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Obsession
Obsession
Episode Information
Episode #: 16
Air Date: June 29, 2001
Writer(s): Nina G. Bargiel
Terri Minsky
Director: Savage Steve Holland
Prod. #: 116
Credits
Starring: Hilary Duff as Lizzie McGuire

Lalaine as Miranda Sanchez
Adam Lamberg as David Gordon
Jake Thomas as Matt McGuire
Hallie Todd as Jo McGuire
Robert Carradine as Sam McGuire

Recurring: Kyle Downes as Larry Tudgeman

Chelsea J. Wilson as Parker Mackenzie

Guest(s): Sybyl Walker as Miss Moran

Troy Rowland as Mr. Lang
Lawrence A. Mandley as Teacher

Episode Guide
Previous: Lizzie's Nightmares
Next: Sibling Bonds
Chronological Order
Previous: Night of the Day of the Dead
Next: Gordo's Video

Obsession is the sixteenth episode of Lizzie McGuire's first season.

Summary[]

Lizzie develops an obsession with saving the environment, and Gordo is obsessed with winning the Science Olympics. Meanwhile Matt goes power mad with his new hall monitor job.

Synopsis[]

The various obsessions of Lizzie, Matt and Gordo are driving friends, family, teachers and themselves to distraction.

Gordo is intent on winning the Science Olympics at all costs against defending champion Larry Tudgeman.

Matt becomes hall monitor at his school, and the job goes to his head when he begins giving out citations to schoolmates by the dozen. He even does his best in attempting to do the same with teachers and family members.

Meanwhile, after she and Miranda work on a successful volunteer project at school, Lizzie becomes an environmental warrior, a fanatic for collecting clothing and food for the homeless, and even a vegetarian.

Eventually, Lizzie, Gordo and Matt learn the hard way that they must put limits on their fanaticism, or else their original causes will suffer as a result.

Trivia[]

  • Moral: Don’t let a cause you’re passionate about get to your head; put limits on any obsessions you have, and narrow your scope to one or two projects. Balance of responsibilities is important, as well as taking care of yourself.
  • Lizzie complains to her mother that there is a limited water source. However, she’s wrong because water recycles itself.[1]
  • Despite what Lizzie thinks in this episode, plastic six-pack rings aren’t what dolphins get tangled up in.

Notes[]

The song "Portrait of Authority" by the Los Angeles hardcore punk/alternative rock band Bad Religion plays when Matt is first getting ready for his hall monitor job, and then giving out tickets for hall violations at school.

Allusions[]

  • Matt: I’m not joking, and... don’t call me Shirley.

Matt responds to the statement “Surely, you must be joking” with the often-used gag from the 1980 movie Airplane! (where Leslie Nielson’s character Dr. Rumack says to pilot Ted Striker, “I am serious... and don’t call me Shirley”).

  • Matt: Respect my authority!

After Matt abuses his power as hall monitor one last time by giving his teacher a ticket, his teacher picks Matt up to take him to his office. As this is happening, Matt says "Respect my authority!" This could be a possible reference to the South Park episode "Chicken Lover", when Cartman is a cop on the show Cops and continually says "Respect my author–i-ty" as he arrests various people during the show.

Quotes[]

Jo McGuire: (looks up as Lizzie comes in, and checks her watch) Hey, is it three o’clock already?
Lizzie: No, I got sent home early!
Matt: I got sent home early, too! They said I was power-hungry! I don’t even know what that means, but I got to get back to school!
Sam McGuire: Son, you have to know when it’s time to turn in your belt.
Matt: But, I can’t leave my post.
Jo: Honey, the school will be fine. You need to take a rest.

References[]

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