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|episode= Season 2, Episode 2 | |episode= Season 2, Episode 2 | ||
|firstaired= October 5, 2006 | |firstaired= October 5, 2006 | ||
− | |director= [[ | + | |director= [[Phil Sgriccia]] |
|writer= [[John Shiban]] | |writer= [[John Shiban]] | ||
|imdb= [http://imdb.com/title/tt0829062/ Everybody Loves a Clown] | |imdb= [http://imdb.com/title/tt0829062/ Everybody Loves a Clown] | ||
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|outline= After listening to a message on [[John]]'s cell phone from a woman named [[Ellen]], [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] decide to track her down. | |outline= After listening to a message on [[John]]'s cell phone from a woman named [[Ellen]], [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] decide to track her down. | ||
|motw= [[Rakshasa]] | |motw= [[Rakshasa]] | ||
− | |location= Nebraska<br> Sioux Falls, South Dakota<br> Medford, Wisconsin | + | |location= Nebraska<br> Sioux Falls, South Dakota<br> Medford, Wisconsin<br> Mishicot, Wisconsin |
|timeline= One week after [[2.01 In My Time of Dying]] | |timeline= One week after [[2.01 In My Time of Dying]] | ||
|map= <googlemap lat="42.940339" lon="-92.724609" zoom="4" width="300" height="300" overview="yes" controls="small"> | |map= <googlemap lat="42.940339" lon="-92.724609" zoom="4" width="300" height="300" overview="yes" controls="small"> | ||
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45.138812, -90.346077, Medford, WI, USA | 45.138812, -90.346077, Medford, WI, USA | ||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
+ | |prevep= 2.01 In My Time of Dying | ||
+ | |nextep= 2.03 Bloodlust | ||
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[[Dean]] and [[Sam]] cremate their father’s remains on a [[Hunter's Funeral Pyre|funeral pyre]]. As they say farewell to him, Sam asks Dean whether [[John]] had any final words. After a pause, Dean lies and says no. | [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] cremate their father’s remains on a [[Hunter's Funeral Pyre|funeral pyre]]. As they say farewell to him, Sam asks Dean whether [[John]] had any final words. After a pause, Dean lies and says no. | ||
− | While staying with [[Bobby]], Dean is consumed with repairing the [[Impala]], and refuses to discuss John’s death. Sam finds an old message on John’s cell phone and they track it down to an address. The boys borrow a Dodge Caravan from Bobby and go to [[Harvelle’s Roadhouse]]. Here they meet [[Ellen Harvelle]] and her daughter [[Jo]] who, to the boys’ surprise, knew their father and know all about [[demons]]. The Roadhouse is a regular haunt of [[hunters]], and Ellen’s deceased husband | + | While staying with [[Bobby]], Dean is consumed with repairing the [[Impala]], and refuses to discuss John’s death. Sam finds an old message on John’s cell phone and they track it down to an address. The boys borrow a Dodge Caravan from Bobby and go to [[Harvelle’s Roadhouse]]. Here they meet [[Ellen Harvelle]] and her daughter [[Jo]] who, to the boys’ surprise, knew their father and know all about [[demons]]. The Roadhouse is a regular haunt of [[hunters]], and Ellen’s deceased husband [[Bill Harvelle|Bill]] was also a hunter. Another regular at the Roadhouse, [[Ash]], offers to help analyze John’s research on [[the Yellow-Eyed Demon]]. |
− | While waiting for Ash to complete his work, the boys investigate a series of murders that have occurred while a circus is in town. A clown has been seen in the vicinity of the deaths. The boys get jobs working at the circus, but continue to clash over how they are dealing with their grief. | + | While waiting for Ash to complete his work, the boys investigate a series of murders that have occurred while a circus is in town. A clown has been seen in the vicinity of the deaths. The boys get jobs working at the circus, but continue to clash over how they are dealing with their grief. When their suspicions are aroused after a little girl sees a clown her parents can’t see, they stake out the girl’s house and manage to save her from a clown who disappears as they shoot at it. Sam calls Ellen, who tells the boys the creature is a [[rakshasa]] that must be killed with a brass dagger. Suspecting [[Mr. Cooper]], the carnival owner, the boys return to the circus. The real culprit is the blind knife thrower, who attacks the boys and traps them in the funhouse. Sam manages to kill the rakshasa with a brass pipe from the organ. |
− | + | The boys return to the Roadhouse where Ash has set up a computer program to alert them to appearances of the Yellow-Eyed Demon. Ellen offers them her spare room, but they return to Bobby’s place. Back at Bobby’s, Sam admits he is not dealing with John’s death, but charges that Dean isn’t either. As Sam walks away, Dean picks up a tire iron and with rage and grief smashes into the Impala. | |
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− | The boys return to the Roadhouse where Ash has set up a computer program to alert them to appearances of the Yellow-Eyed Demon. Ellen offers them her spare room, but they return to Bobby’s place. | ||
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− | Back at Bobby’s, Sam admits he is not dealing with John’s death, but charges that Dean isn’t either. As Sam walks away, Dean picks up a tire iron and with rage and grief smashes into the Impala. | ||
|Characters= | |Characters= | ||
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|Pad_of_Definitions= | |Pad_of_Definitions= | ||
+ | * [[Acting in Unison]] | ||
* [[Clowns]] | * [[Clowns]] | ||
* [[Costumes & Disguises]] | * [[Costumes & Disguises]] | ||
* [[Coulrophobia]] | * [[Coulrophobia]] | ||
+ | * [[Dean's Amulet]] | ||
+ | * [[Dean's Cell Phone]] | ||
* [[Dean's Leather Jacket]] | * [[Dean's Leather Jacket]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[EMF]] |
+ | * [[Get this]] | ||
* [[Harvelle's Roadhouse]] | * [[Harvelle's Roadhouse]] | ||
* [[Hunters]] | * [[Hunters]] | ||
* [[Hunter's Funeral Pyre]] | * [[Hunter's Funeral Pyre]] | ||
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* [[Impala]] | * [[Impala]] | ||
* [[Jo's Blog]] | * [[Jo's Blog]] | ||
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* [[Singer Salvage Yard]] | * [[Singer Salvage Yard]] | ||
* [[Star Wars]] | * [[Star Wars]] | ||
+ | * [[Table of Death]] | ||
* [[The X-Files]] | * [[The X-Files]] | ||
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|Quotes= | |Quotes= | ||
{{TriviaQuote |Text= | {{TriviaQuote |Text= | ||
− | '''Sam:''' All right, Dean, it's just... We've been at Bobby's for over a week now and you haven't brought up | + | '''Sam:''' All right, Dean, it's just... We've been at Bobby's for over a week now and you haven't brought up Dad once.<br> |
'''Dean:''' You know what? You're right. Come here. I'm gonna lay my head gently on your shoulder. Maybe we can cry, hug, and maybe even slow dance.<br> | '''Dean:''' You know what? You're right. Come here. I'm gonna lay my head gently on your shoulder. Maybe we can cry, hug, and maybe even slow dance.<br> | ||
'''Sam:''' Don't patronize me, Dean, Dad is dead. The Colt is gone, and it seems pretty damn likely that the demon is behind all of this, and you're acting like nothing happened. | '''Sam:''' Don't patronize me, Dean, Dad is dead. The Colt is gone, and it seems pretty damn likely that the demon is behind all of this, and you're acting like nothing happened. | ||
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'''Ash:''' Come on. This crap ain't real. There ain't nobody can track a demon like this.<br> | '''Ash:''' Come on. This crap ain't real. There ain't nobody can track a demon like this.<br> | ||
− | '''Sam:''' Our | + | '''Sam:''' Our Dad could.<br> |
− | '''Ash:''' There are non-parametrics, statistical overviews, prospects and correlations, I mean... damn! They're signs. Omens. Uh, if you can track 'em, you can track this demon. You know, like crop failures, electrical storms... You ever been struck by | + | '''Ash:''' There are non-parametrics, statistical overviews, prospects and correlations, I mean... damn! They're signs. Omens. Uh, if you can track 'em, you can track this demon. You know, like crop failures, electrical storms... You ever been struck by lightning? It ain't fun. |
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'''Sam:''' Yeah. I think. Dad would have wanted me to stick with the job.<br> | '''Sam:''' Yeah. I think. Dad would have wanted me to stick with the job.<br> | ||
− | '''Dean:''' Since when do you give a damn what | + | '''Dean:''' Since when do you give a damn what Dad wanted? You spent half your life doing exactly what he didn't want, Sam.<br> |
'''Sam:''' Since he died, okay? Do you have a problem with that?<br> | '''Sam:''' Since he died, okay? Do you have a problem with that?<br> | ||
'''Dean:''' Naw, I don't have a problem at all. | '''Dean:''' Naw, I don't have a problem at all. | ||
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'''Sam:''' You were right.<br> | '''Sam:''' You were right.<br> | ||
'''Dean:''' About what?<br> | '''Dean:''' About what?<br> | ||
− | '''Sam:''' About me and | + | '''Sam:''' About me and Dad. I'm sorry that the last time I was with him I tried to pick a fight. I'm sorry that I spent most of my life angry at him. I mean, for all I know he died thinking that I hate him. So you're right. What I'm doing right now, it's too little. It's too late. I miss him, man. And I feel guilty as hell. And I'm not all right. Not at all. But neither are you. That much I know... I'll let you get back to work. |
}} | }} | ||
|Trivia_References= | |Trivia_References= | ||
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− | "Everybody Loves a Clown" is a reference to the [ | + | "Everybody Loves a Clown" is a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Loves_a_Clown_(song) song] by Gary Lewis & the Playboys. |
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'''Dean:''' You didn't think I'd remember, did you? I mean, come on, you still bust out crying whenever you see Ronald McDonald on the television. | '''Dean:''' You didn't think I'd remember, did you? I mean, come on, you still bust out crying whenever you see Ronald McDonald on the television. | ||
:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Mcdonald Ronald McDonald] is the mascot for the fast-food restaurant chain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s McDonald’s.] This line is also considered by some to be to a fantext - gekizetsu's [http://eighth-horizon.livejournal.com/tag/drunken%20sam-fu Letters from Sam to Stephen King.] | :''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Mcdonald Ronald McDonald] is the mascot for the fast-food restaurant chain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s McDonald’s.] This line is also considered by some to be to a fantext - gekizetsu's [http://eighth-horizon.livejournal.com/tag/drunken%20sam-fu Letters from Sam to Stephen King.] | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | '''Mr. Cooper:''' So, you two ever worked the circuit before?<br> | ||
+ | '''Sam:''' Yes sir, last year through Texas and Arkansas.<br> | ||
+ | '''Mr. Cooper:''' Doing what? Ride jockies? Butcher? A&S men?<br> | ||
+ | :''Carny lingo. A ride jock operates a ride, butchers are the guys who walk around the place selling drinks and food, and the Age & Scale men are the carnies that're good at guessing stuff, like age and weight. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | The writer of this episode John | + | The writer of this episode John Shiban wrote for ''[[The X-Files]]''. Ken Kramer who plays [[Mr. Cooper]] appeared in three ''X-Files'' episodes (as different characters) and [[Chad Lindberg]] ([[Ash]]) also appeared in one episode. See [[Weren't You On Another TV Show?]] for a detailed list of actors who have appeared in both ''Supernatural'' and ''The X-Files''. |
+ | }} | ||
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+ | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835677/ David Stuart], who played Evan’s Dad, also played [[Pete]] in [[7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo]]. | ||
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− | A lot of the things that should make Sam uneasy | + | A lot of the things that should make Sam uneasy were ad-libbed. Phil Sgriccia, co-executive producer, relates the story of the clown-chair in Mr. Cooper's trailer: "As the boys came in, I said to Jensen, 'Sam hates clowns, which chair do you sit in?'"[[S2Com]], p.28. |
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|Promotion= | |Promotion= | ||
− | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HpbiFxpMDY | + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HpbiFxpMDY Promo] |
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− | [[Category:Canon]][[Category:Episodes]][[Category:Season 2]] | + | [[Category:Canon]][[Category:Episodes|0202]][[Category:Season 2]] |
Revision as of 13:38, 15 September 2018
Title | Everybody Loves a Clown |
Episode # | Season 2, Episode 2 |
First aired | October 5, 2006 |
Directed by | Phil Sgriccia |
Written by | John Shiban |
On IMDB | Everybody Loves a Clown |
Outline | After listening to a message on John's cell phone from a woman named Ellen, Sam and Dean decide to track her down. |
Monster | Rakshasa |
Timeline | One week after 2.01 In My Time of Dying |
Location(s) | Nebraska Sioux Falls, South Dakota Medford, Wisconsin Mishicot, Wisconsin |
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Contents
Synopsis
Dean and Sam cremate their father’s remains on a funeral pyre. As they say farewell to him, Sam asks Dean whether John had any final words. After a pause, Dean lies and says no.
While staying with Bobby, Dean is consumed with repairing the Impala, and refuses to discuss John’s death. Sam finds an old message on John’s cell phone and they track it down to an address. The boys borrow a Dodge Caravan from Bobby and go to Harvelle’s Roadhouse. Here they meet Ellen Harvelle and her daughter Jo who, to the boys’ surprise, knew their father and know all about demons. The Roadhouse is a regular haunt of hunters, and Ellen’s deceased husband Bill was also a hunter. Another regular at the Roadhouse, Ash, offers to help analyze John’s research on the Yellow-Eyed Demon.
While waiting for Ash to complete his work, the boys investigate a series of murders that have occurred while a circus is in town. A clown has been seen in the vicinity of the deaths. The boys get jobs working at the circus, but continue to clash over how they are dealing with their grief. When their suspicions are aroused after a little girl sees a clown her parents can’t see, they stake out the girl’s house and manage to save her from a clown who disappears as they shoot at it. Sam calls Ellen, who tells the boys the creature is a rakshasa that must be killed with a brass dagger. Suspecting Mr. Cooper, the carnival owner, the boys return to the circus. The real culprit is the blind knife thrower, who attacks the boys and traps them in the funhouse. Sam manages to kill the rakshasa with a brass pipe from the organ.
The boys return to the Roadhouse where Ash has set up a computer program to alert them to appearances of the Yellow-Eyed Demon. Ellen offers them her spare room, but they return to Bobby’s place. Back at Bobby’s, Sam admits he is not dealing with John’s death, but charges that Dean isn’t either. As Sam walks away, Dean picks up a tire iron and with rage and grief smashes into the Impala.
Characters
Definitions
- Acting in Unison
- Clowns
- Costumes & Disguises
- Coulrophobia
- Dean's Amulet
- Dean's Cell Phone
- Dean's Leather Jacket
- EMF
- Get this
- Harvelle's Roadhouse
- Hunters
- Hunter's Funeral Pyre
- Impala
- Jo's Blog
- John's Cell Phone
- John's Journal
- Led Zeppelin
- Macabre
- Monsters
- Rakshasa
- Sammy
- Sam's Cell Phone
- Singer Salvage Yard
- Star Wars
- Table of Death
- The X-Files
Music
- "Time Has Come Today" by The Chambers Brothers
- plays during recap of previous events
- "Shambala" by Three Dog Night
- plays as Dean fixes the Impala
- "Do That to Me One More Time" by Captain & Tennille
- played in the van Sam and Dean take to the Roadhouse
- "Mississippi Mudd" by Tim P. & Stephen R. Phillips (Bosshouse Music)
- playing in the Roadhouse
Quotes
Dean: You know what? You're right. Come here. I'm gonna lay my head gently on your shoulder. Maybe we can cry, hug, and maybe even slow dance.
[gun cocks]
Sam: Our Dad could.
Dean: Planes crash!
Dean: Nope. But we really need the work. Oh, and uh, Sam here's got a thing for the bearded lady.
Dean: Since when do you give a damn what Dad wanted? You spent half your life doing exactly what he didn't want, Sam.
Sam: Since he died, okay? Do you have a problem with that?
Sam: Very funny. Skeleton, actually.
Dean: I told him an urban legend about a homicidal phantom clown. I never said it was real.
Dean: What's that?
Dean: About what?
Trivia & References
- Lynyrd Skynyrd are an American southern rock band, originally active from 1966–1977; with the surviving members reuniting in 1988.
- May be a reference to the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Mike Damone, a character who claims to be an expert on women, recommends in his five point plan that, "When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV." Though referred to as Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin's fourth album is technically untitled.
- Ronald McDonald is the mascot for the fast-food restaurant chain McDonald’s. This line is also considered by some to be to a fantext - gekizetsu's Letters from Sam to Stephen King.
Sam: Yes sir, last year through Texas and Arkansas.
Mr. Cooper: Doing what? Ride jockies? Butcher? A&S men?
- Carny lingo. A ride jock operates a ride, butchers are the guys who walk around the place selling drinks and food, and the Age & Scale men are the carnies that're good at guessing stuff, like age and weight.
- This is a reference to the John Waters film, Pink Flamingos, in which infamous transvestite Divine eats dog feces. Pink Flamingos is widely considered the epitome of bad taste films, and arguably it's Ash who makes this reference because he seems to fit the trash demographic Waters portrays and celebrates in his films.