Three weeks of confidence
Mac and Dennis mistake buying more timeshare weeks for outsmarting the salesman.
Supporting source ↗CASE FILE · S09 E04
Mac and Dennis Buy a Timeshare
S09 E04Photograph not available
The gang does their best to recoup their investments in questionable schemes by dumping their losses on Ben the soldier while trying to avoid being duped again by whatever mastermind is pulling their strings.
THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD
INSIDE THE CASE.
The profitable recruit
Da’ Maniac recruits Ben’s platoon. Dee has already surrendered her downline before discovering its value.
Supporting source ↗A stationary adviser
Frank gives business advice while trapped in a playground coil; visitors repeatedly leave him there.
Supporting source ↗Competing presentations
The bar screening mixes green-screen landscapes, sales graphics and the pair’s incompatible pitches.
Supporting source ↗THE EVIDENCE
THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.
Characters
Ben the Soldier6 other recorded episodes
Ben attends Dee and Charlie’s pitch.Source ↗
Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
Charlie holds the demonstration device’s handles.Source ↗
Da’ Maniac1 other recorded episode
Da’ Maniac eats from a bowl during the presentation.Source ↗
Dee Reynolds179 other recorded episodes
Dee runs the bar’s product demonstration.Source ↗
Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
Dennis writes a check at the sales office.Source ↗
Frank Reynolds171 other recorded episodes
Frank is wedged inside the playground coil.Source ↗
Harris MarderOnly recorded here so far
Harris sells the pair vacation weeks.Source ↗
Locations
Charlie’s apartment48 other recorded episodes
Dee brings an Invigaron box to Charlie’s apartment.Source ↗
Mac and Dennis’s apartment20 other recorded episodes
Ben and Da’ Maniac sit on the apartment couch.Source ↗
Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
The bar hosts a sparsely attended presentation.Source ↗
Playgrounds1 other recorded episode
Dee and Charlie find Frank among playground equipment.Source ↗
Objects
Business charts2 other recorded episodes
A colored, upside-down pyramid illustrates the pitch.Source ↗
Green screen2 other recorded episodes
Dee’s sales video places her on a tropical beach.Source ↗
Night-vision gogglesOnly recorded here so far
Dee and Charlie enter wearing night-vision headgear.Source ↗
The playground coilOnly recorded here so far
The blue climbing coil confines Frank.Source ↗
The stress meter1 other recorded episode
Charlie grips the meter’s two sensors.Source ↗
Food & drinks
Albani berries1 other recorded episode
Charlie values the berries more than the sales structure.Source ↗
Schemes
Commercials3 other recorded episodes
The homemade pitch fills the bar’s television.Source ↗
Pyramid schemesOnly recorded here so far
Frank identifies the recruitment plan as a pyramid.Source ↗
TimesharesOnly recorded here so far
Mac and Dennis examine the resort brochure.Source ↗
Costumes
Camouflage costumes4 other recorded episodes
Mac and Dennis wear camouflage and headscarves.Source ↗
Tropical shirts10 other recorded episodes
Mac dresses for the leisurely lifestyle he wants.Source ↗
FOLLOW THE THREAD
CONNECTED EPISODES.
S05 E07 
Connected through Da’ Maniac, Ben the Soldier, Paddy’s Pub and 5 more.
S10 E10 Connected through The stress meter, Mac and Dennis’s apartment, Charlie’s apartment and 6 more.
S03 E11 Connected through Playgrounds, Charlie’s apartment, Paddy’s Pub and 5 more.
S10 E09 Connected through Albani berries, Charlie’s apartment, Paddy’s Pub and 5 more.
SOURCES & NOTES.
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