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|title=Changing Channels
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|episode= Season 5, Episode 8
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|firstaired= October 15, 2009
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|director= [[Charles Beeson]]
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|writer= [[Jermey Carver]]
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|imdb= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1511910/
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|download= [http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/tvshows.html iTunes], [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024OG3F6 Amazon.com]
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|outline=  When Sam and Dean get trapped in a series of Tv shows, they suspect the work of the [[Trickster]]
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|motw= [[Gabriel]]
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|location= Wellington, Ohio
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|map=<googlemap lat="42.157296" lon="-102.906189" zoom="11" width="300" height="300">
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42.101634, -102.872145, Alliance, NE, USA
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Sam and Dean investigate a death where the wife swear her husband was killed by the Incredible Hulk. They soon work out that they are dealing with the [[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 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.
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Sam and dena continue in TV until during a cop show they think they spot the [[Trickster]]  and 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 things haven't changed. Finally, acting on a hunch, Dean sets a ring of [[Holy Oil]], and entraps the [[Trickster]], who reveals himself to be an [[ArchAngel]] - [[Gabriel]].
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[[Gabriel]] reveals he left [[heaven]] and took on the 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 [[Lucifer]] - the loyal son obeying the absent father, and Sam is like [[Lucifer]]  - the rebellious son. He says it has always been pre-destined.
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Dean get's [[Gabriel]] to bring [[Castiel]], and then they leave - setting of the fire sprinklers so [[Gabriel]] will be released.
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* [[Sam Winchester]]
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* [[Dean Winchester]]
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* [[Castiel]]
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* [[Gabriel]] aka the [[Trickster]]
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* [[Holy Oil]]
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* [[Title Card]]
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* [[Supernatural Sitcom Theme Song]]
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{{TriviaQuote |Text=
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In [[5.08 Changing Channels]] the [[Supernatural Sitcom Theme Song]] plays over opening credits which mimic those of 80s sitcom like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5oDScu4ps Full House].
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The lyrics were:
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Town to town, two-lane roads <br>
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Family biz, two hunting bros -<br>
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Living the lie, just to get by.<br>
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As long as we're movin' forward<br>
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There's nothing we can't do<br>
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Together we'll face the day<br>
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You and I won't run away<br>
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When demons come out to play<br>
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Together we'll face the day!<br>
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[http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FGZJQFEA Download the song]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_anatomy Grey's Anatomy]  has become known for its use of indie pop music and each episode is named after a song.  This is precisely the type of music Kripke didn't want used in Supernatural. [http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/scripts/pilotdraftscript.PDF In an early draft] of the script for the Supernatural Pilot he wrote "CUE MUSIC And you can take your anemic alternative pop and shove it up your ass. Dean plays bass thumping, pile driving Zeppelin, and he plays it loud." (See [[Music]] for more).
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In this episode, great care went into choosing the music. Kripke said “We share a music supervisor with ‘Grey’s,’ Alex Patsavas, so she made sure we had the perfect type of songs. I think a few may have even been used on ‘Grey’s.’”  ([http://www.fancast.com/blogs/chuck/the-big-tease-scoop-on-greys-chuck-supernatural-and-more/ Source)].
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The music used in the "crime procedural sequence" echoes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WseRJMQf1U the opening theme to CSI] which is based on "Who Are You? By The Who.
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The music playing when Sam becomes The [[Impala]] is very similar to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F1rmgUrTGc the theme from Knight Rider]
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Sam: What are you watching? <br>
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Dean: A hospital show - "Dr Sexy, M.D.". it's based on a book.<br>
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Sam: When did you hit menopause?<br>
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Sam: I need a pen knife, some dental floss, a sewing needle and a fifth of whiskey. Stat!
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Game show host:no, no - Mr Trickster does not like pretty boy angels.
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Gabriel: Where did you get the holy oil?<br>
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Dean: I guess you could say we pulled it out of Sam's ass.<br>
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Gabriel: You do not know my family. What you guys call the3 Apocalypse, I call Sunday dinner!
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJbqZoZv_Ws Sitcoms have] been around since TV began from shows such as "I Love Lucy" through to "Two and a Half Men". They were often aired with a pre-recorded [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh_track laugh track], although in the last decade this has become a less common practice.
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Dean: You migth say you wouldn't like him when's he's angry?
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The wife of the first victime reports seeing the Incredible Hulk - and the line Dean quote's is  classic from the Tv show and movies.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Ferrigno Lou Ferrigno]  starred as Bruce Banner's (played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084642/ Bill Bixby], hulky green alter ego. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051509/ Eric Bana] played Bruce Banner in the [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051509/ 2003  movie Hulk], 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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Dean: A bloody violent monster and you want to be Facebook friends with him?<br>
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Dean has come a long way since a girl gave him her MySpace address in [[2.08 Crossroad Blues]] and Dean asked Sam "Yeah, MySpace, what the hell is that? Seriously, is that like some sort of porn site?"
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"Dr Sexy, M.D". - hospital show set at Seattle Mercy Hospital -is a send-up  of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_anatomy Grey's Anatomy] a medical drama which airs opposite Supernatural, revolving around the love lives of  the staff of  Seattle Grace Hospital. Dr Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey, is nicknamed  [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mcdreamy "McDreamy" ] by other characters on the show.  The scenes and melodramatic dialogue mimic that of Grey's Anatomy - as can be seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QiYtEpMKHQ these video clips].
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The character Johnny Drake "Dr Sexy, M.D" is a take-off of the patient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Duquette Denny Duquette] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_anatomy Grey's Anatomy]. He had a romance with intern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzie_Stevens Izzie], but then died. Denny was played by none other [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] aka [[John Winchester]]. In a classic case of [[Surprise JDM]], he later returned twice to Grey's Anatomy as a ghost!
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_game_shows Japanese Game Shows] 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 the nuts with a ball on a stick!
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The 'procedural cop shows" Dean ref3rs to includes show's like the CSI and Law and order franchises.  They specific reference David Caruso's character, crime lab lieutenant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Caine Horatio Caine]. Sam and Dean mimic is mannerisms ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948 demonstrated in this video clip], of taking his sunglasses on and off and turns to profile (and/or looks into the middle-distance] as he makes makes pithy observation about the crime.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider_%281982_TV_series%29 Knight Rider] was a 1908s searies (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].
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The ad for "Herpexia" is a spoof of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iLTfG75s6g ad for Valtrex] genital herpes treatment.
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Jensen and Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey both appeared in the Marilyn Monroe biopic  "Blonde" - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oZC24Ph-xY a scene from the movie]
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* [[5.08 Changing Channels (transcript)]]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9o437wX-B4 "Soon" promo] contains spoilers for 5.06, 5.07 and 5.08
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9o437wX-B4 "Soon" promo] contains spoilers for 5.06, 5.07 and 5.08
 
*[http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/10/13/supernatural-first-look-sam-and-dean-check-into-seattle-grace/ Promo pic and synopsis] by Ausiello
 
*[http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/10/13/supernatural-first-look-sam-and-dean-check-into-seattle-grace/ Promo pic and synopsis] by Ausiello
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg6y_JnHbFA Clip from ep]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg6y_JnHbFA Clip from ep]
 
* [http://www.fancast.com/blogs/chuck/the-big-tease-scoop-on-greys-chuck-supernatural-and-more/ Some more teasers about the episode particularly the music] from Matt Mitovich
 
* [http://www.fancast.com/blogs/chuck/the-big-tease-scoop-on-greys-chuck-supernatural-and-more/ Some more teasers about the episode particularly the music] from Matt Mitovich
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* [http://eclipsemagazine.com/hollywood-insider/13210/ Interview] with [[Richard Speight Jr.]]
 
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54asJRBOIqg Second clip from ep]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46gPNtEIp_U A third clip from ep]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46gPNtEIp_U A third clip from ep]
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Promo pic for 5.08.jpg
Title Changing Channels
Episode # Season 5, Episode 8
First aired October 15, 2009
Directed by Charles Beeson
Written by Jermey Carver
On IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1511910/
Outline When Sam and Dean get trapped in a series of Tv shows, they suspect the work of the Trickster
Monster Gabriel
Timeline
Location(s) Wellington, Ohio
[[{{{prevep}}}|« Previous Episode]] | [[{{{nextep}}}|Next Episode »]]

Synopsis

Sam and Dean investigate a death where the wife swear her husband was killed by the Incredible Hulk. They soon work out that they are dealing with the 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 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 dena continue in TV until during a cop show they think they spot the Trickster and 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 things haven't changed. Finally, acting on a hunch, Dean sets a ring of Holy Oil, and entraps the Trickster, who reveals himself to be an ArchAngel - Gabriel. Gabriel reveals he left heaven and took on the 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 Lucifer - the loyal son obeying the absent father, and Sam is like Lucifer - the rebellious son. He says it has always been pre-destined. Dean get's Gabriel to bring Castiel, and then they leave - setting of the fire sprinklers so Gabriel will be released.

Characters

Definitions

Music

In 5.08 Changing Channels the Supernatural Sitcom Theme Song plays over opening credits which mimic those of 80s sitcom like Full House.

The lyrics were: Town to town, two-lane roads
Family biz, two hunting bros -
Living the lie, just to get by.
As long as we're movin' forward
There's nothing we can't do
Together we'll face the day
You and I won't run away
When demons come out to play
Together we'll face the day!

Download the song
Grey's Anatomy has become known for its use of indie pop music and each episode is named after a song. This is precisely the type of music Kripke didn't want used in Supernatural. In an early draft of the script for the Supernatural Pilot he wrote "CUE MUSIC And you can take your anemic alternative pop and shove it up your ass. Dean plays bass thumping, pile driving Zeppelin, and he plays it loud." (See Music for more). In this episode, great care went into choosing the music. Kripke said “We share a music supervisor with ‘Grey’s,’ Alex Patsavas, so she made sure we had the perfect type of songs. I think a few may have even been used on ‘Grey’s.’” (Source).
The music used in the "crime procedural sequence" echoes the opening theme to CSI which is based on "Who Are You? By The Who.
The music playing when Sam becomes The Impala is very similar to the theme from Knight Rider

Quotes

Sam: What are you watching?

Dean: A hospital show - "Dr Sexy, M.D.". it's based on a book.

Sam: When did you hit menopause?
Sam: I need a pen knife, some dental floss, a sewing needle and a fifth of whiskey. Stat!
Game show host:no, no - Mr Trickster does not like pretty boy angels.


Gabriel: Where did you get the holy oil?
Dean: I guess you could say we pulled it out of Sam's ass.
Gabriel: You do not know my family. What you guys call the3 Apocalypse, I call Sunday dinner!

Trivia & References

Sitcoms have been around since TV began from shows such as "I Love Lucy" through to "Two and a Half Men". They were often aired with a pre-recorded laugh track, although in the last decade this has become a less common practice.
Dean: You migth say you wouldn't like him when's he's angry?

The wife of the first victime reports seeing the Incredible Hulk - and the line Dean quote's is classic from the Tv show and movies.

Lou Ferrigno starred as Bruce Banner's (played by Bill Bixby, hulky green alter ego. Eric Bana played Bruce Banner in the 2003 movie Hulk, and Ed Norton played him in the http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800080/ 2008 Incredible Hulk]. The actual Hulk was basically CGI in these movies.
Dean: A bloody violent monster and you want to be Facebook friends with him?
Dean has come a long way since a girl gave him her MySpace address in 2.08 Crossroad Blues and Dean asked Sam "Yeah, MySpace, what the hell is that? Seriously, is that like some sort of porn site?"


"Dr Sexy, M.D". - hospital show set at Seattle Mercy Hospital -is a send-up of Grey's Anatomy a medical drama which airs opposite Supernatural, revolving around the love lives of the staff of Seattle Grace Hospital. Dr Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey, is nicknamed "McDreamy" by other characters on the show. The scenes and melodramatic dialogue mimic that of Grey's Anatomy - as can be seen in these video clips.
The character Johnny Drake "Dr Sexy, M.D" is a take-off of the patient Denny Duquette on Grey's Anatomy. He had a romance with intern Izzie, but then died. Denny was played by none other Jeffrey Dean Morgan aka John Winchester. In a classic case of Surprise JDM, he later returned twice to Grey's Anatomy as a ghost!
Japanese Game Shows are known for their weird, often humiliating and painful stunts. On the show Say This Right! Nut Cracker, contestants have to recite a tongue-twister, and if they get it wrong they get hit in the nuts with a ball on a stick!
The 'procedural cop shows" Dean ref3rs to includes show's like the CSI and Law and order franchises. They specific reference David Caruso's character, crime lab lieutenant Horatio Caine. Sam and Dean mimic is mannerisms (demonstrated in this video clip, of taking his sunglasses on and off and turns to profile (and/or looks into the middle-distance] as he makes makes pithy observation about the crime.


Knight Rider was a 1908s searies (recently unsuccessfully revived) about crime fighter Michael Knight played by David Hasselhoff and his intelligent car Kitt.
The ad for "Herpexia" is a spoof of the ad for Valtrex genital herpes treatment.

Minutiae

Jensen and Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey both appeared in the Marilyn Monroe biopic "Blonde" - a scene from the movie

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

Promotion

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