# Community 4/26/12 -- Basic Lupine Urology **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085 "2012-04-27T00:34:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/21 "2012-04-27T12:24:07Z")
“Objection!” “I’ll allow it.” “Sustained.” ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/22 "2012-04-27T12:38:24Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Having never in my life seen a single episode of **Law & Order** , I have a feeling that a lot of this episode is going to go completely over my head. I was worried about that too. I may have missed a lot, but there was enough to keep me rolling. It was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/23 "2012-04-27T12:40:29Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > I’d be curious to hear what someone who’d never seen _L&O_ thought of it. I feel like the episode would work pretty well as just a parody crime drama, but someone who’s never seen _L&O_ wouldn’t be able to appreciate how well this episode mirrored the structure and look of a typical _L&O_ episode. Yeah, I have never seen a second of _Law & Order_, but it worked very well as a generic crime-show parody. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/24 "2012-04-27T12:57:18Z")
I loved how the witnesses kept doing whatever they were doing while being interviewed, just like in L&O. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/25 "2012-04-27T13:05:51Z")
I loved all the sound effects in the background whenever they were outside. Sirens and jackhammers and traffic. And the sitting on the corner of desks. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/26 "2012-04-27T13:17:09Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I loved all the sound effects in the background whenever they were outside. Sirens and jackhammers and traffic. > > And the sitting on the corner of desks. And the [New York style paper cups](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthora). ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/27 "2012-04-27T13:38:05Z")
One minor note in what I’d otherwise consider a perfect episode is that the phone call at the end wasn’t short enough. If they’re going to spoof L&O, that call should have been two seconds, tops, before the character who answers hangs up and then relates a good 15 seconds of information to the others, as though the person making the call was the fastest talker in the world - John Moschitta on crack. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/28 "2012-04-27T13:43:30Z")
“Phew” “Uniforms” “uh uh” ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/29 "2012-04-27T13:46:56Z")
Now that I think about it – how did they do such a perfect “Law & Order” parody in half an hour? It seemed like it had everything a normal L&O episode would have, but that’s twice as long… P.S. Michael Ironside is awesome. P.P.S. The cameo from the medical examiner woman was double awesome, although they did something very similar on “Corner Gas” with the woman from “Cold Squad”. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/30 "2012-04-27T13:55:45Z")
I loved how the witnesses, suspects, etc all had a “too clever” one-liner ready to drop into the conversation at a moment’s notice. Pure L&O. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/31 "2012-04-27T13:57:35Z")
I just got the joke in the episode title “Lupine Urology” – Dick Wolf. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/32 "2012-04-27T14:07:09Z")
A lot of things I loved about this episode have been mentioned, but I really loved how Troy and Abed not just acted but _walked_ like the detectives in L&O. It’s kinda a shoulder lead swagger (except for maybe Jesse Green.) My Better Half started dying laughing partway thru the episode: “OMG!!! Look at Abed’s scarf!” I really loved that episode. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/33 "2012-04-27T14:23:56Z")
Good things about this episode: [ul][li]Troy and Abed’s sting operation.[/li][li]“I can hear both of you.”[/li][li]Troy and Abed not arresting Todd[/li][li]The ME from L&O.[/li][li]‘Greendale Community College is represented by two separate yet equally important types of people; The Goofballs that run around stirring up trouble and the Eggheads that make a big deal out of it. These are their stories.’[/li][li]“He’s been on edge since we switched.”[/ul][/li] Things that fell flat: [ul]Not a damned thing.[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/34 "2012-04-27T14:29:42Z")
“You can do this to the image. Now it looks like the Old West.” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/35 "2012-04-27T14:51:24Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > “You can do this to the image. Now it looks like the Old West.” Britta didn’t have much to do in this ep, but that was damn funny. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/36 "2012-04-27T16:18:59Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Todd is always funny. I actually cracked myself up with this. Last night I read the thread but watched the show today on Hulu. Last night when I was reading I kept thinking, “who the hell is Todd?” When I saw him I remembered that he’s the guy that everyone forgets is there. But yeah, loved the episode. I can’t wait to watch it again tonight. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/37 "2012-04-27T16:52:08Z")
One of my favorite things was Chang as the guard in the courtroom (sorry, it’s NOT a courtroom), mouth agape, just standing there. And I confess that I got a bit sad at the final news of Starburns. They did a nice reaction shot between Annie and Jeff at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/38 "2012-04-27T17:34:18Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > They did a nice reaction shot between Annie and Jeff at the end. Which was also pure L&O. Is there anything this show can’t do? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/39 "2012-04-27T17:44:43Z")
Britta as the computer whiz was hilarious. “I transferred or _downloaded_ Todd’s picture …” ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-26-12-basic-lupine-urology/620085/40 "2012-04-27T17:47:49Z")
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