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|image= [[Image:Promo pic for 5.08.jpg|300px350px]]|title=Changing Channels
|episode= Season 5, Episode 8
|firstaired= November 5, 2009
|director= [[Charles Beeson]]
|writer= [[Jeremy Carver]]
|imdb= [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1511910/Changing Channels]
|download= [http://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/changing-channels/id329061978?i=339033220 iTunes], [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VVHLOY Amazon.com]
|outline= When [[Sam ]] and [[Dean ]] get trapped in a series of TV shows, they suspect the work of the [[Trickster]].|motw= [[Gabriel|Archangel Gabriel]] |timeline=
|location= Wellington, Ohio
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Wellington, OH, USA
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|prevep= 5.07 The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
|nextep= 5.09 The Real Ghostbusters
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|Synopsis=
[[Sam ]] and [[Dean ]] investigate a death where the wife swears her husband was killed by the [[Incredible Hulk]]. They soon work out that they are dealing with the a [[Trickster]], but he manages to lure them into a trap and plant them into a series of TV shows including a hospital drama of which Dean is a fan (''[[Dr . Sexy M.D.]]''), a Japanese game show, an ad, and a sitcom. [[Castiel]] manages to appear at one point but is banished. When he reappears, Castiel is bloodied and bruised, and says he thinks it may be something more powerful than the Trickster - – who appears and again banishes him. The Trickster says he is trying to drive home the lesson that they must play their roles as [[Michael]] and [[Lucifer]]'s vessels and finish the apocalypse [[Apocalypse]] even though it will destroy the Earth. Dean tries to find out which side the Trickster is on, but he denies he is allied with either [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]]. Sam and Dean continue in TV until, during a cop show, they think they spot the Trickster, and they stab him with a stake dipped in blood. But, while it momentarily appears things are back to normal, when Sam appears to have been transformed into the [[Impala]], it is obvious they aren't out. They've merely changed channels again. Finally, acting on a hunch, Dean sets a ring of [[Holy Oilholy oil]] and entraps the Trickster, who reveals himself to be an [[Archangelarchangel]] - – [[Gabriel]].Gabriel reveals he left Heaven and took on his disguise as the Trickster because he couldn't bear his father ([[God]]) and brothers (Lucifer, Michael, and the other [[angels]]) fighting. He says that Sam and Dean are destined to be the vessels, because they mirror the relationship between Michael and Lucifer. Dean is like Michael - – the loyal son obeying the absent father - – and Sam is like Lucifer - – the rebellious son. He says it has always been predestined. Dean gets Gabriel to bring [[Castiel]] back, and then they leave after setting off the fire sprinklers so Gabriel will be released eventually.
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* [[Dean Winchester]]
* [[Castiel]]
* [[Gabriel]] aka the [[Trickster]]* / [[ImpalaGabriel]]
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* [[Acting in Unison]]
* [[Angel Lore]]
* [[Archangel]]
* [[Costumes & Disguises]]
* [[Dr. Sexy M.D.]]
* [[Gank]]
* [[Holy Oil]]
* [[Hugs]]
* [[Impala]]
* [[Incredible Hulk]]
* [[Sammy]]
* [[Sampala]]
* [[Supernatural Sitcom]]
* [[Title Card]]
* [[Vessel]]
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* "Something Real" by Renee Stahl
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'''DeanSam:''' Hey there Sam. What's happeningare you watching?<br>'''SamDean:''' Oh nothingHospital show. UhmDr.Sexy, MD.I think it's based on a book. Just the end of the world<br>'''Sam:''' When did you hit menopause?<br>'''Dean:''' It's called channel surfing.
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'''SamDean:''' You're not Dr. Sexy.<br>'''Dr. Sexy:''' What are you watching? You're crazy.<br>'''Dean:''' A hospital show - "Really? Because I swore part of what makes Dr . Sexy, Msexy is the fact that he wears cowboy boots.DNot tennis shoes."<br>'''Sam:''' Yeah. I think itYou's based on re not a bookfan.<br>'''SamDean:''' When did you hit menopause?<br>It's a guilty pleasure.
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'''SamDean:''' I need a pen knife, some dental floss, hate this game. I hate that we're in a sewing needle, procedural cop show and a fifth you wanna know why? Because I hate procedural cop shows. There's like three hundred of whiskeythem on television and they're all the freaking same. It's ooh, plane crashed here—oh shut up. Stat!
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'''Game show hostGabriel:''' NoWell played, no - Mr Trickster does not like pretty boy angelsboys. Well played. Where'd you get the holy oil?<br>'''Dean:''' Well, you might say we pulled it out of Sam's ass.
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'''TricksterDean:''' OhDo you blame him? I mean, you knowhis brothers are heavyweight douchenozzles.<br>'''Gabriel:''' Shut your cakehole.You don't know anything about my family. Sam starring as LuciferI love my father, Dean starring as Michaelmy brothers. Love them. Your celebrity death matchBut watching them turn on each other? Tear at each other's throats? I couldn't bear it! Okay? So I left. And now it's happening all over again.
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'''Dean:''' All that stuff he was spouting in there, you think it was the truth?<br>'''Sam:''' You've got to calm downI think he believes it.<br>'''Dean:''' Calm downSo what do we do? <br>'''Sam:''' Idon'm wearing sunglasses at night. You t know who does that? No talent douchebags. <br>'''Dean:''' Well I hate this game'll tell you one thing. Right about now I hate that we're wish I was back in a procedural cop TV show and you want to know why? Because I hate procedural cop shows. There<br>''s like 300 on television, they're all the freaking same, itSam:''s like 'ohYeah, me too... a plane crashed here.' Oh shut up!
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"[[Together (The Supernatural Sitcom Theme)]]" plays over [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjizUGe9WjA opening credits] which mimic those of '70s and '80s sitcoms like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AIaakO9YDw ''Laverne and Shirley'Gabriel'] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5oDScu4ps ''Full House''.]<br><blockquote>The lyrics for the ''Supernatural' Where did you ' Sitcom Theme Song are:<br>Town to town, two-lane roads <br>Family biz, two hunting bros -<br>Living the lie, just to get the holy oil?by.<br>As long as we're movin'forward<br>There'Deans nothing we can't do<br>Together we'll face the day<br>You and I won': Well, you might say t run away<br>When demons come out to play<br>Together we pulled it out of Sam's ass.ll face the day!<br></blockquote>}}{{TriviaQuote |Text= ''Dr. Sexy, M.D.'' was first mentioned as a book series in [[4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book]] by the publisher as one of the reasons the ''Supernatural'' books went out of print.
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'''GabrielDean:''' Well, it turns out that Bill Randolph had quite the temper. He's got two counts of spousal battery, bar brawls, and court-ordered anger management sessions. You do not know my familymight say you wouldn't like him when he's angry.:The wife of the first victim reports seeing ''The Incredible Hulk'' - and the line Dean quotes is a classic from the TV show and movies.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Ferrigno Lou Ferrigno] starred as David Banner's (played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084642/ Bill Bixby], hulky green alter ego. [http://www. What you guys call imdb.com/name/nm0051509/ Eric Bana] played Bruce Banner in the Apocalypse[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286716/ 2003 movie ''Hulk''], I call Sunday dinner!and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001570/ Ed Norton] played him in the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800080/ 2008 ''Incredible Hulk'']. The actual Hulk was basically CGI in these movies.''
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'''GabrielSam:''' This isnOkay, Trickster's like a Hugh Hefner type, right? Wine, women, song—maybe he doesn't about a warwant the party to end. It's about two brothers that loved each other, Maybe he hates this angels and betrayed each otherdemons stuff as much as we do. You think youMaybe he'd be able to relatell help us.<br>'''Sam:''' What are you talking about?<br>'''Gabriel[http:''' (whistles) You sorry sons of bitches//en. Why do you think you two are the vessels? Think about itwikipedia. Michael, org/wiki/Hugh_Hefner Hugh Hefner] is the big brotherpublisher of Playboy Magazine, loyal to an absent fatherand known for his extravagant lifestyle. And Lucifer, the little brother, rebellious of daddy's plan. You were born to this, boys. It's your destiny. It was always you. As it is in heaven, so it must be on Earth. One brother has to kill the other.
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'''Dean:[[Dr. Sexy M.D.]]''' You might say you wouldn't like him when he's angry?<br>The wife of the first victim reports seeing "The Incredible Hulk" - and the line Dean quotes hospital show set at Seattle Mercy Hospital - is a classic from the TV show and movies.send-up of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Ferrigno Lou FerrignoGrey%27s_anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy''] starred as David Bannera medical drama which aired opposite ''Supernatural''s (played by [http://wwwin the U.imdbS.com/name/nm0084642/ Bill Bixby]on Thursday nights, hulky green alter egorevolving around the love lives of the staff of Seattle Grace Hospital. [http://wwwDr.imdb.com/name/nm0051509/ Eric Bana] Derek Shepherd, played Bruce Banner in the by Patrick Dempsey, is nicknamed [http://www.imdburbandictionary.com/name/nm0051509/ 2003 movie define.php?term=Mcdreamy "HulkMcDreamy"], by other characters on the show. The scenes and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001570/ Ed Norton] played him melodramatic dialogue mimic that of ''Grey's Anatomy'' - as can be seen in the [http://www.imdbyoutube.com/title/tt0800080/ 2008 "Incredible Hulk"]. The actual Hulk was basically CGI in watch?v=7QiYtEpMKHQ these moviesvideo clips.]
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'''DeanGabriel:''' A bloody violent monster and you want As it is in Heaven, so it must be on Earth. One brother has to be kill the other.'':''Gabriel references the concept of [[Facebookhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros Ouroboros]] friends with him?<br>Dean has come a long way since a girl gave him her ; the connection between Heaven and Earth. As above, so below. The same alchemical symbol was used on the journal of [[MySpaceDoc Benton]] address in [[23.08 Crossroad Blues15 Time Is on My Side]] and Dean asked Sam "Yeah, MySpace, what the hell . It is that? Seriously, is that like some sort also referenced in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Tablet The Legend of porn site?"The Emerald Tablet].
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The repeated use name of phrase the show in Japanese is くるみわり (kurumiwari) which literally translates to "Doctorwalnut splitter" when addressing someone .}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=Nutcracker! is a reference to the 1985 comedy ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies_Like_Us Spies Like UsJapanese_game_shows Japanese game shows]which are known for their weird, often humiliating and painful stunts. On the show [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJbqZoZv_Ws ''; Say This Right! Nut Cracker''], contestants have to recite a tongue-twister, and if they get it wrong they get hit in one of the film's most famous scenes, nuts with a ball on a group of doctors address each other repeatedly as "Doctor."stick!
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The '"procedural cop shows" Dean refers to include shows like the ''CSI '' and ''Law and Order '' franchises. Like ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''CSI : Crime Scene Investigation'' aired in the US U.S. at the same time as ''Supernatural '' on Thursday night. They specifically reference ''CSI: Miami'''s David Caruso's character, crime lab lieutenant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Caine Horatio Caine.]. Sam and Dean mimic his mannerisms, demonstrated in this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948 video clip] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeeyWvo1rNg this one] of taking his sunglasses on and off and turning to profile, and/or looking into the middle-distance as he makes makes a pithy observation about the crime. However, if you look closely to the badge one of the techs is wearing , it says LVPD (Las Vegas Police Department) specifically referencing ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation '' which takes place in Las Vegas. (The the first in the ''CSI Franchise'' franchise).<br>At [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2009]] [[Jensen ]] and [[Jared ]] revealed that they'd watched the "Horatio" one-liners on Youtube YouTube in preparation for the scenes. They said that for years on ''Supernatural they'' there'd been a running joke if a line was a bit "on the nose" that they'd send it up in this way. The lines "a plane crashed here" and "no talent douchebags" were adlibbed by Jensen. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XZsoXjtvU0 Sourceadlibbed by Jensen.]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider_%281982_TV_series%29 ''Knight Rider''] was a 1980s series (recently unsuccessfully revived) about crime fighter Michael Knight played by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hasselhoff David Hasselhoff] and his intelligent car [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KITT KITT]. When Sam is turned into the Impala, there is a red light which appears behind the front grille which moves from side to side, just like KITT had. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylon_(Battlestar_Galactica) Cylons] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica Battlestar Galactica], also have oscillating red lights on their helmets instead of eyes.<br>
KITT, just like the Impala, is the epitome of a character-car. In the past, fandom has produced fan fiction that portrayed the Impala with a soul, and more often than not, a voice. See also [[Impala]], [[Sampala]] and [[Crack]] fiction.
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[http://www.youtubeimdb.com/watch?v=Oy17dtyskyU The ad for "Herpexia"name/nm0154000/ Christine Chatelain] is a spoof of the , who played Dr. Ellen Piccolo, previously played [http://www[Jenny (Vampire)|Jenny]] in [[1.youtube20 Dead Man's Blood]] and later [[15.com/watch?v=_iLTfG75s6g ad for Valtrex20 Carry On]] genital herpes treatment.
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* [http://eclipsemagazine.com/hollywood-insider/13210/ Interview] with [[Richard Speight Jr.]]
* [http://s889.photobucket.com/albums/ac98/Superwiki/season5ep8/ Promo Pics]* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMW9NFSTNdQ Space TV promo clipj9o437wX-B4 "Soon" Promo]* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54asJRBOIqg Second clip from epe-DRdjbcFPU Promo Clip]* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46gPNtEIp_U A third clip from epkMW9NFSTNdQ Space TV Promo]}}==Episode Meta==*[https://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/59988.html 5.08 Changing Channels: As It Is In Heaven, So It Must Be On Earth] by bardicvoice (November 2009); [https://web.archive.org/web/20190816011142/http://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/59988.html archive link], [https://spn-heavymeta.livejournal.com/290851.html spn-heavymeta]*Bond, Silvia. 2009. Having Fun that is Funny: "Changing Channels" Season 5, Episode 8. ''Pink Raygun'', November 10; [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326112136/http://www.pinkraygun.com/2009/11/10/supernatural-changing-channels/ archive link], [https://spn-heavymeta.livejournal.com/290075.html spn-heavymeta] *Chan, Suzette. 2009. [http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1594 Supernatural Talk: Tarts talk about Supernatural 5.08 Changing Channels]. ''Sequential Tart'', December 28; [https://web.archive.org/web/20190404124336/http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1594 archive link]