Ok so last night I watched life on a stick for the first time. Once I got over the fact that the main character looks like a young Bruce McCulloch from the Kids in the Hall I could concentrate.
It was surreal and in some way predictable. Examples of oddities - the mom in the show is a stylist and the husband sells beauty supplies. The main plot point of the episode was that the main girl (Lilly) just wants to fool around and the main boy (Laz) wants an actual relationship.
The manager of the hot dog stand is a guy named Mr. Hutt (Probably a reference to both where they work and Star Wars) He’s a bastard. He yells. He told them - “The farmer doesn’t have to listen to the chicken - get to work” He calls Lilly - “He female”. He’s brash, loud and obnoxious. I have friend who must have gone to the same school of management.
The crowning achievement is Rick. This is the doofus of the show. He achieves an almost Jeff (of Coupling) status for his ability to non-sequiter into something very odd and funny. (Though he hasn’t starting yelling gusset).
This show will probably get cancelled so watch it while you can and enjoy it for what it is - a throw away American sitcom.
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