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|image= [[File:S7ep08promostill.jpg|300px350px]]
|title= How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters
|episode= Season 7, Episode 9
|director= [[Guy Bee]]
|writer= [[Ben Edlund]]
|imdb= [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995124/How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters]
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|outline= [[Sam]], [[Dean]] and [[Bobby]] become actual hunters when they track a creature that has been attacking people in the woods. Meanwhile, the local [[Biggerson's Restaurant]]'s special sandwich is making people crazy. |motw=[[Leviathans]]
|timeline=
|location= Wharton State Forest, The Pine Barrens<br>
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|Locations=
Wharton State Forest, Hammonton, New Jersey;Hammonton, New Jersey}}|prevep= 7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!|nextep= 7.10 Death's Door
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|Synopsis=
Something kills and eats a camper in the Wharton State Forest, and [[Dean]], [[Sam, ]] and [[Bobby ]] squat in an abandoned house while they investigate that and a number of missing persons reports. Dean complains about their living conditions over the last few weeks, but Bobby is insistent that they need to follow [[Frank Devereaux]]'s advice and stay off the grid while the [[Leviathans]] are after them. Dean, though, is fed up and points out that the world is always on the verge of ending—— maybe it wants to end. Bobby tells him not to think about it.
Sam's research uncovers conflicting reports about a creature dubbed the Jersey Devil hiding in the forest, so their first stop is to interview a park ranger. Chief Ranger Rick Evans meets them at a [[Biggerson's Restaurant]], and they question him about the state police's conclusion that a bear is behind the camper's death. As he eats a Turducken sandwich, he tells them that a bear wasn't behind it. Also, he and his assistant, Phil, have been finding partially eaten animal remains in the woods for a while now. When Rick mentions that he hasn't seen or heard from Phil in a while, Sam asks Rick if Phil could be missing. Rick is strangely unconcerned—— just says that he should probably report it and continues eating his sandwich.
Bobby arrives at Biggerson's from the morgue and tells Dean and Sam that the wounds on the camper's body don't seem to have been caused by a Leviathan, a werewolf, or a [[Wendigo (creature)|wendigo]]. They take a break for lunch, and Dean happily devours his Turducken sandwich as Sam fills Bobby in on what they learned from Ranger Rick. They decide that something weird is definitely going on and that they need to search the woods themselves. Before they go, their unaccountably aggressive waiter shouts at his manager and storms out.
Once in the woods, Bobby's hunting and tracking skills quickly lead them to Ranger Phil's mangled body hanging from a tree. They call Ranger Rick, who arrives at the scene after dark and again seems strangely calm and disconnected. He uses his radio to call for backup just before he's snatched by something fast moving. Bobby, Dean, and Sam raise their weapons, but are too slow. Bobby urges them to turn off their flashlights and then closes his eyes to better hear the sounds the creature makes as it starts to eat Ranger Rick. Eyes still closed, he shoots his .30-30 rifle up into the trees... and hits his target.
What falls out of the tree is a thin man with a strange blue tint to his skin and clouded eyes. He appears to be dead from Bobby's single bullet, but, once they get him back to their base of operations, he revives and jumps up to attack. They pump him full of bullets until he falls dead, and then Dean pulls a wallet out of his pants. According to his ID, he was once a 235 lb. man named Gerald Browder.
While Dean watches, Bobby and Sam perform an impromptu autopsy on Gerald's body and are disgusted by the procedure, which uncovers a strange blue -gray goo throughout his body, disturbing stomach contents, and an extremely swollen adrenal gland. Dean is unaffected, however, and insists on heading back to Biggerson's Restaurant for dinner, where he orders another Turducken sandwich. As Bobby and Sam research Gerald on Sam's laptop, Dean seems unconcerned. Instead, he's strangely intent on his sandwich. When Sam and Bobby look around the restaurant they realize that everyone else is just as focused on eating Turducken sandwiches, and Sam snatches Dean's so that they can leave to investigate what's left of it. Back at the abandoned house, Dean is irritated that Sam and Bobby won't let him eat his sandwich. He says that he feels fine — great, even. For once he's not upset about [[Castiel]] or the [[Leviathans]] because he just doesn't care anymore. Sam says that he sounds stoned, and Bobby points out that he's acting just like Ranger Rick and the rest of the dinner crowd at Biggerson's. They're still arguing when the half-eaten Turducken sandwich suddenly erupts with blue-gray goo.
|Characters=
* [[Susan]]
* Ranger Rick Evans
* [[Brandon]]
|Pad_of_Definitions=
* [[Aliases]]
* [[Biggerson's Restaurant]]
* [[Bobby's Hats]]
* [[Bobby's Numbers]]
* [[Borax]]
* [[Dean's Movie & TV references]]
* [[Get this]]
* [[Incredible Hulk]]
* [[Law Enforcement Officers]]
* [[Leviathans]]
* [[Biggerson's RestaurantStar Wars]]
* [[Zombie]]
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'''Bobby:''' What the hell's a glamper?<br>
'''Dean:''' Sam?<br>
'''Sam:''' A high-end camper. TV, A/C, Wifi. Back to nature—— zero inconvenience.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Dean:''' Hey! Uh, Brandon. We grab a booth?'''Brandon:''' Hey, uh, douchewad, a hostess will seat you. Do I look like a freakin hostess?'''Dean:''' Do you ''want'' to look like a hostess?
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'''Sam:''' Okay, so whatever turned Gerry Browder into a Pumpkinhead...and is currently turning Dean into an idiot.<br>'''Dean:''' I'm right here, right . Right here.'''Bobby:''' Is in the Turducken Slammer in Biggerson's.
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The episode title is a play on the famous book ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People How to Win Friends And and Influence People] '' by Dale Carnegie first published in 1936.
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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2138746/ Olivia Cheng] who played the [[Leviathan ]] [[Susan]] used the Supernatural Wiki to [https://twitter.com/#!/ThatOliviaCheng/statuses/137998476750487553 research the role]:<br>:"Thanks for starting page for me on @SuperWiki, that's what I browsed to research #Supernatural before shooting" [https://twitter.com/#!/ThatOliviaCheng/statuses/137998476750487553 Source]"I caught up on #Supernatural through your contributions, I didn't know what a Leviathan was when cast." ([https://twitter.com/#!/ThatOliviaCheng/status/137999191149527040 SoureSource]).<br>[http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=2164 Interview with Olivia Cheng]by Sequential Tart
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[[Bob Singer]] did the voice over on the ''Soothing Nature Sounds'' recording ([http://twitter.com/TheJimMichaels/status/137712337913266176 Source]).
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'''Sam:''' Motel 6 just ain't leaving the light on anymore.<br>
:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motel_6 Motel 6] is a major chain of budget motels with more than 1,000 locations in the United States and Canada. Its tagline "We'll leave the light on for you" has been a part of its advertising campaign since 1988.''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Dean:''' Of course, the sketch looks more like a Chewbacca head.:''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Chewbacca Chewbacca] aka Chewie, is a Wookie who is friends with Han Solo in the Star Wars universe.''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=The beer Dean drinks is called MargieKugel Beer. [https://twitter.com/#!/TheJimMichaels/status/137713152698748928 Made by the art department], it is named after [[Jerry Wanek]]'s mother combined with local Wisconsin beer Linenkugel. }}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Ranger Evans:''' You can call me Rick. Ranger Rick.:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_Rick Ranger Rick] is a children’s nature magazine that is published by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Wildlife_Federation National Wildlife Federation] for 7–12-year-olds, as well as the title character of the magazine.''
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:'''Dean''' New Pepperjack Turducken Slammer. Limited Time Only.
A [http://homecooking.about.com/od/turkeyrecipes/ss/turduckensbs.htm Turducken] is a dish in which a chicken is stuffed inside a duck which is stuffed inside a turkey. Each bird is first boned, and then the entire thing is roasted.
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'''Ranger EvansBobby:''' You can call me Rickdon't shoot Bambi, jackass. You shoot Bambi's mother.:''[http://www.imdb. Ranger Rickcom/title/tt0034492/ Bambi] is a 1942 animated Disney movie about a young fawn called Bambi, whose mother is killed by hunters.<br>''}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=Sam and Bobby's zombie autopsy, in which they pull bizarre items from the creature's stomach, may be a reference to the famous shark autopsy in [http://enwww.wikipediaimdb.orgcom/title/wikitt0073195/Ranger_Rick Ranger RickJaws] , where amongst other things, a license plate is found in the shark's stomach.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Sam:''' Okay, so whatever turned Gerry Browder into a children’s nature magazine that Pumpkinhead - and is published by currently turning Dean into an idiot.:''Pumpkinhead is a vengeance demon which possesses a corpse dug up from a pumpkin patch in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Wildlife_Federation National Wildlife Federation] for 7–12-year-olds, as well as the title character Pumpkinhead_%28film%29 1988 horror movie of the magazinesame name].''
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'''Bobby:''' You donHe't shoot Bambi, jackasss sleeping it off. You shoot Bambi's motherTryptophan coma.<br> :''[http://www.imdburbandictionary.com/title/tt0034492/ Bambidefine.php?term=tryptophan%20coma&defid=1522247 Tryptophan coma] is the nickname given to the sloth and sleepiness experienced by many after Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey is (falsely) believed to contain very high tryptophan levels and said to work as a 1942 animated Disney movie about a young fawn called Bambi, whose mother is killed by hunterssedative. This episode aired just before Thanksgiving 2011.''}}
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'''BrandonBobby:''' Sidewinder soup and salad combo goes to Big Bird. TDK Slammer to Ken Doll. And a little Heart Smart for Creepy Uncle. <br>Aren't you full up just playing Snuffleupagus with the Devil all the live-long?:''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Bird Big BirdMr._Snuffleupagus Snuffleupagus] is a very tall, very yellow, avian character woolly mammoth-like creature from Sesame Street. See [[Sam's Height]] for other referencesIn the early years, only Big Bird could see him. "All the live-long day" is a lyric from the American folk song [httphttps://wwwen.manbehindthedollwikipedia.comorg/wiki/ KenI%27ve_Been_Working_on_the_Railroad I've Been Working on the Railroad] is boyfriend to Barbie, known for his plastic good looks.''
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'''DeanBobby:''' Of courseNow, you get a case of the sketch looks more like a Chewbacca Anne Sextons, something's gonna come up behind you and rip your fool headoff. <br> :''[http://starwarswww.poets.wikiaorg/poet.comphp/wikiprmPID/Chewbacca Chewbacca14 Anne Sexton] aka Chewie, is was a Wookie who is friends with Han Solo poet known for writing about her emotional issues and distress. She committed suicide in the Star Wars universe1967.''}}
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'''Bobby:''' Now I have officially seen it all.<br>'''Sam:''' Bobby, what is it?<br>'''Bobby:''' He's sleeping it offmaking the doctor eat himself.:''This may be a reference to the following line from [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372588/?ref_=sr_1 Team America: World Police]:<br> '''Gary Johnston:''' OK, a limousine that can fly. Now I have seen everything. Tryptophan coma<br>'''Spottswoode:''' Really? Have you seen a man eat his own head?<br>'''Gary Johnston:''' No.<br>'''Spottswoode:''' So then, you haven't seen everything.''}}
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The author of second article on Jersey Devils first two folders that Sam shows to Bobby is Drtakes out of Dick Roman's briefcase are labeled "[http://en. Kara Schwandtwikipedia. Kara Schwandt was the set decoration office coordinator for Season 1 org/wiki/National_Rifle_Association NRA] Speech" and one episode of Season 2"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_%28conference%29 TED] Conference." Later in [[7.11 Adventures in Babysitting]], Dean mentions that Dick is at a TED Conference.
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The first two folders that hat Bobby was wearing when shot had not appeared in any previous episode. See [[Bobby takes out of Dick Roman's briefcase are labeled "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rifle_Association NRAHats] Speech" and "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_%28conference%29 TED] Conference."
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|Sides_Scripts_Transcripts=
* [[7.09 How to Win Friends And and Influence Monsters (Transcript)]]
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* [http://twitter.com/guynormanbee/status/82248105503887360 Guy Bee] to direct
* [http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/08/supernatural-season-7-episodes-titles.html Episode Title]
* [http://pics.livejournal.com/bellevue/gallery/0002q5bz HQ promo picsPromo Pics] by ontd_spnparty* [http://www.ksitetv.com/9575/supernatural-7-9-how-to-win-friends-and-influence-monsters-images/ promo Promo Images] by ksittvksitetv* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qndkEXfGEhM Promo clipClip] * [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mediablvd/2011/11/19/winchester-radio--spns-how-to-win-friends-w-guest-guy-bee Winchester Radio podcast for this episode with guest Guy Bee]
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