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A Cricket's Tale

  • Episode aired Mar 1, 2017
  • TV-MA
  • 19m
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A typical day in the life of Cricket, with possible redemption when his family intervenes.A typical day in the life of Cricket, with possible redemption when his family intervenes.A typical day in the life of Cricket, with possible redemption when his family intervenes.

  • Director
    • Jamie Babbit
  • Writers
    • Rob Mac
    • Glenn Howerton
    • David Hornsby
  • Stars
    • Charlie Day
    • Glenn Howerton
    • Rob Mac
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    7.2/10
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    • Director
      • Jamie Babbit
    • Writers
      • Rob Mac
      • Glenn Howerton
      • David Hornsby
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      • Charlie Day
      • Glenn Howerton
      • Rob Mac
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    Charlie Day
    Charlie Day
    • Charlie Kelly
    Glenn Howerton
    Glenn Howerton
    • Dennis Reynolds
    Rob Mac
    Rob Mac
    • Mac
    • (as Rob McElhenney)
    Kaitlin Olson
    Kaitlin Olson
    • Dee Reynolds
    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Frank Reynolds
    David Hornsby
    David Hornsby
    • Cricket
    Renée Felice Smith
    Renée Felice Smith
    • Belle
    • (as Renee Felice Smith)
    Robert Pine
    Robert Pine
    • Jack Mara
    Wayne Federman
    Wayne Federman
    • Mr. Sanderson
    Zack Ward
    Zack Ward
    • Davy Mara
    • (as Zach Ward)
    Ammar Daraiseh
    Ammar Daraiseh
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    Darris Love
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    9workit_oz

    What's with the low rating??

    Holy cow I can't believe the neg reviews on this ep.

    Came here to feel justified to read an 8.5 or 9 rating for the ep because I personally cracked up the whole way through only to read it got a 7ish rati g & hella neg reviews... what's wrong with u people lol Cricket & his pcp glass bbq lol back flipping over stuff like a parkour assasin lol So funny... but I knew it would be too good to be true for poor ol cricket.

    Being high all the time is just his thing.
    4mangino-46482

    Worst episode of series

    Favorite show of all time. Worst episode of the series. Love me some Cricket but just a dud. Only funny scene was the opening. Actress who played Belle was cute.
    1fernando_barduchi

    Terrible episode with continuity problems

    This episode shows Cricket on a new low and besides the fact that it doesn't have many funny moments. Also the whole plot of the episode didn't make much sense.

    This episode has also a big continuity problem, which is the fact that Cricket had a family and they only choose to offer him help at this point of his life. Why they didn't do anything when he became homeless? He only became a drug addict after sometime living at the streets, so why not help him in the beginning, when he was still trying to get his life together?

    Cricket is a good character, but his whole arc depended on the fact that he didn't have anyone to help him.
    8denniz84

    rickety cricket

    Oh man, i loved this episode, although, i think it could be better. The crossover with last episode was cool, but i would love to see what happened in the bathroom with Gay-Mac & Cricket. Although, we can imagine that of course. Anyway, next week the finale. I think this was a strong Season, better than last one.

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    • Trivia
      In the opening scene, the girl in the tuxedo who helps an elderly woman who slipped on the gumballs is Aniya Wolf, a Pennsylvania native who made the news when she was turned away at prom by her school for showing up in a tuxedo. She was invited to appear on the show by creator Rob McElhenney on Twitter.
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      Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Tchaikovsky)

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      • March 1, 2017 (United States)
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      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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