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CASE FILE · S05 E08

Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens

S05 E08Photograph not availableA gray cat in red paw mittens beside the Kitten Mittons lettering in Charlie’s commercial.
Still from Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens · sourced from episode inspection · rights remain with their respective owners

With a merchandising convention in town, the gang tries to build the Paddy's brand by developing marketable products---such as mittens for kittens.

THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD

INSIDE THE CASE.

The pitch

Charlie’s cat-footwear commercial inspires competing Paddy’s products. Dee invokes her merchandise contract; Mac tries eating the evidence.

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Read before signing

The Lawyer’s paperwork gives him the merchandising rights and keeps the Gang away. Mac cannot destroy every copy.

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The merchandise arms race

Cat footwear is only the start. The competing pitches include a branded thong, a novelty towel, an egg-shaped device and a shotgun. Each team treats the others as business rivals.

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An ad inside the episode

Charlie’s opening commercial gives the mittens a full demonstration on a gray cat. Its bright “Kitten Mittons!!” lettering preserves the product’s on-screen misspelling.

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THE EVIDENCE

THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.

Characters

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The woman Frank calls Brenda wears purple during the merchandise promotion.Source ↗

Charlie Kelly182 other recorded episodes
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Charlie brings the red cat mittens to the bar to explain his product.Source ↗

Dee Reynolds181 other recorded episodes
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Dee joins the bar-table discussion before asserting her rights to merchandise revenue.Source ↗

Dennis Reynolds178 other recorded episodes
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Dennis models the Paddy’s Pub thong as his entry in the merchandise competition.Source ↗

Frank Reynolds173 other recorded episodes
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Frank brings a promotional model into the kitchen while arguing for his own merchandise ideas.Source ↗

Mac182 other recorded episodes
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Mac presents the shotgun as a new Paddy’s product, escalating the merchandise rivalry.Source ↗

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Sandy, wearing a gold-patterned halter top, accompanies Mac to the lawyer.Source ↗

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The dark-haired woman with a star necklace accompanies Sandy and Mac.Source ↗

The Lawyer6 other recorded episodes
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The Lawyer is confronted in his car by Dee and Charlie after their office visit.Source ↗

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The bespectacled presenter addresses the small-business conference from a podium.Source ↗

Locations

Charlie’s apartment49 other recorded episodes
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Charlie films the opening Kitten Mittens advertisement in his apartment.Source ↗

Law offices2 other recorded episodes
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The two women sit across from the lawyer in his office.Source ↗

Mac and Dennis’s apartment21 other recorded episodes
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The gang’s merchandise work takes place in Mac and Dennis’s apartment.Source ↗

Paddy’s Pub148 other recorded episodes
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Dennis, Dee, Mac and Frank watch Charlie’s homemade commercial in the bar.Source ↗

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The gang attends the Philadelphia Small Business Investment Conference.Source ↗

Objects

Binoculars5 other recorded episodes
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Charlie watches from the back seat through binoculars while Dee waits in the driver’s seat.Source ↗

Dick Towel1 other recorded episode
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Mac demonstrates the novelty towel’s printed design during the kitchen merchandise pitch.Source ↗

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Charlie’s commercial shows a gray cat wearing red mittens on its paws, with the product name spelled “Kitten Mittons!!” on screen.Source ↗

Microphones8 other recorded episodes
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The conference presenter speaks at a microphone.Source ↗

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Frank joins the kitchen product discussion with his egg-shaped novelty device.Source ↗

Paddy’s shotgun1 other recorded episode
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Mac holds up the shotgun during his pitch to Dennis in the bar office.Source ↗

Projection screens1 other recorded episode
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A projection screen stands behind the conference podium.Source ↗

Food & drinks

Limes4 other recorded episodes
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A cut lime accompanies the shot glasses during Frank’s promotion.Source ↗

Tequila2 other recorded episodes
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Frank pitches tequila shots as part of his merchandise demonstration.Source ↗

Schemes

Blackmail7 other recorded episodes
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Mac recruits the women for an attempted sexual blackmail setup against the lawyer.Source ↗

Commercials4 other recorded episodes
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The episode opens with Charlie’s deliberately rough cat-footwear advertisement.Source ↗

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Mac chews the paper contract Dee says gives her a share of Paddy’s merchandise revenue.Source ↗

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Charlie and Dee visit the Lawyer seeking legal help with the cat-footwear invention.Source ↗

Costumes

Neckties3 other recorded episodes
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The lawyer wears a tie and dark vest during his encounter with Charlie.Source ↗

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Dennis lowers his jeans enough to display the branded underwear design.Source ↗

Miscellaneous

Cats5 other recorded episodes
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A gray cat models the red paw mittens in Charlie’s commercial.Source ↗

SOURCES & NOTES.

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