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Michael Rapaport

**Michael Rapaport** (birth name **Michael David Rapaport**) is an American actor and director who was born on March 20, 1970 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He has come to be known as quite a famous actor, who has worked on a lot of movies and TV shows, such as starring as Sam Gardner's father, Doug Gardner, in Netflix's *Atypical*.
Magical Bird No. 2

**Magical Bird #2** is the eighth episode in the fourth season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired July 9, 2021.

## Synopsis

As Casey reaches a crossroad, she finds herself questioning a lot of things. But in the meantime, she helps Sam get over a hurdle of his own.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid Raja
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Rachel Redleaf as Beth Chapin
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie Taylor
Evelyn

**Evelyn** is Sam's notetaker at Denton University in Season 3 of *Atypical*. Evelyn is portrayed by actress Marietta Melrose.

## Biography

In the episode "Standing Sam" of Season 3, Evelyn is first seen at Denton University telling everyone to say an adjective that starts with the first letter of their name, and an action that goes with the adjective. She calls herself "Excited Evelyn". From there on, Sam always refer to her as "Excited Evelyn", and she tells him her name is actually just "Evelyn". She even becomes Sam's notetaker at Denton University in his ethics class, where Professor Judd teaches Sam and the other students.

In Season 4, Evelyn makes a single appearance in the episode "Starters and Endings", in which Sam asks her for her assistance in getting information about traveling to Antarctica.

## Trivia

* Evelyn is energetic, hilarious, upbeat, and helpful to students at college.
* She is around her 20s or 30s.
Kathy

**Kathy** is a recurring character in the first, second, third and fourth seasons of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. She is the leader of the autism support group that Elsa Gardner and Luisa are part of. Kathy is portrayed by actress Wendy Braun.

## Biography

In the episode "A Nice Neutral Smell" of the first Season, Kathy discusses about the social issues that autistic kids face everyday at first. However, she often stray from the subject regarding autistic kids' social issues, she never asks the members of the autism support group about themselves, and she always talk about herself and her connections for attention. Not to mention she complains about how it is hard to care for autistic kids, who she consider to be nothing but a burden to society in her ableist tone. In other words, she is considered to be selfish and arrogant. Aside from that, she is disrespectful to Elsa's husband, Doug Gardner, who didn't address autistic people formerly by not using people-first language, to feel good about herself.

In the episode "Juiced!" of the second Season, while Elsa was banished from the Gardner home for cheating on Doug for Nick from the previous Season, at Luisa's house, Elsa is called by Kathy on Luisa's phone to take care of her kitten as an exchange for speaking to Dr. Brob for her for a short time. Kathy rushes to Luisa's house to immediately give away her kitten to Elsa without asking Elsa if she wants to or not. Eventually, Elsa grows attach to the kitten in a deep emotional way.

In the episode "Penguin Cam and Chill", however, when Kathy calls Elsa a few times to return her kitten, Elsa refuses Kathy's demand, out of the fact that she treats Kathy's kitten as her own beloved baby better than Kathy ever does. This is because Elsa is addicted to overprotecting anyone no matter what. Kathy arrives to Elsa's house to confront Elsa to say it again in a more aggressive approach, forcing a frightened Elsa to return the kitten to Kathy, who becomes happy that she can use her kitten as energy supply to fuel her ego again. Kathy heads home as Elsa becomes sad that she will never see Kathy's kitten ever again.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* A Human Female (S1:E2)
* A Nice Neutral Smell (S1:E4)
* I Lost My Poor Meatball (S1:E7)

### Season 2

* Juiced! (S2:E1)
* Penguin Cam and Chill (S2:E2)

### Season 3

* Standing Sam (S3:E2)
* Y.G.A.G.G. (S3:E4)

### Season 4

* Master of Penguins (S4:E2)
* Dead Dreams (S4:E5)

## Trivia

* Kathy is probably around the same age as Elsa and Luisa.
* She owns a pet kitten.
* To the autistic community in real-life, she is the most forgotten and most detested character, who reminds the autistic community of a shill who works for AutismSpeaks.
Ritual-licious

**Ritual-licious**  is the ninth and penultimate episode in the second season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on September 7, 2018.

## Synopsis

Ignoring Casey's wishes, Elsa throws her a big birthday party, while Sam insists on following a decade-old birthday ritual. A hipster bartender haunts Doug at a birthday party.

## Title Meaning

Despite their age, Sam still insists Casey to respect and follow an old birthday ritual.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
* Amy Okuda as Julia Sasaki (Credit Only)

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie
* Ariela Barer as Bailey Bennett
* Rachel Redleaf as Beth Chapin

### Guest

* Raúl Castillo as Nick
* Nina Ameri as Luisa
* Christina Offley as Sharice
* Nicole Zyana as Penelope
* Megan Shuri as Quinn
Raúl Castillo

**Raúl Castillo** was born in 1977, in McAllen, Texas, USA. He is a Hispanic-American actor who is known for his role in the *Looking* and *Seven Seconds*. There isn't much to say about Raúl Castillo, except for the fact that he was a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York City.

He portrays the role of the bartender character, Nick, in Netflix Original Series, *Atypical*.
Season Four

**Season Four** of *Atypical* premiered on Netflix on July 9th, 2021. It is the final season of the show.

## Premise

Sam moves in with Zahid as they become roommates, and the Gardner family will continue to grow as a family.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
* Amy Okuda as Julia Sasaki

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie Taylor
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Rachel Redleaf as Beth Chapin
* Domonique Brown as Jasper
* Tal Anderson as Sid
* Naomi Rubin as Noelle
* Nikki Gutman as Lily
* Marietta Melrose as Evelyn
* Jeffrey Rosenthal as Bob
* Allie Rae Treharne as Gretchen
* Jenny O'Hara as Lillian
* Sara Gilbert as Professor Judd
* Kevin Daniels as Coach Briggs
* Christina Offley as Sharice
* Lindsay Price as Sasha Taylor
* Jessica Paré as Honey

## Gallery

### Trailers

Atypical Season 4 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Seth Gordon

**Seth Gordon** is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and film director. He serves as a producer and director for several TV shows and movies.

## Works Credits On Atypical

**Season 01**

* Seth directed Antarctica and A Nice Neutral Smell.
* He serves as the executive producer for all episodes of Season 1 of *Atypical*.

**Season 02**

* He serves as the executive producer for all episodes of Season 2 of *Atypical*.
Tamra

**Tamra** is a guest character in Season 1 of *Atypical.* She was mentioned once in the 7th episode by Zahid.

## Biography

In the 7th episode ”I Lost My Poor Meatball”, Zahid and Sam are at Techtropolis, discussing how Sam should not meet Paige’s parents before he knows if he loves her or not. Sam states to Zahid, "totally. You cannot meet her parents unless you know it’s for real. Cause what if you like them? Next thing you know, you and her dad are going to baseball games, and he’s calling you ”Z”, which is nice cause your dad wasn’t around that much. And then you and Tamra break up, and Steve won’t return your calls. And then it’s like you got dumped twice, and that really stings. I’m pretty sure that Paige’s dad is named Mario. I remember that cause 'Super Mario.'

Zahid replies to Sam, "the point is, you can’t dive into all this unless you know you love her back.”
Penguin Cam and Chill

**Penguin Cam and Chill** is the second episode in the second season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on September 7, 2018.

## Synopsis

Casey feels less than welcome at Clayton Prep. Sam asks Paige to spell out the rules of their "casual relationship,” while Doug sets social boundaries with Elsa.

## Title Meaning

Sam feeling chill, every time he sees live cam of penguin activity on his cellphone.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
* Amy Okuda as Julia Sasaki

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie

### Guest

* Wendy Braun as Kathy
* Nina Ameri as Luisa
* Graham Phillips as Nate
* Christina Offley as Sharice
* Nicole Zyana as Penelope
* Michelle Farrah Huang as Tanya

## Featuring Music

* **Surreal** by **Mielo Featuring Abby Sevcik**
* **Made by Amy Stroup**
* **Challengers** by **The New P\*\*\*oGraphers**

## Trivia

* This marks the first appearance of Izzie and her ex-boyfriend, Nate.
* This episode is the first time we see Clayton Prep in Season 2.
Bob

**Bob** is a recurring character in Season 1 of *Atypical*. He was the boss of Sam Gardner and Zahid at Techtropolis. Bob is portrayed by actor Jeffrey Rosenthal.

## Biography

Throughout from the Season 1 to Season 4, Bob is very generous to both, Sam and Zahid, and he is proud of their great work at managing customers. Despite that, he isn't a passive pushover or a "yes man" when it comes to not being above enabling his workers to get away with breaking his rules. Outside of Techtropolis, in the episode "Pants on Fire", he catches Zahid smoking marijuana, so he gives him a warning to not do it again next time. In the episode "Shrinkage" of the third Season, after he returned from his vacation to Jamaica, Bob is informed by Sam that he discovers, through a security footage, that Gretchen stole a turquoise fitbit from the store. However, acting as the substitute top manager, Zahid refuses to acknowledge it as a theft. Instead, he marks it down as a shrinkage. Enraged, Bob bans Gretchen from the store, and he gives Zahid one more chance to redeem himself. Otherwise, Zahid is fired from his job forever.

Regardless, Bob is still a reasonable man who makes an exception to his rule for his workers. In the episode "Sam Takes a Walk", Bob allows Sam (who burned Zahid's favorite shirt accidentally) off the hook for the Techtropolis fire, because he realized that it is highly unusual for a display model stove to be hooked up, unless someone was actually living there. A meaner boss would have taken it out on Sam and even fired him easily, on the other hand.

In the episode "You Say You Want a Revolution" of the final Season, Techtropolis ends up bankrupt, due to low stock sells to customers. Sam (being upset that he won't be able to raise money from his job to travel to Antarctica) asks Bob if the employees can still work here. Bob says yes to Sam, as he orders his employees to get back to business for the time being. At Sam's house, Bob comes up with the idea of opening a successor store to Techtropolis called "Bobtropolis".

## Appearances

### Season 3

* Cocaine Pills and Pony Meat (S3:E3)
* Y.G.A.G.G. (S3:E4)
* The Essence of a Penguin (S3:E6)
* Shrinkage (S3:E7)
* Road Rage Paige (S3:E8)
* Sam Takes a Walk (S3:E9)

### Season 4

* You Say You Want a Revolution (S4:E3)
* Are You in Fair Health (S4:E6)
* Player's Ball (S4:E9)

## Trivia

* Bob is one of the few characters who wear glasses often, similar to Sam's art teacher, Professor Shinerock.
* He is probably in his middle ages.
Y.G.A.G.G.

**Y.G.A.G.G.** is the fourth episode in the third season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on November 1, 2019.

## Synopsis

Casey and Evan both take to the open road for a tense reunion. Back home, Sam and Zahid both get ready to party, and Elsa bids farewell to the past.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie
* Angel Laketa Moore as Megan
Antarctica

**Antarctica** is the premier and first episode in the first season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on August 11, 2017.

## Synopsis

Interested in dating, Sam researches dating advice and puts it to the test. Meanwhile, his overprotective Mom, Elsa, must learn to let go of making decisions for Sam in every aspect of his life.

## Title Meaning

Sam talks a lot about Antarctica, because it is his favorite place.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
* Amy Okuda as Julia Sasaki

### Recurring

* Raúl Castillo as Nick
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Nik Dodani as Zahid Raja

### Guest

* Megan Easton as Riley
* Amy Hessler as Chloe
* Gabriela Flores as Bree
* Rachel Redleaf as Beth Chapin
* Ariela Barer as Bailey Bennett
* Donnabella Mortel as Waitress

## Featured Music

* **No Ordinary** by **Charles William**(Trailer used)
* **Boss Mackin**'{Feat. A-1) by
* **Fresh Blood** by **Eels**
* **Gold Rush** by **Arthur Banes**
* **Mamacita**(Vox) by **Da Digglar & Daddy P & Spike T**
* **Black Mambo** by **Glass Animals**
* **Cutty Love** by **Milo Greene**
Amber

**Amber** is a minor character in Season 2 of *Atypical*. She’s a teenage girl in the autism peer group, along with Sam Gardner. She’s the only daughter of Megan. Amber is portrayed by autistic actress Layla Weiner.

## Biography

In the episode "Little Dude and the Lion" of the second Season, Amber is first seen with the guidance counselor or the leader of the peer group, Ms. Whitaker. She’s also seen with Sam Gardner and other autistic teenagers, such especially Jasper, Noelle, Lily and Sabrina, in the autism peer group meeting. When Sam talks about attending college, she statistically talks about how there is about a 20% or lower chance of autistic students graduating from college, and how most of them are not able to succeed with their college career. After the meeting is over, Sam accidentally left his college portfolio in the room, giving Amber an opportunity to snatch it from him to prevent him from getting accepted into Denton University.

In the episode "Living at an Angle", unfortunately for Amber, Amber either confesses to her mother about violating Sam's personal property (due to her high empathy, brutal honesty and autism) or her mother eventually finds out about it. They both travel to the Gardner's house, where Amber returns the portfolio to Sam, because she was worried about him not being able to handle college. Her mother tells her to apologize to Sam and his parents about the situation. She complies with her mother, and they both leave the Gardner's home immediately. Although, she isn't punished for her actions against Sam by her mother, due to Amber's high empathy, brutal honesty and autism.

In the episode "Cocaine Pills and Pony Meat", Amber gets a panic attack from stress or social anxiety. In relief, her mother, Doug, and Chuck all came to her rescue by prescribing her with an anti-depressant medication, and they make her rest.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* Little Dude and the Lion (S2:E3)
* Living at an Angle (S2:E8)

## Trivia

* Amber is of African descendant, like her mother, Sharice and Chuck.
* She’s a caring and loving daughter to her mother.
Graham Rogers

**Graham Rogers** was born on December 17, 1990 and he is an American Actor from West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. He is best known for his roles as Scott Thomas in the comedy film *Struck by Lightning*, Carson in *Careful What You Wish For* and Tyler Stone on the Hulu Original Series *"Resident Advisors"*.

He portrays the character, Evan Chapin, in the Netflix Original Series, *Atypical*.
Arlo

**Arlo** is a guest character introduced in Season 1 of *Atypical*. He is described as the spoiled, popular kid who enjoys bullying social outcasts, specifically Sam Gardner. Arlo is portrayed by actor Major Curda.

## Biography

In the episode "A Human Female" of the first Season, Arlo makes his first debut, along with the other popular kids or his followers, including Bailey Bennett, who flirts with Arlo by kissing him, at Newton High School. When Sam approaches Bailey and Arlo to ask them on how to steal a girlfriend and he calls her a "skank" for kissing Henry and then Arlo, Arlo is offended and annoyed by Sam. He and his followers intimidate Sam by insulting him that he will never get laid by girls, but once Sam's anxiety starts to rise and while Bailey, in pity of Sam, tells Arlo and his followers to stop messing with him, Sam runs away from them.

Later on, in the episode "The Egg Is Pipping" of Season 2, he approaches Sam again at school near his locker by politely inviting him to his party at his house. However, since Sam told his mother that he was invited to Arlo's party and Arlo manipulated him to gain about $700 of funding to his party, Elsa calls Arlo's parents on her phone to ask what cutlery Sam would bring, based on advice given to him by Arlo. This is revealed to Arlo's parents that he was planning a party while they were going to be out of town that weekend. Arlo gets angry at him and grabs his expensive phone to smash it by tossing it to the ground, after Sam was watching a video of a baby penguin egg preparing to hatch on his phone. On top of that, Arlo pushes Sam to the ground to dehumanize him even further, causing Sam to feel sad about it and he leaves the scene in pain, while every students around them didn't do anything to stand up against Arlo or report to authorities about the incident. Otherwise speaking, the students around Arlo enable him out of fear of being targeted by him next right after Sam.

## Trivia

* Arlo is half-Asian and half-white, since his rich father is Asian and his rich mother is Caucasian, making him Eurasian like Julia’s infant son, Hanzo.
* He was childhood friends with Sam Gardner until Sam’s autism started getting on Arlo’s family’s nerves that made his ableist or narcissistic parents and Sam's parents to break them up, resulting in Arlo's parents no longer being friends with Sam's parents.
* He’s likely to be one of the most disliked characters, along with Elsa Gardner, for tormenting Sam throughout high school in the *Atypical* community.
* As Doug states it, Arlo wouldn't have grown up to be an insensitive jerk if his parents had exposed him to different types of people, including those with autism like Sam. Much of Arlo's obnoxious and ignorant behavior is a result of the lack of diversity in his upbringing, as well as the ableist mindset instilled into him from his parents.
* Sam unintentionally got Arlo grounded for planning a party when his parents weren’t going to be home.
Kayla

Kayla being stared at by Zahid and Sam.

**Kayla** is a guest character in the first season of the Netflix comedy drama series ***Atypical***. She was Zahid's casual dating partner. Kayla is portrayed by actress Geri Courtney-Austein.

## Biography

In the episode "That's My Sweatshirt", Kayla is first shown kissing her fling, Zahid, on a bench outside of Techtropolis. Sam is shown sitting from the other side of them, discussing about how he feels about his practice girlfriend and observing their make-out session. She states that she finds Sam weird, and Zahid tells Kayla that Sam has a problem with his practice girlfriend. She gives Sam advice after being convinced by Zahid. Zahid tells Sam that she works at Claire's tattoo shop, and that she can pierce whatever body part on him at a discount, with the exception of his genitals. The reason why is that he won't permit Kayla to handle any other male genitals. Sam is baffled by this. On the contrary, Zahid doesn't explain why.

## Trivia

* Kayla is around her 20s.
* She is Zahid's first fling.
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This heartfelt comedy follows Sam Gardner (Keir Gilchrist) a teenager on the autism spectrum, who has decided he is ready for romance. In order to start dating and hopefully find love;Sam will need to be more independent, which also sends his mother, Elsa Gardner (Jennifer Jason Leigh) on her own life-changing path. She and the rest of Sam's family, including a scrappy sister, Casey Gardner (Brigette Lundy-Paine) and a father, Doug Gardner (Michael Rapaport) seeking a better understanding of his son, must adjust to change and explore what it means to be "normal." The series is created and written by Robia Rashid and Academy Award-winning producer Seth Gordon.

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Living at an Angle

**Living at an Angle** is the eight episode in the second season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It was released on September 7, 2018.

## Synopsis

Sam loses his portfolio for his art school application and panics. Megan gets flirty with Doug, who makes a decision about Elsa. Julia calls Miles.

## Title Meaning

It refers to a college that Sam applies to where the campus is on a hill and he states he doesn't like the thought of living at an angle.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
* Amy Okuda as Julia Sasaki

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Angel Laketa Moore as Megan
* Casey Wilson as Ms. Whitaker
* Nikki Gutman as Lily
* Layla Weiner as Amber
* Domonique Brown as Jasper
* Spencer Harte as Sabrina

### Guest

* Michael Rady as Miles
* Kimmy Gatewood as Coach Crowley
* Grace Richley as Waiter
Master of Penguins

**Master of Penguins** is the second episode in the fourth season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on July 9, 2021.

## Synopsis

Casey’s demanding schedule starts affecting her grades, while Sam seeks out some extra credit himself. A chance run-in revives old suspicions for Elsa.

## Plot Summary

Sam is given a letter, stating that he is in danger of academic probation. To prevent this, he tries to interview as many people as possible for an extra credit assignment. Meanwhile, Casey's demanding schedule begins to affect her grades, as she continues training for UCLA.

Paige also gets the chance to become the manager of her workplace. While attending Zumba classes, Elsa runs into, Megan, who is picking her daughter, Amber, up from violin lessons. On the way to a retirement party for Doug's colleague (Chuck), Doug reveals to Elsa that he and Megan both kissed each other in New York.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Rachel Redleaf as Beth Chapin
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie
* Angel Laketa Moore as Megan
* Naomi Rubin as Noelle
* Nikki Gutman as Lily

## Trivia

* This episode marks the final appearance of Julia Sasaki, as well as her shortest role in any episode.
Sam Takes a Walk

**Road Rage Paige** is the ninth and penultimate episode of the third season of ***Atypical***. It aired on November 1, 2019.

## Synopsis

As Sam gets political with his art, Elsa and Doug both explore a not-so-normal weekend away. Casey and Izzie both re-examine their romantic relationship.

## Plot Summary

Elsa and Casey both have a mani-pedi and Casey has a voice-over about how she misses Evan, while Sam misses Zahid and sees him all around. Paige wants to talk her alone time with Sam, but Sam has to do an art project about something political, which he decides to do on the death of baby Magellanic penguins due to human activity. Sam catches Casey and Izzie kissing each other. Casey asks if he is fine with it and he compares them to two male penguins, Sphen and Magic, and their baby, Sphengic. Sam continues to draw dead and dying, bloody baby penguins, but something is still wrong. Elsa and Doug both fight each other, while Casey shows Izzie a drawing of Sphen and Magic.

Casey and Izzie both have a confrontation, because she does not want to broadcast their relationship and Izzie apologizes and asks to go slow. Paige checks up on Sam, making sure the stovetop is not leaking gas and she angers him. Sam finds Zahid's shirt, brings it to him at work and accidentally sets it on fire, causing the sprinklers to set off and making Zahid to continue on ignoring him while leaving the scene. Casey and Izzie both go to a party, and while dancing, Izzie feels that Casey is getting too close and Izzie winds up making out with a guy at the party. Elsa and Doug both play "Sam Takes a Walk" and talk about their relationship. Sam notices his wet drawings from the sprinklers, and realized that it is what was missing. Casey, angry at Izzie, wins her track race and avoids Izzie. Sam apologizes to Bob for setting the shirt on fire. Bob apologizes to Sam, because it is partly Bob's fault for him hooking up the gas, while he is living there during his marital problems. Sam finds out that Zahid is eloping with Gretchen, but it is on the same date as his nursing exam, which Sam promised not to let him screw up.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie Taylor
* Jeffrey Rosenthal as Bob
Shrinkage

**Shrinkage** is the seventh episode in the third season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on November 1, 2019.

## Synopsis

Sam and Casey both face friendship dilemmas, Elsa uncovers a charming surprise and Doug makes an unexpected decision.

## Plot Summary

Casey sleeps next to Izzie, but she is tense and nervous the whole night and cannot sleep. She avoids Izzie the next day. In ethics class, Sam does not have trouble answering ethics questions (train problem and bank robber/orphans). Sam discovers Gretchen stole a turquoise Fitbit from the Techtropolis, where he works at (noticeable in the previous episode). Izzie walks in on Evan and Casey kissing. Sam presents the evidence of Gretchen stealing the Fitbit to Zahid, and Zahid tells him to mark it down as shrinkage. Sam has a moral conundrum.

Julia struggles with the challenges of being a single mom and "crumping" (crying while pumping); she invites Sam to a gathering for people on the autism spectrum at the university. Sam attends, finds his new friend, Sid, and consults with her about his interpersonal struggles. Sid does not offer much sympathy, and he is more interested in beating Jasper at Battleship. Sam returns the favor by helping Jasper sink Sid's battleship. Casey struggles at practice, because of her feelings for Izzie and gets sent home early. Doug goes to a Fleetwood Mac concert with Megan, which angers Elsa. Sam tells Zahid that Gretchen is a "parasite" and she has changed him, but Zahid argues that his relationship is true love and it is so much deeper than what Sam has experienced with Paige. Sam tells his manager, Bob, of Gretchen's theft, getting her banned and putting Zahid on very thin ice. Zahid tells Sam that they are no longer friends with each other, and Elsa tells Doug she thinks they should separate. Izzie looks for Casey to confront her about her avoidance and finds Casey running the track at night in distress, and the two kiss each other.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie
* Amy Okuda as Julia Sasaki
* Tal Anderson as Sid
* Domonique Brown as Jasper
* Jeffrey Rosenthal as Bob
* Allie Rae Treharne as Gretchen

## Trivia

* The quandary that Professor Shinerock gives Sam in the beginning of the episode about the train is known as the "Trolley Problem"; it is a common ethical thought experiment.
The Egg Is Pipping

**The Egg Is Pipping** is the fifth episode in the second season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on September 7, 2018.

## Synopsis

In the autism peer group, Sam realizes he needs to manage his own money. Doug gets advice from Megan on dealing with Elsa. Evan meets Casey's new friends.

## Title Meaning

When Sam is watching a penguin egg hatch on his phone at school, he says 'the egg is pipping' whilst getting excited.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
* Amy Okuda as Julia Sasaki (Credit Only)

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie
* Graham Phillips as Nate
* Ariela Barer as Bailey Bennett
* Angel Laketa Moore as Megan
* Casey Wilson as Ms. Whitaker

### Guest

* Kue Lawrence as 4-year-old Sam Gardner
* Major Curda as Arlo
* Layla Weiner as Amber
* Domonique Brown as Jasper
* Naomi Rubin as Noelle
* Nikki Gutman as Lily
* Nicole Zyana as Penelope
* Megan Suri as Quinn
Techtropolis

**Techtropolis** is the place, where Zahid and Sam Gardner both work in Season 1 until Season 4.

## Purpose

Techtropolis is a place where employees sell technology to customers, looking to invest in entertainment and health or any other kinds of technology. This building is only mostly shown when Zahid and Sam are both interacting with each other. Sam meets a girl here and he almost ends up having sex with her at her house in her bedroom, but he pushes her away as a reflex of her touching up softly to his body and it ends up very badly when Sam is told to leave her house. In Season 4, Techtropolis ends up going out of business, with Bob, the manager of the store, starting a successor store to Techtropolis called "Bobtropolis".

On the other hand, Zahid always uses his charm to attract female customers, so they give him their phone number. Zahid is played by Nik Dodani who is openly gay!
Coach Briggs

**Coach Briggs** is a fictional character in *Atypical*. He is the gym teacher of Casey Gardner, Sharice, Tanya, and their other friends at Newton High School. Coach Briggs is portrayed by actor Kevin Daniels.

## Biography

In the episode "A Human Female" of the first Season, Coach Briggs is shown coaching Casey and her friends to run on track with a strong determination to be skilled.

In the episode "A Nice Neutral Smell", in Coach Briggs' office, after Casey punched bully Bailey Bennett in the face for messing with Beth Chapin, he breaks the news to Casey that since she is doing magnificent at track and she is besting other competitors, she earns her scholarship to get accepted into Clayton Prep. He feels proud of her accomplishment, and he highly encourages her to transfer to that school to which Casey agrees, even though she will miss him and her best friends at Newton High School. Although, he warns her to not assault someone again.

In the episode "Juiced!" of the second Season, Coach Briggs is briefly seen in the autism peer group with Amber and other autistic teenagers.

In the episode "Magical Bird No. 2" of the final Season, Coach Briggs asks if Casey is fine with remaining at Newton High School after she gave up her scholarship to drop out of Clayton prep. She responds back that she does prefer her old school and her old track team over Clayton Prep, since Clayton Prep pushes her too hard to only care about winning rather than having fun with other players, resulting in her losing passion for jogging. He warmly welcomes her back.

in the episode "Dessert at Olive Garden", Coach Briggs is last seen spending time with Casey and his other students on track, allowing her to enjoy jogging again.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* A Human Female (S1:E2)
* A Nice Neutral Smell (S1:E4)
* The D-Train to Bone Town (S1:E6)

### Season 3

* Best Laid Plans (S3:E1)
* Sam Takes a Walk (S3:E9)

### Season 4

* Magical Bird No. 1 (S4:E1)
* Magical Bird No. 2 (S4:E8)
* Dessert at Olive Garden (S4:E10)

## Trivia

* Coach Briggs is African-of-descent, similar to other characters, such as Sharice, Chuck, Megan and Amber.
* He is around his 20s or 30s.
* He appears in all Seasons of the show.
* He is physically fit, like Coach Crowley.
* He is one of the several mentors in the show, along with Professor Judd and Professor Shinerock.
Nate

**Nate** is a recurring character introduced in Season 2 of *Atypical*. He was Casey's first friend at Clayton Prep and Izzie's boyfriend until she breaks up with him at the end of the Season. Nate is portrayed by actor Graham Philips.

## Biography

In the episode "Penguin Cam and Chill" of the second Season, Nate is a student at Clayton Prep. He is first shown meeting Casey when she is trying to open a locker she assumes is hers, which turns out to be his. He is friendly towards her, and he becomes her first friend at Clayton Prep. It is shown later on when Casey receives a text from him asking if she wants to have lunch with him at the cafeteria.

In the episode "The Egg Is Pipping", at Clayton Prep's cafeteria, he invites his rich friends, Casey, and Evan to eat pizza there. Although, it didn't go well when Nate acts disrespectful and cocky to Evan. Evan leaves the cafeteria since he tells Casey that he doesn't like how Nate is a snobbish, fake jerk to him, as well as saying how Casey has changed when she switched schools.

Furthermore, Nate tells Casey that Izzie doesn't like her, because she's faster.

In the episode "In the Dragon's Lair", regardless, Nate, Izzie and Casey all become really close with each other. When Izzie stays over at Casey's house due to problems in her family, Nate is invited as well, and the three of them watch a movie. Izzie falls asleep almost immediately, and during that, Nate kisses Casey, thinking that there was something more between them. Casey immediately pushes him off her, and tells him to leave the house. He lies to Izzie the next day that Casey kissed him, which makes Izzie more distant from Casey.

In the episode "Standing Sam" of Season 3, while Nate is carrying his milkshake at school and insulting Casey for accusing him of cheating on Izzie, Casey shoves his own milkshake at him, spilling his milkshake on his uniform. Casey aggressively apologizes to his face and she leaves a wet Nate, feeling annoyed and embarrassed that she humiliated him for lying to Izzie about Casey kissing him at the Gardner home.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* Penguin Cam and Chill (S2:E2)
* The Egg Is Pipping (S2:E5)
* In the Dragon's Lair (S2:E6)

## Trivia

* Nate is around the same age or older than his former girlfriend, Izzie, and Casey.
* He loves eating pizza and drinking milkshakes.
* He is wealthy like many other students at Clayton Prep.
Best Laid Plans

**Best Laid Plans** is the first episode in the third season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on November 1, 2019.

## Synopsis

Paige invites Sam to redefine their romance, Casey struggles with complicated feelings and Elsa attempts to find a new normal with Doug.

## Plot Summary

On their way to the school lock-in, Paige decides she is willing to get back together with Sam for the summer. They then find out they missed the lock-in. Meanwhile, Elsa accidentally sets a mattress on fire after smoking. Sam gets worried about college after an autistic girl tells him that 4 out of 5 autistic students fail to graduate within four years.

Elsa is annoyed at Doug for spending time with a woman in his study group. At dinner, Sam discusses a good first day at Denton, but Casey has to be rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. Paige wants to have sex with Sam, but the pair are interrupted on several occasions before they can start. Their last opportunity, before Paige goes to work as a camp counselor, is on Friday, after they have dinner at the Olive Garden. Stressed at how Doug is still not discussing things with her, Elsa consults a heavily-pregnant Julia for advice. At the Olive Garden, Sam realizes the date and panics, as he has missed the first day of registration for classes. After talking to Casey, he apologizes to Paige for fleeing from their date. He manages to get all of the courses he wanted, except for one.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie
* Angel Laketa Moore as Megan
Beth Chapin

**Beth Chapin** is a character introduced in Season 1 of *Atypical*. She gets bullied by Bailey Bennett before Casey steps in to defend her. Beth is portrayed by actress and singer Rachel Redleaf.

## Biography

In the episode "Antarctica" of the first Season, Beth is first introduced being bullied by Bailey after the word 'ORCA' is written on her locker with students surrounding them, laughing at her and taking pictures of her locker. Casey steps in and defends her by punching Bailey Bennett in the face, earning Beth's respect of her at the cost Casey being suspended from school.

On that same day, she goes to Casey's house with her brother, Evan, with a cake to thank her for what she did. She stays friends with Casey as she is trusted enough to hold onto Sam's lunch money when Casey isn't in school one day due to her interview at Clayton Prep.

In the final episode "The Silencing Properties of Snow", Beth slightly hit an extremely stressed Sam with her car, telling him that she’s sorry for that. However, he didn't respond back as he leaves to ride on the bus to his house.

In the episode "Ritual-licious", Beth attends Casey's 16th birthday party at her house. She enjoys dancing and being funny around Casey's best friend, Sharice, and other people.

In the episode "Y.G.A.G.G." of the third Season, Beth, her older brother, and Casey all travel from Connecticut to New Hampshire to meet her family. She introduces Casey and Evan to meet her stepmother and her father for a family reunion. They all talk about their lives during dinner. However, it gets heated as her father says that Evan should attend school, despite Evan not wanting to pursue that dream and he is content with his job as a pizza delivery man. On top of that, her father abandoned Evan for a long time. This causes Casey to stand up for Evan by saying that the father of Beth and Evan wasn't there for Evan when he needed him, and he should not be given the right to dictate Evan's choices, due to Evan being a legal adult now.

In the episode "Magical Bird No. 2" of the final Season, after Casey breaks up with Beth's brother, she meets Sam and Casey again and she becomes upset that she thinks that Casey betrayed her and her brother's kindness by breaking up her brother for Izzie. Casey runs away to avoid further drama, causing Beth to feel bad for her, but at least she got her lost dog back from Sam.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* Antarctica (S1:E1)
* That's My Sweatshirt (S1:E5)
* I Lost My Poor Meatball (S1:E7)
* The Silencing Properties of Snow (S1:E8)

### Season 2

* Little Dude and the Lion (S2:E3)
* Ritual-licious (S2:E9)

### Season 3

* Y.G.A.G.G. (S3:E4)
* Road Rage Paige (S3:E8)

### Season 4

* Magical Bird No. 1 (S4:E1)
* Are You in Fair Health (S4:E6)
* Magical Bird No. 2 (S4:E8)

## Trivia

* Beth has won three bake offs for her baking abilities.
* She goes to church.
* She loves dancing.
Abby

**Abby** is a reoccurring character in Season 3 of *Atypical*. She is also the classmate of Sam Gardner in art class at Denton University. Abby is portrayed by actress Kimia Behpoornia.

## Biography

In the episode "Y.G.A.G.G." of the third Season, Abby is first introduced in art class, where she kindly compliments Sam's amazing artistic drawing, despite being falsely accused by Sam of stealing his pencil when he lost his pencil. She invites him and his best friend, Zahid, to her art jam party to meet other people who are dedicated to art as well.

At the art jam party, Abby welcomes Sam and Zahid, as she lets them roam around to watch other people draw. When Zahid smokes in her party, Abby tells him to smoke outside, since there is a rule that anyone can't lit a cigar in here. Therefore, Zahid leaves the party to smoke near a dumpster to meet Gretchen.

In the episode "Searching for Brown Sugar Man", at a casino, Abby, Sam, Paige and Casey all track down Zahid to disrupt his wedding and to get him back from Gretchen. Unexpectedly, Gretchen tells Sam that her ex-boyfriend, Gavin, asked her to get back together again and she agreed, dumping Zahid. Abby is informed by Sam that Gretchen had broken up with Zahid and that Sam will find him in the batting cage room, where he and Zahid both become best friends again.

In Paige's car, Abby rides with Sam, Zahid, and Casey to a restaurant to eat out there, while Paige drives them from the casino.

In the episode "Magical Bird No. 2" of Season 4, Abby plays a helpful role in both, Casey and Sam’s lives, as they reach turning points. Abby relates to people in the series, most strongly through her art. When Casey has a breakdown during her track race competition, she calms down when seeing a graffiti bird. Later on, Abby is the one creating street art birds. After which, Abby helps Casey in having a conversation about identities and young adulthood. This later helps Casey into recognizing that’s she’s bisexual. Abby gives stick-and-poke tattoos and she gives Casey one of a bird, which helps both her, and ultimately, Paige, to recognize that they need to “spread their wings” and find their own paths. She also suggests to Sam that he should draw Antarctica to help him get over the trip being cancelled. While Sam does not get over his fixation with Antarctica, this activity helps show him his new path forward. Abby is somewhat of a minor character, but her artistic lens allow the major characters to go through positive changes throughout this final Season.

## Appearances

### Season 3

* Y.G.A.G.G. (S3:E4)
* Searching for Brown Sugar Man (S3:E10)

### Season 4

* Magical Bird No. 2 (S4:E8)
* Player’s Ball (S4:E9)

## Trivia

* Abby is probably the same age as Sam.
* She is portrayed by an autistic actress, unlike Sam (despite being autistic and the main protagonist of *Atypical*) who is portrayed by a neurotypical actor.
* She identifies herself as being bisexual.
* Abby is the only autistic character who is part of the neurodiverse community and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Player's Ball

**Player's Ball** is the ninth and penultimate episode in the fourth season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on July 9, 2021.

## Synopsis

Casey and Sam fume about their parents meddling in their lives. Zahid hosts a big send-off for something near and dear.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid Raja
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Rachel Redleaf as Beth Chapin
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie Taylor
The Smudging

**The Smudging** is the seventh episode in the second season of the Netflix drama series ***Atypical***. It aired on September 7, 2018.

## Synopsis

Casey tells Izzie what Nate did. Sam tries to figure out which colleges to apply to. Doug discovers a need to educate first responders about autism.

## Title Meaning

It refers to the bench that Paige has newly painted and before it dries, someone leans on it, causing a smudge.

## Cast

### Main

* Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
* Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
* Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
* Amy Okuda as Julia Sasaki

### Recurring

* Nik Dodani as Zahid
* Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
* Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
* Fivel Stewart as Izzie
* Ariela Barer as Bailey Bennett
* Graham Philips as Nate
* Casey Wilson as Ms. Whitaker
* Spencer Harte as Sabrina
Luigi

**Luigi** is the main character and main protagonist of Super Luigi Country. He is from the video game series, Super Mario, by Nintendo.

## Story

Luigi was just enjoying a nice picnic with Princess Peach when all of the sudden, Bowser shows up the kidnap the Princess.

Luigi is terrified and afraid of Bowser. But his mentor, Cranky Kong, snaps him into shape and makes Luigi determined to save the princess and stop Bowser, he then proceeds through several areas, facing off against various bosses.

## Gameplay

Luigi controls very smoothly and is able to jump precisely. He can be compared to Mario from Super Mario Bros. on the NES.

Luigi can't actually kill enemies, so he has to avoid running into them. Luigi also doesn't get any power-ups through out the whole game.

## Relationships

### Dr. Mario

It is never explained in the story why Mario would want to defeat his own brother. Mario even comes back later as Plane Mario to stop Luigi.

### Princess Peach

It's weird how instead of Mario hanging out with Peach, it's Luigi, just like everything in this game, it is never explained. It is also never known what they're relationship status is after the ending.

### Bowser

Bowser has always been a lifelong enemy of Mario & Luigi, so it's easy to understand why Bowser is going after him and the princess.

### Cranky Kong

Cranky Kong is Luigi's mentor throughout the whole game. Giving motivational support to Luigi after each boss battle.

## Trivia

* Luigi's sprite is taken from *Super Mario Bros.* on the NES.
* He also hunts ghosts, but that is never brought up in the game.