Maria Bamford’s role as Debrie was one of the highlights of the new season, but there seems to be more to the character than meets the eye. The biggest hint occurs when she’s rushed into the hospital and doctors refer to her as a “61-year-old male.” Given Tobias’s track record of not being able to tell the difference between a man and a woman in the dark, and Marky Bark’s faceblindness that renders him similarly unable to notice the difference, there seems to be some strong indication that Debrie is transgendered or something.
I totally missed this, but this one seems to be legit. Carl Weathers, the famous spendthrift from the original series, is apparently in the restaurant business. The clues: the full name of the restaurant is CW Swappigans, it’s a barter restaurant that accepts various items in exchange for food from dumpsters, and then there’s the scene where he meets with Michael and grabs an armful of little Grinch dolls (a great callback to Lucille playing the Grinch in episode one). He says he wants them “for the restaurant.” When you think about it, it makes perfect, hilarious sense.
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Published: May 30, 2013 03:41 pm