Un-American Graffiti
16th episode of the 3rd season of Veronica Mars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Un-American Graffiti" is the sixteenth episode of the third season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars, and the sixtieth episode overall. Written by Robert Hull and directed by John T. Kretchmer, the episode premiered on The CW on May 1, 2007. The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective.
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Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 16 | ||
Directed by | John T. Kretchmer | ||
Written by | Robert Hull | ||
Production code | 3T5816 | ||
Original air date | May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01) | ||
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In this episode, Veronica is hired by an Arab couple who own a Middle Eastern restaurant because their restaurant has recently had the word "terrorist" spray-painted on it. Meanwhile, Keith (Enrico Colantoni), as acting Sheriff, looks into underage drinking regulations in local bars after the case of a drunk 19-year-old getting hit by a motorist comes to Keith's attention, eventually finding that Veronica is handing out convincing fake IDs to her fellow students. In addition, Veronica attends a birthday party run by Logan (Jason Dohring) for his new girlfriend Parker (Julie Gonzalo).
"Un-American Graffiti" was the first episode of the series not to be part of a larger story arc. This was a change that had been decided upon midway through the season, and series creator Thomas thought that this would make the series more accessible to new viewers. In addition, the episode aired after a two-month hiatus, during which period Thomas created the idea for season four taking place in the FBI Academy.
In its original broadcast, the episode garnered 2.35 million viewers and generally negative reviews from television critics, with many criticizing the case-of-the-week as cliché and moralistic. Eric Goldman of IGN compared the episode negatively to an after school special,[1] while Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V. Club, disliked the portrayal of Rashad.[2]