The Middleman: The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation

Air Date

Monday August 4, 2008

Production Code

1008

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  10 Perfect

  Funny and entertaining from beginning to end! hide show

  Tyler is back and Wendy is smitten by him. While trying to regain his lost memories, he thinks that Lacey is the woman that he connected with and not Wendy. They go out, but Wendy doesn't tell Lacey about her feeings for Tyler. Later, Lacey realizes that Wendy likes Tyler (after someone tells her) and she gives him up so Wendy can have him. Wendy goes over to his house, where they talk.
  
  The Middleman and Wendy investigate some ghostly girls in a sorority. Some girls have been turned to ghosts and The Middleman finds out that Eleanor, a reject from the sorority, is behind it. She takes over his body and tricks Wendy and others. Louis, a guy who can see and hear ghosts, helps Wendy out. The Middleman's ghost also speaks through Louis. They eventually stop Eleanor's evil plan to rid the world of sororities and fraternities.
  
  This episode was great! I loved it when Louis was talking for the girl ghosts! I like Tyler and Wendy together and I like Louis! I hope they keep both characters in the show! This episode gets a 10 out of 10!

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• Guest Cast

  • Jeremy Lelliott Louis
  • Ashley Johnson Eleanor June Draper
  • Tyler Kain Alley
  • Cassandra Jean Dana Barrett/Sorority Ghost
  • Rome Shadanloo Janine Melnitz/Sorority Ghost
  • Darren Revitz Fraternity Brother
  • Andrew Di Palma Fraternity Brother
  • Cindy Chiu Kristen Lonner/Sorority Ghost
  • Kevin Sizemore Campus Police Officer
  • Chrissie Fit Shannon Faris/Sorority Ghost

• Script Coordinators

  • Neil Levin Script Coordinator

• Recurring Roles

  • Brendan Hines Tyler Ford

• Associate Producers

  • Shane Keller Associate Producer

• Story Editors

  • Andy Reaser Story Editor

• Director Of Photographys

  • John C. Newby Director of Photography
Episode Cast and Crew Details »

• Trivia: Eleanor June Draper (Ashley Johnson) is named after one of the founding sisters of the Delta Delta Delta (ΔΔΔ/Tri Delta) sorority, Eleanor Dorcas Pond. Episode writer Sarah Watson is a sister of Tri Delta. [edit]
• Trivia: The metal spherical look of the Truth Bomb, BUMMER, and stun field generator are deliberate references on prop master Gregory M. Edgar's part to the thermal detonator belonging to the bounty hunter Boushh in Return of the Jedi (1983). [edit]

• Featured Music
  
  "Someone Like You" by David Vandervelde
  "Daybreak" by Camphor
  "Sumthin About Her" by Time Traveller [edit]

• Wendy: What's up with the droid?
  The Middleman: She's listening to chatter.
  Wendy: Chatter?
  The Middleman: CIA, NSA, Interpol, local police. They tend to ignore the important things so we keep an ear to their frequencies for anything that might require our… special touch.
  Wendy: Just how much "special touching" do we do?
  The Middleman: Remember the mutant lama invasion of '06? The second werewolf administration?. The day without wheat?
  Wendy: Wait. The second werewolf administration?
  The Middleman: Vigilance is the name of the game. [edit]
• The Middleman: When people like he start asking questions, sometimes we have to take measures.
  Wendy: Define "measures".
  The Middleman: A local reporter once asked too many questions about our operating parameters. Days later he received a lucrative offer from a TV station in another town.
  Wendy: That doesn't sound so bad.
  The Middleman: In Greenland. [edit]
• Ida: I told young Tyler to scram.
  Wendy: You made the cute boy go bye-bye? [edit]

• Animal House
  
  Louis' sweater, which is blazoned with "COLLEGE" across the front, references Animal House (1978). The toga-wearing heavy-set party guy references John Belushi's similar-looking character John "Bluto" Blutarsky. The movie, starring John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Tom Hulce and Stephen Furst, chronicles the adventures of the slobs of the Delta House Fraternity. The movie was written in part by Harold Ramis, who also played Dr. Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (see below). [edit]
• Wendy: But Casper's such a friendly guy.
  
  Referencing Casper the Friendly Ghost, a child ghost created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo in 1939. He was first featured in a children's story book and then featured in cartoons. The rights were later purchased by Harvey Studios which created several cartoon series from the 1960s on. Casper has been featured in several live-action movies. [edit]
• Ghostbusters
  
  There are several references to Ghostbusters (1984):
  
  * Reitman University is named after Ivan Reitman, director of Ghostbusters.
  * 55 Ray Parker Jr. Ave refers to the singer who performed the Ghostbusters theme.
  * The Middleman introduces himself and Wendy as Dr. Stantz and Dr. Zeddemore, referencing Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Ackroyd) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson).
  * Louis refers to Louis Tully (Rick Moranis).
  * The radio code names Gatekeeper and Keymaster refer to the two possessing spirits that take over Louis and Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver).
  * The sorority photo identifies two of the ghosts as Dana Barrett and Janine Melnitz: Janine Melnitz is the Ghostbusters' secretary (Annie Potts).
  * The Egon Spengler Memorial Award refers to Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), another of the Ghostbusters.
  * "Positron Collider" is a term used by Peter Venkman to describe the Proton Pack, the main device used by the Ghostbusters.
  * "Total photonic reversal" is a term the Ghostbusters toss around.
  * "I don't know if she had legs but she definitely had arms" is a line spoken by Louis in the movie.
  * PKE meters, neutrona wands and Gozarian lenses are pieces of equipment the Ghostbusters use. [edit]