12/31/2023 0 Comments Slack jawed gawkers mr burnsHetero-lifemates, to quote Kevin Smith, if you will. Lenny & Carl suffer from the "Bert & Ernie" syndrome that plagues a number of heterosexual male friendships on sitcoms. XDĪnd Charlie! The guy with the glasses, and his story of miraculous escape right? I do miss that guy too, he was funny for some reason although he got next to no lines. Its just a big screw you joke to the audience. Its just ambiguous enough for you to come to your own conclusion about it, but I still lean towards that first one. Of course you could interpret it as a sort of satire of some kind.maybe that the person you least suspect harbors hidden feelings or something. Its hard to explain.but they're just really, really close friends because they're basically different sides of one character. Its sort of a subtle poke at the fact each of them are their own world. Lenny shows more individual traits and is generally a little more capable of existing on his own, but in general I bet you anything they're basically counted as one character. Reason for that is if you look at it from the writers' point of view.these characters are basically two characters in one. Personally, I think the thing with them being gay is more of a meta joke than an actual, serious fact thrown in. Though I do think it's interesting that in the earlier seasons, they were there to give Moe's a depressing feel, while nowadays they aren't around much any longer (probably to coincide with the slightly less dank feel of Moe's today). Examples include numerous glossies and framed pictures of Lenny, "There's been a lot of talk about Lenny," "I'm going to punch Lenny in the back of the head," "Not Lenny!," and more.Īs for the barflies, they're really more props than anything. Lenny, on the other hand, has been used (with great success, I might add) as a source of random humor. Carl has very few scenes where he isn't with Lenny, and his best moments are always shared with his bud. Looking at them seperately, Carl is actually strangely dependent on Lenny-at least in terms of the show. I do like how neither of them is terribly exaggerated. They do make for very good ancillary characters, giving Homer a couple of relatively "normal" characters to interact with while at work and at Moe's. Lenny seems to have a friendly admiration for Carl, most noticeable in Half-Decent Proposal. I have a feeling this topic will become more of an appreaciation topic than a really deep discussion, but nonetheless they still deserve it I think. They're not overly zany or wacky even today, nor are they boring background characters.they're just there. To me they've always brought a kind of chill, humility to crowd scenes and conversations. I just love Lenny and Carl, the way they fight and quirrel.but ultimatly stick together so close reminds me a lot of a pair of friends I used to know. They are very light characters on discussion, but there are still some things.such as their very friendship and the implications that have been brought up more and more by fans and the series itself. Yes, this week's spotlight may be a bit more challenging than the others before it. They have a surprising amount of quotes in the series despite being such underdogs in the show, and come on.Homer wouldn't quite be what he is today without his barfly buddies.Īlthough, are they just friends.or is there something else perhaps? Lenny, the quirky but calm and relaxed everyman, and Carl.the quiet observer with an occasional two cents to put in. Lenny and Carl may not be as heavy a presense in the show as much as some of the other characters, but they're undeniably an essential part of it and Springfield nonetheless. Two of Homer's best friends since childhood, they have remained good friends all the way to the middle of their lives.
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