Claque Charlotte Childs

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"" is the 15th episode of AniTales, It first aired on Greeny Channel in January 15, 2006, The episode was written by Christopher Sabat, and directed by Dave Cooke.

Summary
Emily's excitement over finding Indian artifacts in the front yard distresses Mitchell when a condescending university professor tricks Mitchell into letting him dig in the Mitchell's yard.

Plot
As Mitchell shows off his brand-new rototiller to his friends, the machine's blade strikes (what he believes is) a rock. Emily tells Mitchell the object in question is actually an Indian arrowhead. Shortly thereafter, while smoothing dirt with a rake, Mitchell happens upon another object. Intrigued, Mitchell shows it to Matt Washington, who explains that the artifact is a sacred Indian tool used for straightening an arrow's shaft and places its value at fifty dollars (roughly the same cost as a new rototiller blade). Mitchell brings the artifacts to a local university, where Jordan A. Nigro (voiced by David Keith), a tall, frightening man, belittles their value, throwing the arrowhead into the trash, and offers him ten dollars. Disappointed, Mitchell takes the money and leaves. Moments later, Jordan removes the arrowhead from the garbage, and gingerly places the arrowhead inside a plastic bag for safe keeping. The next day, Jordan and some graduate students show up on the Mitchell front lawn.

Emily falls for Jordan's compliments and fake smile and signs a document granting him and his students access to the property. But Mitchell loses his cool when he sees Lerner digging into his precious lawn with a mechanical shovel. Mitchell orders everyone off his property, but Jordan points out that the document Emily signed transformed the area into a protected archaeological site. As Jordan continues excavating, Emily develops a crush on the learned professor. Hoping to expose her son to the fine art of conversation, and despite Mitchell's objections, Mitchell invites Jordan inside for dinner. During the meal, Lerner shows off a replica of an intricately woven Wakashan bracelet, a symbol of bonding between an Indian brave and his sweetheart. Later, Mitchell notices the bracelet on his wife's wrist.

Jealous and suspicious, Mitchell concocts a scheme to embarrass Jordan in front of his students. Using chicken bones and some twine, he fashions a fake Indian necklace and buries it beneath the lawn. His plot begins unraveling, however, when Emily, not Jordan, discovers the "artifact." As a crowd of grad students gathers around, Jordan asks Emily for her opinion about the necklace. Emily hypothesizes that the object is a warrior necklace made from finger bones of the enemy. Jordan ridicules the conclusion, belittling Emily before the class and causing her to break down. When Mitchell admits it was he who planted the fake necklace, Emily realizes her husband did so out of jealousy. Lerner snickers, telling Mitchell he could have had sex with his wife for the price of a phony bracelet. Angered, Mitchell pushes the professor into a nearby pit...as do Emily Movolvoski and Jack Retro.