MIGHTY BLOW! MIGHTY BLOW! KNOCK HIM OUT!

Please place your expectations in the overhead compartment. Some shifting may occur during our flight, so be careful opening the bin upon your arrive. Thank you, and thank you for flying Air Weiner

I think they were setting Ken up to be more of a Vonnegut than an Asimov. They already established his literary bona fides with his first sale to The Atlantic, and his embarrassment at being pegged a sci-fi writer was palpable.

Did anyone else think "Clockwork Orange" when Ode to Joy came on — or was that just me?

Wait — you're Ralphie?

So, Dean's a Trainie then too?

whoa, Fat Betty (bam-A-lam)
whoa, Fat Betty (bam-A-lam)
Fat Betty had a child (bam-A-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-A-lam)
She said "It weren't none of mine" (bam-A-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-A-lam) 

>I’m sure you’ll all point me to a New York Times article that shows this
encounter happened exactly as scripted.

Listen — you do NOT put a balcony in the 1st act and not have someone jump off it in 3rd!

I heard the rumor that they were introducing the idea that zombiism is caused by midichlorians

Done and done.

"It was a good night: nobody died" …. aw hell, never mind

What? — All this time I thought they were saying "Duck" Durant …

That scene could only have been improved if they played "Yakety Sax" in the background

I, for one, have decided I will no longer watch this show unless each and every episode ends in a sporting match!

Great googly moogly, Rubicon moved faster than this.

From Verbal Terrorist's site: "The tree of freedom is watered by the blood of revolution

I can't believe Todd didn't mention the brilliant "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" homage — and I can't believe I didn't read anyone else's replies to see if they mentioned it either.

Just like any other train wreck in slow motion, I can't take my eyes off this pileup.

NBC would ruin a Ruiner's Club.