1.01 Pilot

First aired: 9/13/2005

Summary

Sam is about to graduate from college and has an interview set up to join one of the most prestigious law schools in the country. His brother Dean, whom he has not seen since he went to college, shows up in the middle of the night and tells him their father is missing while on a hunting trip. Leaving his girlfriend behind to find their dad, Sam joins Dean in an effort to find their father in a little town called Jericho, where unmarried men disappear without a trace. Source: [www.tv.com]

References

The Bradys and the Huxtables

Friend: How does it feel to be the golden boy in your family?
Sam: Ah, they don’t know
Friend: Don’t know? I would be gloating! Why not?
Sam: Cause we’re not exactly the Bradys.
Friend: And I’m not exactly the Huxtables.

Sam is referring to the family in the tv show: The Brady Bunch (US TV-Series 1969-1974), a large patchwork family that stands for the ultimate American middle class family.

His friend, who is black, mentions its 80’s black equivalent, The Cosby Show (TV-Series 1984-1992), in which a successful African American family, the Huxtables, are portrayed.

The Smurfs alt Dean: {Acknowledging the nightshirt Jess is wearing} I love the Smurfs.

The Smurfs (TV-Series 1981-1990) was a cartoon-series about little blue creatures living in mushroom houses in the woods. Jessica is wearing a shirt that shows Smurfette – she’s the only female smurf, and she’s quite slutty in behavior as well as looks (she has blonde curls and wears a dress that looks a bit like a baby doll).

Goldwave

see: Goldwave