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* On the plane home a flight attendant goes around handing out towels to passengers, and offers a different option for Nick and Diane.
--> '''Flight Attendant:''' Hot towel... hot towel... ''(sees Nick and Diane kissing)'' ...Cold towel.
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* Garth and Claude arguing over the bus drivers' strike, which Claude wants suspended so they have transportation for thousands of stranded passengers:
--> '''Garth:''' Well, maybe ''you'' should drive them.
--> '''Claude:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, sure. I can fit four in my Corolla, that's a great start!]]
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--> '''Townsman''': Are you... ''gay?''

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--> '''Townsman''': Are you... ''gay?''You're... gay?



** The Kevins are promptly informed of a gay sister, a neighbor that ran off with her best friend, and an old man's sixty-eight-year-old uncle who had just come out as bisexual. Kevin T. jokes that there must be something in the water.

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** The Kevins are promptly informed of a gay sister, a neighbor neighbour that ran off with her best friend, and an old man's sixty-eight-year-old uncle who had just come out as bisexual. Kevin T. jokes that there must be something in the water.
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--> '''Stage direction:''' ''They brake suddenly, screeching.''

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--> '''Stage direction:''' ''They ''[They brake suddenly, screeching.'']''



--> '''Stage direction:''' ''Everyone faces forward, motionless. An incredibly long pause. Even longer than that.''

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--> '''Stage direction:''' ''Everyone ''[Everyone faces forward, motionless. An incredibly long pause. Even longer than that.'']''
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--> '''Kevin J''': ''(standing up and getting in her personal space)'' Excuse me! Would you like some Xanax? Because you are freaking out and it is freaking me out and we are all ''(PunctuatedForEmphasis with claps)'' FREAKING! THE! FUCK! OUT!

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--> '''Kevin J''': ''(standing up and getting in her personal space)'' Excuse me! Would you like some Xanax? Because you are freaking out and it is freaking me out and we are all ''(PunctuatedForEmphasis with claps)'' ''(clapping)'' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis FREAKING! THE! FUCK! OUT!OUT!]]
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** Made even funnier with the behind-the-scenes information that Ali was partially based on chef Vikram Garg, who is classically trained in French cuisine in real life. Gratin is a French technique. This makes Ali's "Cod au..." line seems like he's StunnedSpeechless that the Newfoundlanders are ''putting cheese on fish'' than confused about what it is.

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** Made even funnier with the behind-the-scenes information that Ali was partially based on chef Vikram Garg, who is classically trained in French cuisine in real life. Gratin is a French technique. This makes Ali's "Cod au..." line seems like he's StunnedSpeechless stunned speechless that the Newfoundlanders are ''putting cheese on fish'' than confused about what it is.
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** Made even funnier with the behind-the-scenes information that Ali was partially based on chef Vikram Garg, who is classically trained in French cuisine in real life. Gratin is a French technique.

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** Made even funnier with the behind-the-scenes information that Ali was partially based on chef Vikram Garg, who is classically trained in French cuisine in real life. Gratin is a French technique. This makes Ali's "Cod au..." line seems like he's StunnedSpeechless that the Newfoundlanders are ''putting cheese on fish'' than confused about what it is.

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* From "Let's Go Out" (a proto-"In the Bar"), the party girls from the plane (28 Hours/Wherever We Are) flashes the entire bar again.

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* From "Let's Go Out" (a proto-"In the Bar"), the Bar"):
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party girls from the plane (28 Hours/Wherever We Are) flashes the entire bar again.
again.
** The barkeeper's daughter keeps trying to get into the bar because "The b'ys are the gear. ''That means they're hot.''" but keeps getting thrown out by her mother because she's underage. ("I'm almost eighteen!" "You're FIFTEEN." "That's almost eighteen!") Eventually, as the bar becomes overcrowded, she is reluctantly let in as a server, upon which she crows a BigYes.

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--> '''Diane:''' Did I kiss the fish?

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--> '''Diane:''' [[WhatDidIDoLastNight Did I kiss the fish? fish?]]


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!!Behind the scenes/Meta
* Diane's inability to kiss the fish was based on writer Irene Sankoff's inability to do the same. Claude eventually made a deal with her: she can kiss the fish, or kiss ''him''. She promptly kissed Claude. When writer David Hein was introduced to Mayor Elliott, he opened with, "Hi, I’m David, and you’ve already kissed my wife."

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* The morning after the Screech-In:
--> '''Nick:''' Good morning.
--> '''Diane:''' ''(just woken up and hungover)'' Nnnnn.
--> '''Nick:''' You were snoring.
--> '''Diane:''' My head hurts.
--> '''Nick:''' You had a couple.
--> '''Diane:''' Did I kiss the fish?
--> '''Nick:''' ''(looks at her, surprised)'' Don't you...? [[SureLetsGoWithThat Yes, you did.]]
--> '''Diane:''' Oh, good. ''(extremely suspiciously)'' ''Wait.''

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!!The show



* The cut song "Werner Baldessarini".

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!!Cut material
* The cut song "Werner Baldessarini".


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* Cut from "Blankets and Bedding". Annette's husband Dwight has a bit of a time entertaining his kids.
--> '''Dwight:''' No, your mom’s helping down at the school. ''No,'' there’s nothing good on television today! Who wants more ice cream?
--> '''Children:''' No! 
--> '''Dwight:''' No? Do you want to play horsey?
--> '''Children:''' No!
--> '''Dwight:''' No? ...Do you want to play Kick Dad?
--> '''Children:''' Yeah!
-->[Beat] 
--> '''Dwight:''' (resigned) ...Let’s play Kick Dad.
--> '''Children:''' YEAH!!!
* From "Let's Go Out" (a proto-"In the Bar"), the party girls from the plane (28 Hours/Wherever We Are) flashes the entire bar again.

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--> '''Delores:''' ''(standing on a chair)'' [[Music/CelineDion Near... Far...]]
--> '''Cast:''' Wherever we are!
** It gets a TriumphantReprise of sorts, as the Ganderites organize drinks and karaoke night at the Legion. Delores does the same thing again.

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--> '''Delores:''' ''(standing on a chair)'' [[Music/CelineDion Near... Far...]]
Wherever we-]]
--> '''Cast:''' Wherever Nothing to do! Nothing to see! Thank God we are!
stopped at the Duty Free - wherever we are!
** It gets a TriumphantReprise of sorts, sorts in "In the Bar", as the Ganderites organize drinks and karaoke night at the Legion. Delores does the same thing again.again.
* The cut song "Werner Baldessarini".
** Les Minion repeatedly freaking out and calling Byron to ask where Gander is, then where Gander Collegiate is. (It's in Gander.)
** Byron and the cast singing Werner's name every time ''they'' say it. Beulah, on the other hand, butchers it into "Warner Banned-The-Zamboni" and "Wiener Bald-And-Cheesy".
** After how much Baldessarini is talked up, the man turns out to be normal and polite, wants to be on a FirstNameBasis, and says "dude".

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--> '''Flight attendant:''' We ran through every movie we had. ''Film/LegallyBlonde'', ''Film/DrDolittle'' ''2''... (exasperated) and ''Film/{{Titanic1997}}''.

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--> '''Flight attendant:''' We ran through every movie we had. ''Film/LegallyBlonde'', ''Film/DrDolittle'' ''2''... (exasperated) and ''Film/{{Titanic1997}}''.''[[Film/Titanic1997 Titanic]]''.


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** It gets a TriumphantReprise of sorts, as the Ganderites organize drinks and karaoke night at the Legion. Delores does the same thing again.
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--> '''Flight attendant:''' We ran through every movie we had. ''Film/LegallyBlonde'', ''Film/DrDolittle'' ''2''... (exasperated) and ''Film/{{Titanic}}''.
--> '''Delores:''' ''(standing on a chair)'' Near... Far...

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--> '''Flight attendant:''' We ran through every movie we had. ''Film/LegallyBlonde'', ''Film/DrDolittle'' ''2''... (exasperated) and ''Film/{{Titanic}}''.''Film/{{Titanic1997}}''.
--> '''Delores:''' ''(standing on a chair)'' [[Music/CelineDion Near... Far... ]]
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* This bit in "28 Hours/Wherever We Are":
--> '''Flight attendant:''' We ran through every movie we had. ''Film/LegallyBlonde'', ''Film/DrDolittle'' ''2''... (exasperated) and ''Film/{{Titanic}}''.
--> '''Delores:''' ''(standing on a chair)'' Near... Far...
--> '''Cast:''' Wherever we are!
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** This incident was based on a French woman who complained of the same thing. The police were summoned and promptly politely informed her that if she felt claustrophobic on the plane, she would certainly feel more claustrophobic in a jail cell.

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** This incident was based on a French woman who complained of the same thing. The police were summoned and promptly politely informed her that if she felt claustrophobic on the plane, she would certainly feel more claustrophobic in a jail cell. She proceeded to be a model passenger for the rest of her time in Gander and on the plane.
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* In the opening song, a teacher mentions that her students were happy to hear they'd only have half a day's worth of classes in the morning, [[ExactWords "Until I told 'em we'd have the other half in the afternoon!"]]

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* In the opening song, a teacher mentions that Beulah's prank on her students in "Welcome to the Rock". The children were happy to hear they'd only have half a day's worth of classes in the morning, [[ExactWords "Until I told 'em we'd have the other half in the afternoon!"]]
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* The credits include pictures of the real people. The one with Captain Beverley Bass and Tom Stawicki (her husband) is captioned "I'm fine, Tom." (In real life, he has taken to introducing himself as "I'm Fine, Tom" whenever interviewed for ''Come From Away'' media.)
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--> '''Kevin J''': (standing up and getting in her personal space) Excuse me! Would you like some Xanax? Because you are freaking out and it is freaking me out and we are all ''(PunctuatedForEmphasis with claps)'' FREAKING! THE! FUCK! OUT!

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--> '''Kevin J''': (standing ''(standing up and getting in her personal space) space)'' Excuse me! Would you like some Xanax? Because you are freaking out and it is freaking me out and we are all ''(PunctuatedForEmphasis with claps)'' FREAKING! THE! FUCK! OUT!
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* When Kevin J has had enough of Delores' entitled protesting when everyone else is also stuck on the plane:
--> '''Delores''': I don’t understand why they can’t let us off. I mean, just to stretch our legs, I mean really? I need to get some air! Oh my god! I need to get off this plane!
--> '''Kevin T''': And my boyfriend, Kevin — we’re both named Kevin. It was cute for a while. Anyway, Kevin was not dealing with it well.
--> '''Kevin J''': [[IllKillYou I’m going to kill her.]]
--> '''Delores:''' Excuse me?! I would like to get off the plane. I am ''claustrophobic!''
--> '''Kevin J''': (standing up and getting in her personal space) Excuse me! Would you like some Xanax? Because you are freaking out and it is freaking me out and we are all ''(PunctuatedForEmphasis with claps)'' FREAKING! THE! FUCK! OUT!
** This incident was based on a French woman who complained of the same thing. The police were summoned and promptly politely informed her that if she felt claustrophobic on the plane, she would certainly feel more claustrophobic in a jail cell.
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* The LameExcuse that one pilot gives for why the plane is being diverted to Gander (they've been told not to tell people what's going on).

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* The LameExcuse excuse that one pilot gives for why the plane is being diverted to Gander (they've been told not to tell people what's going on).

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