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|title= Changing Channels
|episode= Season 5, Episode 8
* [[Castiel]]
* [[Trickster]] / [[Gabriel]]
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* [[Angel Lore]]
* [[Archangel]]
* [[Dr. Sexy M.D.]]
* [[Holy Oil]]
* [[Impala]]
* [[Incredible Hulk]]
* [[Sampala]]
* [[Supernatural Sitcom Theme Song]]
* [[Title Card]]
* [[Vessel]]
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'''Dean:''' Hey there , Sam. What's happening?<br>'''Sam:''' Oh , nothing. Uhm..Um. Just the end of the world.
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'''SamDean:''' What are you watching? We have some more research to do.<br>'''DeanSam:''' A hospital show - ''Dr. Sexy, MDean.D.''. I think it's based on a book.<br>'''SamDean:''' When did you hit menopause?Son of a bitch!}}
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'''Dean:''' You're not Dr. Sexy.<br>'''Dr. Sexy:''' You're crazy.<br>'''Dean:''' Really? Because I swore part of what makes Dr. Sexy sexy is the fact that he wears cowboy boots. Not tennis shoes.<br>'''Sam:''' I need Yeah. You're not a pen knife, some dental floss, fan.<br>'''Dean:''' It's a sewing needle, and a fifth of whiskeyguilty pleasure. Stat!
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'''Game show hostSam:''' NoOkay. Um. I need a penknife, no - Mr. Trickster does not like pretty boy angelssome dental floss, a sewing needle, and a fifth of whiskey.Stat!
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'''TricksterSam:''' Oh, you know... Sam starring as Lucifer, Dean starring as MichaelI've got genital herpes. Your celebrity death match!
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'''Forensic guyGabriel:''' Well... aside from the ligature marks around his neckplayed, he has what appears to be a roll of quarters jammed down his throatboys.<br>'''Sam:''' Well I say... jackpot.<br>'''Forensic guy:''' Hehplayed. Also thereWhere's a stabwound to d you get the lower abdomen there.holy oil?<br>'''Dean:''' Well I , you might say... No guts, no glorywe pulled it out of Sam's ass.
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'''GabrielDean:''' Where did Do you get the holy oilblame him?I mean, his brothers are heavyweight douchenozzles.<br>'''DeanGabriel:'''Shut your cakehole. You don': Wellt know anything about my family. I love my father, you might say we pulled my brothers. Love them. But watching them turn on each other? Tear at each other's throats? I couldn't bear it! Okay? So I left. And now it out of Sam's asshappening all over again.<br>
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'''GabrielDean:''' You All that stuff he was spouting in there, you think it was the truth?<br>'''Sam:''' I think he believes it.<br>'''Dean:''' So what do not we do?<br>'''Sam:''' I don't know my family. What <br>'''Dean:''' Well I'll tell you guys call the Apocalypseone thing. Right about now I wish I was back in a TV show.<br>'''Sam:''' Yeah, I call Sunday dinner!me too.
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the [[Supernatural Sitcom Theme Song]] plays over [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjizUGe9WjA opening credits] which mimic those of '70s and '80s sitcom like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AIaakO9YDw ''Laverne and Shirley''] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5oDScu4ps ''Full House''].<br>
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''Dr. Sexy, M.D.'' was first mentioned as a book series in [[4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book]] by the publisher as one of the reasons the ''Supernatural'' books went out of print.
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'''DeanSam:''' You might say you wouldnOkay, Trickster's like a Hugh Hefner type, right? Wine, women, song—maybe he doesn't like him when want the party to end. Maybe he hates this angels and demons stuff as much as we do. Maybe he's angry?<br>ll help us.:The wife of the first victim reports seeing ''The Incredible Hulk'' - and the line Dean quotes is a classic from the TV show and movies.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Ferrigno Lou FerrignoHugh_Hefner Hugh Hefner] starred as David Banner's (played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084642/ Bill Bixby], hulky green alter ego. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051509/ Eric Bana] played Bruce Banner in is the [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051509/ 2003 movie ''Hulk'']publisher of Playboy Magazine, and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001570/ Ed Norton] played him in the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800080/ 2008 ''Incredible Hulk'']. The actual Hulk was basically CGI in these moviesknown for his extravagant lifestyle.''
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'''Dean:''' A bloody , violent monster , and you want to wanna be [[Facebook]] friends with him?<br>Nice, Sammy.
:''Dean has come a long way since a girl gave him her [[MySpace]] address in [[2.08 Crossroad Blues]] and Dean asked Sam, "Yeah, MySpace, what the hell is that? Seriously, is that like some sort of porn site?"''
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''[[Dr. Sexy M.D.]]'' - hospital show set at Seattle Mercy Hospital - is a send-up of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy''] a medical drama which aired opposite ''Supernatural'' in the U.S. on Thursday nights, revolving around the love lives of the staff of Seattle Grace Hospital. Dr. Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey, is nicknamed [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mcdreamy "McDreamy"] by other characters on the show. The scenes and melodramatic dialogue mimic that of ''Grey's Anatomy'' - as can be seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QiYtEpMKHQ these video clips.].
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{{TriviaQuote |Text= The character Johnny Drake on ''Dr. Sexy, M.D'' is a take-off of the patient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Duquette Denny Duquette] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' ]. He had a romance with intern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzie_Stevens Izzie Stevens], but then died. Denny was first mentioned as played by none other than [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]], a.k.a book series in . [[4John Winchester]].18 The Monster at the End In a classic case of This Book[[Surprise JDM]] by the publisher as one of the reasons the , he later returned twice to ''Grey's Anatomy'Supernatural'as a hallucination brought on by Izzie' books went out of prints brain tumor.
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'''Trickster:''' Oh, you know. Sam starring as Lucifer. Dean starring as Michael. Your celebrity death match. Play your roles.:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_game_shows Japanese Game ShowsCelebrity_Deathmatch Celebrity Deathmatch] are known for their weirdwas a claymation series, often humiliating that involved celebrities fighting to the death that aired on MTV from 1998-2002 and painful stunts2006-2007. On the show [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJbqZoZv_Ws ''Say This Right! Nut Cracker''], contestants have to recite a tongue-twister, and if they get it wrong they get hit in the nuts with a ball on a stick!
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The "procedural cop shows" Dean refers to include shows like the ''CSI'' and ''Law and Order'' franchises. Like ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' aired in the U.S. at the same time as ''Supernatural'' on Thursday night. They specifically reference ''CSI: Miami'''s David Caruso's character, crime lab lieutenant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Caine Horatio Caine.]. Sam and Dean mimic his mannerisms, demonstrated in this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948 video clip] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeeyWvo1rNg this one] of taking his sunglasses on and off and turning to profile, and/or looking into the middle-distance as he makes makes a pithy observation about the crime. However, if you look closely to the badge one of the techs is wearing, it says LVPD (Las Vegas Police Department) specifically referencing ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' which takes place in Las Vegas (the first in the ''CSI'' franchise).
At [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2009]] [[Jensen ]] and [[Jared ]] revealed that they'd watched the "Horatio" one-liners on YouTube in preparation for the scenes. They said that for years on ''Supernatural'' there'd been a running joke if a line was a bit "on the nose" that they'd send it up in this way. The lines "a plane crashed here" and "no talent douchebags" were adlibbed by Jensen ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XZsoXjtvU0 Sourceadlibbed by Jensen.]).
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KITT, just like the Impala, is the epitome of a character-car. In the past, fandom has produced fan fiction that portrayed the Impala with a soul, and more often than not, a voice. See also [[Impala]], [[Sampala]] and [[Crack]] fiction.
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In June 2010, The CW submitted this episode, along with [[5.04 The End]] for consideration for an Emmy nomination.
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The mini bikes the boys are seen riding in the opening credits are actually mini bikes they ride around on set.[http://wwwphotos.youtubelatimes.com/watch?v=Oy17dtyskyU The ad for "Herpexia"backlot/gallery/supernatural/2008/10/19/Supernatural_jared_mini_bike See pics of them] is a spoof during the filming of the [http://www[4.youtube.com/watch?v=_iLTfG75s6g ad for Valtrex06 Yellow Fever]] genital herpes treatment.''
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy''] has become known for its use of indie pop music and each episode is named after a song. This is precisely the type of music Kripke didn't want used in ''Supernatural''. [http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/scripts/pilotdraftscript.PDF In an early draft] of the script for the ''Supernatural'' Pilot he wrote "CUE MUSIC And you can take your anemic alternative pop and shove it up your ass. Dean plays bass thumping, pile driving Zeppelin, and he plays it loud." (See [[Music]] for more).
In this episode, great care went into choosing the music. [http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2009/11/03/the-big-tease-scoop-on-greys-chuck-supernatural-and-more/ Kripke said ], "We share a music supervisor with ''Grey’s'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Patsavas Alex Patsavas], so she made sure we had the perfect type of songs. I think a few may have even been used on ''Grey's''.'" ([http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2009/11/03/the-big-tease-scoop-on-greys-chuck-supernatural-and-more/ Source)].
The music used in the "crime procedural sequence" echoes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjRG2530rwI the opening theme to ''CSI: Miami''] which uses "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who.
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* [http://eclipsemagazine.com/hollywood-insider/13210/ Interview] with [[Richard Speight Jr.]]
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