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Arrested Development


Isn't anyone watching this show? It's so great how willing he is to poke fun at himself. Casting him was pure genius!!

"Baby, I got a stew going!"

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It was great how they introduced him in his role in predator with him yelling when he loses his arm. I was laughin pretty hard.

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I've always liked Carl, I hope they have more of him on Arrested Development. What an awesome show.

N.

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The best part about his character is that he's horribly cheap and takes advantage of any situation he can to turn a quick buck.. yet he's playing himself. It's gold!

A trick is something a whore turns for money... or cocaine.

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In an article on theonion.com, Mitch Hurwitz said that Carl wanted to play a character, not himself, but then asked if he could play himself as a really cheap guy. So the writers all decided to make him cheaper and cheaper. So good!

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So it was HIS idea? Even more brilliant!

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Apparently the writers took it as a challenge and said to themselves (paraphrasing, of course...), "You wanna be cheap? We'll make you cheap alright".

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I think he's so cool in that part. I love it!

"Hey! Hey! Hey! What are you doing? There's still plenty of meat left on that bone. Listen, you take this home, boil it for a couple of hours, throw in some herbs and a few potatoes... baby, you got yourself a soup!"

What I adore is the expression on his face, as though he's just divulged the secret answer to all of life's great mysteries.

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