airdate: April 15, 2008
written by: Dan E. Fesman, Alfonso H. Moreno
directed by: Oz Scott

• Tony's dog puns
  
  
• Abby locking herself and Jethro-the-dog in her office with a supply of Caf-Pow and Kibble (the essentials of life)
  
  
• When McGee, looking at Abby and J-the-D through the glass of Abby's office, gets intimidated by the dog and hides behind Erika, the dog trainer, even though there is a glass door between him and Jethro the dog.
  
  
• When McGee walks up to the plasma to put something on and the dogs pop up barking.
  
  
• Tony getting caught photographing Ziva's posterior, in the same way that McGee was once caught looking at Abby's behind. Gibbs merely looked askance at McGee but headslaps Tony.
  
  
• McGee getting conned by Abs into adopting "Jethro"

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• The song that is playing while Abby is dancing with the dog in her lab is "The Dog Song" by Nellie McKay.

• TV Guide Online 4-16-08 Article on this episode with behind the scenes photos!
  
  
• David McCallum and Brian Dietzen provide commentary for this episode on the season 5 DVD set.
  
  
• Gibbs comment: "Don't ask, Don't tell, McGee" is the common term for the policy about homosexuality in the U.S. military mandated by federal law Pub.L. 103-160 (10 U.S.C.§654). More details on the Wikipedia.
  
  
• In the scene where Abby and Gibbs are locked in, you can hear "The Lovecats" form The Cure.
  
  
• In Abbys' car (with Gibbs) you hear "Canibal" from Lucid Dementia.
  
  
• Abby drives a red Hot Rod. Hot Rods are typically American cars with large engines modified for linear speed.
  
  
• Abby's license plate reads : "4NS CHIK" (Washington D.C.)

• ADD DISCUSSION THREAD
  
  
• ADD DISCUSSION THREAD

• 5.14 Internal Affairs
  

• Rachel Kimsey (Petty Officer Erica Perelli)
• Roger Cross ( Lt. Cmdr. David Warfield )
• Jorge-Luis Pallo (Lt. Matthew Sanchez)
• Brian Gross ( Petty Officer Colin Dixon)
• Matt Corboy (Petty Officer Lance Tolliver)
• Derrick McMillon (Lt. Scott Bowen)
• Tripp Pickell (Petty Officer Pete Bidwell)
• Brian Jones (Uniformed Guard)
• James Ryen (Seaman)
• Rowdy (Jethro)

• Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer)

• Dog Tags - Blog Entry
  
  
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