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
Ruthie comes downstairs and informs her parents that the Duprees won't be coming to tonight's block party. RevCam and Annie's faces positively fall with sadness, especially Annie's. I think her jowls might have made contact with the counter. She asks why the Duprees won't go to the party. "Because they're Muslim," Ruthie says. "Well, we'll cancel that roast pig!" Annie says. "Then they'll be able to come!" Ruthie says it's not about the roast pig (because I made that up); the Duprees believe that once everyone knows their religion, they will hate them, like what happened to Yasmin and her family. RevCam decides to pretend that he didn't hear the last part of that sentence and responds that no one will care that the Duprees are Muslim. Ruthie says that she thought that too, and that's why she didn't tell anyone. Lucy comes in and announces that "the boys are down for their nap." Let us all hope that they never come back up. RevCam asks about Asslee and her family. Lucy says that they're upset, but still willing to come to the block party. Ruthie says that's great, except that now there may not be a party. RevCam and Annie fight over who gets to twist the Duprees' arms into attending. RevCam wins, because the women in the house need to buy things and set up for the party. Lucy says that she hopes someone will find a free minute to tell her what's going on. Poor Lucy; it must suck to have no one in your family like you very much.
Somewhere, a phone rings. Peter picks it up. "Uh…hi!" says Chandler. Peter instantly figures out who's calling and who he really wants to speak to, and gives the phone to Paris. Peter walks away, saying he's going to Ruthie's house. Paris asks what happened to their lunch plans. Peter says that Ruthie "needs" him, so he has to cancel. Paris gets over this disappointment by remembering that there's a man on the other line. They have an extremely awkward, pause-filled conversation made even worse by the fact that it's presented in a split-screen. Eventually, Chandler says that he wants to make up for spilling coffee on her last night by spilling lunch on her this afternoon. Paris doesn't get it, because she's really pretty stupid. Chandler apologizes for his failed attempt at being "witty." Paris suggests that Chandler just be himself. Way to make it even more difficult for someone to ask you out by pointing out his inadequacies in the most obvious and embarrassing way possible, Paris. Chandler again asks Paris to lunch, and she says yes, if Chandler promises not to be witty. I'm sure he'll have no problem keeping that particular vow. They also decide to make it a friendly gathering, because neither is ready for a real date: Chandler because he's still getting over Roxanne, and Paris because of "that whole thing with Dick last spring." Dicks can be hard to get over.