1x05 Non Permissive Environment - The Unit Episode Guide

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- Episode 01x05

Episode: 01x05
Title: Non Permissive Environment
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: Apr. 04, 2006

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The Unit - 01x05 Non Permissive Environment

Summary: The Unit members become personae non gratae after they successfully carryout an assassination on their latest mission in Spain. A resourceful Jonas is able to escape with ease, while Bob’s attempt to flee is filled with numerous complications, including his arrest. Meanwhile, back on the homefront, Jonas and Molly try to convince their daughter not to leave college to enlist in the military.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Jonas Blane	played by Dennis Haysbert
Mack Gerhardt	played by Max Martini
Bob Brown	played by Scott Foley
C.O.S.	played by Cliff De Young
Betsy Blane	played by Angel M. Wainwright
Bushy-Haired Man	played by Ren� Pereyra
Mr. Lago	played by Al Vicente
Australian	played by Aaron Hendry
She-Male	played by Ricky Trammell

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FACT: The Spanish dialect heard in the episode has the distinctive phonology and verb conjugation of the varieties spoken in northern Mexico and the South-Western United States, including the absent of the so called "Castilian lisp" typical of the standard form in Spain. People in the Valencian autonomous region also speak a Catalan dialect known as Valencian which doesn't appear in the episode.
FACT: Guardia Civil agents would never identify themselves as "Policía".
FACT: The Guardia Civil corps only operate in rural areas, not in big cities like Valencia (whose image is far from the "primitive" version seen in the episode, by the way).
PLOT: How did The Unit members (apart from Jonas, who took a plane) return to the US from Spain in less than a day?
FACT: The uniforms of the policemen seen in this episode are slightly modified versions of the ones used by the Italian Carabinieri, not the Spanish national or urban police corps.

TRIVIA

The oceanside railing where Brown talks to the "hippie chick" is at the Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center (the Vincent Thomas Bridge and the U.S.S. Lane Victory can be seen in the background).
Jonas uses the code phrase "Prairie Fire", as the signal to escape and evade. This is an actual code phrase used by US Army Special Forces to signal an emergency egress or extraction. It has been used since Vietnam.

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