Momenti sbalondi

Momenti sbalondi (High Moments) is the third episode of the first season of The House of the Honorable Mr. Contos. It first aired on January 14, 2006, on Paglia TV.

The episode when broadcast on Paglia TV was viewed by 16 people and received mixed reviews from critics. It is the first episode to feature the full original cast of the series, introducing the characters of Seby, Musci and The Beri. The episode receives its name from the philosophical concept of the "shared highness", which means having fun while smoking spliffs with friends. Most of the future seasons would include at least one episode entitled High Moments, numbered in sequential order after this one.

Plot
Contos and his group of weird friends smoke a joint in front of the camera, with various delusions.

Starring

 * Contos
 * Seby
 * Musci
 * The Beri

In this episode...

 * Seby, Musci and The Beri make their first appearance in the series.
 * A joint appears for the first time.
 * Musci asks Mr. Contos if he has something to eat. In a future episode, he will ask for something to drink. On both occasions, Musci will not get what he asked for, as Seby will have already made disappears everything available to eat and drink.
 * From The Beri's words, it's clear that the smoke was introduced into the House by Mr. Musci.

Background information

 * Each subsequent season of The House of the Honorable Mr. Contos, except for the 7th and the 8th, would contain at least an episode entitled High Moments.
 * At a certain point, Contos starts talking with Seby about an elusive "amateur home video by Andy". This is a references to a special extra feature (called "The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revelead") from the DVD of the 2004 film Dawn of the Dead, a movie that was screened in the House a few months before the series premiere.

Reception

 * The American critic Ruggero Iberico called High Moments the third best episode of the first season of The House of the Honorable Mr. Contos, after Crazy Rolling and Madness.

Quotes
Seby: "You must not smoke... you must not smoke joints..."

Musci: "You must pass them!"

The Beri: "But... where's the owner?"

Contos: "I'm here! Aaaah!"

The Beri: "Actually he's the owner... you're just the owner of the webcam!"

Musci: "Sid, have you anything to eat?"

Contos: "It's all finished. Seby ate everything".

Contos: "God damn, sick asshole!"

Fandom connections

 * Dawn of the Dead - The Living Dead Wiki