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The Wire S3E9 — Slapstick
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The Wire•Season 3•Episode 9

Slapstick

8.7/10 · 5,831 votesNov 21, 200459 min

Ranked #4 of 12 in Season 3•+0.1 vs season avg

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"...while you're waiting for moments that never come." -- Freamon Responding to an officer's call for help, McNulty and Prez turn down the wrong alley, with unanticipated results. A Barksdale crew violates the unspoken Sunday truce with gunplay, increasing discontent among the New Day Co-op members.

Directed byAlex Zakrzewski
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Cast18

Dominic West

Dominic West

Jimmy McNulty

Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

Cedric Daniels

Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Kima Greggs

Wood Harris

Wood Harris

Avon Barksdale

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Bunk Moreland

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Stringer Bell

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Bubbles

J.D. Williams

J.D. Williams

Bodie Broadus

John Doman

John Doman

William Rawls

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Lester Freamon

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Alex Zakrzewski

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Thom Zimny

Thom Zimny

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David Simon

David Simon

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George Pelecanos

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Eagle Egilsson

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Episode Summary

"Slapstick" is episode 9 of The Wire season 3. It scored 8.7/10 from 5,831 votes, ranking #4 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Alex Zakrzewski, it aired on November 21, 2004.

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