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"The Persistence of Memory"[title 1] is the sixth episode of ABC Family's Switched at Birth Season One and the series overall. It was written by Henry Robles, and it was directed by James L. Conway. It was originally aired on July 11th, 2011.

Plot[]

Kathryn encourages Daphne to take a cooking class at Buckner Hall. Daphne has difficulty following along in the class which leads to several mishaps, such as setting the classroom on fire. Kathryn questions whether Daphne has ever considered a cochlear implant, and despite Daphne’s protests, the school insists that Daphne has an interpreter with her at all times. Unexpectedly Wilke and Daphne become friends in their cooking class when he defends her to snobby Clover.

Meanwhile, Emmett helps Bay uncover clues about her missing dad that lead them to find his abandoned car in a junkyard. Emmett conveys to Bay that there may be more answers about her dad found in a guitar case that Regina once yelled at Emmett and Daphne for opening when they were little. Bay and Emmett search for the guitar case in Emmett’s garage where Regina stored her stuff when they moved to the guest house. Little do they know, it’s safely stored in the top of Regina’s closet. They don’t find the guitar case, but they do discover Bay’s birth certificate – and the name of her father!

Toby panics about the poker debt he owes Wilke. He goes to ask John for help but in the end chickens out. In desperation, Toby decides to steal a chemistry test to sell to students and pay off his debts. Meanwhile, John and Kathryn decide maybe it’s time to take the settlement -- but their lawyer reveals the hospital has withdrawn the offer because they found something they can use against John and Kathryn’s case.

Regina yells at Kathryn about the cochlear implant comment and tells her Daphne is doing all the work and the Kennishes aren't even trying to learn sign language. Kathryn shows Regina that she’s trying to learn sign language and Regina is thrilled.

ABC Family's Official Summary

Recap[]

Soon to be written.

The Cast[]

Main[]

Recurring[]

Guest[]

  • Robin Thomas as Dale
  • Brittany Ross as Clover
  • Steven Connor as Mr. Thatcher
  • Paul Raci as Interpreter

Music Featured[]

Song Artist Notes Link
What We Want Bess Rogers
That's The Way We R Mine All Mine
Free My Mind Katie Herzig
El Bantu Ray Baretto
Don't Wanna Go Home Val Emmich
Anywhere Place Katie Costello
Brighter Than the Sun Colbie Caillat
Come Home Yael Naïm

Quotes[]

  • To be added

Trivia[]

  • Bay's birth certificate reveals that she (and by extension, Daphne) were born on October 22, 1995.
  • It also reveals that Bay's biological father is Angelo Sorrento.

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This Is Not a PipeAmerican GothicPortrait of My FatherDance Amongst DaggersDogs Playing PokerThe Persistence of MemoryThe Stag HuntPandora's BoxParadise LostThe HomecomingStarry NightThe TempestSelf-Portrait With Bandaged EarLes Soeurs d'EstréesExpulsion From the Garden of EdenLas Dos FridasProtect Me From What I WantThe Art of PaintingWrite a Lonely SoldierGame OnThe Sleep of Reason Produces MonstersVenus, Cupid, Folly, and TimeThis Is the Color of My DreamsThe IntruderThe Shock of Being SeenTree of ForgivenessThe Declaration of IndependenceWe Are the Kraken of Our Own Sinking ShipsThe TrailStreet Noises Invade the House
The Door to FreedomThe Awakening ConscienceDuel of Two WomenDressing for the CharadeThe Acquired Inability to EscapeHuman/Need/DesireDrive in the KnifeTight Rope WalkerUprisingIntroducing the MiracleMother and Child DividedDistorted HouseThe Good SamaritanHe Did What He WantedEcce MonoThe Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone LivingPrudence, Avarice, Lust, Justice, AngerAs The Shadows DeepenWhat Goes Up Must Come DownThe MerrymakersDeparture of Summer
Drowning GirlYour Body Is a BattlegroundFountainIt Hurts to Wait With Love if Love is Somewhere ElseHave You Really the Courage?The ScreamMemory is Your Image of PerfectionDance Me to the End of LoveThe Past (Forgotten-Swallowed)The AmbushLove Seduces Innocence, Pleasure Entraps, and Remorse FollowsLove Among the RuinsLike a Snowball Down a MountainOh, FutureAnd We Bring the LightThe Image DisappearsGirl With Death Mask (She Plays Alone)It Isn't What You ThinkYou Will Not EscapeGirl on the CliffAnd Life Begins Right AwayYuletide Fortune Tellers
And It Cannot Be ChangedBracing The WavesI Lock the Door Upon MyselfWe Were So Close That Nothing Used to Stand Between UsAt First Clear WordBlack and GrayFog and Storm and RainArt Like Love is DedicationThe Player's ChoiceThere is My HeartTo Repel GhostsHow Does a Girl Like You get to be a Girl Like YouBetween Hope and FearWe Mourn, We Weep, We Love AgainInstead of Damning the Darkness, It's Better to Light a Little LanternBorrowing Your Enemy's ArrowsTo the Victor Belong the SpoilsThe Accommodations of DesireA Mad Tea PartyAnd Always Searching for Beauty
The CallThis Has to Do with MeSurpriseRelation of Lines and ColorsOccupy TruthFour Ages in LifeMemory (The Heart)Left in ChargeThe Wolf is WaitingLong Live Love


Title Reference[]

  1. From the 1931 painting, The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dali.

References[]

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