#12: Cro-McBurger
Original airdate: February 10, 1998
Production no.: AM-112
Written by: Martin Vale & Elise Pritchard
Directed by: Leonard K. Ames
Guest stars: Helen Drake as Judge Hopkins; Victor Bell as opposing counsel
Screen capture from my EP tape. Please credit this site.
THE WHOLE STORY (SPOILERS!!!)
Alan decides men were happier before feminism and goes back to find out. He casts Primus Vir and is turned into a caveman, delivering his most eloquent speech entirely in grunts. Rachel and he have a long, oddly romantic scene about billing.
Bethany touches Daniel’s face and says, in perfect modern English, “I think I used to know you.” Alan hits the Codex with a club. It is not scratched. Continuity: the Codex is patient.
⚖ CASE OF THE WEEK
Cro-Magnon v. McBurger: a caveman charged with illegal fire.
💭 INSIDE ALAN’S HEAD
Alan monologues in grunts for ten minutes. It is his most eloquent speech.
📖 CODEX LORE
THE CLUB: the Codex does not scratch. It just waits. It is patient.
My Two Cents
Weirdly my favorite comedy episode and my favorite sad episode. Alan with a club is hilarious, then you realise he is destroying the book that lets him fix things. Is he trying to stop himself?? I give it 🍔🍔🍔🍔 out of five burgers.
Best Quote
ALAN: Ug. Law. Ug.
Continuity Watch / Theories
The Codex survives being hit with a club. It is not even scratched. Check the freeze frame.
A second screencap from my VHS archive
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