I Lost My Poor Meatball is the seventh and the penultimate episode in the first season of the Netflix drama series Atypical. It aired on August 11, 2017.
Synopsis[]
Paige makes a confession to Sam, who creates a checklist to figure out how he feels; Elsa panics with Nick; Casey is the victim of a cruel prank from her best friend and the girls, becoming further excluded from the group.
Title Meaning[]
A song a crowd at the bar sings - "I lost my poor Meatball, when somebody sneezed..."
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[]
Guest[]
- Rachel Redleaf as Beth Chapin
- Nina Ameri as Luisa
- Eva La Dare as Marta
- Christina Offley as Sharice
- Wendy Braun as Kathy
Quotes[]
Featured Music[]
- The Best Day by Atmosphere
- Disparate Youth by SantiGold
- Headsprung by LL Cool J
- Lullaby & Exile by M.Ward
- Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Trivia[]
- This seems to be the only episode, where Nick's deceased friend, Meatball, is mentioned by the characters for more than a few seconds, as there was a memorial service at the bar for him.
- Meatball's cause of death is unknown, but it is presumably related to his weight.