Sundays are for Picking Stones

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**Sundays are for Picking Stones** is the sixth and final episode of Season 10 of *Letterkenny*.

## Synopsis

The Hicks recruit help for picking stones.

## Cold Open

> You were doin' some fundraising the other day… — Wayne
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The Hicks are drinking beer at the produce stand, when Alexander rides up the laneway to announce his brother's upcoming wedding and Buck and Doe—smack dab in the middle of buck and doe season; the Ag Hall, the Legion, and Parkview Gardens are all already booked up. It won't be worth renting the arena floor, though, as attendance will be teensie; his brother has always been "a bit of a grump" and his sweetie's "a twat." Alexander has rented out Diana Sweets for a steak dinner—a $25 steak dinner. Pop, water, or tomato juice are the beverage options, however—it will be a cash bar.

> Well that's a grumpy twat move. — Daryl
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After some discussion about side dishes, desserts and the value of the raffle prizes, the Hicks confirm with Alexander that purchasing the steak dinner is not required to participate in the silent auction or raffle. Alexander emphasizes that there is a discount for buying a second steak dinner, and asks: who wants to join a grump and a twat for a steak dinner?

> Yup, you'd have the pair of steak dinners. — Rosie
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## Plot Summary

    Katy and the Skids find a new dancer showing off impressive moves at the convenience store parking lot.

Katy comes back to the produce stand and announces that Wayne received a piece of mail erroneously addressed to "Wade," which leads the Hicks, who are already quite drunk, to have some fun making up new names for each other. Dan becomes Don, Darry becomes Gary, and Katy becomes Sadie. They then remember that it's Sunday, which is for picking stones, but they're already drunk and will likely need help. Katy, being the only sober one, offers to be the designated driver and give them a lift around town looking for extra hands to help out.

    Back at the convenience store, Reilly and Jonesy drop by and find the Skids dancing with the new girl (Lady C in an attempt to use her expertise to become VidVok famous. Reilly and Jonesy announce their intention to beat the Skids at building a VidVok following, via their "Butt Art" videos.

    The Hicks roll up to McMurray's driveway to find him setting up a yard sale. They drunkenly continue calling each other alternate names, and dub McMurray "McMurphy," and Bonnie McMurray "Connie McMurphy."

> Oh, Connie McMurphy! — The Hicks
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Katy asks if the McMurrays want to come help pick stones, and although McMurray and Bonnie express interest, Mrs. McMurray vetoes them because they need to stay and run the yard sale.

Reilly and Jonesy tell Aly and Bianca about the Skids' new dancer, and the girls pressure them to work harder at beating the Skids at VidVok, while also informing them that they are only with them for sex and for their VidVok careers.

    The Hicks find Coach and Tyson biking down the road and follow alongside them in their truck, continuing their drunken fun calling each other by new names. They have difficulty thinking up new names for Tyson and Coach. Katy asks if they'd like to come help pick stones, but they decline, saying they have a lot more biking to do.

    The Skids monitor Reilly and Jonesey's VidVok videos, and Roald develops an impressive new dance routine with the new girl. Reilly and Jonesy roll up to the convenience store again, this time with Aly and Bianca, who announce that they're stealing the new dancer girl; and that they're dumping Reilly and Jonesy.

    The Hicks then roll up and call Reilly "Lowrly," Jonesy "Johnsy," Roald "Roland," and Stewart "Stalwart." Katy convinces them all to come pick stones, promising a good time because they'll all get drunk in the process. They all pile into the truck and drive up to the farm, where Rosie is waiting with fistfuls of Puppers beers.

    The episode ends with a brief shot of Shoresy taking a pitstop on the road to Sudbury, and in a rare break from tradition, we see a profile shot of Shoresey's face.

## Quotes

* Alexander: So hey, who wants to join a grump and a twat for a steak dinner, huh?
* Wayne, Dan, and Daryl: Sundays are for picking stones.
Katy: And getting a wee bit banged up throughout the day, apparently
* Wayne: I open my Friday mail on Monday.
Daryl: What if it's pressing?
Wayne: Nothing that comes by mail is pressing, Dary.
Daryl: What if it's ice cream?
* Dan: Tough task getting people to help you pick stones.
Wayne: Like, it's essentially asking someone to come by and bend over for you.
* McMurray: Please, Mrs. McMurphy!
Mrs. McMurray: Mrs. McMurphy? You're a day early, baby. Mondays are for role play.
Bonnie: Eww!
Mrs. McMurray: Sundays are for yard sales.
Wayne, Dan, and Daryl: Sundays are for picking stoooones
* Bianca: To be clear, you are with us for just sex and nothing else, right?
Aly: Speak freely.
Jonesy and Reilly: …Yes?
Aly: Us too.
* Jonesy: A-B-C. Always be wheeling your girls, buddy
* Jonesy: A-B-C. Always be finishing deals.
* Jonesy: A-B-C. Always be DMing broads.
* Katy: Come on, Stalwart.
Stewart: Stalwart?
Roald: That's actually a rare compliment.

## Callbacks and Running Gags

* Must be nice (A Fuss at the Golf Course)
* Jonesy's A-B-Cs (What Could Be So Urgent?)
* Reilly and Jonesy run off in opposite directions (Wingman Wayne)
* Oh, Bonnie (The Haunting of MoDean's II)
* Shoresy's showers (Wingman Wayne)

## Cultural References

* Parkview Gardens is a longstanding event venue in Listowel, Ontario, owned and operated by Branch 259 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Diana Sweets, also located in Listowel, is a longstanding downtown restaurant. Listowel is Jared Keeso's hometown, and Letterkenny is often theorized as a stand-in for it.
* Chapman's is a small family-owned creamery in Markdale, Ontario, about 88 km (54.7 mi) north of Listowel. Breyer's, now a brand owned by Unilever, produces its ice cream in Simcoe, approximately 130 km (80.8 mi) southeast of Listowel.
* Sauble Beach is a popular holiday spot on the Bruce Peninsula; the year-round population of around 2,000 people is bolstered by as many as 60,000 visitors on a long weekend. Sauble Falls Provincial Park is nearby. Saublle Falls Tent & Trailer Park, White Sands, and Winding River are private campgrounds nearby.
* Stewart addresses the hockey players as "Chip and Pepper," a reference to celebrity identical twin businessmen Chip and Pepper Foster, Winnipeg natives and founders of the Chip & Pepper clothing label, who also briefly hosted a Saturday morning cartoon show on NBC.
* "You can dance if you want to, you can leave your friends behind" are the opening lyrics to "The Safety Dance," a song by the group Men Without from their 1982 album *Rhythm of Youth*.
* "Shelbyville" is a reference to *The Simpsons*, in which Shelbyville is an almost identical but bitterly hated rival town of Springfield, with seemingly every Springfield citizen and institution having a slightly differently-named counterpart in Shelbyville.
* The Coach knows "Dyson" as "one of those fancy dryers at the gym," likely referring to the Dyson Airblade line of hand dryers found in public washrooms.
* "Beavis and Butt Art" is a reference to 1990s MTV cartoon *Beavis and Butt-Head*, and the dimwitted slackers who are its namesake characters

## Trivia

* Connor and Darien speak their first lines in this episode—"Stewart"

## Music

According to Tunefind, the following songs are featured on this episode:

* Might Bang, Might Not by Little Simz (Lady C solo dance)
* Jasper by Louise Burns (Reiley and Jonsey's new VidVok)
* The Vibe (feat. FUEG) by Fresh Mode (Roald and Lady C dance)
* No Regrets by Lakeway
* Ashes by Kaboom Atomic
* Terminus by Metrik
* Problem Child by Nightmare Boyzzz (end credits)

## Appearances

* Wayne
* Dan
* Daryl
* Katy
* Alexander
* Lady C
* Roald
* Connor
* Darien
* Stewart
* Reilly
* Jonesy
* Aly
* Bianca
* McMurray
* Mrs. McMurray
* Bonnie McMurray
* Coach
* Tyson
* Shoresy

## Locations

* Farm
* Convenience store
* the McMurrays' house
* country road

## Gallery

*→ See **53** images from Sundays are for Picking Stones at **Images from Sundays are for Picking Stones**.*

## External Links

* Sundays are for Picking Stones at IMDb
* Sundays are for Picking Stones at the How Are Ya Now? podcast
* Sundays are for Picking Stones at The Produce Stand podcast