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2018 is the 50th anniversary of the premiere ofMr.
How real is Mr. Pickles?
He believes the P in Danny Trejos P-Hound necklace stands for purse.
Their arguments lay out the shows core art vs. commerce tensions.
Mr. Pickles is fine.
This dynamic also highlights one of the thingsKiddingstruggles with in this premiere.Kiddingdeliberately draws comparisons to Mr. Rogers.
Mr. Rogers and Mr. Pickles both have two sons.
Mr. Pickles lives and films well outside LA/NY/GA in Columbus and Mr. Rogers lived and filmed inPittsburgh.
Most significantly, Mr. Rogers and Mr. Pickles are both themselves on- and off-camera.
Neither is playing a character.
This big difference, that Papa Pickles runs the show like any other kids show, collapses the comparison.
He wasnt just an upbeat childrens entertainer.
Mr. Pickles has the fame and cache of Mr. Rogers, butKiddingdoesnt demonstrate why.
her brother Mr. Pickles and their controlling father Sebastian (Frank Langella).
Pickles interaction provides an interesting counterbalance to his earlier scene with Sebastian.
Also, Mr. Pickles, Jill Pickles, and their surviving son Will all have nearly identical haircuts.
This is also where we see Mr. Pickles first violent lashing out.
He struggles to connect with his son, so he smashes a mailbox.
Later in the episode, he rips the faucet off a sink.
Mr. Pickles finally insists on shooting a grief episode with a live audience.
Papa Pickles acquiesces, then doesnt end up airing the episode.
Why is Mr. Pickles such a creepy stalker?
Hes clearly in the middle of an emotional breakdown, but this is just gross stalker ex behavior!
Dont, like, do that, Mr. Pickles!
Discussion Topics For Parents of Small Children
Wheres this going with Deirdres husband cheating?
We dont really get much of Deirdres inner life at all so far.
Will the subplot about the guys in the horse costume hooking up go anywhere?
Its really irritating as a barely disguised gay joke but it could be great as a real love story!
Because so far his show seems really basic.
(That Uke-Larry bit at the top was so bad.)
And he seems much less than he ought to be.
Will Will continue down the Dwight Schrute route of weaponized bees?
What other problems can he solve this way?
I would absolutely watch a childrens show designed by Michel Gondry.
I think his direction lends some real tactile energy to a lot of the behind-the-scenes-of-Mr.-Pickles business.
Will Mr. Pickles succeed in making his show meaningful and honest?
Is TV the healthiest way to do so?
