Episode 3x03 - Bad Day At Black Rock
Vital Statistics
Original Air Date: 18th October 2007
Production Code: 3T6903
Writer: Ben Edlund
Director: Robert Singer
Official Episode Description
Sam and Dean answer a call on their dad's old cell phone, alerting them someone
has broken into John's secret storage room in New York. They discover a cursed
rabbit's foot has been stolen and call Bobby for help. He advises them to beware
of the foot because anyone who touches it will receive an extreme amount of
good luck, but once the foot is lost that person will die. Unfortunately, Sam
has already handled the foot, which causes an overjoyed Dean to buy lottery
tickets, but a female thief steals it from Sam causing his luck to plummet and
putting his life in danger.
Summary
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Notes
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The title of the episode is also the name of a 1955 film
starring Spencer Tracy.
- We finally learn the name of the demon who wants to help them, Ruby.
- Bela's nametag on her waitress uniform says Kary.
Cultural References
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Kubrick
The name of Gordon's Hunter friend is almost certainly a reference to
movie director Stanley Kubrick - who directed, amongst others, The Shining,
which is one of Dean's favourite movies to quote from.
- It's big. St Helen's big.
St. Helens is an active volcano in Washington State. It last erupted in 1980.
- Edgar Cayce
The name John used for his storage container. The real Edgar Cayce was
an American who claimed to hve psychic abilities.
- Bela Lugosi
Bela gives this surname out as her own, however, the name belongs to
a Hungarian actor, best known for his role as Count Dracula in the 1920's
and 1930's.
- Say goodbye, wascally wabbit
This is from a Bugs Bunny cartoon, although the line is spoken by Elmer
Fudd.
- I'm Batman!
Do I really need to explain this one?
- Pull a little Rain Man.
Referrencing a 1988 movie starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in which
Hoffman plays the autistic Raymond, known as Rain Man to his little brother.
Lore
Places
- John's Storage Container, Black Rock, Outside Buffalo
- Bela's Apartment, Queens, New York
Characters
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