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Law and Boarder
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Episode
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12
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Airdate
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October 7, 2001
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Season
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1
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Synopsis[]
Brendon gets hit by a car and might get punished for it. Paula's friend Stephanie makes things worse when she is in town.
Plot[]
While Brendon was riding his bike in the rain, he gets hit by a car and gets heavily injured. Meanwhile, Stephanie, a woman that Paula knew back in college, comes for a visit as she's having problems with her marriage. Despite Brendon's injuries, the person who hit Brendon with their car is suing him, saying that he was the cause of the accident.
Paula asks Stephanie to take Brendon to court. However, Stephanie gets into an argument with her husband, which forces Coach McGuirk to take Brendon to court and he represents the boy. Brendon unwittingly reveals that he did cause the accident, as he was absent-mindedly trying to recall who played Tron in the movie Tron. Coach begins testifying, then exclaims that it was Bruce Boxleitner. Coach's mediocre legal tactics lead the judge to order both Brendon and Coach McGuirk to write an essay about road safety. Stephanie proves to be a bad house guest, coming home drunk one night with a man she met while she was out. Paula confronts Stephanie about her being married and discovers that Stephanie's marriage is falling apart.
Brendon, feeling in the wrong because he was on a bike and got hit by a rich man in a car, decides that he will make a movie as his essay. In his video, he demonizes the drivers and expresses his anger at the judge for punishing him in such a way. The judge becomes insulted by Brendon's video and orders him to do community service and the Small family gets fined for the damages to the car that hit Brendon. Brendon tells the Judge that he learned nothing. The judge gets angry and tries to scold him; however, Brendon tells him that this conversation is over and he leaves, much to the Judge's dismay. Paula later kicks Stephanie out of her house. Coach McGuirk finds that his pet goldfish died, then gets arrested for not handing in his assignment.
Cast[]
- Brendon Small — Brendon Small
- Melissa Robbins — Melissa Bardin Galsky
- Coach John McGuirk / Jason Penopolis — H. Jon Benjamin
- Paula Small — Janine Ditullio
- Stephanie - Kelly Kimball
- Police Officer - Mitch Hedberg
- Judge - Bill Braudis
Crew[]
to be added
References, Notes & Trivia[]
- The episodes title is a reference to the Police Procedural and Legal Drama television series Law and Order.
- The costumes from The Slapstick Barbarian Project is used on the season one DVD cover.
- This is Stephanie's first appearance.
Movies Within The Show[]
- The Slapstick Barbarian Project
- Brendon's Accident Essay
Previous Episode[]
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DVD Releases[]
This episode was released on the season one DVD set on November 16, 2004.