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Episode Recap: “Sweet Dee’s Dating a Retarded Person”
Tonight’s lesson? Retarded revenge is not to be taken lightly.
Dee is dating local celebrity Lil’ Kevin. He may be the next Eminem and he may be retarded. At least that's what Dennis says. He claims they went to grade school together, and Kevin had the two key signs of being retarded: his classes were in a trailer, and he took a short bus to school. Despite this evidence, Dee is certain she could tell if her boyfriend is retarded. Since everyone hopes they have this ability, viewers could relate to her feeling this way.
Meanwhile, the rest of the gang gets inspired by Lil’ Kevin’s ability to overcome his handicap and they decide to start their own band. If he can be successful and retarded, imagine how good they can be? Unfortunately for Dennis, he is not a candidate to join the band due to his love of 80s hair metal. Fortunately for Frank, he is a candidate because of his ability to pay for the instruments.
It’s at the music store where they each discover their true talents: Mac realizes how good he looks with a guitar (especially one with flames painted on it); Charlie discovers that the keyboard, unlike the alphabet, makes perfect sense to him (he hopes to be as great as Holland Oates); and Frank learns he can get attention playing the drums, even if it only comes from the cops.
Meanwhile Dennis and Dee investigate whether Lil’ Kevin is really retarded. Unfortunately for Dee, the evidence against her belief continues to mount. He doesn’t drive. He lives at home with his mother and she thinks he’s special. It’s not looking good. When she sees him laughing uncontrollably at a cartoon while having a drink box, she believes it’s time to break up.
Bored and frustrated with the part of rock and roll that involves playing instruments and writing good songs, they decide to skip to the fun part: living the lifestyle. However, they soon realize even this is too difficult now that you can’t get a hotel room to trash without a credit card like in the good old days.
Having failed at the talent and partying portions of the rock and roll lifestyle, they decide to come up with a name and a look for the band. This goes horribly, as well: Mac thinks a torn shirt and the name Chemical Toilet is the way to go; Frank wants to put the parents of their future fans at ease by choosing a Beatles look and naming them the Pecan Sandies; Charlie dresses like Bob Dylan, and tries to write songs like him, too, if Bob wrote homoerotic songs about a rapist called “Night Man.” This song makes Mac realize they are in trouble, causing him to beg Dennis to join the band. Unfortunately Dennis is only able to bring spandex and screeching to their act.
And then “Day Man” was born. Inspired by the daylight Dennis lets into his darkened apartment (along with spray paint huffed through a dirty sock), Charlie comes up with the song “Day Man.” This character is a complete departure from Night Man because he is much lighter. It is also a strangely catchy song that I know I will be humming to myself all day tomorrow. Plus the lyrics are rock solid, reminding one of a track that might have appeared on a rejected Styx concept album from the early 80s.
And so a night of music at Paddy’s is set. Charlie and Dennis, looking like Ziggy Stardust’s less macho cousins, are set to debut their band Electric Dream Machine and the song “Day Man.” Frank and Mac will do their best as Chemical Toilet, even though neither of them can play their instruments. And Dee and Lil’ Kevin are back together (thanks to Dennis lying about lying about the retardation thing), though she still has some doubts. Of course it all fails miserably for the gang, and ends with Lil’ Kevin rapping and completely trashing Dee in front of the packed bar. In the end, the gang must cope with this: it's better to be a person who seems retarded than one of them. Let’s all hope they learn from this and show that inner growth in next week’s episode. See you then.
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Oct 12, 2007 1:31 AM
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I was disappointed in this episode. I really only laughed at Dennis in that
"cod piece" outfit. Is his dressing up a running theme this season?
Next week's episode is better if you didn't catch it on MySpace.
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Oct 12, 2007 7:26 AM
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Charlie singing "Night Man" and singing "Day Man" with Dennis was just priceless. I haven't laughed that hard at a Sunny scene since Charlie's molestation intervention. Just your mere mention of the "Day Man" lyrics caused me to flee my cubicle so that I could bust out laughing in the hallway. I HAVE been humming that tune all morning. It does indeed sound like a "Mr. Roboto" era Styx song.
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Oct 12, 2007 10:41 AM
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The codpiece was a nice touch, especially considering it was an athletic supporter covered in purple velvet.
I thought this episode definitely had some good moments, but watching the "100 Dollar Baby" episode afterwards made me realize I'm not imagining things - this season's episodes aren't quite up to the level of past ones.
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Oct 12, 2007 11:14 AM
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I'll agree that $100 baby wasn't great, but when else do you get a chance to see "The Big Ragu" in all his glory?
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Oct 12, 2007 11:27 AM
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I think hands down the funniest moment of last night's episode was Charlie thinking that Hall and Oates is one guy named Holland Oates. I busted out laughing! Has anyone seen the Sunny Beatbox? Dennis does the same high pitched screech that he does in "Day Man."
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Oct 12, 2007 2:46 PM
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