I'm pretty sure it's embarrassment over turning down this episode that's caused George Takei to (pay an assistant to?) post "funny" pictures to the internet every five minutes as a way of proving he can recognize humor when sees it. I stand unconvinced.

I'm pretty sure it's embarrassment over turning down this episode that's caused George Takei to (pay an assistant to?) post "funny" pictures to the internet every five minutes as a way of proving he can recognize humor when sees it. I stand unconvinced.

When my brothers and I would record shows like The Simpsons on the VCR we'd usually edit out the commercials while the show was airing, using the pause button. This required a little bit of skill, and one of the main rules was "don't watch the tape during the break" since there was a good chance you'd never get it…

When my brothers and I would record shows like The Simpsons on the VCR we'd usually edit out the commercials while the show was airing, using the pause button. This required a little bit of skill, and one of the main rules was "don't watch the tape during the break" since there was a good chance you'd never get it…

Yet the character is clearly not red. I sincerely hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

Yet the character is clearly not red. I sincerely hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

But I wasn't sure if there was some relation between the three that might've been behind the line & the three of them standing together. Guess not.

But I wasn't sure if there was some relation between the three that might've been behind the line & the three of them standing together. Guess not.

Their rule in the writers' room is "comedy trumps physics". They try to get things right, but not at the expense of a joke.

Their rule in the writers' room is "comedy trumps physics". They try to get things right, but not at the expense of a joke.

The first good laugh I had about anything at all after 9/11 was indirectly thanks to C2C, and this exchange in Kentucky Nightmare.
Willie Nelson: That's neat. Where do you get them clothes? (Sips coffee from his mug)

The first good laugh I had about anything at all after 9/11 was indirectly thanks to C2C, and this exchange in Kentucky Nightmare.
Willie Nelson: That's neat. Where do you get them clothes? (Sips coffee from his mug)

The Dorkin/Dyer eps are reliably hilarious, but they tend to stick closer to the superhero/talk show parody mode, as opposed to the audience taunting satire and  anti-humor that make the show so special.

The Dorkin/Dyer eps are reliably hilarious, but they tend to stick closer to the superhero/talk show parody mode, as opposed to the audience taunting satire and  anti-humor that make the show so special.

There's also an unused shadowrama-ey opening sequence that Joel Hodgson did. Don't remember if it ended up on any of the DVD. And speaking of Joel, when he was a guest, he had a line that'll be real helpful this summer "Have you seen the new Batman movie, I mean, it's gettin' to the point where they're just makin'…

There's also an unused shadowrama-ey opening sequence that Joel Hodgson did. Don't remember if it ended up on any of the DVD. And speaking of Joel, when he was a guest, he had a line that'll be real helpful this summer "Have you seen the new Batman movie, I mean, it's gettin' to the point where they're just makin'…

Another one of their only shown once bits was the three back to back airings of "Warren", with like one word that changed each time.

Another one of their only shown once bits was the three back to back airings of "Warren", with like one word that changed each time.

As far as character depth goes, this ep does get a reminder of Frank's revealing "lived with a guy" speech from the pilot, when he once again uses the phrase "run out of town like a common pygmy".

As far as character depth goes, this ep does get a reminder of Frank's revealing "lived with a guy" speech from the pilot, when he once again uses the phrase "run out of town like a common pygmy".