| "Nothing's Perfect" | |
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| Season 4, Episode 3 (41) | |
| Airdate | October 12, 1992 |
| Writer(s) | Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider |
| Director | Nick Marck |
| Guest star(s) | |
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← Episode sequence →
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| "Midnight Sun" | "Heroes" |
Summary[]
Chris kills a dog with his truck and quickly falls in love with its owner. Maurice buys an extremely expensive Augsburg clock and with its delivery comes a highly trained specialist to install it.
Plot[]
Chris hits and kills a dog when it runs in front of his truck. He visits the address on the collar to apologize to its owners. When Amy Lochner (guest star Wendel Meldrum), a beautiful, intelligent woman, comes to the door, Chris is immediately intrigued and, after a few moments of conversation regarding her study of the number pi and fondness for her many pets, they fall in love. When Chris accidentally kills a second pet, one of her parakeets, they decide that in order for their relationship to work it must be equal, thus he too must lose something he loves, his motorcycle. Although painful for Chris, together they create the balance necessary.
Maurice's newly acquired ancient Augsburg clock is delivered to Cicely with a highly trained specialist, Rolf Hauser (guest star Mark Pellegrino), to install it. Although the clock is stunning, Maurice is disappointed it does not keep perfect time and demands a refund. Holling and Rolf help Maurice weigh the value of time versus the magnificence of this ancient relic.
Quotes[]
Amy (to Chris): I just have this feeling if I take pi, well past all this static, take pi to 10 million, 20 million digits, that I'll find something really incredible. Not just a pattern, not just an order, but a sign; a mathematical sign.
Music[]
- "I Heard a Jukebox Playing" by Kitty Wells[2]
- "Wie Stark Ist Nicht" from "The Magic Flute" by Mozart[3]
- "My Next Broken Heart" by Brooks and Dunn[4]
- "If the Walls Could Talk" by Skew Siskin[5]
- "Mean Greens" by Steve Donnelly on The Rock Box[6]
- "Darn That Dream" by ?[7]
- "Sonata in C minor" by Domenico Scarlatti[8]
- "You Go to My Head" by Chet Baker[9]
- "Sonata in A Major" by Mozart[10]
- "Inchworm" by Danny Kaye[11]
Trivia[]
- Chris is allergic to cats.
- Ed owns a Bolex 16mm camera.
- Shelly's earrings: Blue dangles? (Shelly serves Rolf and Maurice in the Brick), blue globes (Looks at Maurice's clock)
References[]
- ↑ Also appeared in 1-2, 2-5, 3-5, 3-17, 5-20, 6-11
- ↑ Chris runs over a dog
- ↑ Ed helps Maurice move furniture
- ↑ Joel talks Chris at the bar
- ↑ Rolf dances at the Brick
- ↑ http://www.tele-music.com/album/5b87e79d69f2c301fc96213a
- ↑ Amy has dinner in Chris' trailer
- ↑ Chris tells Ruth-Anne he killed Amy's bird
- ↑ Chris tells Amy that Pete is dead
- ↑ Rolf packs up the clock
- ↑ Amy calculates pi on her computer; Ed edits his film