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Alternative title/aka ('Hawaiian Ice') for ep 'Cover Me' (#5.16) ?!

posted 13 years ago by SceneByScene
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Was there an alternative title ('Hawaiian Ice') for ep 'Cover Me' (#5.16) ?!

I am convinced the ep was billed as the actual name of the drug that is referred to in the story - 'Hawaiian Ice' - when I first saw it.

The plot was something like: 'Hawaiian Ice' was the name of a drug that seemed to be sweeping the market, so the team decided to 'flood the market' which would hopefully reduce the street value of the drug & therefore get it OFF the streets. (The team's plan didn't work.)

BUT have I got the wrong ep, or even the wrong series?!?!

I did think at the time that the title was rather surprising/in rather poor taste. I can't imagine anti-drug protestors/enforcers being keen on a popular & widely-seen TV show naming an episode something as graphic/crass as e.g. 'Cocaine' / 'Heroin' ! And IMHO this title 'Hawaiian Ice' seemed to be going along the same lines, in being too crude. So the renaming of the ep would have been understandable.

But I cannot find - anywhere online incl. at IMDB & Wikipedia(!) - any reference to an "aka" title for this ep.

Anyone know?

TV(UK): Terrestrial&Freeview (no cable/sat wanted here! )

[–] kes-cross 13 years ago

As far as I am aware, there was no alternative title for 'Cover Me'. (You've got the right episode, by the way!)

The storyline was more centralised around the undercover operation rather than the specific drug, so perhaps this is why they went with the 'Cover Me' title. The only genuine 'Hawaiian Ice' seems to be some sort of variation on a snow cone, so I don't think there's any question about anti-drug protestors or law enforcement agencies having an issue with naming an episode after a fictional drug.

Cracking episode, though, one of my favourites!

"You attacked a federal agent with a deadly weapon."
"It was a Volkswagen!"

[–] rex-sheldon 11 years ago

You know, I could swear there was an episode of some other police drama type show called "Hawaian Ice", but I can't for the life of me think of it! It may have even been a movie.