Third Wheel 

Audrey's white lie to a needy friend puts Jeff in a awkward predicament, Timmy introduces Russell to the joys of charity work, and Adam tries to protect his snacks from a dieting Jennifer.

Director:

Andy Cadiff

Writers:

Tom Hertz (creator), Vanessa McCarthy

Stars:

Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Patrick Warburton	...	Jeff Bingham
Megyn Price	...	Audrey Bingham
Oliver Hudson	...	Adam Rhodes
Bianca Kajlich	...	Jennifer Morgan
Adhir Kalyan	...	Timmy Patel
David Spade	...	Russell Dunbar
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Liz
Robert Alan Beuth	...	City Official (as Robert Beuth)
Christina j Chang	...	Waitress
Vinny Chhibber	...	Indian Volunteer
James M. Connor	...	Man (as James Micheal Connor)
Erica Hanrahan-Ball	...	Female Volunteer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kellen Love	...	Diner Busboy

Storyline

Unbeknownst to Jeff, Audrey lies to her homely friend Liz that she is on Jeff's list of women he would sleep with if Audrey wasn't around.

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Plot Keywords:

charity volunteer | reference to penelope cruz | reference to kim kardashian | reference to the new york mets | dinner | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The exterior shot of "Walden's Steakhouse" used throughout the episode to introduce scenes there, is actually a shot of "Gibson's Steakhouse" located at 1028 N Rush St., Chicago, IL with a different sign. A similar exterior shot is also used in The League as the characters on that show, set in Chicago, often go there.

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Goofs

Russell donates a check to build a park and the address printed on it has a zip code of 10257. That zip code is a PO Box assigned to the Bank of New York for mail delivery. No one actually lives there.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Russell: Hey! Timmy! I got a little invite to a shindig in the Hamptons tomorrow, be ready to leave at noon and don't wear that jacket that makes you look like a terrorist.
Timmy: Both personally hurtful and politically incorrect sir, well done.

User Reviews

Great TV

Patrick Warburton is superb in this episode, I have been critical of Warburton in previous episodes (especially early on) but he has won me over, and I'm converted.

Plot In A Paragraph: Audrey's (Megyn Price) tells a little white lie to a needy friend, which puts which puts Jeff (Patrick Warburton) in a awkward situation, whilst Timmy (Adhir Kalyan) introduces Russell (David Spade) to the joys of charity work, and Adam (Oliver Hudson) tries to protect his favourite snacks from a dieting Jennifer (Bianca Kajlich)

Rules Of Engagement has certainly hit it's stride this season. All the cast are well settled in their roles and Adhir Kalyan has been a breath of fresh air.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Game Six Productions, Happy Madison Productions, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1