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Karma. Finally caught up with me
—Drue

The Unusual Suspects is the 8th episode of Season 4 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

Principal Peskin (special guest star Harry Shearer, "Spinal Tap") and Mitch (John Wesley Shipp) question Dawson (James Van Der Beek), Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and Jack (Kerr Smith) after someone puts the senior administrator's boat into the school's swimming pool with the man's dog on board. Meanwhile, Jen (Michelle Williams) agrees to help coach Jack's (Kerr Smith) soccer team as part of her community service.

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
Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery
John Wesley Shipp as Mitch Leery
Special Guest Stars
Harve Presnell as Arthur Brooks
Harry Shearer as Principal Peskin
Sasha Alexander as Gretchen Witter
Dylan Neal as Doug Witter
Mark Matkevich as Drue Valentine
Recurring cast
Carolyn Hennesy as Mrs. Valentine
Guest starring
Carly Schroeder as Molly Sey
Bridgett Newton as Caroline Sey
Co-Starring
David Andrews as Gus Weiner
Chris Jarman as Mike
Joe Rickman as Lone Student
Austin Taylor as Little Boy

Quotes[]

Pacey – When you told me you'd never be able to trust me again, that was probably amongst the top 5 of worst moments of my life
Dawson – When I walked out on my back porch and saw you and Joey? That was my worst. Number 1 with a bullet
Pacey – Do you think it's possible that someday I could convince you that maybe I'm the type of person you could trust again?
Dawson – I would like to believe that it is
I don't ever want to be the kind of person who pushes everything and everyone away from him. I don't want to be alone. And I know that you don't want to be alone, either. You can't get rid of me, Mr. Brooks
—Dawson
Pacey, I think that you’re a daring original. I think you have a talent for flying in the face of conventionality and I think you were born to break the rules, not enforce them
—Doug to Pacey

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • Drue gets framed for the prank that Dawson, Pacey, and Jack committed.
  • To fulfill her community service hours, Jen becomes a coach on the kids' soccer team.
  • Jack gets fired as soccer coach for putting Molly in as goalie, even though they won the playoff game.

BROADCAST

  • The episode was watched by 4.68 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[1]

PRODUCTION NOTES

  • Writer Jonathan Kasdan appears in the opening close-up shot as the person walking down the hall with his boxers showing.[2]

Films[]

WATCHED
REFERENCED
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Usual Suspects (1995)

Music[]

crazy for this girl | EVAN AND JARON[3][4]
pacey + joey by the police car
after all | DAR WILLIAMS[5]
jack + molly

Photos[]

Stills[]

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Videos[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
  2. Dawson's Creek Newsletter #111
  3. Featured on Songs from Dawson's Creek Volume 2
  4. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Your Love Never Changes" by Paul Wright
  5. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "He Hangs Gently" by Tracy Shedd