Episode Trivia
Ano-Movic demons
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Ano-Movic demons are peaceful, easy-going demons who have the ability to look human, seen in 1.07 Bachelor Party. Their demon faces are red, with prominent brow bones. They became assimilated into our culture, occasionally nodding toward their demon heritage by obeying certain customs - such as eating the brains of a first husband at a bachelor party.
Armani
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In 1.07 Bachelor Party, Cordelia references clothes design Armani when she calls her date, “Mr. Armani”.
Carlos Jacott
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Carlos Jacott, who played the demon masquerading as a human (Ken) in 3.01 Anne, previously played an agent in Being John Malkovich. He has been in She’s All That (with Sarah’s husband Freddie Prinze Jr), The Last Days of Disco, Grosse Point Blank, and he played Ramon the Pool Guy in Seinfeld. Carlos played Lawrence Dobson in Joss Whedon’s Firefly, and Richard in the Angel episode 1.07 Bachelor Party. He is one of five actors to appear in all three of Joss’s TV shows.
Doyle’s history
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We find out a lot more about Doyle’s history in the episode 1.07 Bachelor Party. He used to teach third grade kids, and helped out in soup kitchens, where he met his wife Harriet. They were madly in love but separated when he discovered he was part demon aged 21, which made him depressed.
Fixer upper
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In 1.07 Bachelor Party, Cordelia mentions her relationship with her ex - Xander:
Cordelia: “So I’ve gotta kill myself. I swore when I went down this road with Xander Harris, I’d rather be dead than date a fixer upper again.”
Harriet Doyle
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Harriet was Doyle’s estranged wife. They met in their early 20s when volunteering at a soup kitchen and married quickly afterwards. They were the love of each others’ life, but their relationship was unable to survive Doyle discovering he was part-demon, and his subsequent depression. Harriet eventually left Doyle, and became a demonologist, travelling the world to find out more about different species. She appeared iun L.A. in 1.07 Bachelor Party, to request a blessing and a divorce to enable her to marry an Ano-Movic demon called Richard.
KFC
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In 1.07 Bachelor Party, Richard’s family eat a bucket of KFC chicken.
Mercedes CLK 320
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In 1.07 Bachelor Party, Cordelia says that her date owns a Mercedes CLK 320 car.
Noxon and Straley
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In a featurette on demons on the Angel season 1 DVD boxset, it is mentioned that the surname Straley (In 1.07 Bachelor Party, Richard Straley is the fiance of Doyle’s ex-wife) comes from the family name of Buffy and Angel writer, Marti Noxon.
Old squeeze
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In 1.07 Bachelor Party, Doyle sees a photo of Buffy, which was hidden in a book of Angel’s.
Doyle: “Wow. She is something. This an old squeeze of yours?”
Angel: “Yeah.”
Doyle: “Well, how does she feel about a man with an Irish accent? (sees Angel’s face) Buffy.”
This is a reference to Angel and Buffy’s relationship, and Angel’s Irish origins.
Richard Howard Straley
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Richard Howard Straley was a goofy Ano-Movic demon who became engaged to Harriet - Doyles estranged wife. After Doyle agreed to a divorce, Richard invited him to his bachelor party, to seek his approval, in 1.07 Bachelor Party. He then attempted (good-naturedly!) to sacrifice Doyle by eating his brains, as part of his demon heritage.
Smelling Richard
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In 1.07 Bachelor Party, Angel does not realize Richard is a demon until he sees him change at the restaurant. However, Angel can smell the difference between humans and demons. From City Of:
Doyle: “I like the place. I mean it’s not much with the view, but it has a nice bat-cave sort of an air to it.”
Angel: “Who are you?”
Doyle: “Doyle.”
Angel: “You don’t smell human.”
Doyle: “Now that’s a bit rude. So happens that I am very much human…. On my mother’s side.”
Therefore, he should have known upon meeting him at the office.
Tiffany’s
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In 1.07 Bachelor Party, Cordelia references famous jewellers Tiffany & Co:
Cordy: “So, here I am at Le Petite Renard with Mr. Armani, who could keep me in blue boxes for the rest of my life…”
Angel: “Blue boxes?”
Cordy: “Tiffany’s! God!
Whedon’s actors
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Five actors have appeared in all three of Joss’s TV shows:
- Andy Umberger: played D’Hoffryn in Buffy; Dr. Ronald Meltzer in the Angel episode 1.04 I Fall To Pieces; and Dortmunder Captain in the Firefly episode ‘Serenity’.
- Carlos Jacott: played Ken in the Buffy episode 3.01 Anne; Lawrence Dobson in the Firefly episode ‘Serenity’; and Richard in the Angel episode 1.07 Bachelor Party.
- Bob Fimiani: played the head of the Initiative, Mr. Ward, in Buffy’s season four; ‘Elder Gamman’ in the Firefly episode ‘Our Mrs. Reynolds’; Grounds Keeper in the Angel episode 1.15 The Prodigal, and Codger Demon in the Angel episode 3.01 Heartthrob.
- Jonathan M. Woodward: played Holden Webster in the Buffy episode 7.07 Conversations With Dead People; Knox in Angel’s season five; and Tracey in the Firefly episode ‘The Message’.
- Jeff Ricketts: played Watcher’s Council member Weatherby in Buffy and Angel, and a creepy ‘Blue Glove’ guy in Firefly.
[Goof] Doyle’s cross
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The cross that Doyle is wearing round his neck in 1.07 Bachelor Party jumps from being inside his vest to being outside between shots when he is talking to Harry.