Angel: There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb

"There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" is the twenty-second episode of season two of the supernatural action series Angel, and the forty-fourth episode of the series overall. It was written and directed by David Greenwalt. This episode first aired on the WB Network on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2001 at 9:00 pm.

Notes & Trivia

 * Angel was created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt.


 * This episode is rated TV-14.


 * This episode is included on disc six of the Angel: Season Two DVD collection. The collection was produced by Warner Bros. Home Video and 20th Century Fox Television and released in Region 1 format on September 22nd, 2003. It is also included on disc twelve of the Angel: The Complete Series boxset collection, which was released on October 30th, 2007.


 * This is the final episode of season two.


 * Special guest appearance by Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg.


 * Actors Craig Appel, Jackson Bolt and Rachelle Roderick are uncredited for their participation in this episode.


 * This is the fourth appearance of Fred Burkle. She becomes a series regular beginning with the season three premiere, "Heartthrob".


 * This is the fifteenth appearance of Lorne.


 * This is the second appearance of the Groosalugg.

Allusions

 * The title of this episode is a play on the phrase "There's no place like home", which was popularized by the character of Dorothy Gale in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. There are several references made to the film in this episode, including Angel partially quoting the phrase, Cordelia Chase clicking her heels, and Lorne referencing the Elton John song, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".


 * The appearance of Willow Rosenberg at the end of the episode is to notify Angel of the death of Buffy Summers. This took place in the finale episode of season five of Buffy the Vampire Slayer titled "The Gift" when Buffy sacrificed herself to save her sister, Dawn Summers from Glory's ritual.

Crew

 * Tim Minear - Co-executive producer
 * Marti Noxon - Consulting producer
 * Skip Schoolnik - Co-producer
 * Sandy Gallin - Executive producer
 * Gail Berman - Executive producer
 * Fran Rubel Kuzui - Executive producer
 * Kaz Kuzui - Executive producer


 * Kelly A. Manners - Producer
 * Joss Whedon - Executive producer
 * David Greenwalt - Executive producer
 * Herbert Davis - Director of photography
 * Stuart Blatt - Production designer
 * Mark J. Goldman - Editor
 * Robert J. Kral - Composer