Weeds/You Can't Miss the Bear

You Can't Miss the Bear
Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate	August 7, 2005
Written by	Jenji Kohan
Directed by	Brian Dannelly
— N/A	1x02 → Free Goat
Weeds — Season One

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You Can't Miss the Bear is the first episode of the first season of Weeds.

Starring: Mary-Louise Parker (Nancy Botwin), Elizabeth Perkins (Celia Hodes), Tonye Patano (Heylia James), Romany Malco (Conrad Shepard), Hunter Parrish (Silas Botwin), Alexander Gould (Shane Botwin)

And: Kevin Nealon (Doug Wilson)

Guest Starring: Haley Hudson (Quinn Hodes), Justin Chatwin (Josh Wilson), Indigo (Vaneeta), Tyrone Mitchell (Keeyon), Renée Victor (Lupita), Allie Grant (Isabelle Hodes), Andy Milder (Dean Hodes)

Co-Starring: John Kelly (Hiram Wells), Clayton Rohner (Coach Dad), Tressa Di Figlia Brendan (Audience Mother 1), Stephanie Nash (Audience Mother 2), Michelle Benes (Audience Mother 3), Adam Taylor Gordon (Devon Rensler), Jina Song (Helen Chin), Rick Clark (Bear Hunter 1), Mike Massa (Bear Hunter 2), Christopher Noxon (Bear Hunter 3)

Notes

Music

• "With Arms Outstretched" by Rilo Kiley: The song that plays at the end of the episode, when Nancy admits that she doesn't have control over anything is "With Arms Outstretched" by Rilo Kiley, an indie rock band fronted by former child actors Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett. The song first appeared on the band's 2002 album The Execution of All Things, which was released on the Omaha based label Saddle Creek.

Trivia

The Show

• The preview garnered 547,000 viewers in the U.S. The premiere had 488,000 viewers.

Behind the Scenes

• In this episode there is a show playing in the background called "Bear Hunt" in which two of the behind-the-scenes coordinators, Mike Massa and Christopher Noxon, play two of the bear hunters.

Allusions and References

• Josh Wilson, son of Doug Wilson, mentions the movie The Passion of the Christ in this episode. In episode 1x04 they spoof the movie's title calling that episode Fashion of the Christ.

Quotes

• Doug: Her husband's boning the tennis broad.
  Nancy: The Asian girl?
  Doug: Uh huh. She love him long time.
  Nancy: Doug, she's from Anaheim, not Bangkok. She can't shoot tennis balls out of her twat.

• Conrad: You calling black people stupid?
  Nancy: And lazy and they also steal.
  Heylia: But we sings and dances real good.