Almost two years later...

[GatewaySnayke]

Plus I hate the whole "smart people like this show" vibe I get from the fans. It's clever, but it's not that clever.

That was the main thing that turned me off of it; just about everyone I knew that thought they were a bit too witty for their own good back when I was in college got their rocks off on this show, and it really turned me off to it even though I've only seen an episode or two.

Crone Bone, I think you'd really like it if you sat down and watched from the first episode.

[cpebbles]

The promos for the show were pretty terrible, so I'm not sure why I even tuned in. And then about 3 minutes into the first episode this hooked me:

Michael: So this is the trick, huh?
GOB: Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money.
Turns to see the children watching his act, mouths agape in horror.
GOB: ...Or candy.

[thrill]

GOB: ...Or candy.

That's not what he said...

/ad snob

[G. Keenan]

GOB: ...Or candy.

That's not what he said...

/ad snob

or cocaine

[cpebbles]

I've seen the extended pilot, and the "...or cocaine," line absolutely strips the joke of its punchline. I don't know why so many people seem to prefer it.

[thrill]

I've seen the extended pilot, and the "...or cocaine," line absolutely strips the joke of its punchline. I don't know why so many people seem to prefer it.

I like it because, in many cases, ho's do cocaine.

[cpebbles]

Yeah, but where's the joke? "...Or candy," is GOB trying to salvage what he's said to make it less offensive to the kids, who are standing there horrified.

[Popeye_Card]

Yeah, but where's the joke? "...Or candy," is GOB trying to salvage what he's said to make it less offensive to the kids, who are standing there horrified.

And since "nose candy" is a common nickname for coke, it keeps that connotation as well.

I never really watched the show (because I too thought the ads made it look really dumb), but I agree that "candy" is the better punchline.

[thrill]

Yeah, but where's the joke? "...Or candy," is GOB trying to salvage what he's said to make it less offensive to the kids, who are standing there horrified.

The joke is that GOB is so insensitive that his version of a more sensitive answer for the children's sake is equally as offensive as his first answer. He knows by the looks on other people's faces that he screwed up, but his moral compass is so skewed he has no idea why what he did was wrong.

[G. Keenan]

Yeah, but where's the joke? "...Or candy," is GOB trying to salvage what he's said to make it less offensive to the kids, who are standing there horrified.

The joke is that GOB is so insensitive that his version of a more sensitive answer for the children's sake is equally as offensive as his first answer.

Yup.