Episode Report Card Kim: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Gimme An O!
By Kim | Season 1 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.18.1999
An extremely chipper Knoll sees Ben in the post office. Knoll says that he just came from the doctor. Ben asks whether Knoll is okay, and Knoll says that there is every indication that he's just fine. A girl walks up and gives Ben an invitation to a party, completely ignoring Knoll, who's standing right there. Ben chuckles, as Knoll looks momentarily downtrodden. Knoll asks Ben who that girl was, and Ben says that he has no idea. Knoll says that yesterday, that would have really bothered him, but today, he doesn't care. Because he's getting LAID! He might as well just write it in huge letters on his forehead. Ben asks what happened, because I guess he missed the huge letters on Knoll's forehead. Knoll says that it's "progress." Ben is still amused as they each go their separate ways.
Felicity walks down the street as FVO tells us she decided that if she was going to do this, she was going to do it right, and that she's not going to be embarrassed about it. Felicity walks into a bookstore and immediately asks where the sex books are. Some Snuffy Walden background music starts up, and it sounds like it belongs in Twin Peaks. Felicity takes one off the shelf and starts browsing. The clerk comes up and asks whether this is for class, but Felicity says that it's for "personal edification." The clerk asks what specifically she is looking for, and Felicity replies, "Specifically? Having it." Felicity pulls one book out, Mars & Venus in the Bedroom, and says that it sounded perfect, but that she needs more pictures, because she's a very visual person. As Felicity continues talking, she gets louder and louder. The clerk looks like she would like to walk away. Felicity finishes by yelling, "Am I making you uncomfortable?" The clerk points out that Felicity was yelling. Felicity apologizes and looks around. The clerk asks, "Do you know how good it feels?" Felicity doesn't quite know how to respond to that, so the clerk clarifies that How Good It Feels is the name of a book. Wow, that was a cheap joke. But still funny. The clerk picks up another book, Gimme An O; she recommends page forty-six, smiles enigmatically, and walks away. Felicity glances page forty-six in the book, raises her eyebrows, and decides to take it.
Sean walks into the loft, brandishing something in his hand, and asks Ben what it is. Ben says that it's Julie's toothbrush. Sean claims that the fact that her toothbrush is in their loft breaks the "no live-in girlfriend rule." Ben scoffs and says that Julie is not his girlfriend. Sean states that blue toothbrush equals girlfriend. I guess if it were purple, that would be a different story. Ben protests that Julie has had a rough couple of months, and that he's helping her through it. Sean says that he understands, that Julie is "a real-estate investment." Ben (and the viewers) don't understand, so Sean explains that it's like when you buy inexpensive land that you're going to build on eventually, so you play it safe and build it up. Ben tells Sean that he is crazy. Sean clarifies that Ben is investing in the future, and that, as a businessman, Sean respects that. Ben says that Sean's respect scares him. Julie walks into the room. Sean asks whether she was looking for her toothbrush. Julie says no, and then tells Ben that she needs to talk to him. Sean says, "Hey, don't mind me. Just because I own the place." Sean walks away to eat his cereal.