of maybe three episodes. Beyond that it was more annoying than funny.
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pjpurple-1 — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 12:36 PM)
I mostly agree with the OP. Those characters were just too bizarre to be featured so often.
I recently watched the scene from their first appearance. It was hilarious. They came with shovels and were so eager to dig up the body buried in the basement of the Inn. Their behavior was so bizarre and it was funny.
But then they bought Kirk's restaurant and became regulars. Would you really patronize a restaurant that looked like it was being run by some escapees from an asylum?
They reminded me a little of a character like Ernest T. Bass from the Andy Griffith show. Eccentric characters like that should be used sparingly.
Some of their appeances were okay but what really got on my nerves was Larry's intro EVER SINGLE time.
I'm Larry, this is Darryl,etc."
I used to want to yell "Okay! I get it.." That line was funny the first 40 times, then it was just annoying!
I can't believe no one at the Inn ever said, "OKAY! We know your names!"
Supposedly it was a routine that really cracked up the studio audience. I just found it irritating. -
rebound4july — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 03:27 PM)
I can't believe no one at the Inn ever said, "OKAY! We know your names!"
It happened once:
Larry: Hi I'm Larry, this is my broth-
Stephanie: We already know who you are! You've told us a hundred times! Do you think we're morons?
Larry: Uh.no.
And then the next time they come to the inn, they're wearing signs with their names written on it to avoid her getting mad at them again -
jarrodmcdonald-1 — 9 years ago(January 27, 2017 01:25 PM)
Yes, that was a funny exchange, when Stephanie finally had enough of their entrance routine.
I think the point of them owning the cafe was that a lot of their customers were travelers stopping off the road, who wouldn't know what they've gotten themselves into until they were seated and had ordered. The reason Dick and Joanna and the other locals go in there is because they feel sorry for the guys and are just being nice, even if they know they might be risking their lives on the food. LOL -
pjpurple-1 — 9 years ago(January 27, 2017 02:02 PM)
Oh yeah that makes a lot of sense! Didn't think about it that way. Their cafe was not some place that the locals patronized.
Reminded me of the I Love Lucy episode where they were on their way to California. It was called "First Stop". They were tired and hungry and late at night they picked the first place that they saw. The cafe owner only served stale overpriced cheese sandwiches. -
jarrodmcdonald-1 — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 08:52 AM)
Reminded me of the I Love Lucy episode where they were on their way to California. It was called "First Stop". They were tired and hungry and late at night they picked the first place that they saw. The cafe owner only served stale overpriced cheese sandwiches.
It's funny you mention that Lucy episode, because it crossed my mind when I wrote my earlier comment in this thread! -
marandastuckey — 9 years ago(January 30, 2017 02:18 PM)
Totally agree. The first few appearances were funny, then it quickly got old. The shows that center around them are the worst (the one where Larry has a near death experience was especially annoying).
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jarrodmcdonald-1 — 2 months ago(January 29, 2026 05:40 PM)
It occurs to me re-reading the comments in the thread (some of them ones I posted) that Larry-Darryl-Darryl were dependent on the writers of the various episodes. Some writers probably shoehorned them in to liven things up and get an easy laugh or two with their entrance. But other writers knew how to make them fresh and more original, even if a lot of the shtick bordered on the repetitive.
As for the trio appearing on 'Coach,' that sitcom was produced by Sheldon Bull, who had previously developed and produced 'Newhart.' -
WarrenPeace — 2 months ago(January 29, 2026 06:40 PM)
Since they were just a part of the dream by Dick then that episode of them on Coach was a dream being had by Coach!
The only way to explain how else they can be on there.
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