White Like Me

Season 4, Episode 3, Aired
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Barb is profiled in a black business journal, generating a lot of new customers for the gym. Richard and Matthew struggle to remember Christine's instructions about Ritchie's schedule.
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  • A Great Episode!

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    By TvFreak7, Oct 11, 2008 Report Abuse
    White Like Me - Barb has an interview in a newspaper about Blacks. This interview brings a lot of new customers to the gym. But they are all black. Christine is trying to prove that she isn't racist. She doesn't know what color her Prias is. lol And all she has on her mind is White and Black people, shes saying stuff like I'll be white black.... right black.... lol. So, knowing that the gym is all blacks, Christine goes out looking for new members who are white. She goes to the school and gets Marly and Lyndsey and another mom to join. But for two weeks free. Then when she comes back to the gym, no one is there because the black people found out that the white people aren't paying for their membership and they leave. haha

    This was a really good episode. They better not cancel this show! This season is really good and I hope it stays on the air!moreless

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  • Season 4, Episode 3.

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    By Wanted23, Oct 09, 2008 Report Abuse
    Barb is profiled in a black business journal, generating a lot of new customers for the gym. I love how Christine is so ignorant. She doesn't even know what color her car (which is a Prias) is. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be white black... White black..." LMAO! Julia Louis-Dreyfus was born for this part! She's amazing. I would really hate to see this show get canceled. It's too good! I was very happy when I heard season 4 was getting 22 episodes. However, it is currently #8 on the most endangered shows list, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. I certainly hope the show stays on for a long time, though.moreless

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  • Christine's gym sees a rise in black members.

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    By thefanof, Oct 09, 2008 Report Abuse
    This was a pretty good episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine. We got a funny opening segment where we saw Christine mistake Barb's picture for Lenny Kravitz and then Magic Johnson (later joking that she looked like Al Sharpton as well). The show then took a turn when the magazine article ended up luring a plethora of black members to the gym, creating a problem Christine couldn't handle, and giving us some of the funny, cringeworthy moments we've come to expect from the program.

    We also saw Richard take a clever jab at how men are made to look like jokes in sitcoms, only for him to end up doing something stupid himself. Better than last week's episode and hopefully the show can stay this way.moreless

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    • When Barb tells Christine about her article, she says it's in Black Women's Business Weekly. When Ali asks about the publication seconds later, Barb calls it a monthly. Edit

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    • The German episode title is "Ich weiß?", meaning "I Know?" Edit
    • Rebroadcast on March 4th, 2009 at 8:00 PM Edit
    • International Airdates: Latin America: June 24, 2009 on Warner Channel; Finland: September 16, 2010 on MTV3 Edit

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    • Richard: Today's Monday, so there was school. Where did Christine say he was going after school? Matthew: I don't know. She talks so much, and so little of it matters! Edit
    • Barb: I brought in the black people with my article. Go round up some white folks. Christine: Okay, fine. If you need me, I'll be at Whole Foods, Williams-Sonoma, Banana Republic, J. Crew, Minnesota, congress—oh, you know what? I'll just go to Ritchie's school! Edit
    • Christine: I pride myself on my open mind and liberal values. I hate that I'm uncomfortable! Barb: How do you think I feel in the cheese shops, the Hollywood Bowl, the car dealerships, Malibu, Alaska, the Republican convention, the Gap... Christine: Get to it, Barb! Barb: Everyone's more comfortable when they're surrounded by people who look like them. That's why Martha Stewart bought Connecticut. Edit

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    • The title refers to the non-fiction book, Black Like Me, by journalist John Howard Griffin and first published in 1961. Edit

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