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Method of Acting
Season 1, Episode 8
Airdate	September 16, 2001
Production Number	108
Written by	Bill Braudis Brendon Small H. Jon Benjamin Janine Ditullio (additional material)
Directed by	Loren Bouchard
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Method of Acting is the eighth episode of the first season of Home Movies, and the eighth episode overall.

Cast: Brendon Small (Brendon), Janine Ditullio (Paula), H. Jon Benjamin (McGuirk/Jason), Melissa Bardin Galsky (Melissa)

Additional Voices: Bill Braudis

Plot Overview

Brendon takes acting classes to improve his skills, but after showing no promise and disrupting the class too much, Brendon ends up kicked out.

Paula teaches a Creative Writing class, when she meets a new student who makes out with people for inspiration.

McGuirk has the kids volunteer to help him win a hover craft in a new competition.

Notes

Movie

• Brendon makes a student film to test out his acting ability, as he dresses in black and speaks in gibberish to "convey an emotion" to Melissa. Jason directs, to the best of his ability.
• In an attempt to impress the acting coach to bring him back into the class, Brendon makes a serious film involving a boy (Brendon) making a decision to leave his hometown, to search for something more, while his brother (Jason) begs him not to go.

Trivia

The Show

• Gnome: Seen in the "I'm a Pretty Lady!" video.