Ed 2.0 FAQ
The big news?
The big news?
The Foo Fighters’ “Next Year” will apparently not be the title theme for season two. According to one amusing and highly placed source, “It will be another song, designed to confuse and possibly irritate our viewers.”
When we last saw Ed, he had finally coaxed Carol Vessey into Casa Del Stevens for a post-prom cocktail. Then fabulous former Stuckeyville prosecutor Bonnie Hane inconveniently appeared on Ed’s doorstep. Does Ed tell Bonnie to get lost so he can get busy with Carol?
He does not. Ed foolishly feels he has no choice but to invite Bonnie in.
What does Bonnie Hane say?
Bonnie says she’s in town for some unfinished lawyer business.
Is Bonnie lying?
She is!!
Does Carol get naked for Ed anyway?
She does not!
Does Carol reschedule some nakedness for the following evening?
She does not! Carol, who may be insane, tells best pal Molly that Bonnie’s poorly timed appearance was a sign that Carol and Ed are not to be.
Enough with the Ed and the Carol and the Bonnie! What’s going on with Phil Stubbs?
Phil is very absent, having departed in the first season finale to work for “Spy T … er … “Outragiacs!”
Michael Ian Black, who plays Phil Stubbs, works for the Candid Camera ripoff “Spy TV” now. Stubbs works for the “Candid Camera” ripoff “Outragiacs.” Is Phil gone for good?
Phil returns.
Does Phil return in the second-season premiere?
He does, albeit very late in the episode. Look for “Spy TV” to return to NBC as early as November.
Will Black do both shows? Simultaneously?
Let me check with Bob Saget. Bob says “Yes!”
Will Carol’s chronically hyperventilating student Warren be back?
Warren’s not only back, he takes center stage in the second-season debut as Ed’s client-of-the-week.
Cool! Does Warren kill a guy?
No. Warren, as usual, gets in hot water trying to further his social life. There’s much ado about a party, a keg of beer, a bicycle and a fractured leg. (Warren's keg-acquisition scene is a riot.)
Lots going on in this second-season premiere! I guess Mike and Nancy Burton have to sit this one out, huh?
Ha! Nancy, disgusted with the miserable state of her domicile, decides to quit her job to become a 24-7 homemaker.
Is Nancy any good at this?
What do you fucking think?
Does she stick with it?
She’s very tenacious.
Any new wrinkles?
There’s a new principal. He’s mean!
How mean?
Warren picked a bad week to fuck up, and – thanks to this new principal – we get to see a bit more of Warren than perhaps most would prefer! Carol doesn’t care much for the new principal either!
What’s good?
Pretty much everything. But particularly hilarious are Bonnie’s incredibly passive-aggressive machinations. If the director doesn’t muck it up, this is shaping up to be the funniest “Ed” yet.
What’s not so good?
Unless I missed something, Mike’s elderly, super-sarcastic fellow doc fails to put in an appearance.
Willow – I need service!
