Norm vs. Cuba (16 Mar. 2001)
"The Norm Show" Norm vs. Cuba (original title)

Norm and Lurie are forced to watch after Hector, a Cuban orphan boy whom sneaked into the country, while the governments decide what to do with him. Lurie turns out to be a lousy mother, though she's completely unaware of it.

Director:

Shelley Jensen

Writers:

Bruce Helford (creator), Cheryl Holliday,

Stars:

Norm MacDonald, Laurie Metcalf, Artie Lange

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Norm MacDonald	...	Norm Henderson
Laurie Metcalf	...	Laurie Freeman
Artie Lange	...	Artie Henderson
Max Wright	...	Max Denby
Ian Gomez	...	Danny Sanchez
Nikki Cox	...	Taylor Clayton
Kate Walsh	...	Jenny
Alvin Alvarez	...	Hector
Ron Pearson	...	INS Agent

Storyline

Norm and Lurie are forced to watch after Hector, a Cuban orphan boy whom sneaked into the country, while the governments decide what to do with him. Lurie turns out to be a lousy mother, though she's completely unaware of it.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 12, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally shot for season two, this episode did not air and was later shown in season three. Notable is Norm's girlfriend, Jenny, whom he was seriously seeing in season two, but mysteriously vanished with no explanation given to the viewers. To further complicate matters, this previously unseen episode doesn't explain what happened either, leaving the viewer to either believe it was never covered, or that there could be another episode that was never aired that tied it up.

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Goofs

Denby pawns off little Hector to Laurie after saying Danny can't take care of the kid if he can't speak Spanish, yet just a few episodes earlier, Danny was speaking fluent Spanish to reporters who were there to interview him.

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Quotes

Laurie Freeman: So, Hector, are there any questions you've wanted to ask anybody since you've been in the country?
Hector: Well, there is one thing I've been wondering about...
Laurie Freeman: Hummm, what's that?
Hector: Where do babies come from?
Laurie Freeman: Well, Hector, that's a very good question. Ummm, when a man and a woman love each other, they...
Norm Henderson: BOOOOO!
[towards Laurie]
Norm Henderson: You got to be able to talk to kids in their own laguage there, Laurie.
[turns to face Hector after moving closer to him]
Norm Henderson: Ah, let me explain it to you this way, Hector: you see, ah...
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