Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser (3 Sep. 2007)

Meredith talks Hank into going to a fund-raiser. Karen and Bill are there as well. And so is the married guy Meredith has an affair with.

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writers:

Tom Kapinos (creator), Daisy Gardner

Stars:

David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin

Cast

Episode cast overview:
David Duchovny	...	Hank Moody
Natascha McElhone	...	Karen
Madeleine Martin	...	Becca Moody
Madeline Zima	...	Mia Lewis
Evan Handler	...	Charlie Runkle
Rachel Miner	...	Dani
Chris Williams	...	Todd Carr
Damian Young	...	Bill Lewis
Camille Langfield	...	Sandy Carr
Amy Price-Francis	...	Meredith
Kathy Christopherson	...	Nikki Mandel
Robert Merrill	...	Jonathan Mandel
John Scarangello	...	Hollywood Jerk

Storyline

Despite the fact he hates things like that, Hank goes to an environmental fund-raiser with Meredith. Karen and Bill are there as well. Also present is the married guy Meredith has an affair with, since five years, and his wife. Dani and Charlie have a little party of their own in Charlie's office until Hank walks in.

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Plot Keywords:

bed | family relationships | los angeles california | writer | dog | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then..., Showtime Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Becca Moody: Have you had the sex?

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Connections

References The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Meu Esquema"
Performed by Mundo Livre

User Reviews

"Oh, big boy... are you crying?"

Hank, Hank, Hank: always looking for trouble, whether he's invited or not. But can you blame him? He's reasonably good-looking and he's got charisma. Plus, he's played by David Duchovny. That's gotta matter in some way.

The fourth episode of Season 1 shows a partial expansion of the subplot introduced in the previous half hour, namely Charlie's discovery of his secretary's S & M tendencies. Hank tries to help him deal with the awkward situation, while also coping with a difficulty of his own: Meredith, sick of just spending the day in bed, has convinced him to go with her to a fund-raiser. Things get interesting (read: embarrassing) when Hank meets Bill and Karen at the event, and even more so when he runs into the married guy Meredith is sleeping with when not seeing him.

The show's classic recipe of bizarre social comedy combined with explicit sexual humor is sued in yet another inventive fashion when both aspects combine in the last section of the episode, with a particularly hilarious bit involving Duchovny, McElhone and a fairly outrageous use of the C-word. Still doesn't beat Larry David's take on it in Curb Your Enthusiasm, though...