Blackout Biggins is the fourth episode of the fourth season on Wings, and the 54rd episode overall in the series.
Synopsis[]
Roy complains loudly about Ice Tray and the Cold Boys singing the National Anthem at a Red Sox game and claims he could do it better. Contacting his college roommate who works for the Red Sox's PR department, Brian was able to get Roy book to sing the National Anthem at a Red Sox game to prove him wrong. After the actual event, Roy passes out before singing a single note and becomes a laughing stock labeled as Roy "Blackout" Buggins. Meanwhile, Joe and Fay have a disagreement about work.
Credits[]
Main Cast[]
- Tim Daly as Joe Hackett
- Steven Weber as Brian Hackett
- Crystal Bernard as Helen Chapel
- Thomas Haden Church as Lowell Mather
- David Schramm as Roy Biggins
- Rebecca Schull as Fay Cochran
- Tony Shalhoub as Antonio Scarpacci
Guest Cast[]
- Trish Monaco as Aeromass Gal (uncredited)
- Geno as Ice Tray
- Lorenzo G. Pryor as Cold Boy #1
- Joey Banks as Cold Boy #2
- Keith Sellon-Wright as Dave Barr
Quotes[]
- Roy Biggins - "What kind of name is Ice Tray anyway?"
Lowell Mather - "Tray? Hmmm...I think it's French."
- Antonio Scarpacci - "Is this Ice Tray the one who was in Boyz n the Hood?"
Helen Chapel - "Oh, no, that's Ice Cube."
Antonio Scarpacci - "Then who sang the song about the ninja turtle?"
Brian Hackett - "That was Vanilla Ice."
Antonio Scarpacci - "Wait, isn't Ice Cube the basketball player?"
Helen Chapel - "No no, that's Ice-T."
Brian Hackett - "No, that's The Iceman."
Antonio Scarpacci - "I wonder if Ice-T is related to Mr. T."
Lowell Mather - "I wonder if Mr. T is related to Mr. Coffee."
Roy Biggins - "I wonder if your mother's related to your father."
- Lowell Mather - "Now there's one for the philosophers. Sort of like if I were to drink soda out of this coffee cup could I still, in fact, call it a coffee cup? Whoa! Is anyone else freaking out right now?"
- Brian Hackett - "Yeah, I saw you on TV last night, Roy. You done real good. I've seen the National Anthem done a lot but you were flat-out the best."
- Joe Hackett - "He doesn't stink. He does not stink. We flew all the way to Boston to see him stink and he doesn't."
Brian Hackett - "You count on people to come through and they just break your heart."
Trivia[]
- Roy is misidentified both times he sings the National Anthem, first as "Roy Buggins" and then as "Ray Biggins".
- At Fenway Park, the crew was seen sitting in red seats. However, with the exception of the single red seat that commemorates Ted Williams' monumental home run, the chairs at Fenway Park are green.