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- Now, these two... are clearly in the early stages of some screwball mating ritual
- —Penny about Joey and Pacey
Four to Tango is the 9th episode of Season 3 of Dawson's Creek.
Synopsis[]
ONLY THE LONELY – Dawson (James Van Der Beek) is suspicious of Pacey's (Joshua Jackson) awkward behavior and misconstrues his actions when he learns Pacey has been spending time with Joey (Katie Holmes). Meanwhile, after rethinking the offer, Pacey cannot move forward with his no-strings-attached relationship with Jen (Michelle Williams), and Andie (Meredith Monroe) urges Jack (Kerr Smith) to meet a gay student from a neighboring town who contacted him via the internet after seeing Dawson's news story.[1]
Starring[]
- James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery
- Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
- Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley
- Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
- Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee
- Meredith Monroe as Andie McPhee
- Co-Starring
- Amy Parrish as Penny Pretty
- Jason Davis as Mr. Kapinos
- Tony Schnur as Ben Street
- Gloria Crist as Teacher
Quotes[]
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- Take a look at that girl, Dawson. She's a freaking goddess, man. How long did you think it would be before somebody comes along and is interested in her?
- —Pacey about Joey
Locations[]
- Dawson's House
- Capeside High School
- Starlight Dance Studio
- Screen Play Video
- Mollye's Market
- Jen's House
Trivia[]
- Joey and Pacey start to spend more time with each other as Joey tutors Pacey in math and Pacey helps Joey with dancing lessons at Starlight Dance Studio for a scholarship.
- Dawson and Joey find Jen and Pacey kissing and Joey gets very upset with the whole friends with benefits idea.
- Jen and Pacey end their friends with benefits agreement with nothing actually happening between them.
BROADCAST
- The episode was watched by 4.42 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[2]
PRODUCTION NOTES
- Josh, James, Katie and Michelle took dance lessons prior to filming.[3]
- The temperature on set at the Starlight Dance Studio rose upwards of 90 °F (32.22 °C).[3]
Films[]
- WATCHED
- REFERENCED
- His Girl Friday (1940)
- Say Anything (1939)
Music[]
- world you want | VIOLIN ROAD
- pacey and jen make out; later andie and jack outside school
- hateful | PETER SEARCY[4]
- pacey seeks out joey in school
- dear heart | PARRY MUSIC LIBRARY
- joey ropes pacey into dancing lessons
- me, myself and i | VITAMIN C[5]
- pacey and joey talk about dancing, as dawson surprises them
- walking in the rain | CHAPELL MUSIC LIBRARY
- penny analyzes pacey/joey and dawson/jen
- so in love | ONE MUSIC LIBRARY
- switching partners
- knock it on the head | WOOD[6]
- pacey and jen start kissing; jack outside the café
Photos[]
Videos[]
"Four to Tango" Promo
Dawson's Creek - Joey and Pacey Go To A Dance Class
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "Four to Tango" official synopsis archived from The WB on dawsons-creek.com
- ↑ Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dawson's Creek Newsletter #74 (March 21, 2000)
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Giants In My Field" by The Parkas
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "A Girl's Life" by Cadence Grace
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "How Many Nights" by Scott Laurent
- ↑ Featured on Songs from Dawson's Creek
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Go Anywhere With You" by Beautiful 2000