Whoa, whoa, whoa. No one is suggesting that the show is superior to anything, just that the comic sucks.

Seriously, Carl is the new Cockblockasaurus, only for killing people.

It always really bothered me that it was Jake and not Nog who saw the value in all these little steps.  It could have been a great opportunity for Nog to show some innate business prowess, instead of yet another way to make the Feringi look foolish.