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Yes, Virginia, There is a Hercules

From Legendary Journeys

Yes, Virginia, There is a Hercules
Series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Season 4
Original Airdate February 23, 1998
Episode Order 74th in Series, 15th in Season
Date
Written by Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci
Director Christopher Graves


Contents

[edit] Summary

SUMMARY

[edit] Disclaimer

"Any resemblance between the Hercules cast and the Renaissance staff is purely intentional."

[edit] Gallery

Sunday interrupted

Alex and Bob

Villains without a Hercules

Whistle while you work

Johnny Pinto auditions

Chimpules

Ares admires his handiwork

I was stuck in traffic


[edit] Background Information

  • This episode reveals that Hercules will still be very much alive by the end of the 20th century. (It is never stated, though, if this is because he is indeed immortal or if being a half-god simply gives him a longer lifespan.)
  • It is never explained how Strife (last seen being killed by Callisto in "Armageddon Now: Part 1") was alongside Ares in the 20th century.
  • Featured clips in order: "Atlantis", "Judgment Day", "The End of the Beginning", "Surprise", "...And Fancy Free", "Stranger in a Strange World", "Two Men and a Baby", Young Hercules and Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus.
  • Alex Kurtman and Roberto Orci propose Chimpules. The next episode, "Porkules", was written by the real-life writers.
  • Though Michael Hurst appears in this episode, Iolaus (not counting the clips) does not.
  • Robert Trebor's face is clean-shaven – likely because filming coincided with "Men in Pink".
  • This episode was likely inspired by Kevin Sorbo's reduced involvement in a number of episodes this season due to health issues.
  • After hearing Melissa's idea for young Hercules, Rob says, "…it'll make a great spin-off." Young Hercules premiered the following fall.
  • Ares is apparently a fan of Millenium and Strife of Cop Rock.
  • When the staff is briefly fired, Liz says, "I wonder if Sinbad's hiring." The Adventures of Sinbad was a short-lived syndicated series that competed with HTLJ and XWP.
  • B.S. Hollinsfoffer is the only Renaissance Pictures "character" in the episode not based on a real-life staff member.

[edit] Memorable Quotations

"Oh, no! I’m blind! I swear, from now on I’ll SING in the shower instead!"

–Rob Tapert

"Paintball ain’t just a game, soldier. It’s a metaphor for life!"

–Jerry Patrick Brown

"Say, I’ve forgotten my phone number. Can I use yours?"

–Paul Robert Coyle

"What do you mean, Kevin Sorbo’s gone missing? No star, no show! No show, no paycheck! No paycheck, no kneecaps! I got debts!”

–Paul Robert Coyle

"Back in Korea, we had a saying: you never leave a man behind."
"When were you in Korea?"
"I was there for the Olympics, missy! It was hell."

–Jerry Patrick Brown and Liz Friedman

"Hey, Melissa? There’s something I’ve always wanted to ask you. Do you sleep on your stomach?"
"No."
"Can I?"

–Paul Robert Coyle and Melissa Blake

"I tried to pretend I was Kevin, but for some reason it didn’t work!"

–Eric Gruendemann

"Tell my wife I love her! Tell my son what a great man I was!"

–Eric Gruendemann

"You guys sit there like VEGETABLES for six months and the first idea you come up with is ‘Chimpules’?!"
"Well, we were saving it for the right time."
"How the fu** did they get these jobs?!"

–Rob Tapert, Alex Kurtzman and B.S. Hollinsfoffer

"This is not over, Hercules. We'll meet again."
"Have your people call my people. We'll do lunch."

–Ares and Hercules

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