A family opening
Jack offers Cricket work, but Davy resents sharing the business.
Supporting source ↗CASE FILE · S12 E09
A Cricket's Tale
S12 E09Photograph not available
We get to see a typical day in Cricket's world and then a possible redemption when his family intervenes. Will Cricket finally move on from the gang, finding love in the process? Will Cricket go from filthy beast to his former self, Matthew Mara?
THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD
INSIDE THE CASE.
Cheap labor again
The gang recruits Cricket to emcee, then pays him in lemons.
Supporting source ↗A threatening sales pitch
Cricket wins back Sanderson by threatening violence.
Supporting source ↗Romance unravels
His imagined girlfriend is a dog; the drug revelation reframes their courtship.
Supporting source ↗THE EVIDENCE
THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.
Characters
Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
Charlie joins Dennis’s phone call to Cricket.Source ↗
Dee Reynolds179 other recorded episodes
Dee sits at the bar after the stripping party.Source ↗
Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
Dennis negotiates with Cricket by phone.Source ↗
Frank Reynolds171 other recorded episodes
Frank joins the conversation about Cricket’s payment.Source ↗
Rickety Cricket26 other recorded episodes
Cricket tries out a cardboard box as a bed.Source ↗
Tom SandersonOnly recorded here so far
Sanderson reacts to Cricket’s threatening negotiation.Source ↗
Locations
Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
Cricket returns to the bar after rejecting his father’s offer.Source ↗
The Mara warehouseOnly recorded here so far
Cricket works among stacked supplies.Source ↗
Objects
Cordless phones1 other recorded episode
Dennis holds a handset beside Charlie.Source ↗
Gumball machines1 other recorded episode
Cricket reaches into a candy dispenser.Source ↗
Food & drinks
Costumes
Daddy and the Boy1 other recorded episode
Dennis and Charlie wear their performance outfits during the call.Source ↗
Music
Waltz of the FlowersOnly recorded here so far
Tchaikovsky accompanies the imagined date.Source ↗
Miscellaneous
Dream sequences5 other recorded episodes
Cricket imagines a romantic dance with a human Belle.Source ↗
FOLLOW THE THREAD
CONNECTED EPISODES.
S12 E07 Connected through Daddy and the Boy, Dream sequences, Rickety Cricket and 6 more.
S01 E03 Connected through Cordless phones, Mirrors, Paddy’s Pub and 4 more.
S12 E08 Connected through PCP, Rickety Cricket, Paddy’s Pub and 5 more.
S01 E02 Connected through Gumball machines, Paddy’s Pub, Dennis Reynolds and 3 more.
SOURCES & NOTES.
Tags document researched occurrences, not every appearance. Read the research notes and attribution.