Susan Chen

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FROM THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN ANIME

The fifth and final story arc of the third and final season of Viva Las Vegas, "Susan Chen" concerns the titular character, a 44 year old secretary with a reputation as the local cougar, on the prowl for a cub one night at a bar which is next door to a local motel. She settles on Bobby Lindstrom, a mechanic at the local Harley-Davidson dealership, who's celebrating his 21st birthday, and is looking to get lucky and lose his virginity. The two of them get a room, where they spend the night, and Bobby loses his virginity.

TRIVIA TIDBITS:

1. Unlike other story arcs, which take place over a period of from one week to five years, this story arc is told over the course of a single night, and is pretty much in real time.
2. While several other story arcs involve sex in some way, this is the only story arc that shows an actual sex scene. 
3. Susan Chen was voiced in this story arc by a voice actress named Susan Chen.
4. Along with showing an actual sex scene, this episode makes direct reference to oral sex, when Susan asks Bobby if he would like a blow job.
5. James Roper, who played Bobby Lindstrom in this arc, said the scene where Bobby and Susan had sex as his favorite moment as a voice actor. When Susan Chen heard this, she joked that part of the reason would be the fact she and Roper were recorded actually having sex.
6. This was Jamess Roper's first acting gig, either as a voice artist or actor. He also acquired his stage name while recording this arc. While preparing to record their lines, James, born James Woodrow Gannett, was watching Bullitt with Susan Chen, when she remarked he bore a resemblance to Norman Fell, best known as Stanley Roper on Three's Company and its spinoff The Ropers.