The Free Lunch (16 Mar. 2003)

Gus doesn't have a loading zone permit for his truck, so he lets a policeman eat at his restaurant for free in order to not get a parking ticket. Nia finds the cop offensive, so she makes ... See full summary »

Writer:

Ross McCall

Stars:

Nia Vardalos, Lainie Kazan, Steven Eckholdt

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Nia Vardalos	...	Nia Portokalos
Lainie Kazan	...	Maria Portokalos
Steven Eckholdt	...	Thomas Miller
Gia Carides	...	Nikki
Louis Mandylor	...	Nick
Andrea Martin	...	Voula
Michael Constantine	...	Gus
Victoria Adams	...	Young Nia
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Joe the Cop (as Ken Campbell)
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Permit Office Clerk
Paula Nicolas	...	Paula
Brian Blondell	...	Guy In The Hat

Storyline

Gus doesn't have a loading zone permit for his truck, so he lets a policeman eat at his restaurant for free in order to not get a parking ticket. Nia finds the cop offensive, so she makes him pay for a meal. Naturally, this causes problems, so Nia goes to City Hall to get a legitimate loading zone permit.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

16 March 2003 (USA)

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Quotes

Maria Portokalos: Nick, hurry up with that food! The man's got a gun!
[turns toward the customer, who is a police officer]
Maria Portokalos: I'm just pretending you're one of those loose cannon copss, like Burt Reynolds, may he rest in peace!
Nia Portokalos: Ma, he's still alive.
Maria Portokalos: Not really. Loni Anderson sucked the life right out of him!

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