Where was Francis funniest?

packer-backer

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Which one of these do you think was the funniest and offered the best plots? Do you think when francis was in military school, when he was in Alaska, or when he was with Otto and Gretchen was the funniest.
 

packer-backer

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Re: Which one is best?

Sorry, I can't believe i forget so say what i thought. My answer is definitely when he was in Alaska. The funniest one is where they fought over the string and when they went ice fishing.
 

Garbage Kills Megan

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Re: Which one is best?

I'd have to say military school. I really liked Gretchen and Otto, but I can think of a few plots at the ranch that I didn't really like very much, but I can't think of any of the military school ones that I didn't like. I actually liked the alaska stuff a lot too. But I still liked military school the best.
 

yardgames

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Re: Which one is best?

I enjoyed Otto and the ranch. It seems that other people thought he was dull, but I always thought Otto was so dumb and goofy; I mean, it takes someone really dumb to make Francis look smart.
 

allison

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I´m one of these people who found the ranch very dull. I can´t exactly say why that is, but the plots were in my opinion very far fetched (which made it less funny than the rest of the show) and boring. The only funny ranch plot I can think of right know was the one where one of Otto´s relatives visited the ranch and irritated Francis by playing the piano.
I didn´t mind Alaska, but I also didn´t think it was great. So I think the military school was the best. There were some plots I really liked (e.g Candy man, Francis trying to come home for his birthday etc.) and like Garbage kills megan I can´t think of any bad plots. But still I think Francis is the funniest when he´s with his grandma. Most of these plots are just hilarious.
 

yardgames

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Keyword most. I found Francis with Ida in Ida Loses a Leg very dull. In fact, that ep was one of the most disappointing of season six for me, because I expected a lot more than was delivered.
 

Dewey

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I say Military School.

I agree with Allsion when I say that the ranch did not appeal to me. The only plot based in the ranch that I liked featured director Todd Holland as the pornographer. The sense of embarrasment and depravity on the part of Francis as he learns Grethen will star in the "movie" with her one line: "I think we are going to need more towels" - this was simply hilarious!
 

Emrysgirl

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Like most of you, I find the Marlin Academy plots the best. Alaska was pretty funny too, but there were some dumb plots and sometimes it was a bit repetitive. By the time we got to the Ranch, many of the eps were about Otto and Gretchen rather than Francis.
 

Emrysgirl

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Re: Which one is best?

yardgames said:
I mean, it takes someone really dumb to make Francis look smart.
Really? I have a completely different take on it.

I would have said, it takes someone really careless to make Francis responsible; or it takes someone really soft to make Francis stern.

Otto isn't supposed to be particularly dumb. Wasn't he the head of a factory before he moved to the US? He's just careless or inexperienced or too nice.

Also, Francis isn't supposed to be particularly dumb either. He's not smart, but not stupid. He's average. His main issue in the previous seasons was that he was carefree. He knew there would be consequences for the things he did, he just didn't care.

And, I would say that the change was real. Francis doesn't "seem" a certain way because of Otto. He became a certain way because of Otto. Because there was no one (like Lois or Spangler or Lavernia) to keep things in order, he had to take charge.
 

arach

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I think the whole idea of the ranch - with Otto and Gretchen of course - was best. They were just so nice. And it was nice to see Francis happy after all. I agree that there were some pretty bad ranch storylines, but all in all I think that the ranch was a good idea. Otto was just so funny. :D And Francis got responsible after all.

I didn't like Alaska at all. It was so miserable and creepy.

Spangler and the military school was very funny too, but the ranch was slightly better i would say. :)
 

Ryebeach

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Great question wiscman!! :) I can rule out Alaska as I didn't think any of those scenes were funny. And Lavernia just wasn't funny to me. Plus, when he was in Alaska, the family couldn't come visit like they did when he was on the ranch and at military school. He seemed far too removed up their and didn't really fit into the show when he was there. It's tough to decide between military school and the ranch but I think the ranch wins out slightly because it showed Francis as more of an adult, married, steady job, dedicated. I liked seeing Francis this way plus I liked Otto and Gretchen and while I did find them over the top, they were both very funny characters and brought a zip to their scenes with Francis. Military School was good too and I really liked Commandant Spangler and all the mischief Francis got up to while their but in the end, the more mature Francis is what I liked the best and the ranch helped him get to that point.
 
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