"Stand-Up"


Leap Date:

April 30, 1959


Episode Adopted by: Rose E.
Additional info provided by: Brian Greene


Synopsis:

Sam has leaped into a very un-funny night club comedian act. Sam's partner is filled with anger from his childhood, and he and their new female partner are in love but can't yet find the words to get together. As Sam and Al try to bring them together, a mob boss who has his eyes set on the girl may tear them apart permanently.

 

Audio for this episode
Scott sings




TV Guide Synopsis
Places
Leap Date
Name of the Person Leaped Into
Music
Sam Trivia
Al Trivia
Al's Women
Al's Outfits Worn in the Episode
Miscellaneous Trivia
Writers
Director
Producers
Crew
Broadcast Date
Guest Stars
Guest Cast Notes
Personal Review
Best Lines
Best Scenes
Say What?
Quotable Quotes





Production # : 67315




TV Guide Synopsis:
Sam's part of a comedy trio featuring a bright comedienne and a yuckster who's in love with her and in mortal danger, but doesn't know either thing. Sam: Scott Bakula. Mack: Bob Saget. Frankie: Amy Yasbeck. Carlo: Robert Miranda. Joe: Tom LaGrua. Charlie: Wil Albert.




Places:
Glendale, Arizona

Cocono in the Pocano, Gold & Sand Casino in Las Vegas




Name of the Person Leaped Into:
Davey Parker




Leap Date:
April 30, 1959




Broadcast Date:
May 13, 1992 - Wednesday



Promo:




Music:
"Orange Colored Sky" by Nat King Cole (covered in the club)

"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" from Broadway's "Roberta" (covered by Scott Bakula)

The diner music was previously heard in "8 1/2 Months."



 

Sam Trivia:
Sam doesn't have comedic timing!

Sam wears the same jacket he wore in "8 1/2 Months" when they go to Las Vegas.



 

Al Trivia:
Al’s says that his fourth wife and him fought all the time because they were in love, and were crazy about each other, but didn’t know how to handle it.

Al says that he was never a stand up comic.




Al's Women:
Al means to help a girl "powder her nose."

He had a hard time with displaying affection towards his fourth wife.



 

Al’s Outfits Worn in the Episode:
Al has a gray suit with a black collar, a white shirt that has red squares and shapes on it, and a red skinny tie.

Al’s second outfit is a teal shirt with matching green jacket, black pants, striped gray and green tie, and a large metal fish like pin.

Al’s third outfit is a purpleish suit, with a light purple shirt, silver tie, and a gold rectangle pin.




Miscellaneous Trivia:
There is a slot machine in the men’s bathroom, in this episode.

In the Leap-in sequence from the previous episode, an extra line is inserted about hiding in the bushes.



 

Crew:


Writers: Deborah Pratt


Director: Michael Zinberg


Producers:
Jeff Gourson
Tommy Thompson
Chris Ruppenthal
Paul Brown




Regular Cast:
Scott Bakula
Dean Stockwell


 

Guest Stars:
Amy Yasbeck as Frankie Washarskie

Bob Saget as Macklyn "Mack" MacKay
Mark Lonow as Lou Collins, owner of the Cocono Club
Robert Miranda as Carlo DeGorio
Tom LaGrua as Joey
Mark Lolow as Loui Collins

Wil Albert as Charlie
Pete Schrum as Trucker
Jon Melichar as Emcee
Martha Jane as Waitress
Rosemary Tarrquino as Maria Rose
Rafe Battiste as Davey Parker (Mirror Image)




 

Guest Cast Notes:

Amy Yasbeck
as Frankie Washarskie: Married to John Ritter, who she co-starred with in Problem Child 2, as Annie Young. Yasbeck played Olivia Reed on Days of Our Lives from 1986-1987.

Bob Saget as Macklyn "Mack" MacKay: Played Jessica’s dad in Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, in 2003. Saget played Matt Stewart in the 2001 TV series Raising Dad. He hosted America’s Funniest Home Videos, from 1990-1997. Saget played Danny Tanner on Full House.

Mark Lonow as Lou Collins: Born on May 11, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wedding Singer (1998), National Security (2003) and Thank God It's Friday (1978). He has been married to JoAnne Astrow since 1966.

Robert Miranda as Carlo DeGorio: born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is known for Midnight Run (1988), Blue Streak (1999) and Eraser (1996).

Tom LaGrua as Joey: Born on September 28, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Caroline in the City (1995), NYPD Blue (1993) and The Boys (1988).

Mark Lolow as Loui Collins: Born on May 11, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wedding Singer (1998), National Security (2003) and Thank God It's Friday (1978). He has been married to JoAnne Astrow since 1966.

Wil Albert as Charlie: Born on August 22, 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Frost/Nixon (2008), Private Benjamin (1980) and I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978).

Pete Schrum as Trucker: Attending a catholic school, Peter "Pete" Schrum realized that he wanted to be an actor. Born in 1934, Peter started doing play acting and drama all over the place. He was enthused to work and loved doing stage. He and lifelong friends vowed to become actors one day. Peter was the only one to uphold the promise. Every so often, Peter would be out of work and laugh about some of his characters. Most memorable for playing the shotgun-firing bartender, Lloyd, in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Schrum took up the job of the Coca-Cola Santa Claus, then stopped working for years. Pete's last film, Hulk (2003) was released in mid 2003. You can spot him as Sgt. Crowe.





Personal Review:
This is a very funny episode. Iit would have been a lot of fun to act in. We learn something in this episode that Al says he never did - he wasn't a stand up comic!



 

Best Line:
"You’re not suppose to be funny, you’re a scientist."



 

Best Scene:
At the end before Sam leaps he takes a pie and tries to put it in Al’s face. Since Al is a hologram, the pie goes straight through him, all over the wall. Then Sam leaps.




Say What?
The episode starts out with a joke about a sheep and cop, but they never tell you how it ends.

At the beginning of the episode, Mack continues his joke with “and what did the cop say?”, but when Sam doesn't know what to say, Mack changes his wording to “so, what did you say?” Is Sam the cop?

Mack points at the drummer for a comedic drum sound, but both times the drummer has already done it. Timing!

Al once leaves using the relocation sound rather than the Imaging Chamber door effect.

 


 

Quotable Quotes:
Mack: "Oh boy, oh boy. How do you like that ladies and gentlemen. Davey’s got a new routine and he forgot to tell me about it."
Guy in audience: "Thank goodness one of you got a new routine."
Mack: "Hey buddy you want to come up here and do the show by yourself. I bet you do a lot of things by yourself. Huh?"

"That’s it. I’m killing you."

"You’re on a real roller coaster here."

"The three of us. The Three Stooges. That’s not funny."

Mack: "You think you can blackmail me."
Sam & Frankie: "Yes."

"That’s the way my mind works."

Mack: "Hit me."
Sam: "I would if I thought it would do any good."

"He’s lizard food."

"Two big ugly guys with noses for faces."

 

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