Episode Report Card Sara M: D+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Annie's BlocKKK Party
By Sara M | Season 8 | Episode 7 | Aired on 11.02.2003
Paris thanks Chandler for lunch, saying that she "loves hot dogs." Chandler says he loves "fast food." Paris says that she especially likes "fat and grease." Do you think that maybe this conversation has some sexual undertones?
In an anonymous living room, Roxanne gives Asslee the present that Jordan gave her. Jeez, Roxanne, you could have just pretended to like the gift -- you didn't have to pass it off to someone else. That's rude. Asslee takes one look at it, chuckles slightly, and flatly says that those are her ugly earrings. Way to act, Ashley Simpson. She asks Roxanne where she got them; Roxanne says she thinks she found out who robbed her house. No, Jordan, NO! I had so much faith in you.
The CamKitchen is filled with banquetware and a busily cooking Annie. I thought the party was cancelled? RevCam runs in and says that the Duprees want to come to the party after all. Ruthie asks what's going to happen when they get there and find out that no one else showed up. For one, they'll get all the watermelons they want?
Kevin tries to explain to Fred that he's a police officer, not a butler. The camera pulls back to reveal that Kevin has now been asked to mow Fred's lawn. How unexpected and thus funny. Kevin says that as a police officer, he's supposed to serve everyone. Fred says that that's all he asking for -- service. Specifically, service that includes a nicely-edged lawn. He starts the mower for Kevin, then hops on his porch and eats his sandwich while watching Kevin work. I hope that mower has a special astro-turf function on it, or else that "grass" isn't going anywhere. I also hope that Det. Michaels wanders by, sees what his officers are doing during their overtime hours, and fires Kevin.
RevCam answers the phone. It's Mrs. Bink, and she's calling to confirm that she'll be at the party. "WITH BELLS ON!" she screams. She doesn't care what the neighbors say about the Duprees because you can't define anyone by their race or religion. I'm sad to say that not even Eileen Brennan can act well enough to make the split screen she's been put into seem any less cheesy. Mrs. Bink adds that all this stuff about "freedom" fries and "freedom" toast is just ridiculous, because neither food item was created in France. RevCam finally starts to catch on that something's not right here, which everyone else sort of guessed as soon as the florist said the Duprees sounded European to him, but whatever. Mrs. Bink explains that everyone thinks the Duprees are French, and everyone hates the French after they refused to participate in the Iraqi War. Eric explains that the Duprees aren't French -- "they're Muslim." Because Muslim is a nationality now. And apparently the special effects budget ran out at this particular moment, as the split screen rather abruptly ends with RevCam's face getting pushed off the screen. While he's speaking. Which was awesome. RevCam hangs up on his neighbor, leaving her to talk to herself, as Annie and Lucy walk in, looking as horribly depressed as they always do. RevCam runs up and tells them that their neighbors don't hate Muslims after all -- they hate the French! "The Duprees aren't French," Annie says. RevCam asks where Kevin is, then demands that Lucy run and fetch him. Because he's calling an "emergency" Neighborhood Watch meeting.