31. The Prince of Slides

Aired:		Friday, November 22, 1996
Filmed:	???	
Production #:	K1814 	
Network #:	SL-310		
Written By:	Eleah Horwitz	
Directed By:	Richard Compton
Music By:	Danny Lux
Edited By:	Michael B. Hoggan, A.C.E.

Ratings:			Competition:
	Viewers: 8.6		ABC:	8:30 	"Boy Meets World" (15.6/36)
	Rating:	5.6 		ABC: 	8:00 	"Family Matters" (14.4/46)
	Share:	10 		NBC:	8:00 	"Unsolved Mysteries" (12.9/46)
	Rank:	89/114	CBS: 	8:00 	"Dave's World" (9.6/83)
				CBS:	8:30 	"Everybody Loves Raymond" (9.0/85)
				Fox:	8:00 	"Sliders" (8.6/89)
	
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Repeat Ratings:

Logline: On a world where the American government is a monarchy, Rembrandt is mistaken for a prince and discovers that he is about to be a father -- but on this world, it's the man who carries the child to term.

World Into:

Monarchy World: (not to be confused with Britain World). Here, Remmy's double has married into the American royal family and his son-to-be is fourth in line for the throne.

Duration:

About three days.

Timer Status:

Operational.

World Into:

Winged World: Where little girls have wings and can fly -- with a little help from their moms.

Duration:

Unknown.

Details, Details:

Wade's (essentially nonsensical) diary passage reads:

	The music on this world is coming
	from the sliders of another world.
	With Remmy, Quinn and Arturo comes
	the skills of sliding [obscured]
	sliding in our uni[verse] [obscured]
	the sliding [obscured]
	double is [obscured]
	love the way [obscured]

The sign on the candy machine reads: "Please insert 6p for all candy."

Danielle is brought into the hospital at 11:40 am.

One of the news crews on television during George Stellos' statement is channel 20.

King Thomas has two sons, Benjamin and Tyler.

Remmy is the Duke of Hemmingshire.

The Royal 'Camp David' is called Camp Muir.

Personal File:

Wade is right-handed.

Remmy knew, and loved, a woman named Danielle on Home World. They were living together when they had a big fight -- it seemed that Remmy used to walk out on her quite a bit. Danielle, in defiance, left Remmy and though extremely upset, took the car. She got into a serious accident. Remmy then had a moment of clarity and waited for her to get well again, but while she was recovering, Danielle wanted nothing to do with him. He never got over it.

Arturo says that he is sensitive to goose down pillows, he prefers eiderdown.

Arturoisms:

"You blistering idiot..." -- to Stellos.

"I'm a theoretical mathematician, not a butcher."

Script Snips:

"I think he'll get a purple something." -- Quinn's response to Wade who wonders if the professor will get a purple heart for his massive amount of bee stings.

"I'm so glad I met you, man. This is the best slide ever." -- a doped-up Remmy not complaining for once.

"I'm pregnant?! I'm not even married!" -- a distraught Remmy.

"It's a good thing I'm not six inches taller." -- Quinn after getting kicked in the stomach.

"This time you can fall on me if you like." -- Arturo to a recovering, and hurt, Rembrandt.

Rewind That!:

As Arturo is laying into Stellos in the hospital lobby, he motions to Quinn who's being smushed against a window. The camera cuts to a shot of Quinn, but it's the exact same camera shot seen earlier -- only slowed down considerably. Notice the man in the back ground, he's walking is very slow motion.

Again, while Arturo is laying into Stellos, the rants about pregnancy and physical fitness. The scene cuts to Stellos who appears to be wiping some of Arturo's spit from his face.

When the guard charges Stellos beside the limo at Camp Muir, a camera technician's hand can be seen in the upper right corner.

Remmy Sings:Yes, a lullaby to his unborn son. (See Song Lyrics)

Money Matters: Remmy wants to buy some candy from the hospital vending machine, but it seems the machine only takes pence -- and Remmy only has a handful of American chance. Other that, the four don't really need money on Monarchy World because everything seems to be complimentary at the palace. Still, the sliders did seem perfectly willing to pay for the professor's medical bill at the start, unless he's got health insurance. ;-)

Nit-picks:

The clock on Danielle's hospital room wall reads 11:40 when she's brought in, seconds later the nurse leads Remmy to a bed because he thinks he's going to give blood. The clock on that wall reads 2:30 pm.

The cabin used for the exteriors of Camp Muir in no way resembles the cabin used for the close ups. The exterior, waterside cabin looks newer with light wood while the close-up cabin is run down with dark wood. Also, when flying over the exterior cabin, it is visible on a lake peninsula with water on either side, but just before Lady Mary gives the order to torch the close up cabin, there's a tall hill visible in the background.

On Winged World, the little girl has wings -- but her mother does not. (Maybe they fall off at a certain age?)

Neat-picks:

When the news reporter reads the grave news about King Thomas' death, she does so exactly like Walter Cronkite did while reading the news of JFK's death in 1963. Key similar phrases include "The news flash, apparently official..." and "Some [38] minutes ago." It's also interesting to note that this episode aired on Friday, November 22, 1996 -- 33 years to the day that JFK was killed.

Finally, we are able to witness some of Jerry O'Connell's expert swordsmanship. O'Connell was an NCAA fencer in university.

History Lesson:

America is a British monarchy (again), ruled by King Thomas, but this time things have turned out rather well. Wade says that everyone is kind and courteous.

The American flag is the same as on Home World with the exception of a red crown that sits in the background of the blue square in the corner. The currency, like Britain, relies on pence and pounds.

The only real difference -- and it's a major difference -- is that on this world, men carry their pregnant wives' children to term. In other words, they're the ones that have to actually give birth. Why? Well, It seems that about 20 years ago a viral epidemic (where have we heard that before?) destroyed the capacity of the female population to carry a child beyond the second trimester. Scientists, advanced beyond those of Home World, overcame this dilemma by coming up with a way for men to "share" the pregnancy. They created an artificial womb in the man, allowing them to carry the baby for the third trimester.

On Monarchy World, a group called the American Revolutionary Party (sound familiar?) has been very militant in opposing the British.

Guest Stars:
	Hallie Foote			Lady Mary
	Victoria Mahoney		Duchess Danielle
	Clinton Derricks-Carroll	Rembrandt No. 2
	Dan Gauthier	George Stellos  (Deputy Master of the Royal Household)
Co-Starring:
	Collin Bernsen		Captain of the Guards [Lance]
	Tom Astor			Guard
	Paul Goodman			Guard #2
	Terry Markwell		The Anchor Woman
	Gabrielle Beimforde		Nurse
	Kristopher Logan		The Assassin	
	Marian E. Green		Mother
	Brooke Elizabeth Crocker	Winged Girl #1
	Kahlee Elizabeth Barrio	Winged Girl #2*

* While a second winged girl is credited, there is only one seen on screen.

The Inside Slide:

With regard to the two credited winged girls, there was a scene filmed where the girl flies off the balcony, meets with her winged girlfriend and the two fly off into the sunset together. Unfortunately for time consideration, the scene had to be cut -- though both girls had to be given screen credit.

Song Lyrics:

Hush, Hush By: Rembrandt Brown Hush, hush, go on and dream Daddy is always near. By the window By the window By the window Hush, Hush, safely inside Calm as the sea you drift in Shifting Hush, hush, go on and dream Daddy is always near.

Closed Captioning:

As Wade and Quinn are approaching the cabin at Camp Muir, Quinn wonders if this could be the place. Though it's not in the dialogue, Wade says "If our Remmy owned this place he'd throw a party every weekend."

In a closed captioning error, the CC refers to Remmy's double as 'King Thomas' when his lines are spoken off-screen.

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