Second to none

I was looking for a picture to go with a blog post for a friend and I stumbled upon someone's blog about great comedy television characters. What I noticed is that none of them were starring roles. With that inspiration, and with a nod to 'High Fidelity', here is my
Top 5 greatest second fiddle characters.

(Upon further reflection, I decided that this might be good for a few posts, so this post is actually...)
Top 5 greatest second fiddle comedic characters.



Maynard G. Krebs


Nobody even remembers "The many loves of Dobie Gillis" any more. More's the pity. What a heartwarming comedy. Maynard G. Krebs (the G. stands for Walter) was the clueless sidekick that every teenager should have.













Karen Walker


"I'm fabulous... I'm an incredible dresser, I've got buckets of money, I'm a hoot and a half, and I got a killer rack!"

Nearly every line out of her mouth was quotable and her inappropriate flirting with nearly every other character made her mesmerizing.



Larry



This character came out of nowhere. Who could have guessed a barely literate guy who think 'possum is good eatin would grow up to run a restaurant.











Eddie Haskell


I don't know exactly why I liked Eddie. He was an infuriating character, for someone who identified with The Beav. Perhaps that is why he was so effective at stealing focus.















Professor Frink


I think it's the voice and the transcendent command of the language. I would gladly watch 30 minutes of the Prof. Frink show every Sunday evening.
















Who'd I miss?

Kellie in Japan

My dear wife managed to swing a 24 layover in Japan on her way to Bali. I wrote to my oldest, bestest Nihon-gin friend and he met her at the airport with his family and they went off on some adventures.

I haven't heard a word from my wife, but here are a few pictures that he has sent. Some of the pictures have captions, but most do not.

This is a picture of Kellie, Satoshi, Yuuki and Miyu. It's taken at a restaurant. Looks like she took the safe route with Yakitori and Udon. (And a fork.)

Here is Kellie on the grounds of the Emperor's castle. It's that white building above her head, as I recall. This picture seems to be on the day she arrived. She is wearing the same clothes as when she left.



Also from the grounds at the Imperial Palace, Kellie and Satoshi. And unless I am terribly mistaken, he is wearing a jacket that we bought for him when he left the US for the last time. Seems like a really generous gift, but we were trying to keep up, because he had given us a VCR as a going away present.







I don't know the story for a lot of the pics, so I'll stop before I make a bunch of mistakes. This last pic is Kellie in front of the Diet.

I'll write more when I get her pictures or something from Bali.