Thu, Feb 12, 2015
As the busy Sunday night at the Greek Restaurant SOFI's in West Hollywood progresses, Dean is being advanced on by a tipsy porn-star Tanya Love, Tom battles a rich old patron nemesis - Mrs. Horrowitz and Nikos makes his advances on a married and pregnant high-powered producer of a popular TV show. In search for her true self Kate has recently started moonlighting as a hostess at the restaurant - a thorn in the eye of her much older husband, the powerful high-roller Oil magnate George Kostas, who views his wife more as a trophy than a partner in life and wouldn't think twice to put her in her place. By the end of the evening Tom has convinced Dean to take a chance on the lascivious and drunk porn star against Kate's warning and has decided to put into execution his plan of vengeance against the fussy patron.
Thu, Feb 12, 2015
Dawn in Malibu hills. Chef Manny, Ruben and Tom are hunting deer, testing some of the newly purchased military grade armaments. Nikos decides to apply some extra dose of thick Greek charisma on Betty the producer of Gray's Anatomy and pops up uninvited at her office. Complete with a pirate's shirt, Dean delivers a 'formidable' commercial audition and goes to deal with his wrecked car from the previous 'crunk night on the town' with the porn star Tanya Love. Later that afternoon while Doris chides the chefs for the numerous rejected dishes, her son Theodore pays her a surprise visit. Doris clumsily hides behind a counter to avoid him. The Monday dinner shift at SOFI's starts heating up and so do tempers in the kitchen. To deal with the pressure of orders and returned dishes, Chef Manny decides to take the law into his own hands and chases Dean out with a loaded gun. Dean quits the restaurant 'yet again', but on his way out he runs into one of his regular customers - sports anchor Sonya Reade for whom he has developed a crush.
Thu, Feb 12, 2015
Dean's wet dream is interrupted by a call from his manager who tells him that he is being called back in final consideration for the JEEP commercial. Full of anesthesia, with feet up in the stirrups and a doctor in her crotch, Doris scrambles to arrange a last minute pick-up after her procedure. Kate is up to the task of taking drug-addled Doris home and her kindness is quickly rewarded with innuendos about George's promiscuity. Tom's nightmare is interrupted by a prank from Frank, a childhood friend, who has arrived from New York on an unexpected visit. Tom is exasperated in his attempt to pour out his heavy heart about yesterday's blunder of shooting a dog instead of a deer and receive some sympathy from Frank whose main focus stays on the pert bum of a sunbathing neighbor and maintaining a nice 'high'. Catching up on his friend's indignation Frank feels that his erudite advice is needed and spontaneously hatches out an outrageous plan of action. Coming out of his callback Dean decides to pay a visit to the temperamental porn star Tanya Love and try to recoup some of the money he has laid out on fixing his car.
Thu, Feb 12, 2015
An exquisitely decorated mansion in the Hollywood Hills. Asleep in the company of Greek and Roman bronze statuettes depicting naked men and boys is Nikos. He is gently awakened by a satin robed Peter coming in carrying a breakfast tray. Craftily avoiding Peter's overtures, Nikos manages to gain permission to use his expensive convertible for a meeting with a producer. Dean's bong-addicted manager Brian delivers the news that Dean has been booked for the JEEP commercial. Giddy with thoughts about the projected earnings and perhaps second hand Marijuana smoke, Dean sets off day-dreaming about his future. In the mandatory restaurant staff meeting that same afternoon Doris bluntly reiterates the imperative of pushing bottled water and wine with dinner. Meeting breaks unexpectedly when Doris catches a glimpse of Frank smoking a cigarette on the patio deck and beelines to reprimand him. Enroute to their acting class Dean and his ex-work buddy Henry, poach a couch left on the curbside. Sitting down for a minute to catch their breath Dean learns the truth behind Henry's recent falling out with Doris and the reason for all the returned food at the restaurant.
Thu, Feb 12, 2015
Resolved on grabbing life by the horns, Dean savors the roar of his twin charged 340hp engine as he pulls out of the Chevy dealership with a fancy muscle car. But the elation crashes and burns like a shot-down Messerschmitt as soon as Dean tries to share his momentous achievement with mom. Determined to not let anyone bring him down, Dean builds his plans for the future in front of Kate. Nikos takes a meeting with an acquaintance of Doris', the producer Michael Adamo, and admits to his fateful blunder in mistaking the porn parody 'Pirates: The Legend Of Jack's Parrot' for Johnny Depp's blockbuster 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Legend Of Jack Sparrow'. Doris makes a routine call to learn the results from her procedure and is scheduled for an emergency follow-up consultation. The gynecologist's inability to elaborate further over the phone sends Doris looping in a tormented expectation of a cancer diagnosis. Inconsolable over her imminent and untimely demise Doris arranges a meeting at her office with Father Sofroni to beg for help and forgiveness from God. Backed by Jimmy, Frank informs Tom that he has made the 'righteous' decision of contacting Mel Gibson and arranging for an explanation and the return of the dead dog's collar. Horrified at the prospect of meeting Mr. Gibson, Tom reevaluates Frank's proposed subterfuge for the dog's death and agrees to have his arm mauled by Chef Manny's dogs.
Thu, Feb 12, 2015
Candles, Dom Perignon, and a Bond girl. In the romantic setting of Sally Savalas' bath Nikos ruefully reminisces about the good old times of being on top of the world and giving it all away for a role in a porn spoof of 'Pirates of the Caribbean'. Sally compassionately offers him her help and Nikos wastes no time in repositioning himself strategically. Having gone through with Frank's ingenious subterfuge for the shot dog, Tom and Jimmy show up stoned at Mel Gibson's mansion to deliver the tragic news to the grief stricken owner. Meanwhile at the restaurant, Dean's crush - sports caster Sonya is being waited on hand and foot. Sensing Dean's nervous trepidation Sonya takes over and openly asks him out revealing that her boyfriend is now out of the picture. Later that evening preparing to leave her business in order before leaving this world, Doris cunningly tries to ensnare Dean into taking more responsibilities at the restaurant. Frank's lavish 'one man and a hooker' party is ruined when an escort of different race and appearance from the advertised shows up. Returning home in the early hours, Tom is hard pressed to decipher the cryptic video message and weird clues left behind explaining Frank's mystifying absence.
Thu, Feb 12, 2015
JEEP Commercial shoot set. Elated with finally having broken his 'dry spell', Dean excitedly chats with the AD around the Kraft services table who comments on his uncanny resemblance to the actor Alan Alda. The director of the JEEP commercial stops by for a cup of coffee and Dean recognizes him as Greg Frears, a familiar patron from SOFI's. Made aware of Dean's likeness to 'Hawkeye from MASH', Greg decides to add a new twist in the spot and gets his boss Richard to pitch it through to the executive producer of the commercial campaign - Ben. Jimmy's covert video of the meeting with Mel Gibson having been duly posted on eBay has had its first catch: a neo-Nazi leader who's interested in buying it. Set at ease about her medical condition, Doris decides to make some radical changes in her life and right some wrongs starting with an apology to her son Theodore and treating every customer to a free dessert that evening. A festering dog-bite and asinine aggravation from fussy clientèle prove too much for Tom who quits the restaurant on a whim leaving Jimmy, Kate and Nikos to pick up the pieces. Late night LA cruising in his newly acquired Camaro forces Dean to stand up for himself and ultimately produces some unexpected results.