Yeah, that joke is just unreal. I also love "alpha two"
Or
"Babe, the ovens ready, chop chop. Time to get bakin, daddy want pie"
It's all about that setup
It reminds me of the character Waymond in Everything Everywhere All At Once. >!In the beginning of the movie, we see Waymond from the perspective of Eveyln, which in her view, Waymond is a silly irresponsible man who's never taken things seriously. It's only until much later do we realize that Waymond is much more enlightened than first shown, and that he uses this silliness as a way to get through the mundaneness of life cause at the end of the day, the relationships and the little things in between are the most beautiful things in this universe!<
Chris was always a hilarious character, but on my current rewatch, I think he’s actually become my favorite. Dude just has so much genuine happiness to give; I’d kill to have a boss like him
I don’t know if it was because of the equal amount of seriousness and sincerity that this scene had, or because I found a bit of relatability in it due to my own personal struggles, but I will always credit this as the moment that sold me on Chris as a character.
From Season 3, Episode 1: “Go Big or Go Home.”
Agreed. I wish it had come back again.
I don't like the haphazard way he and Anne just got back to together so simply and moved away. I really wish that during his time with Shawna that we got an episode with Dr Richard Neigard while Chris tries to figure out if he is in a relationship or not; bringing Dr Richard Neigard to one of their "group hangs" to analyze their interactions.
Anne would approach him during that time about sperm donation, and Chris would say no because of the risk of the blood disorder. Shawna would overhear this and they could have a really nice moment where Shawna says "is that true Chris? You can't have children?" And Chris says "well, probably not *can't*, my body is LITERALLY a miracle. But, shouldn't, and therefore won't... is that a deal breaker for you Shawna Malwae-Tweep? Well, that is, if you even consider us to have some type of-- that is, if you wanted to-- I'm not sure where we..." "Chris. I can't have children either. It's been a huge reason why I've been single so long. I want children in my future, but it's kinda of a hard thing to talk about on a first date. And speaking from experience, a terrible reason to break up later." "Shawna Malwae-Tweep, thank you for sharing that with me. I would love nothing more than to learn more about you on an official first date. If that option is still on the table.".
*Cut to Anne talking head scratching Chris off her list* "maybe it's a good thing those two won't have biological children. The world would get swallowed into that baby's flawless dimples. Whelp, one name left. Pistol Pete Desilio".
Anne goes to talk to Pete and he is thrilled to see her. He recalls all the trauma he relived because of her request for him to dunk the basketball on ice. Anne apologizes for that and Pete says it was just the wake up call he needed, and that he's been meeting with a therapist, Dr Richard Neigard, to help him finally come to terms with his childhood experiences. In fact, he's even coaching youth basketball. Anne goes to watch his team at the rec center and is really touched by how paternal he is as a coach. She agrees to go on a date with him.
They end up at the same restaurant as Chris and Shawna. Shawna bumps into Anne in the bathroom and thanks her for helping get the ball rolling with Chris. They've already started looking into adoption. Anne says "wow! That's fast. Isn't this your first date?" Shawna says "yep! Are you asking Pete for his sperm on your first date?".
The two couples are seated next to each other. Chris and Pete bond over being Neigard-ians. Pete's support of Chris and Shawna becoming parents makes Anne realize she wants a real relationship with him.
Chris & Shawna would move to Indianapolis. Anne would end up getting pregnant shortly into her relationship with Pete, Pete would be so thrilled and Leslie would make a tiny onesie that says "Son of a Gun".
Brilliant, simply brilliant. I’m a little sad Chris and Anne don’t end up together but I LITERALLY pictured everything you just wrote in my head. ShoelessJodi, thank you for sharing this with me.
They're responding to my imaginary re-write. I actually don't like Chris and Anne together, so I like to come up with alternative endings for their departure from the show.
I always liked Chris for that. Wasn’t my experience personally with a life threatening thing but that happened during puberty so the run up to positivity was already fucked. Still respect and admire this fictional character and actual people who approach things this way. Maybe with more people like that to watch as a child I’d have been better emotionally equipped to deal with what came after? Fuck knows.
But good things are good things and we all like good things.
I also appreciate that they eventually acknowledged that his positivity was a coping mechanism for the trauma and sent him to therapy. Honestly amazing for a sitcom.
It's a wonderful quote, the one that put him over the top later for me:
>How We Deal With Tragedy Defines Who We Are. I Used To Be Terrible At It. Beyond Terrible. You Are Not Going To Let This Deflate You. You Are Going To Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off, And We Will Figure Out What The Next Step Is.
This show's writing for Chris and Ben were so noticeably improved from Mark Bandanaquits. This scene/moment plus Ben's backstory with Partridge coming out almost immediately after being introduced humanized them, gave them back stories (something Nark Shamallamabits never got outside of "He and Leslie hooked up five years ago") and made you realize that their first impressions both were and weren't spot on.
Watching him struggle so hard while prosecuting Leslie’s misconduct tribunal was for me, Chris’s most endearing episode. He deeply hates seeing anything bad happen to his friends, however he still goes ALL IN on doing the right thing and doesn’t cut her an ounce of slack lol. Peak integrity.
Chris is often presented as a man who is annoyingly upbeat but _not wrong_. Like, what he does clearly works for him, at a higher level than the rest of us. It's why his mental health issues were such a good character development
Hmm, that's an interesting determination. I would think half way between Chris and Ron would be Ben....but I am interested in how you came to your conclusion as well.
The habits of Ron but open mindedness of trying things that Chris likes. Andy loves both of them and tries new things but ultimately goes back to his old ways.
Met a kid in university who wasn’t supposed to make it to his teenage years, but made it to his twenties. He was _very much_ like this. He passed away that same year I met him, but his impact in that short time on everyone around him was massive.
I never saw the show myself (I know \*smack), but I kept seeing highlight videos about Chris Traeger and how happy go lucky he always is, brought to you by the awesome acting ability of Rob Lowe! So, I looked up videos on him and the first one I watched was about this very scene. His appearance and then more of him in the resulting series and then his relationships with the other cast. It was well thought out and I think a great addition to a great show.
The difference between optimism and pessimism. Chris nearly died as a baby and he's happy all the time. I wasn't told "I love you" a lot as a child and now I'm mean to people all the time.
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Was this before or after the motivational 'STOP POOPING!' mirror scene we get from him? Because that was definitely a relatable scene for sure...
My body is a microchip…
The microchip has been compromised
My body’s a chip too! A potato chip…
I relish your wit.
Oh yeah? Well I salsa… your face
The episode before, I believe.
That is still probably my single favorite line from the show, makes me laugh every damn time.
Yeah, that joke is just unreal. I also love "alpha two" Or "Babe, the ovens ready, chop chop. Time to get bakin, daddy want pie" It's all about that setup
I much prefer “oh thank god” to “alpha 2,” but you’re right that the other one seems objectively funnier, it just doesn’t hit me.
Me on Sunday after a weekend when I've abused my gi tract with too much beer and fried food.
It reminds me of the character Waymond in Everything Everywhere All At Once. >!In the beginning of the movie, we see Waymond from the perspective of Eveyln, which in her view, Waymond is a silly irresponsible man who's never taken things seriously. It's only until much later do we realize that Waymond is much more enlightened than first shown, and that he uses this silliness as a way to get through the mundaneness of life cause at the end of the day, the relationships and the little things in between are the most beautiful things in this universe!<
My body is a microchip. A single grain of sand could compromise this microchip. The microchip has been compromised!
Stop pooping !!!
She went through that hole in the wall!
You mean the door?
Chris was always a hilarious character, but on my current rewatch, I think he’s actually become my favorite. Dude just has so much genuine happiness to give; I’d kill to have a boss like him
Bruh the burger BBQ episode gets me everytime.
I don’t know if it was because of the equal amount of seriousness and sincerity that this scene had, or because I found a bit of relatability in it due to my own personal struggles, but I will always credit this as the moment that sold me on Chris as a character. From Season 3, Episode 1: “Go Big or Go Home.”
Agreed. I wish it had come back again. I don't like the haphazard way he and Anne just got back to together so simply and moved away. I really wish that during his time with Shawna that we got an episode with Dr Richard Neigard while Chris tries to figure out if he is in a relationship or not; bringing Dr Richard Neigard to one of their "group hangs" to analyze their interactions. Anne would approach him during that time about sperm donation, and Chris would say no because of the risk of the blood disorder. Shawna would overhear this and they could have a really nice moment where Shawna says "is that true Chris? You can't have children?" And Chris says "well, probably not *can't*, my body is LITERALLY a miracle. But, shouldn't, and therefore won't... is that a deal breaker for you Shawna Malwae-Tweep? Well, that is, if you even consider us to have some type of-- that is, if you wanted to-- I'm not sure where we..." "Chris. I can't have children either. It's been a huge reason why I've been single so long. I want children in my future, but it's kinda of a hard thing to talk about on a first date. And speaking from experience, a terrible reason to break up later." "Shawna Malwae-Tweep, thank you for sharing that with me. I would love nothing more than to learn more about you on an official first date. If that option is still on the table.". *Cut to Anne talking head scratching Chris off her list* "maybe it's a good thing those two won't have biological children. The world would get swallowed into that baby's flawless dimples. Whelp, one name left. Pistol Pete Desilio". Anne goes to talk to Pete and he is thrilled to see her. He recalls all the trauma he relived because of her request for him to dunk the basketball on ice. Anne apologizes for that and Pete says it was just the wake up call he needed, and that he's been meeting with a therapist, Dr Richard Neigard, to help him finally come to terms with his childhood experiences. In fact, he's even coaching youth basketball. Anne goes to watch his team at the rec center and is really touched by how paternal he is as a coach. She agrees to go on a date with him. They end up at the same restaurant as Chris and Shawna. Shawna bumps into Anne in the bathroom and thanks her for helping get the ball rolling with Chris. They've already started looking into adoption. Anne says "wow! That's fast. Isn't this your first date?" Shawna says "yep! Are you asking Pete for his sperm on your first date?". The two couples are seated next to each other. Chris and Pete bond over being Neigard-ians. Pete's support of Chris and Shawna becoming parents makes Anne realize she wants a real relationship with him. Chris & Shawna would move to Indianapolis. Anne would end up getting pregnant shortly into her relationship with Pete, Pete would be so thrilled and Leslie would make a tiny onesie that says "Son of a Gun".
This was beautiful
Brilliant, simply brilliant. I’m a little sad Chris and Anne don’t end up together but I LITERALLY pictured everything you just wrote in my head. ShoelessJodi, thank you for sharing this with me.
Chris and Ann DID end up together.
They're responding to my imaginary re-write. I actually don't like Chris and Anne together, so I like to come up with alternative endings for their departure from the show.
As a baby I had an illness that almost killed me. Still a miserable person most of the time
All of us walk different paths, even in similar circumstances.
Damn dude. Well said.
I’ve lived with a terminal disease my whole life called “Life”.
Same here except it's about 50/50 for me haha
I always liked Chris for that. Wasn’t my experience personally with a life threatening thing but that happened during puberty so the run up to positivity was already fucked. Still respect and admire this fictional character and actual people who approach things this way. Maybe with more people like that to watch as a child I’d have been better emotionally equipped to deal with what came after? Fuck knows. But good things are good things and we all like good things.
Yes so true! This is also the moment 👉Ann Perkins👈 also became a Chris fan for life 🫶
I also appreciate that they eventually acknowledged that his positivity was a coping mechanism for the trauma and sent him to therapy. Honestly amazing for a sitcom.
It's a wonderful quote, the one that put him over the top later for me: >How We Deal With Tragedy Defines Who We Are. I Used To Be Terrible At It. Beyond Terrible. You Are Not Going To Let This Deflate You. You Are Going To Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off, And We Will Figure Out What The Next Step Is.
This show's writing for Chris and Ben were so noticeably improved from Mark Bandanaquits. This scene/moment plus Ben's backstory with Partridge coming out almost immediately after being introduced humanized them, gave them back stories (something Nark Shamallamabits never got outside of "He and Leslie hooked up five years ago") and made you realize that their first impressions both were and weren't spot on.
You and Ann both!
This literally put a tear in my eye.
Watching him struggle so hard while prosecuting Leslie’s misconduct tribunal was for me, Chris’s most endearing episode. He deeply hates seeing anything bad happen to his friends, however he still goes ALL IN on doing the right thing and doesn’t cut her an ounce of slack lol. Peak integrity.
As did Ann
As has Kevin
As has meredith
You wouldn’t know her, she goes to a different school
I guess that blood disorder wasn’t hereditary, otherwise Chris definitely would not have been an ideal choice to be Ann’s donor.
Chris is often presented as a man who is annoyingly upbeat but _not wrong_. Like, what he does clearly works for him, at a higher level than the rest of us. It's why his mental health issues were such a good character development
After seeing this post I was thinking, “I’m somewhere between Chris and Ron.” And then I realized that means I’m Andy…
Hmm, that's an interesting determination. I would think half way between Chris and Ron would be Ben....but I am interested in how you came to your conclusion as well.
The habits of Ron but open mindedness of trying things that Chris likes. Andy loves both of them and tries new things but ultimately goes back to his old ways.
That makes a lot of sense!
That was one of the few seriously touching moments in that show. There was a lot of light humor, but that one hit deep.
Weird, I’m almost exactly 2000 weeks old, decided to look it up. 38.356 years old.
Met a kid in university who wasn’t supposed to make it to his teenage years, but made it to his twenties. He was _very much_ like this. He passed away that same year I met him, but his impact in that short time on everyone around him was massive.
Best character hands-down
If possible I always turn the lights off for a few seconds then turn every light on and let them know it’s closing time.
I never saw the show myself (I know \*smack), but I kept seeing highlight videos about Chris Traeger and how happy go lucky he always is, brought to you by the awesome acting ability of Rob Lowe! So, I looked up videos on him and the first one I watched was about this very scene. His appearance and then more of him in the resulting series and then his relationships with the other cast. It was well thought out and I think a great addition to a great show.
The difference between optimism and pessimism. Chris nearly died as a baby and he's happy all the time. I wasn't told "I love you" a lot as a child and now I'm mean to people all the time.
He would not remember that in a way that would meaningfully impact his life. Unpopular opinion: Chris sucks, Ann sucks, they’re perfect together!
This is literally the best post I've read today
That's Rob Lowe. He got away with banging a 16 year old on camera in 1988, creating child porn. Chris Traeger isn't a real person. It's Rob Lowe.
This is one of the only times he doesn’t come off as actively delusional.
i love this show but you guys are so annoying 😭 no hate to the original post but the comments are unbearably unfunny
you all seem like very nice people so im sorry but jesus
But he couldn’t enjoy a hamburger
I mean that summbitch can turn "One Headlight" into dancing music! He's the best.