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He's just... the kinda guy who always believes the best in people
—Audrey about Dawson

Clean and Sober is the 14th episode of Season 6 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

PACEY AND JOEY PLAY SPIN THE BOTTLE — When Dawson (James Van Der Beek) visits Audrey (Busy Philipps) at rehab, he spots a big time producer and follows her into a therapy session. Meanwhile, Pacey (Joshua Jackson) throws a party to celebrate his new success and is surprised when Joey (Katie Holmes) lets loose during a spontaneous game of spin the bottle; Jen (Michelle Williams) catches reformed alcoholic C.J. (Jensen Ackles) with a drink; and Jack (Kerr Smith) agrees to marry Emma (Megan Gray) so that she can get her green card.[1]

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
Busy Philipps as Audrey Liddell
Guest starring
Megan Gray as Emma Jones
Greg Rikaart as David
Esteban Powell as Gus
Alicia Coppola as Toni Stark
Special Guest Star
Jensen Ackles as C.J. Braxton
Co-Starring
Elaine Nalee as Front Desk Woman
Keith Harris as Counselor
Adrian Monte as Agent
Dan Hurlbutt as Gus Stunt Double/Punker Type
Dino Muccio as Stock Broker Type
John Copeman as Stunt Coordinator
Dean Mumford as Stunt Coordinator

Quotes[]

Please, for the love of Joey Potter, tell me that you brought me something to read
—Audrey to Dawson
You'll think this is funny, but... Jack... when I first met him. He was...shy and kinda dorky. Seriously. I mean, to be honest, I never would've known he liked me, except for... there was that one time I was sketching him for class... he got excited [2]
—Drunk Joey to David
I never did. How could I? Just look at you
—Pacey to Joey (about not getting over her)

Locations[]

  • Boston
    • Best Buy
    • Emma's Apartment

Trivia[]

  • After dropping out of college, Emma will lose her visa unless she does something such as getting married. Jack offers to marry her.
  • Joey drunkenly tells CJ that Jen killed Abby Morgan with champagne.[3]
  • In Spin the Bottle, the following pairs kiss:
    • Joey and Gus
    • Jack and Emma
    • Jen and Emma
    • CJ and Jen
    • Pacey and Joey but their kiss gets interrupted. (They later kiss after Pacey carries a drunk Joey to bed).
  • Wicked Dead, Todd and Dawson's movie, goes straight to cable instead of the movie screen.

BROADCAST

  • The episode was watched by 3.4 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[4]

Music[]

the truth is out | THE ANDERSONS
big screen tv arrives
drop out | HEAVY STUD
dawson arrives at rehab
thanks dave | NEMOCHROME
jen and cj arrive at the party
shining stars | MORELLA'S FOREST
pacey makes joey a drink
crazy | SCHNOCKERED
joey blabs to david about jack
hole in my heart | GLEN ECHO
dawson approaches the producer
find yourself | UNIVERSAL HONEY
jen, david and pacey at the fridge
beacon street | RED CHORD
pacey and joey on the bed
take it off | THE DONNAS[5]
party montage
ragged dick | CHOO CHOO LA ROUGE
jack, emma and gus
if i didn't have u | LAVA BABY
emma's keg stand; jack and pacey discuss emma
to be alone | DANNY BLITZ
jen and cj argue
don't kiss me now | MOXIE
spin the bottle
sometimes | JAY HANSEN PROJECT
jack and david talk joey's revelations
honey & the moon | JOSEPH ARTHUR[6]
cj and jen in bed
my friend | ANNIE PALMER
pacey and joey kiss

Photos[]

screenshots

Notes and references[]

  1. "Clean and Sober" official synopsis from The WB archived on Mr. Video Productions
  2. A reference to High Risk Behavior
  3. A Perfect Wedding
  4. Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
  5. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Suburbia" by Moxie
  6. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Always" by Robert Scheffler
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