S3.E9

Waste Not

Episode aired Jul 20, 2007
TV-PG
44m

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7.6/10

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Charlie's investigation of a company's toxic paving material is impeded by a new school administrator who wants him to focus primarily on his pure academic work instead.Charlie's investigation of a company's toxic paving material is impeded by a new school administrator who wants him to focus primarily on his pure academic work instead.Charlie's investigation of a company's toxic paving material is impeded by a new school administrator who wants him to focus primarily on his pure academic work instead.

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2sandcrab277

toxic numbers

I'm sure this program will not do anything to eliminate toxic dumping in the usa, yet alone california ... the writers have no idea how large this problem is and touch lightly on it ... it could take a season of episodes to even approach the magnitude of the crisis ...blech

6Hitchcoc

No Millie Please!

The beginning premise is very good. The dumping of toxic waste and a deadly sinkhole forming. Many issues are brought forward, including the high powered character in the big construction company. Children have been damaged and a woman dies. On the other hand we have the introduction of Millie whatever who now heads the combines science and math departments and has been cast as a romantic partner for Alan. She is caustic and demanding and shortsighted.

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Trivia
This episode introduces Dr. Millie Finch (Kathy Najimy). The character was introduced to help fill the void left later in the season when Larry (Peter MacNicol) spends several months on the International Space Station, then retreats to a monastery (in real life, MacNicol was playing a recurring character on the 6th season of 24 heures chrono (2001)). Najimy was reluctant to commit to a TV role, but was persuaded by the quality of the show's writing. Nevertheless, her role only lasted 9 episodes; the character is mentioned in later seasons, but never appears.

Goofs
When Charlie Eppes says "The acid effect was like SWISS cheese...", they show a "Jarlsberg", which is a Norwegian brand of cheese.

Quotes
Megan Reeves: Hi handsome!
Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: Hey, what are you doing here? Oh I'm sorry, is it wenesday already or i missed our lunch? Forgive me.
Megan Reeves: It's monday!
Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: Oh, all right. Ok see you later.
Megan Reeves: Hey, I just wanna have a conversation.