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|outline= [[Kevin ]] convinces [[Sam ]] and [[Dean ]] to check on his mother before they retrieve the Word of God [[tablet]], but she's surrounded by [[demons ]] and the tablet isn't where he left it.|motw= [[Crowley]]<br>[[Demons]]<br>[[Plutus]]<br>[[Beau]]|timeline=

[[Dean]] and [[Sam]] need [[Kevin Tran]] to lead them to where he hid the [[The Word of God|Word of God demon tablet]] he stole from [[Crowley]]; however, Kevin wants to check on his mother, [[Linda Tran]], first. Dean is convinced that Linda will be fine, but under surveillance by [[demons]] and likely a trap. Despite Dean's misgivings, Kevin insists, so they drive out of their way to Neighbor, Michigan, to check on her.

When they arrive, Sam and Dean notice the demons surveilling watching the Tran house. They quickly kill them using [[Ruby's Knifeknife]], and Kevin rings the doorbell. His mother is ecstatic to see him, but Sam and Dean still splash [[holy water]] on her to make sure she isn't [[Possession|possessed]]. As they hug, Sam smells sulfur and he and Dean rush inside to see a demon smoking out of one of Linda's neighbors. Before it can escape and alert Crowley, Sam recites an [[exorcism ]] backwards, trapping the demon in its [[meatsuit]], and Dean stabs her with the knife.

After Linda witnessed her neighbor's death, Sam, Dean, and Kevin explain what has been going on for the last year. They tell her that a demon named Crowley kidnapped Kevin, and that he wants Kevin because he is a [[prophet]] who can read the word Word of God. When she learns about the tablet they're going to get, she insists on going with them. They try to dissuade her by telling her that she and Kevin will need to get [[Anti-possession symbol|anti-possession symbols]] tattooed on their bodies, but she doesn't flinch, saying it won't be her first tattoo. At the tattoo parlor, she remains stoic while Kevin cries out in pain.

[[Benny]] and Dean are questioning a creature[[rugaru]], and Dean is certain that it knows something about [[Castiel]]'s whereabouts. He holds his primitive weapon Ruby's knife to its neck and gets it to talk: Castiel can be found if they follow a nearby stream. Dean smiles and then kills the creature while Benny silently stands by.

They go to the auction, and Dean is forced to give up all of his weapons, including Ruby's knife, before he can enter. Once inside, they find the God tablet, but it is covered so that it can't be read before the auction. Crowley is also in attendance, and he gives Kevin insincere condolences for his girlfriend, [[Channing]]. Linda punches him in the face and tells him to stay away from her son, and Crowley threatens her. Before things can escalate further, the start of the auction is announced and everyone proceeds to the bidding area. Dean is held back, however, by an angel named [[SamandirielSamandriel]], who tells Dean that he knew Castiel. He's at the auction to bid on the God tablet as well, but he wants to know what happened to Castiel. Dean tells him that they were trapped in Purgatory after killing [[Dick Roman]]. When Samandiriel Samandriel asks him if Castiel escaped, too, Dean just shakes his head. The angel then tells Dean that he always thought Castiel had too much heart.

Dean is just in time to see the tablet go on the auction block. A bidding war between Crowley and Samandiriel Samandriel ends with Crowley bidding the moon, but Beau states that the reserve price has still not been met. To stimulate the bidding, he captures Kevin and "adds him to the lot." As the only person who can read the tablet, Kevin adds to its value. Linda is horrified and tries to bid for her son, finally offering her soul. Plutus is intrigued, so Crowley makes a counter offer for a million souls from Hell. Plutus is more interested in the sacrifice behind Linda's offer, though, and he accepts hers as the winning bid. After the auction, Samandiriel Samandriel praises Linda for her sacrifice and then assures her that if Kevin goes with him, the angels will be able to protect him. She declines his offer, saying that she'd rather Kevin take his chances with the Winchesters.

At the moment of the trade, as Plutus gets ready to take Linda's [[soul]], Dean notices that the anti-possession tattoo on Linda's arm has been burned off. He grabs her, but her eyes turn red and she says "hello, boys" in Crowley's voice before tossing both him and Sam to the ground. Plutus asks Crowley how he got around his warding spells, and he reveals that he made a deal with Beau. Beau also burned off Linda's tattoo after she spoke to Samandiriel Samandriel so that Crowley could possess her. While Plutus is distracted, Beau drives a wooden stake through his back, piercing his heart and killing him. Crowley then uses the same stake to kill one of Plutus' men before grabbing the tablet. He makes to go after Kevin, too, but Dean grabs Ruby's knife from a nearby box of confiscated items, and he and Sam stand in Crowley's way.

* [[Crowley]]* [[Castiel]]* [[BennySamandriel]]* [[Plutus]] - the God of Greed* [[Beau]] - his assistant* [[Samandiriel]]* [[Mr . Vili]]

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* [[The Word Of God]]* [[Prophet]]* [[Hell GatesTablets]]

* [[Ruby's KnifeVampires]]* [[Warding Sigils]]

'''Beau:''' Oh, if you're worried about the safety of the Prophetprophet, rest assured we have a strict "no casting, no cursing, no supernaturally flicking the two of you against the wall just for the fun of it" policy.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Dean:''' What do we have to bid? What? We can't just show up there empty-handed.<br>'''Sam:''' Dean, all we have to our names is a few hacked gold cards.<br>'''Dean:''' All right. Well, then, we have to get creative.<br>'''Sam:''' Huh. Well... ''[looks at the Impala]''<br>'''Dean:''' No. Mnh-mnh. Say it, and I will kill you, your children, and your grandchildren.

'''Kevin:''' I guess we're not as original as we thought.<br>'''Sam:''' It's okay. It's okay. We just got to come up with a plan "B."<br>'''Crowley:''' And what, pray tell, could possibly have been plan "A"? Bring the Prophet to the most dangerous place on Earth, memorize the tablet, and then va-''moose''? Hello boys.

'''SamandirielDean:''' That's Plutus? What is he, god of the candy aisle?}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Samandriel:''' You know that there are some in Heaven that believe despite his mistakes, that Castiel's heart was always in the right place.<br>

'''SamandirielSamandriel:''' I think too much heart was always Castiel's problem.

'''Dean:''' Well we got our hacked credit cards, about two thousand dollars and a...CostCo Costco membership.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Beau:''' Our next item up for bid, the hammer of Thor, Mjölnir.<br>'''Mr. Vili:''' A finger bone from the frost giant Ymir.<br>''[Beau shakes his head]''<br>'''Mr. Vili:''' Uh... the bone and, uh… 5/8 of a virgin.

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'''Kevin:''' Get out of her!<br>'''Crowley:''' If I know we're not mates Kevin, but one word of advicehad nickel for every time someone screamed that at me. Run. Run far, and run fast. Because the Winchesters, they have a habit of using people up, and watching them die bloody.

The title "What's Up, Tiger Mommy?" is a smashup mash-up of 2 two references. One is to the book ''[http://amychua.com/ Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother] '' by Amy Chua, about her experiences growing up between two cultures, and of being a parent. The other reference is to the 1966 Woody Allen comedy ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Up,_Tiger_Lily%3F What's Up, Tiger Lily?"] '' which dubbed original dialogue over the footage of a Japanese spy movie.

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Kevin and his mom get [[Anti-possession symbolSam]]s tattooed on them to prevent demon possession, although Linda is possessed by Crowley after [[Beau]] burns hers off.  It was in and [[3.12 Jus in Bello]] that Sam and Dean revealed that they have had [[Anti-possession symbol]]s tattooed on their chests pose as a precaution following Sam's possession by [[Meg]]. After the episode "FBI Agents Neil and Sixx," referencing Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx of [http://firefoxen.wikipedia.org/news/articles/1254/1/Interview-Sera-Gamble-Producer-and-Writer-for-quotSupernaturalquotwiki/Page1.html Sera Gamble said]: "I'll be convinced we're truly a cult hit when a fan gets the same tattoo." Little did Sera know, that fans had been getting tattoos since early on in the Show's runM%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe Mötley Crüe. You can see many of these in the [[Fan Tattoos]] gallery. The anti-possession tattoo is one of the most popular designs.

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'''Crowley:''' Listen to Moose, Squirrel.<br>:''Crowley has long used Moose as a [[Nicknames|nickname]] for Sam. Here he calls Dean "Squirrel,", referring to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_and_Bullwinkle_Show the cartoon duo] of Bullwinkle (the moose) and Rocky (a squirrel).''

In the auction of [['''Samandriel:''' The Word Of God]], Mona Lisa.<br>'''Crowley bids "the :''' The real Mona Lisa, where she's topless". :''In 2009 [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31320879/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.UHa6rFGf2So a painting in da Vinci's home town ] was discovered which art experts speculated was by the master and of the same subject of the more famous (clothed) painting. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31320879/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.UHa6rFGf2So source]''

When '''Crowley bids :''' Alaska, .<br>'''Beau replies ":''' Palin and a Bridge bridge to Nowhere" referring nowhere? No, thanks.:''A reference to Alaskan politician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin Sarah Palin] and also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravina_Island_Bridge#Road_to_Nowhere Gavina Bridge Project] known as the "Bridge to Nowhere" and controversially supported by Palin.''

'''Crowley:''' Yeah, I claimed it for Hell. You think a man named Buzz gets to go into space without making a deal?<br>

Sam In [[7.21 Reading Is Fundamental]] and Dean pose as FBI agents Neil and Sixx, referencing Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe [[7.22 There Will Be Blood]] Mrs. Tran was played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494699/ Khaira Ledeyo]. In season eight she is played by [[Lauren Tom]].

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