55: Frankie

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Synopsis
Just as Ed (Tom Cavanagh) agrees to represent a high school football quarterback who was unfairly injured by a rival player, he is blindsided by an bright and attractive young attorney (guest star Sabrina Lloyd, "Sports Night") who tries to convince him to hire her. Elsewhere: Molly (Lesley Boone) relishes her new school promotion but her attempt to win over the students -- by appearing to be too cool for school -- only backfires; Warren (Justin Long) and Diane (Ginnifer Goodwin) conspire with Eli (Daryl "Chill" Mitchell) to cook up the quintessential gourmet meal for Mark (Michael R. Genadry) before his gastric-bypass surgery.

Overview
Ed agrees to represent Tim Ryan and his family in a dispute with a football player on the Stuckeyville Toreadors. Tim was injured and requires therapy after John slammed him into the ground by the face mask, motivated by revenge over an ex-girlfriend. Ed is accosted by a new lawyer in town, who desperately wants to work with the "spectacular Edward J. Stevens". Although Ed is not hiring, Frankie remains persistent and helps Ed win the football case. Ed decides to take Frankie on as his partner. Diane and Warren decide to throw Mark a "goodbye stomach" party on the eve of his gastric bypass surgery, although they have a difficult time locating all the exotic ingredients needed for his favorite dishes. Eli steps in and helps make the banquet a success. Molly attempts to be "Principal Cool" to connect with all the kids at SHS. The kids start to take advantage of her good nature and she is forced to get serious.

Songs "Everybody Eats" - Cab Calloway Song at the end while Diane, Mark and Warren dine on the huge feast. Trivia Ten Bucks Mike bets Ed ten bucks to go up to a Stuckeybowl Snack Bar patron and being a running commentary on the guy`s behavior in true sports commentator form. Cast & Crew In-Jokes Molly hangs a poster of the Foo Fighters in her office. The Foo Fighters, of course, sing the show`s theme song. Nicknames Warren says Mark will become "Mini Mark" after the surgery. Fine Food and Drink Ed and Frankie share BLT`s. Mark has a list of favorite foods and ingredients, as well as a list of foods he will be eating after the surgery, including: scrambled eggs, pasta, caviar, spinach and artichoke dip, risotto, duck l`orange, lamb, pesto, brie, squid, and truffles. Warren and Diane tell the tale of a barbaric killer whose last meal of choice was chicken nuggets and tater tots. Tim`s father wants a chai latte.

Quotes "Two are serviceable. One is an insult to the artform." - Shirley Pifko (re: Ed`s skill drilling holes into bowling balls) "The hungrier I am, the more I need to make up for it with bitter sarcasm." - Mark Vanacore (joking with Mike at the specialist`s office) "My grandparents were Russian. We're world weary people." - Mark Vanacore (feeling sorry for himself) "Girls, ladies, women, any of those..." - Warren Cheswick (asked what his favorite thing is) "Hack on, you wacky hackey sackers." - Molly Hudson (bonding with SHS students) "I own you, I rule you, you are a mere Stevens fiefdom." - Ed Stevens (on his dominance on the basketball court) "You've got the pallette of a Little Rascal, Cheswick." - Mark Vanacore (when Warren suggests he have fettucine alfredo) "Dennis had the interior decorating sense of a moose." - Molly Hudson (on her new office`s interior) "He's feeling pesto?!" - Warren Cheswick (to Eli`s feeling the food) "It's a mysterious universe, Ed, and I am a curious man." - Dr. Mike Burton (re his line of questions about bears and hibernation) "Root, damn you, root!" - Warren Cheswick (trying to get Hank the pig to find truffles) "If I were really famous, you wouldn't have to say my name." - Ed Stevens (as Frankie introduces him to her boyfriend) Pop Culture References Blondie (comic strip) Tolstoy Chekhov "Raging Bull" (movie) Cincinatti Bengals The Little Rascals (Our Gang) TGI Fridays Kendall Jackson wines Hershey PA Better Business Bureau NAACP Batman (Adam West) Leatherface Kofi Annan (United Nations)