" Tomorrow " (from the musical Annie ), with modification by Jennifer." Put on a Happy Face " (from the musical Bye Bye Birdie ).Marty plays Gershwin's S'Wonderful at the piano (and it becomes a theme in the episode).Marty accidentally plays a passage from Mozart's Die Zauberflote in class.Alex plans to meet Leona Helmsley when he gets to New York.When Alex and Lauren are talking, she says verbatim the words he'd planned to say.Of all the basic-applied-economic-principles-of-capitalism-in-the-post-industrial-era seminars in the world, you had to walk into mine." (an homage to Casablanca ) You look like me filling out the new 1040 short form. Alex thinking (as he watches Marty play the piano): "Look at you at that piano.Alex sees Lauren's copy of Narcissism: An Introduction, considers reading it, but then says, "Nah, I think too much of myself to read that.".Alex uses a textbook called If You're Rich and You Know it, Clap Your Hands.Andy's response to Alex and Lauren kissing.
Mallory has an interesting understanding of existentialism.Alex and Lauren have an emotional conversation to resolve their issues. As if he's not distracted already, Alex has to work on his valedictory speech, and he has a conversation with Jean-Paul Sartre, Sigmund Freud, and William Shakespeare in the kitchen. Alex ends up in a cafeteria with both girls waiting to talk to him (and both end up spilling food on him). Feeling uncomfortable seeing her, Alex tells her about his relationship with Marty. Part II - Lauren returns from her conference eager to see Alex. Alex struggles with his feelings, especially as the time for Lauren to return home approaches. While tutoring, Alex finds himself attracted to an awkward student, Marty Brodie (played by Jane Adams). While he will miss her, Alex is busy teaching an economics course on campus. Part I - Lauren is going away to a psychology conference and won't see Alex for a few weeks.