S04E07 - The Patent Troll
No: 35 | Season: 4 Episode: 7 | Air Date: 4-Jun-2017 | Ratings: 0.86
Summary
Richard stands up to a patent troll, however his boldness causes repercussions. Jian-Yang's new smart fridge causes Gilfoyle to resort to desperate measures. Jared takes on an alter ego in a pursuit to reduce expenses. Erlich makes an attempt to run with the alpha-males.
Director and Writers
Director: Jamie Babbit
Written by: Andrew Law
Quotes
Dinesh: Well, try and get a selfie with Steph Curry.
Erlich: I will, assuming she's there.
Erlich: I believe the future is female... anyone who says otherwise can suck my fat dick.
Erlich: Three-pointer? What, are we in Europe?
Music
"Stretch Your Face" by Tobacco (Opening title music)
"Walking on Sunshine" by Mariachi La Estrella feat. Elio Armas (End credits music)
Notes and Trivia
The "Ed Chambers" plot line is similiar to a deleted plot line revealed in the DVD commentary for S02E08 (White Hat/Black Hat) where Jared pretended to be fictional employee on the phone.
When a closeup of Gilfoyle's code is shown, there is reference to a YouTube video which is a "rickroll". (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Although Josh Brener (Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti), Matt Ross (Gavin Belson), Stephen Tobolowsky (Jack Barker) and Chris Diamantopoulos (Russ Hanneman) are credited for this episode they did not appear.
Goofs
When Jian-Yang is loading the fridge with food, Gilfoyle's two beers are on a shelf in the door and positioned one in front of each other. A few seconds later as Gilfoyle reaches in and takes a beer they are now positioned side-by-side.
Locations
The building used as the external establishing shot for the meeting Richard held for the app owners being sued by the patent troll is located at 3rd Street and Mission in San Francisco. (Google)
The scenes shot in the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, represent one of the few times that the series actually filmed a part of the series in the San Francisco Bay area (not Los Angeles).
Cast
Starring | Thomas Middleditch | Richard Hendricks |
Starring | T.J. Miller | Erlich Bachman |
Starring | Josh Brener | Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti |
Starring | Martin Starr | Bertram Gilfoyle |
Starring | Kumail Nanjiani | Dinesh Chugtai |
Starring | Amanda Crew | Monica Hall |
Starring | Zach Woods | Jared Dunn |
Starring | Matt Ross | Gavin Belson |
Starring | Suzanne Cryer | Laurie Bream |
Starring | Jimmy O. Yang | Jian Yang |
Starring | Stephen Tobolowsky | Jack Barker |
Starring | Chris Diamantopoulos | Russ Hanneman |
Guest Starring | Andrew Daly | Doctor |
Guest Starring | Ben Feldman | Ron LaFlamme |
Co-starring | Joseph Bayard | Gus |
Co-starring | Edwin H. Bravo | Oracle Arena Security |
Co-starring | Tim Chiou | Ed Chen |
Co-starring | Irene Choi | |
Co-starring | Joe Gillette | Darren |
Co-starring | Allan Miller | Stuart Burke |
Co-starring | Ryan Phillips | Jeremy |
Co-starring | G. Charles Wright | Fridge (Voice) |