Thank You For Not Morphing [season 1]

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Episode: 03
Original Air Date: 21st October 1998
Written By: Chris Levinson & Zack Estrin
Directed By: Ellen Pressman
Rating: 6.8 million viewers
Title Origin: "Thank You For Not Smoking" is a commonly used sign in non-smoking areas.

Episode Summary
When Victor Bennett, the Charmed One's long-lost father, shows up at Bucklands, Prue identifies a family heirloom as a protection ring, but she rejects his attempt to make amends. Piper and Phoebe opt to give their father a chance. But when Phoebe hugs him, she gets a premonition of Victor stealing the Book of Shadows. At the same time, a shape-shifting neighbour is breaking into the manor to steal the Book-but the Book won't leave the house. Prue confronts Victor, who admits he wanted to steal the Book of Shadows to protect his daughters from the evil that it attracts-the evil that killed their mother. Victor never wanted his girls to have their powers, and he objected when Grams arranged to restore them-but Grams was too strong for Victor to fight her.
   When another vision shows Marshal, a neighbour, shape-shifting into Victor, Phoebe knows who's really after the Book, and locates a spell to vanquish the shape-shifters. Trying to throw off the Charmed Ones, one of the neighbours shape-shifts into Victor, but doesn't count on Victor being willing to die along with the demons if it means saving his daughters. As one of the Victors instructs Phoebe to say the spell, Prue determines which is her real father. She uses her power to give him the family protection ring, and although he momentarily stunned when the demons are vanquished, the ring saves him. Victor finally understands that his little girls have grown up and can handle their powers. It is their duty, he realizes, to fulfill their destiny.
   A warm and fuzzy family reunion is still not meant to be. Victor leaves town again. The sting of his unexpected departure is softened by a family video of Christmas past, found on the doorstep by the attractive new handyman, Leo Wyatt. Charmed: The Book of Three vol.1

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Starring
Shannen Doherty as Prudence Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
T.W King as Andy Trudeau
Dorian Gregory as Darryl Morris

Introducing
Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt

Gust Starring
Anthony John Denison as Victor Bennett (credited as Tony)
Markus Flanagan as Marshall
Eric Matheny as Fritz
Mariah O'Brien as Cynda
James Dineen as Mailman

Spells/Potions

To Vanquish The Shapeshifters (cast by sisters)
In the circle that is home
Safety's gone and evils roam
Rid all beings from these walls
Save sisters three,
Now heed our call.

Innocents: none

Demons: Three shape-shifters

Other: Andy Trudeau

Feature Music

"Prophecy" by Remy Zero [Villa Elaine] {Played at neighbours party}

Mistakes/Notes

:: Prue doesn't enjoy parties

:: The sisters usually have a colour theme they wear

:: Prue's job is an appraiser

:: Victor's ring is a 17th century wedding band, and a protection ring.

:: People often confuse Piper and Phoebe

:: Apparently Phoebe is "barely legal" to drink

:: The sisters discover that only a Charmed One can take the Book out of the house

:: They said their powers are passed through females (later proven to be untrue after the birth of Wyatt and Chris)

:: Piper only ate white foods at the age of four

:: Phoebe is three years younger than Piper

:: Phoebe learnt to swim before she could walk

:: Prue broke her arm as a child

:: Prue and Andy missed their prom

:: Prue never crawled, she went straight to walking

:: They had a picnic in the living room when they were little

:: Prue learnt the piano as a child

:: Patty said that premonition is a desirable power

:: Victor smokes

:: Phoebe calls Victor Daddy, but Prue calls him Victor

:: Phoebe wears Prue's dress at the end

:: Leo makes his first appearance

:: Victor leaves a package on the door step saying: "girls, something's come up, I hate to leave town. Can't make it to dinner. Probably best if we let the dust settle anyway. I know there's a lot you would like to forget but here's what I remember. Love dad." "The package is a Christmas video.
 

Episode Crew

Produced by
Sheryl J. Anderson: producer
Constance M. Burge: executive producer
Peter Chomsky: associate producer
Brad Kern: executive producer
Les Sheldon: supervising producer
Aaron Spelling: executive producer
E. Duke Vincent: executive producer

Original Music by
Tim Truman

Cinematography by
Thomas Del Ruth

Film Editing by
Dianne Ryder-Rennolds

Casting by
Victoria Huff (original casting)

Production Design by
Dean Edward Mitzner

Costume Design by
Molly Harris Campbell

Makeup Department
Enid Arias: key hair stylist
Kathryn Fenton: makeup department head (credited as Kathryn Miles Kelly)
John Vulich: special makeup effects artist
Brian Wade: special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J.J. Linsalata: key second assistant director
Judith Vogelsang: first assistant director

Art Department
Cate Bangs: set designer
Christy McGeachy: assistant property master
Roger Montesano: property master
Rocky Slaymaker: leadperson

Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament: foley artist
Nino Centurion: music editor
Eddie Gilroy: sound re-recording mixer
James LaRue: sound mixer (season one)
William L. Manger: supervising sound editor
Bruce P. Michaels: sound re-recording mixer
Rick Sanchez: foley artist

Special Effects by
John Vulich: special effects makeup

Stunts
Noon Orsatti: stunt coordinator

Other crew
Aviva Barraclough: assistant: Constance M. Burge
David Bassett: transportation coordinator
Robert Boyle: location manager
Amy Budden: first assistant editor
Greg Elliot: executive story editor
Zack Estrin: story editor
Samuel Buddy Fries: camera operator
Javier Grillo-Marxuach: executive story editor
Marlin Hall: key grip
Jake Jacobs: costume supervisor
Max Joffe: assistant: Brad Kern
Renate Kamer: executive associate
Chele Knapp: assistant: Les Sheldon
Chris Levinson: story editor
Suzan Lowitz: script supervisor
Mark Meisenheimer: assistant chief lighting technician
Raymond Michels: best boy grip
Michael Perricone: executive story editor
Lex Rawlins: first assistant camera
Jeffrey Roth: casting associate
Walter Stewart: chief lighting technician
Sharon B. Taksel: production accountant
Jill Barnet Taylor: production coordinator

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Quotes

Piper: Prue, you can't do a party in twenty minutes.
Prue: Watch me.

Phoebe: Prue's party tips - meet, greet and bail.
Prue: Hey, I'm sorry but some of us have a job.
Phoebe: And some of us have fun.
Piper: And some of us are having a really bad hair day.

Prue: Hey, I have an even better idea. Why don't you just get a job.

Prue: Okay, I came, I saw, I was perky. Now I just want my head on a pillow because I have to wake up early.

Prue: There are things I want to tell him, I want him to know what he missed. You know, like the time I broke my arm or the day that I finally passed my drivers test, our prom.
Andy: Didn't we miss that too?

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