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|location= Black Rock, outside Buffalo<BR>Queens, New York.
 
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Sam tells Dean about his encounter with Ruby, although not about the information she gave him about the deaths of [[Mary]]'s friends. Dean is angry that Sam didn't kill the demon, while Sam insists that they can use her to get information about the demons they are battling, as well Dean's deal with the [[Crossroads Demon]].
 
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A hunter called [[Kubrick]] visits [[Gordon Walker]] in prison. He explains that in contrary to Gordon's beliefs, he has found out that Sam was trying to keep the [[Devil's Gate in Wyoming]] from opening. Gordon states that he doesn't believe Sam is even human, and must be killed.
 
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A phone call on [[John]]’s cell phone alerts Sam and Dean  to a break in at a secret lock their father kept. On investigating they find a weapons cache, memorabilia from their childhood, and [[Curse Box]]es, one of which is missing.
 
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They use security footage to track the thieves, [[Wayne]] and [[Grossman]] who have opened the box to find a [[Rabbit's Foot]]. Wayne was shot when he tripped a booby trap John had rigged in the lock-up. His luck changed after he touches the [[Rabbit's Foot]]. His neighbor is an ex-Army medic who can tend his wound, and he wins at cards. 
 
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After Sam and Dean take the [[Rabbit's Foot]], [{Wayne]]’s luck changes, and he is killed when he slips on a bottle and is impaled on a BBQ fork.
 
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Sam calls Bobby and tells him about the foot. [[Bobby]] reveals that the [[Rabbit's Foot]] brings the person who ahs it good luck but when it is lost, the person will die within a week. Bobby promises to research a way to destroy the curse.
 
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Sam starts getting lucky – a set of scratch and win cards yields thousands of dollars, and he finds a gold watch. When he and Dean enter a restaurant, they win a year’s worth of free food. However, when a waitress spills coffee on Sam, she uses the opportunity to steal the foot.
 
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Sam’s bad luck starts immediately as he falls over outside the restaurant. They return to the thieves apartment, and interrogate Grossman about who hired them to steal the [[Rabbit's Foot]] and he gives them [[Bela]]’s alias - "Bela Lugosi".
 
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Dean rings [[Bobby]] and he tells them that [[Bela]] is [[Bela Talbot]], a woman who knows a lot about the world of the supernatural, who steals supernatural items for wealthy clients. Meanwhile, Sam’s bad luck continues as he steps in gum, and them loses his shoe down a drain.
 
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With a lead on where to find [[Bela]], Dean leaves Sam at a motel with strict instructions not to move. In Queens, Dean breaks into Bela’s flat, and manages to steal the [[Rabbit's Foot]] from her.
 
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A series of coincidences have helped Kubrick and [[Creedy]] track Sam down and they capture him but just as [[Kubrick]] prepares to shoot him they are foiled by Dean.
 
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[[Bobby]] has supplied the boys with a ritual to destroy the [[Rabbit's Foot]] and its curse. Dean scratches a few more winning tickets, and then just as they prepare to burn the foot, Bela arrives. She demonstrates she is not only a thief when she first threatens Dean and then shoots Sam in the shoulder. Dean distracts her and then tosses the foot to her - now [[Bela]] is cursed. Resigned she hands the foot over to be destroyed. She leaves but not before stealing Dean's winnings.
 
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Returning to [[Gordon]], Kubrick now believes that he is on a mission from God to kill Sam. While Gordon obviously disbelieves this, he enlists Kubrick's help in planning his escape.
 
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*[[Bela Talbot]]
 
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'''Dean''' (to Sam): She knows what your weakness is. It's me!
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'''Dean:''' What?
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<BR>'''Sam:''' I lost my shoe.
  
  
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'''Sam:''' No way. That's my Division Championship soccer trophy. I can't believe he kept this.<br>
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'''Dean:''' Probably the closest you ever got to being a boy<br>
 
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'''Bobby:''' (to Dean) Watch out for your brother, you idjit.<br>
 
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'''Dean:''' What?<br>
 
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'''Sam:''' I lost my shoe.
 
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'''Bela:''' We’re all going to hell Dean, might as well enjoy the ride!<br>
 
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'''Dean:''' I actually agree with you there.<br>
 
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047849/ Bad Day at Black Rock] is the title of a 1955 film starring Spencer Tracey as a mysterious stranger who arrives in a small town in search of someone and ends up changing life in the town forever.
 
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047849/ Bad Day at Black Rock] is the title of a 1955 film starring Spencer Tracey as a mysterious stranger who arrives in a small town in search of someone and ends up changing life in the town forever.
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* Bad Day at Black Rock is also the title of episode 1.06 of [http://imdb.com/title/tt0084967/ The A-Team].
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* "Like watching Jerry Lewis riding stacked chairs."<BR>
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: Jerry Lewis, best known for his stand-up act and movies with Dean Martin in the 1950s and 60s, was renowned as an exponent of physical comedy.  
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* [[Kubrick]]'s name is possibly a reference to movie director [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/ Stanley Kubrick]. Kubrick directed The Shining, one of Dean's favorite movies.
 
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* '''Kubrick (referring to the [[Devil's Gate in Wyoming]]:''' Big. St Helen's big. <br>
 
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens Mount St Helen's] is an active volcano in Washington State, that last erupted in 1980.
 
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* '''Dean:''' Don’t worry, Bobby will find a way to break it. Until then I say we hit Vegas. Pull a little Rain Man. You can be Rain Man.<br>
 
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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/ Rain Man] was a 1988 movie starring Tom Cruise as Charlie with Dustin Hoffman as his autistic-savant brother, Raymond. During the film, Charlie uses Raymond's mathematical genius to win at the casino's in Vegas.
 
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* [[Creedy]]: It's like watching Jerry Lewis stacking chairs.<BR>
 
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:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lewis Jerry Lewis], best known for his stand-up act and movies with Dean Martin in the 1950s and 60s, was renowned as an exponent of physical comedy.  
 
 
   
 
   
 
*  '''Dean:''' I'm Batman!  
 
*  '''Dean:''' I'm Batman!  
 
:'''Sam:''' Yeah. You're Batman.
 
:'''Sam:''' Yeah. You're Batman.
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:[http://www.dccomics.com/sites/batman/ Batman] aka The Caped Crusader is a superhero created by DC comics in 1939. His secret identity is as millionaire Bruce Wayne. Unlike many superheroes, he doe not possess any special powers, but is renowned for his physical abilities and particularly his use of gadgets and technology. Batman also featured in a 1960s camp pop TV series, and a series of blockbuster movies.
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:Batman aka The Caped Crusader is a superhero created by DC comics in 1939. His secret identity is as millionaire Bruce Wayne. Unlike many superheroes, he doe not possess any special powers, but is renowned for his physical abilities and particularly his use of gadgets and technology. Batman also featured in a 1960s camp pop TV series, and a series of blockbuster movies.
  
 
* [[John Winchester]] used the alias [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Cayce Edgar Cayce], a renowned American psychic from the first half of the twentieth century, who is considered the antecedent of the modern New Age movement.
 
* [[John Winchester]] used the alias [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Cayce Edgar Cayce], a renowned American psychic from the first half of the twentieth century, who is considered the antecedent of the modern New Age movement.
  
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* [[Kubrick]] drives (and lives in) an RV. On the rear left side it has three stickers: "How would Jesus drive?", "Don't make me come down there - God", and "Bethlehem or Bust".
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* [[Kubrick]] drives (and lives in) an RV
  
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* Inside John's storage container Sam and Dean find Sam's 1995 Division Championship Soccer trophy, and the first sawed-off [[shotgun]] Dean ever made (in 6th grade).
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* The things Sam & Dean find inside John's storage container include a 1995 Division Championship Soccer trophy of Sam's, and the first sawed-off [[shotgun]] Dean ever made (in 6th grade).
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* According to Kubrick, Sam and Dean were in Nebraska "about three weeks back" of this episode.
  
 
* This is the first episode we find out the name of the [[Demon]] helping Sam - [[Ruby]]
 
* This is the first episode we find out the name of the [[Demon]] helping Sam - [[Ruby]]
  
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* The pseudonym [[Bela]] gives - Lugosi - is a reference to [http://imdb.com/name/nm0000509/ Bela Lugosi], an actor from the early 1900s who most infamously played Dracula.
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* The psuedonym [[Bela]] gives - Lugosi - is a reference to [http://imdb.com/name/nm0000509/ Bela Lugosi], an actor from the early 1900s who most infamously played Dracula.
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* The thieves' license plate is Connecticut CTC-880
 
* The thieves' license plate is Connecticut CTC-880
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* Sam wears the same jacket he was wearing when he was stabbed by [[Jake Talley]]<sup>[[2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One]]</sup>
 
 
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* [http://supernatural.tv/gallery2/promos/s3/baddayatblackrock/index.html Promotional stills for this episode]
 
* [http://supernatural.tv/gallery2/promos/s3/baddayatblackrock/index.html Promotional stills for this episode]
 
*[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings.aspx?id=20071001cw10 The CW's official description for 3.03] (includes title, writer, director, and synopsis)
 
*[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings.aspx?id=20071001cw10 The CW's official description for 3.03] (includes title, writer, director, and synopsis)
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*[http://www.duckydoestv.com/2007/09/27/supernatural-episode-photos-bad-day-at-black-rock/ 5 promotional photos from 3.03]
 
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Revision as of 08:18, 23 October 2007


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Title Bad Day at Black Rock
Episode # Season 3, episode 3
First aired October 18, 2007
Directed by Robert Singer
Written by Ben Edlund
On IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1107710/
Outline A rabbit's foot brings both good and bad luck to Sam and Dean, and the other players trying to obtain it.
Monster Rabbit's Foot
Timeline
Location(s) Black Rock, outside Buffalo
Queens, New York.
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Synopsis

Characters

Definitions

Music

  • Daniel May - Women's Wear (plays in the diner when Bela spills Sam's coffee; also played in Simon Said)
  • Mary Ford and Les Paul - Vaya Con Dios (plays when the boys go to the thieves' house to get info on Bela)

Quotes

Dean: What?
Sam: I lost my shoe.

Trivia & References

  • Bad Day at Black Rock is the title of a 1955 film starring Spencer Tracey as a mysterious stranger who arrives in a small town in search of someone and ends up changing life in the town forever.
  • "Like watching Jerry Lewis riding stacked chairs."
Jerry Lewis, best known for his stand-up act and movies with Dean Martin in the 1950s and 60s, was renowned as an exponent of physical comedy.
  • Dean: I'm Batman!
Sam: Yeah. You're Batman.
Batman aka The Caped Crusader is a superhero created by DC comics in 1939. His secret identity is as millionaire Bruce Wayne. Unlike many superheroes, he doe not possess any special powers, but is renowned for his physical abilities and particularly his use of gadgets and technology. Batman also featured in a 1960s camp pop TV series, and a series of blockbuster movies.
  • John Winchester used the alias Edgar Cayce, a renowned American psychic from the first half of the twentieth century, who is considered the antecedent of the modern New Age movement.
  • Kubrick drives (and lives in) an RV
  • The things Sam & Dean find inside John's storage container include a 1995 Division Championship Soccer trophy of Sam's, and the first sawed-off shotgun Dean ever made (in 6th grade).
  • According to Kubrick, Sam and Dean were in Nebraska "about three weeks back" of this episode.
  • This is the first episode we find out the name of the Demon helping Sam - Ruby
  • The psuedonym Bela gives - Lugosi - is a reference to Bela Lugosi, an actor from the early 1900s who most infamously played Dracula.

Minutiae

  • The thieves' license plate is Connecticut CTC-880

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

Promotion

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