HAPPY ENDINGS: IN THE HEAT OF THE NOCHE (TV)

Summary

One in this comedy series about six Chicago friends trying to keep their group together after a romantic upheaval.

Brad gets a new job at a children’s gym, and he seems to enjoy his work. Max is seeing a new boyfriend, Jason, and can’t seem to stop texting him, although Penny claims that she has a way to keep Max from doing so. Brad is upset when repo men come to claim the gym’s robot-shaped bubble machine, claiming that they have not been making their payments on it. His boss informs him that the gym is experiencing financial difficulties and will most likely close. Penny advises Max to only text Jason as a response to his own texts, believing that he needs to take back “power” in their relationship. She gives him a bottle of “NocheTussin,” a highly illegal substance which she claims will act as a powerful sleeping aid, telling him to use it to suppress his urge to text. They both take the NocheTussin and pass out overnight, and Max is pleased that Jason texted him first. However, Penny explains that the drug causes temporary partial paralysis as a side-effect. Jane advises Brad to use his talent for business management as a means of saving the gym from bankruptcy. Brad looks through the gym’s accounts and tries to resolve the mismanagement of his boss, who demonstrates poor judgment and a lack of budgeting skills. In order to revitalize the failing gym, Brad recruits his friends in order to lend their services as entertainment for the children.

Penny and Max become increasingly procrustean about each others’ texting habits and yell at each other when they violate their self-made pact. Penny believes they should hold out longer without texting so they can attain “all the power” in their relationships. However, they believe they are building up a tolerance to the NocheTussin and increase the dosage. Brad’s friends manage to attract more kids to the gym, although Jane is having difficulty devising activities appropriate for young children. Max and Penny sleep for enormously long periods of time under the influence of the NocheTussin as their significant others grow increasingly concerned about them. However, they all-but run out of the drug and fight over the remaining supply. Dave is exhilarated that he finally has an audience for his music at the gym, and Alex takes advantage of the fact the bracelets made by the children at her arts and crafts activity sell at her store for enormous sums. One child’s parent works at a financial services institution and asks Brad if he would like a position there. Brad is excited at the prospect and says he will think about it, although his friends do not want him to leave for their own selfish reasons.

Meanwhile, Penny and Max each try to stage an intervention for the other simultaneously. They realize that their recent behavior has been somewhat silly. Pete arrives, still concerned for Penny since she did not communicate with him for days. Penny apologizes to him and they make up. Brad decides not to take the job, but both Jane and the kids at the gym believe that he would be better off doing so. Brad decides he will take the job, realizing that he is “a businessman at heart.” Includes commercials.

Details

• NETWORK: ABC
• DATE: March 29, 2013 8:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 00:30:00
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: 114212
• GENRE: Comedy
• SUBJECT HEADING: LGBT Collection; Comedy
• SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2011-2013
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV – Commercials – Apple mobile devices
  • TV – Commercials – Babybel cheese
  • TV – Commercials – Blackberry smartphones
  • TV – Commercials – Chobani yogurt
  • TV – Commercials – Claritin antihistamine
  • TV – Commercials – Discover credit cards
  • TV – Commercials – Google Chrome web browser
  • TV – Commercials – Hidden Valley salad dressing
  • TV – Commercials – JCPenney department stores
  • TV – Commercials – Mazda automobiles
  • TV – Commercials – Milano cookies
  • TV – Commercials – Old Navy apparel
  • TV – Commercials – Payless shoe stores
  • TV – Commercials – Sprint phone service
  • TV – Commercials – Toys ‘R’ Us toy stores
  • TV – Promos – “20/20”
  • TV – Promos – “Charlie Brown’s All Stars”
  • TV – Promos – “Dancing With the Stars”
  • TV – Promos – “Happy Endings”
  • TV – Promos – “How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)”
  • TV – Promos – “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown”
  • TV – Promos – “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
  • TV – Promos – “Modern Family”
  • TV – Promos – “Shark Tank”
  • TV – Promos – “Splash”
  • TV – Promos – “The Middle”

CREDITS

• Jamie Tarses … Executive Producer
• Jonathan Groff … Executive Producer
• Josh Bycel … Executive Producer, Director
• David Caspe … Executive Producer, Created by
• Jonathan Fener … Co-Executive Producer
• Erik Sommers … Co-Executive Producer
• Prentice Penny … Supervising Producer
• Steven Mesner … Producer
• Matthew Nodella … Producer
• Leila Strachan … Co-Producer
• Lon Zimmet … Co-Producer
• Dan Rubin … Co-Producer
• Corey Wish … Associate Producer
• Jamie Stern … Associate Producer
• Daniel Chun … Consulting Producer
• Hilary Winston … Consulting Producer
• Matthew Libman … Writer
• Daniel Libman … Writer
• Ludwig Goransson … Music by
• Eliza Coupe … Cast, Jane Kerkovich-Williams
• Elisha Cuthbert … Cast, Alex Kerkovich
• Zachary Knighton … Cast, Dave Rose
• Damon Wayans Jr. … Cast, Brad Williams
• Adam Pally … Cast, Max Blum
• Casey Wilson … Cast, Penny Hartz
• David Alan Grier … Cast, Terry
• Nick Zano … Cast, Pete
• Bruno Amato … Cast, Repo Man #1
• Sean Bass … Cast, Roland
• Andrew Donnelly … Cast, Stewart
• Brody Moller … Cast, Cody
• Meredith Roberts … Cast, Female Customer