PRODUCTION/CULTURAL REFERENCES (written 1/28/25)

-This episode was made specifically for season ten, but its origin goes back to season eight. When I was trying to get "Dreaming of a Black Market Christmas" off the ground, my idea was that RK and Wade would be hanging out during the holidays and they would get Adriana and Anna to take their place in the group. Jaylynn would then have to confront her issues with the girls for the first time. It was something I had in my head for a long time, and when I was planning out season ten, I thought it could work as an entire episode.

-Initially, it was meant to be just another episode, but when I developed the RK/Wade storyline, I thought it made sense to pair this episode with "RK & Wade's Night Out." It gives RK and Wade a reason to not be around the guys and would give a logical reason for Adriana and Anna to have more screen time. Up until now, I haven't spent that much time with the girls beyond their connection with RK and Wade. It's made them feel more like extra pieces instead of actual characters like Halley. I'm looking to use Adriana and Anna more in the future, especially since certain characters are being used less now (Ashley and Sanna, for example). This show's always been an ensemble, so I want to have as many characters as I can to write stories for.

-This episode was also a way for Jaylynn to make peace with Adriana and Anna after years of awkward tension. I've hinted at it multiple times, but it's one of those situations where people just don't get along. Not to the point where they're hostile, but they have no interest in getting closer. Unlike other feuds Jaylynn has had, she never had actual issues with Adriana and Anna, and it was always one-sided. "KG the Graduate" was the first time it was explored that Adriana doesn't like Jaylynn because of how close she is with Wade, and Anna had similar issues because of how much RK compared her to Jaylynn. It created a situation where the three of them could have been friends a long time ago, but never had any interest in it.

-This episode went through a few changes as I was writing it. Originally, Jaylynn was going to be afraid that Adriana and Anna were replacing her in the group because they would get close with Sparky and Buster. For some reason, I was never able to get to that point as I was writing it, and it became more about Adriana and Anna's problems with Jaylynn. It's almost self-aware in that Jaylynn is expecting a big problem with the girls and has prepared herself for it. When she finds out Adriana has the issue with her, she has no interest in dealing with it because it's something she's been through a million times. It's not until Lynne suggests that Adriana is planning something that Jaylynn takes it seriously, despite there being no truth to it. The entire episode is literally born from miscommunication and assumptions.

-In a way, this episode is Adriana and Anna's introduction to the group. Despite being RK and Wade's girlfriends, they haven't spent much time around the other characters. Adriana is friends with Halley, but this is the first time they're exposed to the inner workings of the group. Things like them going to Ike's and being amazed, Adriana interacting with Bitch Clock, Anna being bewildered by Jaylynn's behavior. It's all stuff that felt brand new since they're still green to everything. They get to see all the things that RK and Wade talk about.

-This episode also has the distinction of being the tenth episode of season ten, being released on the 10th of November. This is why I accepted pushing season ten back to the fall, so something like that was possible. It was also supposed to be the tenth episode written, but I had more ideas for "KG the Administrator," so I wrote that one first. It got to the point where I started seeing this episode as episode eleven, not ten.

-This episode is named after the TLC song from their debut album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (1992). I've actually used the song on the show before, in the season two episode "RK vs. LPC & Mrs. Tuxedo Pants."

-Buster asking Jaylynn about her thoughts on boys being called lesbian is a callback to a joke from the season eight episode "I Lost My Mind in San Diego." In that episode, Buster questions why girls can be called gay but guys can't be called lesbian.

-RK references a phrase that Michael Cole has used frequently during his career as a WWE commentator, "building momentum." He's often used the phrase when wrestlers get the upper hand in a match. Wade then pronounces it "momentamum," which is a reference to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "The Harder They Fall." In that episode, Will gets stuck in a tree with his girlfriend's father after a helicopter crash, and the father suggests that they need to get some "momentamum" in order to escape the tree.

-When talking about the streets, RK references the Power Book II: Ghost episode "Divided We Stand." In that episode, Tommy tells Tariq that he has to choose between being a civilian and a gangster if he wants to survive. And if he chooses the life of a gangster, he has to be fully committed to it or he'll end up dead.

-The Doritos medley is a callback to the season nine episode "Wade the Wunderkind," where Wade prepares the same snack for himself.

-I wanted to use "Two Hearts" in "Dreaming of a Black Market Christmas" when I was writing the 2021 version, but since the episode never happened, and I have no idea when the next Christmas episode is coming, I decided to use it here.

-Probably my favorite scene in the episode is Adriana and Anna pretending to be RK and Wade. It was a way to make fun of my own characters and see how they would sound to people who are completely unfamiliar with them.

-While Anna impersonates RK, she references three different TV shows: Full House, 3-2-1 Contact, and Friends (imitating Chandler's "Could I..." way of speaking).

-The guys' conversation about using the names of actual people for stories is me poking fun at a situation where I had to change Anja's name in season three, and Jaylynn's name in season five. This is why Jaylynn is the one who asks Buster how he would feel if it happened to him, and she's also the one that looks at the camera when Buster wonders what would happen.

-RK references his self-published book How to Live to Eat multiple times in the episode. It was first introduced in the season eight episode "Cancel Thanksgiving" and was the centerpiece of the standalone episode "Chill."

-The downtown Burger King was based off an actual Burger King in Connecticut that I've been to multiple times. It's exactly as described in the episode, but since November, the ball pit and pop quizzes have been removed. I thought it would be hilarious if everyone saw the downtown Burger King as a gourmet restaurant compared to the local one.

-Jaylynn and RK reference the murder of Marvin Gaye on April 1, 1984 at the hands of his father Marvin Gay Sr. When the cops asked Gay if he loved his son, he replied with "Let's say I didn't dislike him."

-Jaylynn references the season two episode "Quadruple Date," which was the debut episode for Adriana and Anna. Buster met Diana at the corner store and arranged a date with her, along with setting up RK and Wade with Adriana and Anna who were friends with Diana. The dates don't go well, and RK and Wade end up with each other's girl at the end of the episode.

-Originally, Adriana was going to confront Jaylynn in the bathroom, not Anna. I realized it didn't make sense because Adriana had more of a reason to dislike Jaylynn than Anna did, so I switched their roles in the scene and rewrote some of the dialogue.

-For a while, I thought about Anna not liking Jaylynn because of the running gag where Jaylynn accuses RK of having a crush on her. I decided not to include it because the Adriana stuff was already established, but I referenced it as something Jaylynn would think Anna had a problem with.

-When Jaylynn questions the bizarre nature of the situation, she references the television series The Twilight Zone.

-I rarely, if ever, use music in Burger King scenes, but I wanted to use music here to emphasize the superior quality of the downtown Burger King. I was originally going to use "Bacon" in a montage showing the fun RK and Wade were having, but I didn't have enough material for it. I then decided to use it in "Scenes From a Backyard Theater," but I changed my mind and put it back in this episode.

-Knowing me, I intended for Adriana to say something else about being crazy and left in the line I used because it was funnier. But I can't think of how she would clean it up, so I think that was always meant to be the line.

-Wade references RK's signature Burger King drink, which was first referenced in the season seven episode "Back in the Second Grade..." I didn't say it in the episode for some reason, but RK's new drink was going to be orange vanilla Hi-C mixed with pineapple Hi-C.

-A couple years ago, I was writing an independent scene where Bitch Clock ranted about his hatred for BoJack Horseman, and the kids agreed that he was just like BoJack. I felt like Bitch Clock would hate BoJack for his self-loathing and inability to get out of his own way, while also seeing him as an offensive portrayal of alcoholics for those same reasons. Most of the dialogue I wrote for that scene made its way into this episode.

-Bitch Clock saying that BoJack dumbed himself out of position is a reference to a CM Punk promo from the July 29, 2024 episode of WWE Monday Night RAW. During a segment with Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins, Punk accused McIntyre of dumbing himself out of position multiple times throughout the year.

-Bitch Clock references a running gag in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where Will gets slapped in the back of his head by Uncle Phil whenever he says something stupid or disrespectful.

-I never understood the difference between diet soda and sugar-free soda, and I also never understood the idea of drinking either of them with a big meal whenever you order fast food. I thought that was the kind of thing that would irritate RK to no end, so I referenced it here.

-Jaylynn and Lynne's conversation was a parody of a scene from the Sopranos episode "The Weight." Carmine calls Tony and heavily implies that he wants Johnny Sack killed, and even though neither character mentions Johnny's murder specifically, Tony picks up what Carmine is implying. I actually wrote a scene like this for "Scenes From a Backyard Theater," but I never used it.

-Adriana and Anna's school is named after civil rights activist and longtime Seattle resident Lonnie Nelson. It was more difficult to find a name for the school than usual because I didn't want to name it after a television writer or producer like I normally do. At the same time, this person had to have some association with Seattle.

-Jaylynn references TV/radio personality and journalist Chris Van Vliet. Currently, he is best known for his YouTube talk show Insight with Chris Van Vliet where he interviews multiple professional wrestlers from various companies.

-It's not something I touched on much, but Adriana developing homophobia because of her mother is another reason she's uncomfortable around Jaylynn. It's not until the end of the episode where she realizes her prejudice is one of the things keeping her from embracing Jaylynn.

-Finally getting her RK impression down without realizing it, Anna references the Full House episode "Five's a Crowd." Danny mistakenly believes that Wake Up, San Francisco won the award for best Bay Area talk show after four years of being on the air. He then holds up the award and says "Finally, vindicated after four long years!" It's one of the most memorable quotes in the entire series to me.