Something's Up There
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 The WURG team try to capture the raccoon. |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
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| Written by | Steven Levitan | ||||||
| Directed by | James Burrows | ||||||
| Guest stars | David Jahn as Jenna's Dad | ||||||
| Production no. | BTY-107 | ||||||
| Original airdate | November 14, 2007 | ||||||
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"Something's Up There" is the seventh episode of the first season of the situation comedy Back to You. It aired on November 14, 2007. As of now, the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike has put the next episode on hiatus until March 2008. This episode is also known for its controversial content.
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[edit] Plot
It's Gracie's birthday and everything goes wrong.
Chuck insists on buying Gracie's birthday cake, and Montana offers to give Gracie and her friends makeovers. Meanwhile, it's Gary's anniversary, but the seemingly simple task of getting home is made nearly impossible by the WURG team.
Also, the WURG team all end up in Kelly's house cornering a fierce raccoon in Kelly's living room.
As a result of this, the raccoon inadvertently sets Kelly's sofa alight.
[edit] Reception
[edit] Nielsen Ratings
This episode was seen by 7.30 million viewers finishing in third place for that catergory.[1] It also achieved a 2.5 in the key 18-49 demographic finishing second in that catergory.[1]
This episode saw an increase of almost one million viewers compared to the previous episode.[2]
[edit] Controversy
On November 14, 2007, FOX aired this episode which contained a controversial and supposedly inaccurate Polish slur. The slur involved Marsh trying to convince the show's lone Polish character, Gary, to go bowling after work by saying: "Come on, it's in your blood, like kielbasa and collaborating with the Nazis." This Anti-Polonist comment offended many Polish people by disparaging the three million Poles who suffered in concentration camps and died at the hands of German Nazis. Many feel it ignores the millions of Poles who fought the Nazis for six years during World War II.[3][4]
FOX later apologized on November 20, 2007. They vowed never to air the line of dialog again in repeats and/or syndicated broadcasts. FOX stated that, "The line was delivered by a character known for being ignorant, clueless and for saying outlandish things. Allowing the line to remain in the show, however, demonstrated poor judgment, and we apologize to anyone who was offended."[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Berman, Marc (2007-11-15). Prime-Time Ratings: Wednesday 11/14/07. PI Feedback. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ Berman, Marc (2007-11-08). Prime-Time Ratings: Wednesday 11/07/07. PI Feedback. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ Huff, Richard (2007-11-20). Polish group complains to Fox about 'Back to You'. NY Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- ^ Czego powinnismy domagac sie od telewizji Fox? (Polish). JVL Radio "Open Mike" (2007-11-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- ^ Huff, Richard (2007-11-21). Shamed Fox apologizes for Polish slur on 'Back to You'. NY Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
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