S3 E9
Status
Ended
Network
ABC (US)
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Season 3  "The Play"  3x9

Aired 13 years ago - Nov 16, 2011

Frankie is thrilled when she learns that the Orson Community Theater is putting on a production of "The Wizard of Oz," and that kids don't need to audition to be munchkins, as they will be automatically cast - which is a perfect scenario for a hapless Sue. But things quickly go awry when Frankie is cast in a singing role and learns the director is not happy with Sue's performance and may cut her from the play. Meanwhile, Brick asks his unreliably quirky Uncle Rusty to attend his school's Special Friends Day - with disastrous results.

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I heard today that the Orson Community Theater
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Everybody?
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♪ wake up, the wicked witch is dead ♪
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if the play was our thing.
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I realized I never do anything just for the joy of it,
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I'm sorry to have to tell you this.
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This is a day of inde... pendence
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No. No, I don't understand.
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She never makes anything.
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Listen, gene talked to me last night,
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Ohh. I'm really sorry, honey.
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No, we're not.
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Well, quitting is certainly something that I could do,
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to quit in the morning, I will.
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It was settled then. I was just gonna have to quit.
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The people there are so nice to me,
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Wow. Must have really hated it to give up cheetos.
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She'll bounce back.
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Well, who has a wedding on a weekend?
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Thought you could use a snack.
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so we went shopping all over town
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Well, yeah, but she looked so beautiful in it.
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No, no, no, no, no. I was happy because she--
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So I stayed in the play and just...
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so how does this work? What, do they, uh,
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Oh! Look at that.
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saying he's gonna take a small child.
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No.
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There you go. Now give it a little gas.
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I'm driving!
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Uncle Rusty took me out of school, and we ate ribs,
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You wanna rephrase that?
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Sure, until the next thing comes along that you miss.
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Yeah.
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You're so good, and I'm so bad. I'm so, so bad, and I'm weak!
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that was my thing,
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