The song went to #2 in the US, #47 in the UK, #20 in France, #25 in Ireland and #6 in Australia. "Season of the Witch" by Donovan Edit
- The license plate number of the car Sam and Dena pushed into the lake is N6C 3598 (an Illinois plate). The license plate number of the car Sam and her mom pushed into the lake is X5Q 2830. Edit
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- International Airdates: Latin America: January 7, 2008 on Sony Entertainment Television Australia: April 3, 2008 on Network 7 Israel: May 5, 2008 on YES Stars 1 Germany: October 22, 2008 on ProSieben Norway: November 11, 2008 on TV2 The Netherlands: December 2, 2008 on Net 5 United Kingdom: September 30, 2008 on E4 Sweden: March 6, 2009 on TV4 Finland: November 15, 2009 on Nelonen Edit
- This is the first episode that does not use the chalkboard between episodes. Edit
- Neither Barry Watson nor Tim Russ appeared in this episode. Edit
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- Samantha: So a bonk on the head does make you free to change who you are. But there are curves in the road along the way. And no matter how far you've gone to be who you want to be, who you were is always behind you. And closer than they appear. Edit
- Samantha: You knowingly made me feel terrible and blackmailed me, which makes you even worse. Regina: Of course I am. I'm your mother. And my mother was worse than me. Edit
- Regina: Look! I'm repainting your old birdcage. Samantha: I didn't know I had any birds. Regina: You didn't. When you were little we put you in here to play. Edit
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