"Duh, Truth, Uh-Huh"
Episode Summary
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Written by: Therese Beaupre
Directed by: Don Shebib
Aired on Nickelodeon: April 7, 2002 at 7:00 p.m.
My Overall Opinion of the Episode:
This is an interesting episode primarily because it addresses the controversial issue of downloading and using copyrighted music. The idea that Griffen may have been switched at birth with another baby was also an interesting element of the episode.
The Cast:
Cynthia Belliveau -- Dori Lowe
Lindsay Felton -- Caitlin Seeger
Jeremy Foley -- Griffen Lowe
Shuichi Ishiguru -- Akira Asawa
Tania Saulnier -- Taylor Langford
Ken Tremblett -- Jim Lowe
Stephen Warner -- Brett Stevens
The Music:
"Wishing for a Sail" -- Dig Circus
"Things to Die For" -- Fallacy Flow
"Duh, Love, Uh-Huh" -- Jeremy Foley and Stephen Warner
"Mass Romantic" -- The New Pornographers and Neko Case
"Dissonance" -- Ultra: Electronic
Episode Summary:
Griffen and Brett burn and sell CD's that contain popular songs that they downloaded from the Internet. To each CD, they add a song that they recorded called "Duh, Love, Uh-Huh." This gives them extra money to help pay for a new demo session. Caitlin, however, doesn't agree with what Griffen and Brett are doing and she uses her time slot on High River High School's radio station to say so. When Principal Pettigrew finds out that someone is committing a federal offense by selling copyrighted music, he asks Jim to investigate. Meanwhile, Jim and Dori find out that Griffen may not be their son. Two babies were mistakenly switched at birth by the hospital around the time Griffen was born. Griffen runs away because he is afraid of being arrested for selling copyrighted music and he is afraid that he may not be Jim and Dori's son. Caitlin tracks Griffen down and convinces him to come home. A DNA test shows that Griffen is indeed Jim and Dori's son. Griffen and Brett stop selling copyrighted music.
Episode Highlights:
1. Both sides of the controversial issue of copyrighted music are presented. Caitlin asks on her radio show, "Do you think this is wrong? I do. I mean, they're stealing someone else's music. Taking something that doesn't belong to them. You know, that's exactly the same as breaking into a record store and stealing a CD." Griffen and Brett call in to the show. Griffen says, "First of all, you're wrong. Compilation CD's are all about swapping music." Brett adds, "We're like DJ's. We're just giving out samples we think kids will like." Griffen calls again the next day and adds, "Selling compilation CD's isn't having any effect on musician's income!"
2. As the sheriff of High River, Jim has reservations about trying to discover who is selling copyrighted music. He says to Dori, "You know, when rustlers steal cattle, ranchers loose money; people get hurt." Dori says, "Yeah, and you catch them and you make the world a better place." Jim makes a good point when he says, "Yeah. Is it really gonna' be a better place if I charge a couple of kids for stealing Internet songs?" Dori asks, "You don't think they're doing anything wrong?" Jim says, "Well, a few multi-millionaire rock stars might loose a few bucks." Jim adds, "But I've got no choice. If I find these kids, I'm gonna' have to make an example of them."
3. Caitlin's closing epilogue: "I thought I had it all figured out, the difference between right and wrong. I know what Griffen and Brett was doing was wrong. But I couldn't see the bigger truth that I was using their crime to get people to listen to the show. And that was just as wrong in a completely different way."
